Floating easements are problematic for surveyors because they only identify the subject tract that is burdened by the servitude and lack a written description defining the location within the tract.

No doubt many of you have already heard about the recent article that appeared on Bloomberg.com entitled "Land Surveyors Are Paying the Price of Progress" ("Paying the Price").

Now that the seminar season is beginning to wane, I have had some time to reflect on some of the conversations that I have had with surveyors from all across the country.