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.

Arguments involving retroactive legislation are common in modern courtroom disputes.

Having won control of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), will ask the Democrat caucus to create a select committee on climate change similar to a former panel behind the failed effort to pass cap-and-trade legislation when her party last held a Congressional majority in 2009-2010.

As with any business, large or small, you need to protect your brand. There is one critical step you must not forget: register your trademark.

POB asked MAPPS President Brian Raber about the recently enacted Geospatial Data Act.

Surveyors spend considerable time and effort determining the horizontal limits of property ownership, but many aspects of the surveying profession bring a vertical component into the determination of property rights.