Thursday, September 15, 2011

How can I obtain GPS coordinates of the corners of a 40 acre property I own based on the legal description?

I own a 40 acre hunting property. I would like to mark the 4 corners of the square shaped property using GPS. I have the legal description of the land but I don't have the exact GPS coordinates of the corners. How can I figure it out?|||It's simple. You CAN'T, without the assistance of a professional surrveyor. GPS is a fantastic thing, but it's not quite as simple as you may think.|||A good consumer GPS with WAAS on a good day "might" get you within 3 meters (~15 ft), close enough to find a marker, but not close enough to pinpoint a location based on the GPS. Professional surveyors who use GPS have special ones that compare the GPS signal by radio with the GPS signal at a known earth location.





At least it is better than when SA (selective availability) was enabled, when there was intentional inaccuracy of up to 100 meters, so enemies could not use it to accurately guide missiles at us. Although, out military had the scheduled inaccuracies to overcome that.





PS: When I was selling land, GPS got me close enough to find surveyor tape markers tied to trees 12 years earlier on approximate boundaries, and I refreshed those tape markers.|||You can't use a GPS to mark property lines. They're not as accurate as you think. When you place a GPS coordinate in. Depending on the unit you've purchased. It can be up to 20 feet away. That's one reason geo caching is such a popular thing.Because you still have some actual searching for the prize.

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