Us pioneers who were surveying in the 80s recognized those years as a heady time even as they were happening, as EDMs and…
Volume 20 Issue 2
April 2023
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FEATURES
04.16.2023
Retracement Surveyor Beware
Fraudulent surveys may be anywhere
The recent article in the July/August issue of American Surveyor on the Benson Syndicate, taken from Wikipedia, was of genuine interest, since these…
04.16.2023
To Describe or Not to Describe
That Should Not Be the Question
This article addresses the need to prepare a new boundary description of a tract once the survey and plat of the tract is…
04.15.2023
Making a Run for It
Establishing benchmarks, perhaps one of the most valuable, yet understated, services a surveyor performs, is a practice dating back to the 19th century. Its…
04.15.2023
Improbable Corners I Have Come to Know – Part 2
T3N, R3E, W.M.; Northeast Corner of Section 12, Clark County, WA One morning after arriving at work, “George” announced that he had been…
04.15.2023
Unsung Hero: The University of Oregon’s Astronomical Observatory & Samuel Stinson Gannett
When Eugene Skinner settled in the Willamette Valley in 1846 he was warned about the flooding of the Willamette River. The Kalapuya natives…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
04.16.2023
From the Editor: The Role of Surveyors
Our cover story this issue is about an independent and innovative company that is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Part 1 details…
Vantage Point
04.16.2023
Vantage Point: A Zoning Primer
So little land left, so much pressure to build…. That combination is becoming more stressful in the places I work and live. But…
Bad Backsights
04.15.2023
Bad Backsights: Material Discrepancy
Besides the painfully obvious difference between my seersucker jacket and my corduroy pants, (who dressed me, anyway?), what exactly is a ‘material discrepancy’?…
DEPARTMENTS
04.16.2023
Test Yourself 86: Another Missing Part
Given the angles shown, what is angle BDC? The solution can be found HERE