FUNDAMENTAL SURVEYING Legal Descriptions, Boundary & Construction Surveying

Question 1

What is a 'monument' in boundary surveying?

Accepted Answer

A physical object marking a corner or boundary point of a survey

Answer

A monument is a physical marker — iron pin, concrete post, stone, or natural object — that marks a property corner or boundary line point.

Question 2

In the priority of calls for a boundary survey, which call generally takes the highest priority?

Accepted Answer

Natural monuments

Answer

The traditional US priority order is: natural monuments, then artificial monuments, then bearings/angles, then distances, then areas/calculations.

Question 3

What is an 'easement' in land surveying?

Accepted Answer

A legal right to use another's land for a specific purpose

Answer

An easement grants a non-owner the right to use a portion of a property for a specific purpose such as a utility line, road access, or drainage.

Question 4

What does 'right-of-way' (ROW) refer to in surveying?

Accepted Answer

A strip of land set aside for transportation or utility infrastructure

Answer

Right-of-way is a designated strip of land owned or controlled by a government or utility for roads, railroads, pipelines, or power lines.

Question 5

What is the 'senior rights' doctrine in boundary surveying?

Accepted Answer

An earlier (senior) conveyance takes priority over a later (junior) conveyance from the same grantor

Answer

Senior rights means that when two deeds from the same grantor overlap, the earlier recorded deed prevails over the later one.

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