The Geospatial Data Act, as enacted, seeks to improve the coordination and use of geospatial data by the federal government.

A discussion on social media on the subject of an easement demonstrated how little people understand property rights and the value of the services of a licensed surveyor.

Land use professionals have good reason to pay close attention to the twin concepts of "simultaneous conveyance" and "sequential conveyance."

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."

Words matter, and as surveyors, our choice of words or interpretation of them can have far-reaching effects.

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.

There is a long line of footsteps to follow to protect private property rights, personal wealth, and the health, safety, and well-being of those in the path of the project.

Interpreting the words used is the first – and most critical – of many steps that must be taken in the process of performing a retracement survey of property.

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.