Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions
Composition, Construction, and Comprehension
1. Auflage Oktober 2011
288 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The only modern guide to interpreting and writing real property
descriptions for surveyors
Technical land information is no longer the exclusive domain of
professional surveyors. The Internet now houses a multitude of
resources that nontechnical professionals--such as attorneys
and realtors--access and implement on a daily basis. However,
these professionals are trained in aspects of law and commerce that
do not provide the proper education and experience to interpret and
evaluate their land boundary information discoveries correctly. As
a result, their analysis is often erroneous and the data
misapplied--ultimately leading to confusion and costly
litigation.
Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions attempts
to bridge the ever-widening gap between the users of land boundary
information and the land surveyors who produce it. An expert team
of authors integrates the historic and legal background of real
property interests with fundamental concepts of the surveying
profession in a manner accessible for average readers. These
provide the basics for both properly comprehending older
descriptions and competently constructing complete and modern real
property descriptions that foster better communication. Highlights
in this book include:
* An in-depth exploration of historic descriptions and how to read
them
* Coverage of the widely accepted ALTA/ACSM Land Boundary Survey
standards and associated property descriptions
* A diverse collection of examples and practice scenarios
* An overview of the latest issues related to the use of GPS and
GIS
Written in easy-to-understand language, this practical resource
assists nontechnical professionals in understanding exactly what a
surveyor does and does not do, and serves as a valuable tool for
obtaining the most satisfactory, accurate, and complete real
property descriptions.
Property.
1.2 Title and Interests in Real Property.
1.3 Transfers of Title and Interests.
1.4 Deeds.
Chapter 2. Land Record Systems.
2.1 Overview.
2.2 Metes and Bounds.
2.3 United States Public Lands.
2.4 Platted Subdivisions.
Centerline.
Baseline.
2.5 Combined Record System Descriptions.
Chapter 3. Directions.
3.1 Angles.
3.2 Meridians.
3.3 Bearings.
3.4 Curved Lines.
3.5 Azimuths.
3.6 Compass Directions and Headings.
Chapter 4. Map Projections.
4.1 General.
4.2 Projection-less Maps.
4.3 Conformal Plane Projection.
4.4 Application.
Chapter 5. Platting to Describe.
5.1 General.
5.2 Original Surveys.
5.3 Retracement Surveys.
5.4 Preserving the evidence in words: a case study.
5.5 Reference to Plats in Descriptions.
Chapter 6. Composing, Comprehending Descriptions.
6.1 General.
6.2 Hierarchy of Calls.
6.3 Caption.
6.4 Body.
6.5 Elements of the Description.
6.6 Punctuation.
6.7 Deed discrepancies - Conflicts.
Chapter 7. ALTA/ACSM Surveys.
7.1 Land Title Insurance.
7.2 ALTA/ACSM Survey Standards.
7.3 Accuracy Standards.
7.4 Informational Options.
7.5 The description for an ALTA/ACSM survey.
7.6 The Surveyor Is In Charge.
Chapter 8. Situational Awareness.
8.1 Deed discrepancies - conflicts.
8.2 Professional Responsibilities.
8.3 Regional Lexicon and Local Practice.
8.4 Introducing uniform language.
8.5 Breaking old habits.
Wendy Lathrop PLS, CFM, President of Cadastral Consulting, LLC, is a professional land surveyor, planner, and Certified Floodplain Manager, involved since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. She has been presenting seminars for her colleagues across the country since 1986 and is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine. She is a past president of the National Society of Professional Surveyors.