A Guide to Understanding Land Surveys, Third Edition

A Guide to Understanding Land Surveys, Third Edition By Stephen V. Estopinal(auth.)
2009 | 253 Pages | ISBN: 0470230584 | PDF | 3 MB
The nonsurveyor's definitive land survey sourcebook-now extensively updated Over the last several decades, the Internet has allowed individuals with a non-technical background to assume more control of land surveys. But without a clear understanding of how to accurately use land survey data, and faced with the challenges of communicating specific requirements to a professional land surveyor, conflicts often arise that lead to litigation. A Guide to Understanding Land Surveys bridges the ever-expanding communication gap between the users of land boundary information and professional land surveyors. This indispensable guide clearly explains the functions and procedures required in every survey (routine or otherwise), and the role of a surveyor in their investigation and re-establishment. It is a must-have resource for title attorneys, paralegals, realtors, government agents, and others who rely on the information gathered and presented by land surveys. Written in nontechnical language and supported by numerous line drawings, A Guide to Understanding Land Surveys not only helps readers gain a strong familiarity with a survey, plat, or land description, but enables them to accurately evaluate it, detect any inadequacies, and make the proper adjustments to obtain approval. The Third Edition of A Guide to Understanding Land Surveys has been expanded with thirty percent new material and is fully updated to reflect the latest practice guidelines and technology, including the use of GPS and GIS in land boundary re-establishment. Also included is important new material on how technology should be interpreted in assessing the quality and accuracy of a land survey.Content: Chapter 1 Purpose of the Book (pages 1-6): Chapter 2 Real Property on a Round Planet (pages 7-18): Chapter 3 Geometry (pages 19-32): Chapter 4 Defining North (pages 33-42): Chapter 5 Projection Systems (pages 43-54): Chapter 6 Fundamentals of Measurements (pages 55-88): Chapter 7 Land Record Systems (pages 89-122): Chapter 8 The Global Positioning System (GPS) (pages 123-130): Chapter 9 The Geographic Information System (GIS) Revolution (pages 131-134): Chapter 10 Boundary Recovery (pages 135-146): Chapter 11 Evaluating Survey Plats (pages 147-172): Chapter 12 Exercises in Evaluating Survey Plats (pages 173-202): Chapter 13 Writing Legal Descriptions (pages 203-218): Chapter 14 Exercises in Writing Deed Descriptions (pages 219-226): Chapter 15 Ethics and Professional Conduct (pages 227-230):