NOTICE: help.openstreetmap.org is no longer in use from 1st March 2024. Please use the OpenStreetMap Community Forum

So, I've come across a Public Land Survey System corner monument. This defines the boundary between Township 28 North Range 40 East Section 36 and T28N R41E S31, and their mutual boundary with T27N R40E S1.

alt text

Is this a "man_made=survey_point", a "historic=boundary_stone", or something else entirely?

As a bonus question, what about non-corner PLSS markers?

asked 07 Aug '16, 06:35

Carnildo's gravatar image

Carnildo
831212543
accept rate: 40%

1

Fascinating, and proof that there may be on-the-ground evidence for PLSS townships & ranges. As an experiment I mapped a very small number in Oregon (1 township http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/363580788 & 2 sections)

(07 Aug '16, 11:32) SK53 ♦

It's one of three markers I know about, plus one where I've found four witness trees, but not the marker itself.

(08 Aug '16, 01:11) Carnildo

Hi Carnildo, it’s still in use as man-made=survey_point, the American long straight border lines are based on these points. Since it’s historical to, it could be a United States National Historic Landmark; the heritage tag could be added as well. The historic_boundary_stone is IMHO more like the Wiki picture 4, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:historic. And you example is a kind of "hidden" but secure survey point, but your picture could be a short pole as well, but this one would have a foundation. The single ones like picture 4 would have a certain size but no foundation.

permanent link

answered 07 Aug '16, 07:28

Hendrikklaas's gravatar image

Hendrikklaas
9.3k207238387
accept rate: 5%

edited 07 Aug '16, 07:32

1

From what I've seen, these sorts of survey markers are rarely historic, I doubt you'd want to add those sort of tags. Also, here's a link to the wiki page for survey points: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dsurvey_point

(08 Aug '16, 13:58) neuhausr

Follow this question

By Email:

Once you sign in you will be able to subscribe for any updates here

By RSS:

Answers

Answers and Comments

Markdown Basics

  • *italic* or _italic_
  • **bold** or __bold__
  • link:[text](http://url.com/ "title")
  • image?![alt text](/path/img.jpg "title")
  • numbered list: 1. Foo 2. Bar
  • to add a line break simply add two spaces to where you would like the new line to be.
  • basic HTML tags are also supported

Question tags:

×930
×1
×1

question asked: 07 Aug '16, 06:35

question was seen: 2,628 times

last updated: 08 Aug '16, 13:58

NOTICE: help.openstreetmap.org is no longer in use from 1st March 2024. Please use the OpenStreetMap Community Forum