Legal land description

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Legal Descriptions and Site Plan Requirements
Advertisements

Legal Land Descriptions
Maps Township and Range.
Florida Real Estate Principles, Practices & Law 38th Edition
Plot Plans & Legal Descriptions. Site or Plot Plans  A plot or site is an area of land generally one lot or construction site in size  The term plot.
Public Land Survey System (PLSS). The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) was developed by the Continental Congress to replace the common practice of describing.
Working with Map Projections
Forging new generations of engineers. Legal Description.
EDT 51-Floor Plan Design1 CHAPTER 12 Legal Descriptions and Site Plan Requirements Sacramento City College EDT 51 Kenneth Fitzpatrick, P.E.
Unit 1: Basic Concepts.
Representing Earth’s Surface
Land Measurement Metes and Bounds and Public Land Survey.
What is GPS and UTM and how do they work? K. Michalski.
Property Legal Descriptions. u Method of establishing legal description and location of properties u 3 basic systems –metes & bounds –rectangular system.
CASE Legal Land Descriptions. FRIDAY, 9/21/12 Objectives: All property is legally defined and recorded based on a standardized regulatory system.
Latitude and Longitude
Chapter 14 Legal Descriptions and Site Plan Requirements.
Spatial Concepts Mathematical Types of Space –Euclidean –Network –Metric –Topologic.
shops/gis/docs/projections.ppt.
Part A. Mercator Map a rectangular map used as a navigation tool in which the lines for longitude and latitude are straight and parallel. Distortions.
1 Introduction to Geographical Data Kris Ray Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
Lesson Understanding Land Measurement and Legal Descriptions.
Chapter 12 Legal Descriptions and Site Plan Requirements.
Legal land descriptions are an important part of transfer of property, Taxes, and determination of acreages. Most states still only recognize plane surveys,
Legal Descriptions LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Explain the importance of an accurate legal description. Discuss the three methods of describing real estate. Apply.
COURSE 900 Day 2 - Property Descriptions Welcome to the International Right of Way Association’s R3.PPT
Introduction to Geography.  Geography – the study of the Earth  Two basic questions: 1. Where are things located? 2. Why are they there?
Understanding Land Measurement and Legal Descriptions.
Map Projections, Types of Maps Latitude and Longitude
1.Parallels are lines of _________? 2.Meridians are lines of _________? 3.110ºW is a measurement of____? 4.30 º N is a measurement of ___? 5.The main.
Real Estate Principles and Practices Chapter 3 Land Descriptions © 2010 by South-Western, Cengage Learning.
Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 1.
FrancisciWG.1. Latitude: Location north or south of the Equator, measured by imaginary lines called parallels numbered in degrees north or south. Parallel.
Basic Coordinate Systems Grid System RG 620 May 23, 2014 Institute of Space Technology, Karachi Grid System RG 620 May 23, 2014 Institute of Space Technology,
Modern Real Estate Practice in Pennsylvania 12th Edition Chapter 4: Legal Descriptions.
In chapter 2 we will learn how to use maps. Have you ever used a road map to help find a location? Do you use maps on the internet like Map Quest or Google.
Unit: 5 Mapping Earth Why Mapping?. Mapping Earth Whether you think about it or not. Your life (especially this day in age) is effected directly by having.
 Cartography – science of mapmaking  Equator circles Earth halfway between the north and south poles ◦ Separates Earth into 2 equal halves (hemispheres)
Geography.  The world in Spatial Terms  Places and Regions  Physical Systems  Human Systems  Environment and Society  The Uses of Geography The.
Map Reading Natural Resource Management. 2 Key Terms #6 acre base line metes (Noun definition 2) meridian survey (an area of land) section township.
Instructions for using this template.
Chapter 2 - Mapping Our World
Florida Real Estate Principles, Practices & Law 39th Edition
The Geographer’s Tools
Mapping the Earth Using Latitude and Longitude
Overview Ellipsoid Spheroid Geoid Datum Projection Coordinate System.
COORDINATE SYSTEMS AND MAP PROJECTIONS
Mapping Chapter 2.
1.3 – Representing Earth’s Surface
Ellipsoid and Geoid Geographic Coordinate system
1.2 Maps and Mapmaking Mr. Davis.
Map Projections.
FOR 274: Forest Measurements and Inventory
Location.
AP Human Geography Maps.
Harry Williams, Cartography
Mapping Our World Cartography What is the equator? Latitude
Maps My favorite topic .
Globes and Maps.
Geography.
Maps Base maps Coordinate Systems, Datums, Projections
VOCABULARY WORDS, DEFINITIONS,AND PICTURES
GIS Lecture: Projections
Core Concepts Part 1: Tools of Geography
Metes and Bounds and Public Land Survey
Ch. 1, L2 The Geographer’s Tools
Models of the Earth Earth Science Chapter 3.
Understanding Land Measurement and Legal Descriptions
Presentation transcript:

Legal land description and GPS

Legal land descriptions are an important part of transfer of property, Taxes, and determination of acreages. Most states still only recognize plane surveys, by transit and rod, as A way to physically locate the legal boundaries. United States government agencies such as the BLM, Forest Service, And USDA are now using advanced GPS receivers to locate ground Points and establish boundaries. A review of legal descriptions and how to read and assign them is Very important. We will also work with a simple hand held GPS unit so you can See some of the capabilities of GPS.

Surveying is thought to have with the Egyptians and their Need to tax land. As the Nile river flooded each year each Year the boundaries had to be relocated. Origin: Types: Is an only inaccurate system that Described the location of property By its proximity to physical features Of the land, such as trees, rocks, and Fences. Meets and boundaries: This produces irregular shapes and It may be fairly difficult to determine The actual number of acres.

Types of descriptions cont. Established by the 1785 continental congress, Provided a way by which public lands would be Divided up to produce regular shapes and sizes Of parcels of land. Rectangular: This gave rise to the use of Township, Range, and Sections. It is also then associated with Latitude and Longitude. The use of specific north south lines designated as principle Meridians and specific east west lines called Base lines and their intersections called initial points Are used to locate specific areas. There are 35 regions for surveying purposes in the US each has their own initial point.

Standard parallels of latitude are spaced at intervals of 24 miles north And south of the base line. Each is designated by 1st North or South. Guide meridians are spaced at intervals of 24 miles east and west of The principle meridian. Each designated 1st east or west. Each of these 24 mile square Pieces of land is called a TRACT.

Each tract of land is then divided into 16 townships.

Each township is 6 miles square. It is then divided into 36 sections That are one mile square and have 640 acres in them. Remember how they are numbered. Section 16 is usually a school section.

Each section can be divided into smaller areas, usually in ¼’s or ½’s. Legal descriptions Begin with the Smallest unit of a Section, section, Tier, and Range.

GPS (Global Positioning System) The use of satellites to find an exact location. Made up of 24 satellites orbiting the earth in a specific orbit. Controlled by Department of Defense. Used by military, government, and civilian. Signals from 3 satellites are need for a 2 dimensional position (Lat, and Lon) Signals from 4 satellites are need for a 3 dimensional position (Lat, Lon, and Elevation) Errors in satellite signals may be caused by the atmosphere, Interference from other waves, reflection, and proximity of the Satellites being used (GDOP) TRIMBLE CD

Advanced mapping issues: Because the earth is neither flat or perfectly round, trying to project Points on its surface to a flat map is very difficult. GPS units use DATUMS, which are a mathematical equation of the Shape of the earth. Most use WGS-84 as a base. Flat mapping coordinate systems CTRS: converts measurements to Lat and Lon Plan coordinate system: uses equations to try to locate areas correctly On the map but looks distorted. UTM: The earth is broken down into zones along certain longitude Lines then the location north or south of the equator is given in Meters. Used by military and some government agencies.

GIS (geograpraphic information system) Uses information gathered by a GPS unit and projects them onto An electronic map. Many features can be added to the basic map such as roads, rivers, Population, land ownership, well location, weeds, etc. Custom made maps for agriculture, emergency response, and City planners. Most government agencies use ArcView