A guide to understanding land surveys / Stephen V. Estopinal

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c1993Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 471577170
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA 551 .E88 1993
Contents:
Real Property on a Round Planet -- Geometry -- Defining North -- Projection Systems -- Fundamentals of Measurements -- Land Record Systems -- Boundary Recovery -- Evaluating Survey Plats -- Exercises in Evaluating Survey Plats -- Writing Legal Descriptions -- Exercises in Writing Deed Descriptions
Summary: Clearly explains the functions and procedures required in every survey (routine or otherwise), why it is done and how it is accomplished. Readers will not only gain an appreciation for a survey, plat or land description but will be able to evaluate it in its proper perspective, realize any inherent inadequacies or discrepancies that may exist and have a much better idea of when a survey is needed to solve a problem or to obtain an approval. Contains a wealth of high-quality line drawings.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation COA General GC TA 551 .E88 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000015659

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Real Property on a Round Planet -- Geometry -- Defining North -- Projection Systems -- Fundamentals of Measurements -- Land Record Systems -- Boundary Recovery -- Evaluating Survey Plats -- Exercises in Evaluating Survey Plats -- Writing Legal Descriptions -- Exercises in Writing Deed Descriptions

Clearly explains the functions and procedures required in every survey (routine or otherwise), why it is done and how it is accomplished. Readers will not only gain an appreciation for a survey, plat or land description but will be able to evaluate it in its proper perspective, realize any inherent inadequacies or discrepancies that may exist and have a much better idea of when a survey is needed to solve a problem or to obtain an approval. Contains a wealth of high-quality line drawings.

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