Survey Terms
Kerr Surveying History
Texas Surveying History
100

an unauthorized intrusion onto a neighboring property through the creation or extension of a physical structure (including flora) above or below the surface of land

What is encroachment?

100

The year Nathan Kerr began his first summer working in the field at Kerr Surveying.

What is 2007?

100

The projection of the Texas State Plane Coordinate System of 1983 (NAD83).

What is the lambert conformal conic projection?

200

The bear witness to the existing property corner, whether the monument of the property corner exists undisturbed, exists disturbed, or no longer exists.

What is a witness tree?

(Will also accept bearing tree or blaze tree)

200

The college Brad Kerr attended.

What is Texas State Technical Institute?

(We will accept TSTI, TSTC or Texas State Technical College as well)

200

The surveyor's fee per Spanish mile, payable in property, or three dollars per mile, payable in cash.

What is five dollars?

300

a unit of length in the US customary and British imperial systems that is equal to 16.5 feet, 5.5 yards, or 1/320 of a mile. It is also known as a perch or pole

What is a rod?

300

The year Kerr Surveying became an LLC.

What is 2002?

300

The name of the town in Austin County that didn't survive the war for Texas independence—it was burned by its own residents as they evacuated during the Runaway Scrape of 1836.

What is San Felipe de Austin?