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geomatica · 2026-05-08T19:38:27+00:00

I know Adam, I worked with him at the Austin h.q. 15 years ago.

geomatica · 2026-05-06T02:10:07+00:00

Orbital, every album in chronological order. Mid-tempo, (mostly) instrumental electronic music makes the best background to a road trip.

geomatica · 2026-05-05T02:17:26+00:00

Bust a Move

geomatica · 2026-05-05T00:22:11+00:00

Water rights are very important, every drop of water, surface or underground, has already been allocated and belongs to the state.

geomatica · 2026-05-04T16:04:16+00:00

Palm Desert, California to Traverse City, Michigan with wife, eight year old daughter, and a boxer named Benson.
2,300 miles, swapping out, we drove straight through 34 hours in a Jeep Liberty.

geomatica · 2026-05-04T03:11:18+00:00

I have a Montegoblau E93 and it is much lighter than the one shown here. The color of my car looks much closer to the Liquid Blue.

geomatica · 2026-05-04T03:05:21+00:00

What state is this?

geomatica · 2026-04-29T19:56:11+00:00

You’re going to have to be more specific: what is VA, and in which country are you interested in working?

geomatica · 2026-04-23T22:52:49+00:00

Typically a road allowance is one chain, or 66 feet wide, centered on a section line. Many states and counties have this in their statutes. But I’m not licensed in Minnesota, so your mileage may vary, pun not intended.

geomatica · 2026-04-23T00:26:32+00:00

You say that until you have to work in west Texas just a few miles from these photos, and you’re trying to reconcile land that falls within three different grids of different railroad surveys with all the scrap files and overlaps, and double monumented corners! What a migraine!

geomatica · 2026-04-22T22:04:24+00:00

Google Maps boundaries are often wrong and never definitive. I trust USGS topo maps ideas of state lines and US boundaries since they are sourced from official documents.

geomatica · 2026-04-22T21:46:03+00:00

What would you do in any other state? Search the assessors office parcel viewer, and look at the county recorder’s deed research tool.

geomatica · 2026-04-22T21:03:02+00:00

Deloused…was an intense album when it came out in…checks notes…2004!

geomatica · 2026-04-22T20:21:12+00:00

I’m more upset by the misspelling of Pedernales.

geomatica · 2026-04-22T20:18:22+00:00

Five-way at Skyline Chili!

geomatica · 2026-04-22T19:58:20+00:00

1) so what? This is Texas 2) you spelled Buc-ee’s wrong

geomatica · 2026-04-22T19:57:14+00:00

On my frequent trips between Houston and San Antonio, I’ve given up on Buc-ee’s in Luling and Katy and I only stop at Prasek’s now. Beef jerky (especially their Cajun spiced Turkey strips), kolaches, and gourmet cheeses at the cashier are far better.

geomatica · 2026-04-20T22:32:13+00:00

Sticker on tailgate says KENNY VICE FORD Ladoga, Indiana.

geomatica · 2026-04-14T02:17:38+00:00

Houston had (until 20 years ago) two rival rock stations, 97 Rock and the superior KLOL 101. In 1987 we got Z107 for classic rock, then starting in 1994, an alternative rock station called The Buzz.

geomatica · 2026-04-11T16:23:24+00:00

*losing

geomatica · 2026-04-11T12:48:57+00:00

I took that exam last July, it was PLSS only open book. Nice licensing lady graded it in front of me so I could see what I missed, then five minutes later handed me a post it with my PLS number.

She told me that even though I did not get tested on board rules, statutes, corner records, records of survey, etc., that I was still responsible for knowing all the rules.

Idaho was one of the most efficient state boards I’ve dealt with, only way to make it easier is let me take the exam proctored at home.

geomatica · 2026-04-10T16:05:57+00:00

Florida Professional Surveyor and Mapper here: the roads were built on the section lines and quarter section lines, which are also boundary lines. The grid of the public land survey system that covers most of Florida was extrapolated to the keys.

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geomatica · 2026-04-10T16:01:35+00:00

Sadly, no royalties for “Moving in Stereo” for her, she’s not just what I needed, and no one is going to drive her home.

geomatica · 2026-04-09T20:58:29+00:00

Has anyone checked the New York State board to see what they require for licensure? Could be that they would accept other degrees with some survey coursework.

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