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.

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.

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."

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.

Arguments involving retroactive legislation are common in modern courtroom disputes.

State laws generally include specific processes for statutory abandonment of public highways when specific conditions are met.

Although textbook definitions are common, the term "abandoned" defies easy categorization when applied to traveled ways.

I never have been a big proponent of regulation, but I have recognized for a long time that regulation of the surveying profession is probably a good thing.