Land Surveying: Art, Science, or a Perfect Blend of Both?

Land Surveying: Art, Science, or a Perfect Blend of Both?

by davidlong | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

When you think of land surveying, you might picture someone in a high visibility vest peering through a tripod mounted instrument on the side of a road. It’s easy to assume it’s all about numbers, angles, and GPS coordinates. But if you dig a little deeper, beneath...

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It’s not always stones and pins, sometime you fi It’s not always stones and pins, sometime you find a cool mushroom.
When the legal description calls to the ordinary w When the legal description calls to the ordinary water line of the Ohio River and those points are over a cliff, it pays to have good friends.
Not all stones are loud, proud and easily found. H Not all stones are loud, proud and easily found. Here are a few recent ones that were a little difficult to locate and even determine if they were in fact monument stones.
A lot of times surveying is retracing history. Thi A lot of times surveying is retracing history. This is a perfect example of a property corner stone. It was set in 1902 and still stands.
Here is another example on the same job of a prope Here is another example on the same job of a property pin in the process of rotting. You can see where it is thinning and has bent over, getting ready to break.
Example of an old pin that had rusted off and crea Example of an old pin that had rusted off and created a point. Property corners aren’t always pretty and perfect.
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