I wonder if the AI will produce something that incorporates standards based on the source of the boundary information and topo information or the precision of the work? I hope it is more based on the accuracy/source rather than the precision.CBarrett wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:40 pm Create a classifications roster and obligate the surveyor of record to declare the classification. It will also make it easy for the consumer. Sure, to put a tiny pool on a 3 acre property which will be 200 feet away from any PL's or zoning setbacks, a Class "D" survey will be affordable and acceptable to the agency, but if you get in a PL dispute with your neighbor over 20 feet of your PL, you will need a Class "A" boundary determination to (mediate, go to court or whatever). If you are recording a Tract Map, class A may be required. If you are doing preliminary planning for a solar panel array in Tehachapi, Class E may be quite sufficient.... No-one is forced to survey against good local practices, and buyer is informed and aware of the product they are getting.
At the end of the day being able to say all my points are within 0.02 with a 95% confidence is great, but I am 95% certain that most of the clients don't care or understand what that means. Making those grades based on the source of the boundary also doesn't force a portion of the surveying community to lie about their work's statistics. Laws and rules that routinely require fibbs/lies degrade faith in the system.
I do care about precision, but outside of staking for certain types of construction it is rare that anything less than 0.04 matters to my clients. The thickness of the 4X4 post varies about 0.02 from post to post and I have yet to find a perfectly plumb fence that is longer than 20'. Form boards for a foundation also vary quite a bit unless they are using special forms. Tieing a surveys grade to a statistical precision will be easier, but I am not sure if it will get the buy in of 80% of the survey population. Look at the resistance to the accuracy statement.
When I listen to the advice we get about passing laws from CAMS I got the sense that we should focus on some good easy wins so we don't embarrass whoever sponsors our bills when we have surveyors fighting their own bill.
I am looking forward to seeing what the AI comes up with :)
Mikey Mueller, PLS 9076
Sonoma County