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An Open Letter to the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

"Surveying property boundaries is not an engineering project," says Lucas, "though too many so-called surveyors treat it as such."
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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
July 18, 2020
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"Surveying property boundaries is not an engineering project," says Lucas, "though too many so-called surveyors treat it as such." 


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Surveyor Says Online Game Show Premieres This Week

The virtual game show, hosted by Microdones, tests contestants on their surveying and geomatics knowledge, skills, and expertise.
June 28, 2020
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Surveyor Says, hosted by Microdones, tests contestants on their surveying and geomatics knowledge, skills, and expertise.  


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NCEES leadership responds to criticism over efforts to support surveying licensure

Responding to an article published in POB, the organization clarifies its position on the role of surveying in public protection and the activities included in surveying licensure.
May 6, 2020
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Responding to an article published in POB, the organization clarifies its position on the role of surveying in public protection and the activities included in surveying licensure.


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UNMISTAKABLE MARKS

The Takings Clause and the Surveyor

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Kristopher M. Kline PLS
April 29, 2020
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The ‘Takings Clause’ of the U.S. Constitution might seem–at first glance–to be an arcane issue beyond the scope of the land surveyor. However, situations that result in uncompensated takings often crop up at the local level. 


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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
TRAVERSING THE LAW

The Surveying Profession And The Defense Of Property Rights

The NCEES is causing the slow and miserable death of the land surveying profession.
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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
April 18, 2020
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The core issue for land surveyors, the only reason surveying is a regulated profession, is the protection of private property rights.
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Most Read 2019 - Protect Surveyors' Intellectual Property Rights

Among the Most Read - Protect Intellectual Property Rights
December 31, 2019
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As clearcut as the boundaries staked out by surveyors are, the lines of authority over the information in those signed and sealed surveys are blurring.


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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

Measurements Are the Evidence in Retracement Surveys

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
August 1, 2019
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Finding where a property boundary line has become established on the ground requires gathering the best available evidence that the reasonably prudent surveyor would find, evaluating that evidence, and then rendering a well-reasoned opinion on the factual question of location.
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Writing a Deed Easement for a Chicken Coop

April 26, 2019
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In Solo Notes in the March issue of POB, Lee Spurgeon mentioned one of his unforgettable stories from his surveying career. Here is his somewhat fictionalized recounting of the incident, fluffed up a little for entertainment value.
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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

Is a Tech Firm Violating Rules Against Surveying Without a License?

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
April 19, 2019
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Back in October of last year, we discussed the disturbing case of Vizaline, a company founded in 2014 that uses public information, draws the deed lines with a software program that plots the bearings and distances, then Vizaline places that plot on an aerial image and produces a "Viza-Plat."
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Protect Surveyors' Intellectual Property Rights

As clearcut as the boundaries staked out by surveyors are, the lines of authority over the information in those signed and sealed surveys are blurring.
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Perry Trunick
February 6, 2019
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Jeff Lucas, who writes the Traversing the Law column for POB, shared some information on a potential class action where surveys dutifully filed with a state authority were then provided to a technology company, apparently in their entirety.
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