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These were taken from under 70 East by Burger King.
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Thanks to Angela Jones, GISP, Okeechobee County Property Appraiser's Office
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The following field notes are very interesting and detailed (unlike today's field notes). They describe the contract with the crew, a Polaris shot in 1897 and much more. Field notes are our umbilical cord. But they are getting worse every year. In survey review, you always ask for the field notes. Too bad it is a lost art.
Field Notes.pdf (22 mb)
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Look at this attachment, Question # 2: GED-20091217-0005.TIFNow measure the angles without a protractor: Math-Protractor-12-21-2009.bmp
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How do you make Pumpkin Pie? Pumpkin Pie.jpg
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The art of telling someone to go to hell in such a way that they are actually looking forward to the trip.
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Look at the PE’s certification on the map: Plat Book 1 Page 140 BS 1915.pdf
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What is a Palmetto Ledge?
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Are you an out-of-work surveyor trying to figure out how you're going to afford Christmas gifts this year? Do you know of someone else in that situation? The Matthews Co. Inc. and land surveyors from around the United States have teamed up to help bring Christmas to the families of 100 surveyors who are out of work due to the economy through a program called Surveyors Helping Surveyors 2009.
http://thematthewscompany.com/surveyors_helping_surveyors_2009
Posted By Kristi Grahl at http://www.pobonline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000678986
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The 1856 Ive’s Military Map was posted, a while back, attached are the memoirs that go with it. 1856 Ives Military Map.pdf Memoir To 1856 Map.pdf
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There is no telling where you will find original sectional data: Plat Book 9 page 30 Highlands Co PR.pdf
What do you think about Plat Book 1, page 7? Plat Book 1 Page 7 Highlands Co PR.pdf
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If you are having problems connecting to websites that operate in IE6, this outline from Ms Debbie Volk of Cooner and Assocaites will help. SFWMD IE6 to IE8.pdf
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1Corpscon version 6 available at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PC_PROD/CR8BB/ http://crunch.tec.army.mil/
The US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District added a grid that utilizes the CERP Geodetic Monuments in South Florida, follow Mr. Jeff Navaille’s (SAJ CofE) instructions below: 1) Unzip and copy these files to: C:\Program Files\Corpscon6\Vertcon Vertcon.zip 2) When you open Corpscon ver. 6.0.1, go to the set up screen and click on the vertcon tab. Click the radio button on "Custom Vertcon Data Set", and navigate to and select "vertcon.txt". 3) Now for me, this is where it gets interesting, because even though you have selected the customized grid file, it will not use this customized file in the calculations, even though it says its using it in the header of the
output file! 4) Here's where I exit the program and then start it up again...try it.
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Official Map St. Augustine Cover.tif
Official Map St. Augustine.tif Thanks to Gail Oliver of St. Johns County Land Management Systems
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excerpt from surveyor magazine.pdf (thanks to Steve Brickley of Culpepper and Terpening, Inc.)
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The comparison between what the State has and what the BLM have are a lot different.
T62 R38 BLM.pdf vs T62 R38 State.pdf
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Aviation Photography.pps
Thanks to Mike Horan of SFWMD.
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Dial Before You Dig.pps
Provided by Jorge Alonso with FDEP.
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What is the difference between the State’s copies of T67R27 and the BLM’s copy?
Note that there is another reference on the BLM copy entered on "island land tract book”. What is that referring to?
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“A Land Remembered” by Patrick D. Smith published in the mid 80’s (I’d guess ’84 maybe). It is really a thinly veiled story of John MacArthur’s family. It describes in detail the cattle drives to Tampa and the gold payments and how that gold turned into the South Florida empire of the MacArthur Estates.
Recommended by Mike Joiner, FL DOT
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http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/apr/07/lady-sabal-palm-a-witness-to-history/
by Chappy Young, owner of the Palm City-based surveying and mapping firm GCY, been surveying in South Florida for 43 years.
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T48 R36 BLM Dependent Survey.pdf
T48 R36 BLM Letter.pdf (Without the letter you might survey the wrong stuff)
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FDOT GPS Network - FPRN GPS BASES.kmz (opens in Google Earth)
Lengemann GPS Network - LNET GPS Bases.kmz (opens in Google Earth)
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Look at the BLM Copies and then look at the States copies of this Township and Range, notice anything different?
T43 R27 State.pdf -vs- T43 R27 BLM.pdf
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Are you looking for additional data that maybe available on a particular Township and Range?
Government Plats Contacts.doc
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http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/pob
Type in your favorite acronym and see what the various meaning are I’ve used POB as an example:
Acronym - Definition
POB - Point of Beginning (land surveying)
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T51 R41 BLM.pdf (Note: Right of Way Shown on Dependent Resurvey)
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Last weeks map was a plat by the GLO in the patent. This weeks map ties in to that survey and extends it several townships to the South and it is in NAD27 State Plane, very high tech for the time. It also has a T.I.I.T.F. Resolution and field notes. The map is a Reconnaissance Survey. I’m not sure what that is, but if you follow the notes they set section corners like a survey or a dependant resurvey or a resurvey or even a boundary type survey. Read the field notes they are very interesting. If you’ve worked in or visited the park you will understand what they are talking about. I wonder if this is one of the first “Surveyor’s Reports”. Also there is a possible mistake with one of the corners, can you find it?
I don’t believe that the map is readily posted to any website. If you know of it please share it.
A plot of that data on a 2004 aerial: plot.jpg
Reconnaissance Survey: T59 R37 S13 Prewitt-Nall.pdf
TIITF Resolution: TIITF Resolution.pdf
Field Notes: Field Notes Vol273 p388-402.pdf
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Read parcel 800-001, then lay it out
OR 21820 PG 757.pdf
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Who do you think wrote a legal description that uses feet and inches in the bearing? ORB1004 p284.pdf
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http://www.surveyorshistoricalsociety.com/
In 1977, a group of surveyors in California met and agreed to form a new non profit society not bound by any geographical boundaries: Their interest - the preservation of the history of the science of surveying. Their purpose - to form a society that would realize that purpose. Thus, the Surveyors Historical Society (SHS) was formed.
The Surveyors Historical Society is dedicated to the public purposes of preserving historical surveying instruments, artifacts, records and memorabilia. SHS is also dedicated to educating the general public about the history of surveying. The Society has developed programs to honor historical surveying points, and the surveyors who have made significant contributions to the profession through the implementation of a public marker program. SHS cooperates at all opportunities with persons and organizations that share the public benefit purpose of education concerning the history of all branches of the science of surveying.
Acceptance of SHS objectives has grown rapidly and membership has spread around the world. Exhibits have been set up on numerous occasions at state, regional and national meetings of surveyors and photogrammetrists.
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"Here is a link to a digital book I happened across last year when I was doing some research at BSM. I thought you might enjoy it."
http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=fhp;subview=fullcitation;idno=FS00000067
I copied all of the book files and made one file. It is here: Scenes in a Surveyor's Life Perry 1859.pdf
By Mr. Steve Sharp RLS of Cooner and Associates
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The Transcontinental Traverse, a survey that crisscrossed the entire contiguous United States along three east-west and five north-south corridors, was the most accurate large-area survey ever done prior to Global Positioning System surveys. This nationwide survey increased the accuracy of the existing U.S. survey network. It was also fundamental to the sophisticated mathematical readjustment of the nation's survey network known as the North American Datum of 1983.
http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/magazine/tct/welcome.html
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FCE43.pdf, from Mr. Chris McLaughlin of Wantman Group
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92-3069-.pdf
This court case deals with 298 Drainage Districts and their rights of ways.
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2008 FS95.361.pdf
Suggest that you read the whole statute
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The Greatest Milestone: Biscayne Engineering Company in Miami Celebrates 110 Years.
http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/5552/
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George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation
(1789)
Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"
Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted' for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have show kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3rd day of October, A.D. 1789.G. Washington
Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
(1863)
The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense have not arrested the plough, the shuttle, or the ship; the axe had enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years, with large increase of freedom.
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.
It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and voice by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. A. Lincoln
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Boundary Survey of the Everglades National Park by ER Brownell in 1967 and a map by Prewitt & Nall 1955 &1956 of the Flamingo area.
Everglades National Park.pdf
T60 R33 Prewitt Nall 1955-1956.pdf
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This week’s map of the week is a 1946 Survey by Mr. Carl Johnson of Various lines in that part of Township 40 S., Rge. 38 E. and Township 41S., Rge. 38E. This survey was used in an agreement in Deed Book 1010, page 390. USSC-Chastain DB 1010 pg 390.pdf
In Twp. 40 S., Rge. 38 E. the North boundary was surveyed in 1853 by M.A. Williams Deputy Surveyor and the East, West and South, Boundaries of the Township and the Section lines were survey in 1855 by William J. Reyes.
In Twp. 40 S., Rge. 38 E. the North and East boundaries were surveyed by A.H. Jones in 1845 and the section lines were survey by Wm. J. Reyes in 1855.
The South Boundary was survey in 1916 by the State Surveyor Otis A. Hardin. The West boundary was surveyed in 1855 by W.J. Reyes. Mr. Johnson’s survey protracted the remaining sections.
T40R38 BLM.pdf
T40R38S3,4&7-36 Johnson Johnson 1946.pdf
T41R38 BLM.pdf
T42S R38E_053.tif
Following are his field notes. Please take time to go through them, they are excellent.
USSC FB U98.pdf
USSC FB U99.pdf
USSC FB V96.pdf
USSC FB V98.pdf
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http://data.labins.org/2003/SurveyData/LandRecords/GLO/index.cfm
The Color Plat images are from the ORIGINAL survey of Florida. The Black and White Plat images are either a copy of the color OR are additional surveys performed after the ORIGINALs were completed.
The sales plats were created by the State Land Office to visibly track original land sales out of the the State by original patent and currently are on file at State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). These lands were designated lands granted to the State of Florida by Acts of Congress and therefore available for the State to sell.
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DOC081023.pdf (30 mb file)
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DSWorld plots NGS network points by state, county and type (vertical or horizontal) in Google Earth. Google Earth must be installed prior to running DSWorld.
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PC_PROD/pc_prod.shtml#DSWORLD
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I have suggested to have Lane and Corky get together one more time to do a BLM retracement seminar and video tape it. I believe that these gentlemen are some of the best at their trade and the last of an era. It is a chance to get first hand information on how section corners were set and how they should be retraced. The interaction between them is well worth the video.
I’m asking that you (FSMS), please look into having these gentleman do one last retracement seminar, regardless of the cost, so that we can have a first hand account of their knowledge, understanding and experiences of how a BLM survey should be done.
Is there any interest?
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Collier County revises their plat with resolutions.
T49 R27 S5&6 GGE7 PB4 p95
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Would you like to make a little extra money?
Position Open: Surveyor Salary: $500.00 per hour (tax-free)
Qualification:Must be fast on your feet, and have substantial endurance.
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EUCCA.pdf
Found by Mr. Art Hollin SFWMD in the Kissimmee River Valley Area
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