Agenda

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT

Presented by: Barry Savage, PLS

Understanding The Survey Process

• Research
• Title research vs. boundary research
• Field work
  • Reconnaissance
  • Measuring angles and distances
  • GPS
• Understanding what controls location
  • The importance of monuments and descriptions
  • The primary function of measurements in descriptions
  • Order of importance of conflicting elements

Understanding Survey Drawings and Legal Descriptions

• North basis
• Understanding bearings and azimuths
• Title identity
• The importance of qualitative calls
• Closing the description
• Handling water boundary issues
• Precision vs. accuracy
• Handling special situations: arcs, chords, curves, etc.

Writing Metes and Bounds and Strip Descriptions

• Easement basics
• Preparing strip descriptions for routes
• Do’s and don’ts when writing descriptions
• Writing the qualitative portion first
• Including measurements with survey precision in mind
• Metes and bounds description workshop: writing two sample descriptions

 

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