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Survey monuments are objects placed to mark key survey points on the Earth's surface.

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GPS and instrument at a corner
MONUMENTS

Why Survey Remonumentation Is Good for Land Surveyors

And good for the economy
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Emily Pierce
February 3, 2021
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Land surveyor Emily Pierce explains why remonumenting is the physical verification that sets the land surveying apart from other professions. 


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Point & Shoot

A Construction Stakeout at Devils Tower National Monument

A photo at basecamp submitted by Aaron Bicknese of Land Surveyor Incorporated
POB Editorial Staff
June 15, 2020
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A land survey photo at Devils National Monument Tower submitted by Aaron Bicknese of Land Surveyor Incorporated.
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Start Westward Monument
FIELD NOTES

New Survey Methods Employed for Restoration Project

The Muskingum Park project involves restoring the historic Start Westward Monument, designed by Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum
POB Editorial Staff
April 15, 2020
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New surveying methodologies generate reams of data and information to enable engineers, architects and planners to do their work more efficiently and accurately and to better communicate the city’s plans to the public.
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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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Surveying Using Least Squares

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Angus Stocking LS
March 20, 2019
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Most surveyors know, from study and training if not personal experience, that "least squares" are important. That might be the extent of what they know though.
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drive-in pipe monuments

Long-Life Survey Marker

November 27, 2018
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Berntsen drive-in pipe monuments provide solutions for many different situations.
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tunnel survey

Underground Laser Scans Preserve WWI Tunnel Heritage

Kristine M. Carber
November 5, 2018
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Dr. Pascal Sirguey had waited two years for this day and he was taking a few final minutes to savor the moment.
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Inside Pennslyvania's Controversial 1737 Land Transfer

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John Failla PLS
July 10, 2018
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In the nearly three centuries since Pennsylvania’s 1737 “Walking Purchase,” the events have become shrouded in myth and legend until it is difficult to separate fact from fiction.
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Jeffrey Turner

Choose the Right Boundary Marker

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Jeffrey Turner
July 3, 2018
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Five years ago, I surveyed a large shopping center. Previously, another firm had prepared an ALTA survey, but that plan had no elevations.
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Jeffrey Turner

Surveyor's Footsteps: Surveyors Provide On-Site Facts

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Jeffrey Turner
April 11, 2018
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The survey party chief is the engineer’s on-the-scene reporter. They will spend a half-day to a month surveying a tract of land and gathering information to be used in the planning process.
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