Every survey of real property in this state shall fall under one of 3 classifications. These classifications and minimum requirements shall be as specified in Table 500.1, Survey Classification Precision and Accuracy:

Table 500.1 Survey Classification, Precision and Accuracy

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SURVEY CLASSIFICATION

U for

Urban

Suburban

Industrial

Commercial

Condominium

Multi-unit residential

R for

Rural

F for

Farmland

Woodlots

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PRECISION MEASUREMENTS

(conventional closed traverse)

Unadjusted Linear Misclosure

1:10,000

1:5,000

1:300

Min. Scale Graduation

of Instrument

20 sec.

30 sec.

1 deg.

Distance Measurement

EDM/Steel

tape

EDM/Steel

tape

Steel tape/

stadia

Elev. Used to Determine

Property Lines

0.2' +/-

0.5' +/-

n/a

ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS (GPS survey or survey adjusted using least squares)

Minimum positional tolerances of land property corners computed least squares adjustment at the 95% confidence level.

U (urban) R (rural) F (farmland)

Local Accuracy of

directly occupied

corners 0.05 ft (1.7cm) + 1:10000 0.25 ft (8cm) +1:5000 1.6 ft (50cm) +1.3:00

Local Accuracy of

control supporting

the survey 0.03 ft (1cm) + 1:10000 0.13 ft (4cm) + 1:5000 0.66 ft (20cm) + 1:300

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