Q3: What work is involved in a boundary survey?
A boundary survey is the combination of:
- research of the public records
- field investigation to find evidence of boundary monumentation and occupation of the subject and adjacent tracts
- measurement of the evidence found
- mathematical comparison of the evidence to the public record
- application of boundary law when the evidence does not match the public record
- further research and field investigation due to discrepancies with the public record
- setting monumentation when required
- preparation of a drawing, called a plat, depicting the final construction of the boundary
- preparation of a written legal description often incorporated into the deed and recorded into the public records