Trespassers

[ponytug]

I spent my entire career at the Army topo center. Geographic Information System (GIS) is just a collection of geographic data and tools to manipulate the data.
Surveys can be accurate, but if it's done by humans mistakes can be made.

That sounds like an interesting career! I always liked the Army coordinate system. It seems so logical.

And my personal corollary to humans making mistakes is that when humans program computers, mistakes happen big time. (This after many years of programming computers.)

As a former surveyor, I have seen good ones, and, not so good ones... my first job surveying was to lay out irrigation channels. It kept you very honest; the water wouldn't lie and run uphill for you.

All the best,

Peter

 

[Jstpssng]

GIS used to be called "Tax Maps"... as I said before they are just a best interpretation of deeds and lines of occupation, usually based on aerial photos. Anybody who depends on them to determine where their lines are is asking for trouble.

If somebody who calls himself an assessor is depending on them, he needs to take some refresher classes.

 

[Bullwinkle123]

Vermonters don't just feel it is their right, it IS their right. By Vermont law, they are not trespassing unless you have posted your property and registered it as such with your town or you have specifically asked that person to leave your property. people have a right to roam (they do not have the right to bring a motorized vehicle onto your property without permission).

Vermont's requirements for posting are to post a sign at each corner of the property and at least every 400 feet or less (not 40 feet). You do need to re-date the signs each year and re-register with the town.

Yes, I misquoted the 40 feet rule, it's 400 as you say. After a recent incident with a hunter the police have told me i have another option, have them towed when they park on my property, which matches your motor vehicle note. There may also be remedies through the fish and game dept for problem hunters that repeatedly ignore signage and other communications of "you are not welcome here", but I haven't followed up on that.

 

[kenmbz]

For me and the bow hunters with bad aim and left behind deer carcasses in the back area.

The new owner of that lot kicked them off when he heard the issues from my other neighbor.

People running through her yard at 2am chasing down another deer they maimed.
Always an attitude.
When I told him his stand was on a dying ash and he should move it, he wasn't very nice.
That tree fell about 6 months after he left.

Since they are gone, less deer parts in the back area.

Shame the front area hunter is gone though, again new owners, owner is the less than friendly one.
The hunter in that area was decent and took his kill and kept his area clean, no dramatics.
I don't have a hunter on my property since I am always back in the trails, would not work for either of us. I have a smaller slice of the woods.

 

[tradosaurus]

I discussed this with two in our family who work as county GIS analysts, one in SC, the other in the Chicago metro area. Both mentioned that the only way to accurately know is to have an on the ground survey done. In South Carolina, it isn't uncommon to have GIS survey lines cut across buildings, houses, across roads, etc. Existing fences matter, but I couldn't get a straight answer regarding a solution. Mitigation was mentioned.

I have an "on the ground survey" completed before I bought my house and property. It has locating parameters