Coordinate geometry
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:31 pm
The description can be drawn using coordinate geometry. Basically a line with a direction and distance has a corresponding Latitude and Departure (not necessarily coincident with Geodetic Latitude and Longitude). These form a triangle from which you derive coordinates. There were various efficient methods before AutoCAD for drawing lines from deeds, but today we use expensive ($2,000-$7,500) AutoCAD programs to do our boundary lines.
On a side note, any of the calls such as "running thence ... along the line.. by Thompson" or " to a stone" or "at the end of the 3rd line of Adam Molls land" means that all those dimensions will yield to the said calls in the deed. If it’s really old, those dimensions are likely to only be a guide to the actual dimensions of your boundaries.
A surveyor will actually pull all the deeds adjacent to the subject property (or at least he is supposed to) and compare them for any gaps, overlaps or other title issues there may be. It's his job to resolved them, and show a single boundary line between owners, barring unusual circumstances that may arise from faulty deeds that were written by land owners or attorneys before the industry was regulated like it is today. It could be that this deed has been surveyed years ago and now there is a map showing what the surveyor retraced. All this is done at the County Surveyors Office, Recorders Office and even local Title Companies well before any field crew is sent out to do the survey.
On a side note, any of the calls such as "running thence ... along the line.. by Thompson" or " to a stone" or "at the end of the 3rd line of Adam Molls land" means that all those dimensions will yield to the said calls in the deed. If it’s really old, those dimensions are likely to only be a guide to the actual dimensions of your boundaries.
A surveyor will actually pull all the deeds adjacent to the subject property (or at least he is supposed to) and compare them for any gaps, overlaps or other title issues there may be. It's his job to resolved them, and show a single boundary line between owners, barring unusual circumstances that may arise from faulty deeds that were written by land owners or attorneys before the industry was regulated like it is today. It could be that this deed has been surveyed years ago and now there is a map showing what the surveyor retraced. All this is done at the County Surveyors Office, Recorders Office and even local Title Companies well before any field crew is sent out to do the survey.