Spring is most definitely on its way! Sure, you may have seen robins, snowdrop flowers pushing their way up and daffodils can’t be far behind, but have you noticed another sign of spring? Popping up ...

You’ve probably stepped on one of these metal private property line markers on the sidewalks of New York City and didn’t think too much about them. But what are they exactly? Usually, the bronze ...

If you want to make home improvements, put up fences, or resolve potential land encroachments, you need to know exactly where your property begins and ends. In Maryland, survey markers are used to ...

The mandate that every street, lane, road etc. be named so as emergency vehicles can locate any needed party was very helpful for emergency responders. I would like to see this taken a little farther.

Property lines offer important insight into your land use and protect you and your relationship with your neighbors. Knowing property lines before purchasing a property can ensure there's no ...

Because I live in the country and have done some surveying, I am often being asked about property boundaries. The questions are varied: “How much does a surveyor cost?” “Can I do it myself?” “What ...

But over the past 150 years, property has been divided, bought and sold over and over again. As time passed and the markers weren't maintained, the property lines used by owners, buyers and sellers ...

In the sea of pavement and concrete that is downtown Toronto, it can sometimes be impossible to tell what’s private and what’s public property. That can cause problems, as was made clear earlier this ...

Land survey monuments — small pins placed in cement statewide since the 1920s — are crucial in determining property lines. La Jolla land surveyors are accusing City of San Diego contractors of ...

CENTRAL LAKES, Minn. - A mile off the nearest gravel road in a stand of young aspen, balsam and birch, a four-man crew from the St. Louis County Surveyor's Office hopped off their tracked ATVs and ...