Level 4: Basic Survey Methods Flashcards
Legal Descriptions of Land
a description of a property that is distinct and precise enough to distinguish it from all other properties
Surveys
the process and physical product of finding and measuring the boundaries of a piece of real estate, including the location of improvements, encroachments, and easements. (Improvements are permanent, human-made additions to the property.)
Survey: Metes & Bounds
a land survey process in which a licensed land surveyor starts at a readily identifiable point of beginning and defines the boundaries of a property in terms of distances and compass directions, finally returning to the point of beginning
Survey: Point of Beginning (POB)
an established starting point, often located on a road, from which the description begins
Survey: Monuments/Markers
fixed landmarks, either natural or human-made ex. - stakes placed in the ground
Survey: Benchmarks
permanent markers of known location and elevation as established by a government survey team (extremely accurate, usually to less than an inch)
Metes and Bounds Visual Aid
Survey: Lot and Block (recorded plat)
legal description that identifies a piece of platted property by referring to the section, lot, and block numbers in a subdivision
Survey Lot and Block: Plat
a drawing of a development used in the block and lot method
Survey Lot and Block: Parcel
a part or portion of land; often used to identify a specific lot within a larger tract of property
Survey Lot and Block: Lot
individual piece of land measured and defined by the metes and bounds system
Survey Lot and Block: Block
a collection of lots
Survey Lot and Block: Tract
the totality of the property represented on a plat
Survey Lot and Block: Reference to a Plat
a description on a deed that includes the property’s location on a plat map
Recorded Plat Visual Aid
