Legal Descriptions, Boundary & Construction Surveying Flashcards
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What is a 'monument' in boundary surveying?
Answer: A physical object marking a corner or boundary point of a survey
A monument is a physical marker — iron pin, concrete post, stone, or natural object — that marks a property corner or boundary line point.
In the priority of calls for a boundary survey, which call generally takes the highest priority?
Answer: Natural monuments
The traditional US priority order is: natural monuments, then artificial monuments, then bearings/angles, then distances, then areas/calculations.
What is an 'easement' in land surveying?
Answer: A legal right to use another's land for a specific purpose
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.
What does 'right-of-way' (ROW) refer to in surveying?
Answer: A strip of land set aside for transportation or utility infrastructure
Right-of-way is a designated strip of land owned or controlled by a government or utility for roads, railroads, pipelines, or power lines.
What is the 'senior rights' doctrine in boundary surveying?
Answer: An earlier (senior) conveyance takes priority over a later (junior) conveyance from the same grantor
Senior rights means that when two deeds from the same grantor overlap, the earlier recorded deed prevails over the later one.
A construction survey 'blue top' (grade stake) indicates:
Answer: A hub set at exact design grade elevation used to control earthwork
A blue top (or grade stake) is a hub driven flush with design grade, painted blue, giving the grading crew the exact fill or cut elevation target.