Re: converting legal description to gps waypoints

You wont get much help from surveyors just the old "hire a surveyor" reply

heres some google words that will provide tools to get a rough boundary

USGS maps - raster - they show section lines
OZIEXPLORER software - overlay gps data on a usgs map
COGO Software - go from metes/bounds to coordinates

You should be able to get it done with any handheld gps and the above
software

<gc2rangerbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have a nearly square 20 acre property in North Idaho which has been
> surveyed. I know the physical location of one of the metal survey
> markers. I want to locate the other 3 corner markers. Is there a way I
> can convert the legal decription data into a form that is usable in a
> GPS to enable me to at least come close to the marker locations.
>
> Here is part of the legal description so you know what you know the
> type of information I have:
>
> "A tract of land in the North half of Section 17, Township 58 North,
> Range 1 East, boise Meridian, Bonner County, Idaho more specifically
> described as follows:
>
> Beginning at a point on the North line of said Section 17, distant
> South 80-05-10 West 4231.19 from the Northeast corner of said Section
> 17;
>
> thence south 0-30-34 East 822.01 feet, more or less, to a 1/2 inch
> rebar as noted on Survey, recorded July 2, 1979 under Instrument No.
> XXXX and also noted on Survey recorded October 12, 1986 under
> Instrument No. XXXX, records of Bonner County, Idaho;
>
> thence south 89-05-09 West (also known a North 89-57-42) a distance of
> 1059.49 feet,more or less to the West line of said Section 17;
>
> etc etc....
>
> If a GPS will be useful, please let me know if there is any particular
> functionality I will need. Or maybe I could do this just as easy with a
> compass.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Dave
>


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