Subject: Cadastral Survey<br/>
Date: Sep 09, 2004 @ 14:37<br/>
Author: Ron McConnell (&quot;Ron McConnell&quot; &lt;rcmcc@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-2023125614">This reads like a pro version of BoundaryPoint. :)<br/>
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Cadastral Survey<br/>
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 - preservation and retracement of the <br/>
   Public Land Survey System (PLSS)<br/>
   in the United States.<br/>
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 &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cadastral.com/">http://www.cadastral.com/</a>&gt;<br/>
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&quot;The practice of finding boundaries is neither<br/>
a purely legal process, nor a purely scientific process.<br/>
It is something in between with a twist.<br/>
The boundary surveyor in finding an old survey<br/>
must be cognizant of the legal description <br/>
of the land and any conflicts which may affect it.<br/>
This involves not only knowledge but skills in research<br/>
and investigation.  Then the surveyor must be part archeologist<br/>
to find physical evidence of previous surveys and occupation<br/>
on the ground.  Throughout the process the surveyor<br/>
must understand  the concepts of good measurements<br/>
to find and describe what is found, and be able<br/>
to interpret it&#39;s relationship to the record.<br/>
In the end those that do it well find<br/>
it can be rewarding and fun, sort of as mathematical detective work,<br/>
with archeology, dendrology, geology and paralegal aspects thrown in.<br/>
So we sometimes use the old saying  <br/>
 &#39;Land Surveying&#39; is both an art and a science.&quot;<br/>
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I&#39;ve added the link to the BP page.<br/>
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Cheers, 73,<br/>
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Ron McC.<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:w2iol@...">w2iol@...</a><br/>
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Ronald C. McConnell, PhD<br/>
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