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Surveyors and borough staff debate digital CAD submissions and monument‑tie standards
Summary
Dylan Hickey proposed requiring at least one observed tie to a GLO/BLM monument and accepting stripped CAD exports (DXF/DWG) to speed GIS imports; surveyors supported the idea technically but warned incremental requirements can raise costs and administrative burden.
Dylan Hickey, the borough’s land management surveyor, proposed that plats include at least one directly observed tie to a GLO/BLM monument and that the borough accept a stripped CAD/DXF or DWG export of parcel line work to speed GIS imports. Hickey said the change would improve the accuracy of the borough’s parcel fabric and reduce staff time recreating digital data from paper plats.
Surveyors at the March 7 session said exporting basic line work is generally straightforward and already part of many workflows, but several cautioned that small,…
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