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David Meyers ndash Rinke Noonan
wwwRinkeNoonancom
Dennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp Associates
wwwBogart-Pedersoncom
2013 Real Estate Institute
Surveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying
Conventions
November 14 2013
General Land Office (GLO)
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
First Township Lines Then Interior Lines starting in the SE Corner of the Township moving north and west
Government lots or QuarterQuarters on the North and West Town Tier
Monuments established the Corners ndash Finding the original location of the PLSS monuments is the key to all surveys
The job may be all but impossible today
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
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- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
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- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
2013 Real Estate Institute
Surveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying
Conventions
November 14 2013
General Land Office (GLO)
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
First Township Lines Then Interior Lines starting in the SE Corner of the Township moving north and west
Government lots or QuarterQuarters on the North and West Town Tier
Monuments established the Corners ndash Finding the original location of the PLSS monuments is the key to all surveys
The job may be all but impossible today
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
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- Slide Number 10
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
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- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
General Land Office (GLO)
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
First Township Lines Then Interior Lines starting in the SE Corner of the Township moving north and west
Government lots or QuarterQuarters on the North and West Town Tier
Monuments established the Corners ndash Finding the original location of the PLSS monuments is the key to all surveys
The job may be all but impossible today
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
First Township Lines Then Interior Lines starting in the SE Corner of the Township moving north and west
Government lots or QuarterQuarters on the North and West Town Tier
Monuments established the Corners ndash Finding the original location of the PLSS monuments is the key to all surveys
The job may be all but impossible today
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Government lots or QuarterQuarters on the North and West Town Tier
Monuments established the Corners ndash Finding the original location of the PLSS monuments is the key to all surveys
The job may be all but impossible today
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
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- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Monuments established the Corners ndash Finding the original location of the PLSS monuments is the key to all surveys
The job may be all but impossible today
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
The job may be all but impossible today
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
CORNERS
EXISTENT ndash Found the Original Monument OBLITERATED ndash Restored using known monuments or perpetuated LOST ndash Cannot be located
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Evidence Pre 2009 BLM Manual ldquoBeyond a Reasonable Doubtrdquo
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
2009 BLM Manual
ldquoSubstantial Evidencerdquo
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
ldquoCompetent evidence and if clearly and satisfactorily so establishedrdquo Belt v Mathiowitz 72 Minn 443 75 NW 699 (1898)
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
ldquoCompetent evidencerdquo Goroski v Tawney 121 Minn 189 141 NW 102 (1913) Lawler v Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
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- Slide Number 24
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- Slide Number 26
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- Slide Number 31
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- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Chan vs Brandt 45 Minn 93 47 NW 461 (1890)
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 29
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- Slide Number 31
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- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Lawler vs Rice 147 Minn 234 180 NW 37 (1920)
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
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- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Dittrich v Ubl 216 Minn 396 13 NW2d 384 (1944)
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Proportionate Measure
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
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- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION
CORNERS Minnesota Real Estate Institute
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
What you as attorneys should be aware of is that there is very little likelihood of certainty in an absolute sense to section corners
unless the record is intact from the original stakes set in 1854 to the cast iron monument scribed with official markings that are
found and used todayhellip
Technology has passed our ability to cope with the flaws in the public lands survey system We can determine positions with exact mathematical determinates We can also recreate these positions
with ease We have however failed to find a way for public acceptance of mathematical positions We are forced to find and
relocate on a continuous basis monuments that are very vulnerable in todayrsquos world In fact we are forced to live with a system
designed for the 1800rsquos that is inadequate for now
William Maher LS 1982
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for
Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
bull How many in this room attended that event bull Sample section with each quarter section
containing multiple problems and issues bull What has changed between then and now
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
OWNERSLAND (the public land survey)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
SURVEYLAND (the puzzle)
LEGAL LAND (la-la land)
JUSTICE amp LAW The Judiciary
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
bull THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY DIVIDED THE LAND INTO PERFECT PIECES
bull ALL THE SECTION QUARTER WITNESS MEANDER ETC CORNERS WERE PLACED IN THE GROUND AS -
bull MONUMENTS bull (150 YEARS OR SO AGO)
THE PUZZLE
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
MONUMENTS
bull What was placed in the ground in this area bull Mostly hardwood posts along with pine
tamarack and other wood that would last bull For a few years anyway bull Very little stone in WI amp MN anyway bull Almost no iron bull Where are they all today bull Who is responsible WHY
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
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- Slide Number 24
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- Slide Number 29
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- Slide Number 31
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- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND) bull The North Quarter corner of Section 36
Township 35 North Range 30 West Sherburne County MN
bull Subsequent resurvey information from county surveyors after the GLO has placed the original monument may provide the best evidence to restore the obliterated position of the original corner
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
bull The original GLO bearing tree A 5 inch burr oak marked by GLO surveyor Ryan in October of 1850 ndash S 21 E 54 links (3564rsquo)
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
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- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
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- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
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- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
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- Slide Number 88
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- Slide Number 91
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- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
CHAN v BRANDT bull Minnesota Laws of 1875 Chapter XXXI
ndash On the north and west tier of a township the center of the section could be placed at the midpoint of the east-west quarter line for the north tier sections (1-6) On the west tier sections (6718193031) the center could be placed at the midpoint of the north-south quarter line
ndash Federal Rules stipulate the center of section to be placed at the intersection of said quarter lines
ndash The following four slides provided by former Douglas County Surveyor Gary Stevenson
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
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- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
bull An epic corner confrontation bull 10 years in the making bull A classic case of evaluation of the
evidence bull A good outcomehellip But I am a prejudiced
party bull Professional negligence vs a professional
difference of opinion in SURVEYLAND
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
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- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
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- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
I The PLSS Public Land Survey System a Section corners and section breakdowns i Where is the center of section ii What is the center of section b The effects of GPS Global Positioning Systems c The effects of GIS Geographic Information Systems d Parcel mapping and aerial photography e Sequential conveyances from the patent until today
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
f PLSS sections General Land Office cadastral survey g Trouble Areas for the surveyor and attorney to be aware of i Correction areas west and north tier 1 East half west halfhellip according to the US Government Survey thereof 2 A line connecting the midpoints of the north and south lines respectfully thereof 3 Use of half Use of thirds
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
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- Slide Number 21
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- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
4 By Acreage Effect of irregular parcels 5 East 40 acres west 40 acres ii Fractional Sections 1 Could be north and west tier
2 Could be with meandered water 3 Section subdivision challenges 4 Mean bearings or parallel with controlling line
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
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- Slide Number 20
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- Slide Number 24
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- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
iii Historical problem areas ndash How does one know beforehand h Call your local surveyor i Call the oldest one around private or public ii Call the county surveyor if they have one Remember some counties have none or a part-timer i Search yourself using web resources (attend later seminar today) ndash use Google Earth to examine the section yourself
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
II Points to remember a In many areas there are very few trouble sections b The section with meandered lakes can be trouble i Old subdivisions within fractional sections are trouble ii Differing opinions about methods of subdividing sections with corners missing iii Does the corner the lake now occupies have a position Or does the line end at the shoreline iv Do we complete the section to a computed position as if the lake does not exist v Is the current section breakdown a product of the countyrsquos need to draw subdivision lines in its GIS Parcel Map
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
c Three categories of section and quarter corners i Existent ii Obliterated iii Lost d If the confidence in a corner position is a 10 for an existent corner certified by the county as a perpetuation of the original government wood post either by finding the actual post or the accessories to the corner (bearing trees line trees etc) then a Lost corner is a 1 i There are no lost corners ndash per Attorney Jeff Lucas
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
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- Slide Number 29
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- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
ii Lost is last resort iii Lost is midpoint of straight line between known (or properly restored) corners for Quarter corners iv Lost is double proportion for a section corner in a township interior v Lost is single proportion for most township exterior corners vi Most restored corners are some sort of lsquoobliteratedrsquo corner and have a confidence rating of 3-7
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
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- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
e North and west tiers of townships section 1-6 7 18 19 30 and 31 are normally closure sections i They could have historic centers of section placed under the 1875 Laws of Minnesota Chapter 31 operative from 1875 to 1903 1 See Chan v Brandt 2 See issues with differing opinions above ii They invariably have issues especially if they contain lakes
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
III Why do corners sometimes get little feet and move to a new position a What is lsquobetter evidencersquo b What are the damages c Who pays d What about the surveys completed off the previous corner e What is the previous corner had been in place for over 15 years And was Certified by the County Surveyor f Who provides notice to the members of Owners land when a corner is relocated
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
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- Slide Number 24
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- Slide Number 26
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- Slide Number 29
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- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
TRUE DIGITAL
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
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- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Dennis D Pederson LS Bogart Pederson amp Associates Inc
wwwbogart-pedersoncom 763-262-8822
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
RETRACEMENT RESOURCES ndash A partial list
FEDERAL BLM - Bureau of Land Management
Original PLSS Field Books ndash scanned Notes and Original GLO Plats ndash scans of township plats
httpwwwglorecordsblmgov
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils data and GIS Toolkit
wwwnrcsusdagov httpwwwftwnrcsusdagov
FEMA
Flood MapsMap Store httpstoremscfemagovwebappwcs
Elevation Certificates
Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA) httpwwwfemagovnational-flood-insurance-programmap-service-center
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
NGS National Geodetic Survey USGS US Geologic Survey Survey Control Network bench marks horizontal control
httpwwwngsnoaagov
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) NWI National Wetland Inventory
httpwwwfwsgovwetlands
US Forest Service Surveys
USGS US Geological Survey
Quadmaps Historical data
USGS EROS Data Center Aerial and satellite imagery
USDA and FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) Web Soil Survey
wwwWebsoilsurveynrcsusdagov
Farm Services Current and Historic Aerial Photography
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
STATE OF MINNESOTA Gopher State One Call (GS1C)
Underground utility location MetroGIS Datafinder httpwwwdatafinderorg
MN BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources
Map Portal httpwwwbwsrstatemnusmaps
Conservation Easements Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) enforcement and rules
MN DNR Lakefinder data
Data Deli httpdelidnrstatemnus
Historic Aerial Photography
httpwwwdnrstatemnusairphotosindexhtml
Partial state coverage back to 1938 httpwwwdnrstatemnusmapslandviewhtml
State Land Surveys
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
MNDOT Online map database
httpwwwdotstatemnusmapsgisweb
Surveys Survey Control Network and Coordinate Systems
State Trunk Highway right-of-way maps and plats per MS 5051792 Current and historical right-of-way maps
Railroad maps MnGeo ndashMinnesota Geospatial Information Office
httpwwwmngeostatemnus
Original Survey maps and notes httpwwwmngeostatemnusgloindexhtml
LIDAR ndash aerial scanned topography
Use lsquohillshadersquo setting to recreate land surface Minnesota Historical Society
httpwwwmnhsorg
Railroad maps Original GLO field notes and field books and plats
Special instructions and Correspondence Maps online
httpwwwmnhsorgcollectionsdigitalmapsindexhtml
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
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- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes httpswwwrevisormngov
Official site State Statutes Rules and Laws
Secretary of State Official names of business entities wwwsosstatemnus
Formerly the repository of GLO original field books (now at MNHS)
COUNTY CITY and LOCAL All US Counties
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescom select Land record and deeds
select GIS and Mapping For Minnesota
For GIS information
httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-GIS-and-Mappinghtm
For Land Records and Deeds httppublicrecordsonlinesearchescomMinnesota-Land-Records-and-Deeds-2htm
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
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- Slide Number 24
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- Slide Number 26
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- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Individual County Public DatabaseParcel Mapping Beacon
httpbeaconschneidercorpcom Select from list
For example Sherburne County Minnesota httpwwwcosherburnemnus
Section Breakdown and Corner Tie Sheets
Tax information County Ditches ndash Auditorrsquos Office
Record Surveys Public Works
Highway Department maps CSAH and County Roads Right-of-way plats
Zoning Ordinances Subdivision Ordinances
GIS Parcel Mapping - Probably contains the most current and detailed aerial photography
NOTE Linework may or may not be based on actual section corners ndash be careful
Recorded Documents Landshark (must have subscription accessed through individual County websites)
httpwwwcosherburnemnusLandSharkloginjsp
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
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- Slide Number 16
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- Slide Number 18
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- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Cities
Subdivision Ordinances
Setbacks permitting approvals
Zoning Ordinances and Maps
Townships ndash Minnesota
httpwwwmntownshipsorg
Township road orders
PRIVATE SOURCES
ArcGIS by ESRI wwwesricom
Bing Maps wwwbingcom
Google Earth wwwearthgooglecom
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
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- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Survey Related PublicationsWebsitesBooks
Brownrsquos Boundary Control and Legal Principles Brown Wilson amp Robillard 6th Edition
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location Brown Wilson amp Robillard 5th Ed
Report Four Metes and Bounds Descriptions by Fant Freeman amp Madson 1990 revision (See also Fant Freeman amp Madson on Writing Land Descriptions MSPS 2011 for a more concise paperbound edition)
BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009) (see also 1902 1947 and 1973 editions)
Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners amp Subdivision of Sections BLM 1974
Water Boundaries (Wiley Series in Surveying and Boundary Control) by George M Cole
River amp Lake Boundaries James A Simpson
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms ACSMASCE 1989 edition ldquoA Striking Triumph of Geometry over Physical Geography Vignettes of the
Public Land Surveysrdquo Roderick Squires Department of Geography University of Minnesota
ldquoA History of the Rectangular Survey Systemrdquo Albert C White
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
- Slide Number 7
- Slide Number 8
- Slide Number 9
- Slide Number 10
- Slide Number 11
- Slide Number 12
- Slide Number 13
- Slide Number 14
- Slide Number 15
- Slide Number 16
- Slide Number 17
- Slide Number 18
- Slide Number 19
- Slide Number 20
- Slide Number 21
- Slide Number 22
- Slide Number 23
- Slide Number 24
- Slide Number 25
- Slide Number 26
- Slide Number 27
- Slide Number 28
- Slide Number 29
- Slide Number 30
- Slide Number 31
- Slide Number 32
- Slide Number 33
- Slide Number 34
- Slide Number 35
- Slide Number 36
- Slide Number 37
- Slide Number 38
- Slide Number 39
- Slide Number 40
- Slide Number 41
- Slide Number 42
- Slide Number 43
- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
- Slide Number 58
- Slide Number 59
- Slide Number 60
- Slide Number 61
- Slide Number 62
- Slide Number 63
- Slide Number 64
- Slide Number 65
- Slide Number 66
- Slide Number 67
- Slide Number 68
- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
- Slide Number 77
- Slide Number 78
- Slide Number 79
- Slide Number 80
- Slide Number 81
- Slide Number 82
- Slide Number 83
- Slide Number 84
- TRUE DIGITAL
- Slide Number 86
- Slide Number 87
- Slide Number 88
- Slide Number 89
- Slide Number 90
- Slide Number 91
- Slide Number 92
- Slide Number 93
- Slide Number 94
- Slide Number 95
- Slide Number 96
- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Magazines and Survey-related discussion groups LinkedIn
Point of Beginning wwwpobonlinecom
Regular essays on ldquoTraversing the Lawrdquo from Attorney Jeff Lucas
The Lucas Letter wwwlucasandcompanycom
American Surveyor wwwamerisurvcom Excellent surveyor group discussions
Professional Surveyor wwwprofsurvcom
MN Websites
wwwmnsurveyorcom (Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwnspsuscom (National Society of Professional Surveyors ndash contains useful links)
wwwmacsinfous (Minnesota Association of County Surveyors)
wwwmngovaelslag (Minnesota State Board of AELSLAGID) Rules and enforcement actions covering professionals
ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Slide Number 5
- Slide Number 6
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- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
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ORhellip
Your handheld or dashboard GPS unit ndash again BE CAREFUL
It is not as precise as you think and as the manufacturer claims it to be
It may not even be accurate
Where ever you go there you are
Hopefully this list will help you get where you want to behellipand home again
REMEMBER ndash YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION
USE THIS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WISELY AND TREAT HIM OR HER WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS YOU WOULD USE WITH ANYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM
THE RESOURCE (IF PRIVATE) DESERVES PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION
Dennis D Pederson LS
Bogart Pederson amp Assoc Inc 763-262-8822
wwwbogart-pedersoncom
David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
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- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
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- Slide Number 50
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- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
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- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
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- David J Meyers
- Thank you
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David J Meyers Rinke Noonan Ltd 1015 West St Germain Street Suite 300 PO Box 1497 St Cloud MN 56302-1497 (320) 251-6700 DmeyersRinkeNoonancom
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
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- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
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- CHAN v BRANDT
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- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
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- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-
Thank you Contact Rinke Noonan and David J Meyers
if you need any additional information wwwRinkeNoonancom
- Slide Number 1
- David Meyers ndash Rinke NoonanwwwRinkeNoonancomDennis Pederson ndash Bogart Pederson amp AssociateswwwBogart-Pedersoncom
- 2013 Real Estate InstituteSurveys ndash How is the Government Corner Located and What are the Surveying ConventionsNovember 14 2013
- General Land Office (GLO)Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
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- Slide Number 44
- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVEYLAND and SECTION CORNERS
- Slide Number 46
- 1982 CLE Seminar ldquoSURVEY amp BOUNDARY PROBLEMS for Lawyers amp Surveyorsrdquo
- Slide Number 48
- Slide Number 49
- Slide Number 50
- Slide Number 51
- Slide Number 52
- MONUMENTS
- Every corner has a unique history ndash and one and only one position on the face of the earth ndash in a perfect world (not in SURVEYLAND)
- Slide Number 55
- Slide Number 56
- Slide Number 57
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- CHAN v BRANDT
- Slide Number 70
- Slide Number 71
- Slide Number 72
- Slide Number 73
- GRANLUND v LUMLEY et al
- Slide Number 75
- Slide Number 76
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- David J Meyers
- Thank you
-