Steve, I am so glad you enjoyed the book! I used it to teach in the week-long advanced land platting class at Samford University as part of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, and it made all the difference in the world for them to understand how the surveyors worked and some of their techniques. We had a student who works in the surveying field and it was neat to hear him say "This works! This actually works!" Some of the best information is in the footnotes so I have flags all through the book to bookmark some of them! Mary -----Original Message----- From: Steve Broyles [mailto:steve.broyles@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:01 PM To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: A book on Virginia surveying I've just finished reading a remarkable book, one that I thought was out of print but which turns out to be readily available (thanks Mary Bell!) It's called "Surveyors and Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia", by Sarah S. Hughes. This is an extremely detailed account (lots and lots of names and dates and places) of how the technology of surveying evolved in colonial Virginia, how the surveyors became men of standing and influence, the political struggles in which they were involved, and how their jobs changed as the colony was settled. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned from it! But a warning is in order. It's written like a doctoral thesis and is packed with so much information that it's a bit like my grandmother's fudge-- so rich that a bite lasts a long time! You can order the book from the Virginia Association of Surveyors, 8752 Landmark Road, Richmond VA 23228 Voice: (804) 262-1351 | Fax: (804) 262-0511 The price is $25 plus a few dollars for shipping. Steve Broyles ______________________________

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_PvzSeElWt9RG2NXzb1cgbA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline UNSUBSCRIBE Re: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-D Digest V04 #24 --Boundary_(ID_PvzSeElWt9RG2NXzb1cgbA) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-Type: text/plain DEED-MAPPER-USERS-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 24 Today's Topics: #1 A book on Virginia surveying ["Steve Broyles" <steve.broyles@com] #2 Table View ["Jim Barrett" <parino@flash.net>] #3 Re: [DMU] A book on Virginia surve [BOBVA@aol.com] #4 Re: [DMU] A book on Virginia surve ["Barbara Vines Little" <bvlittle@e] ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_PvzSeElWt9RG2NXzb1cgbA) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #1 Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:01:09 -0400 From: "Steve Broyles" <steve.broyles@comcast.net> To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <010e01c454c7$5c525060$0200a8c0@STEVE1> Subject: A book on Virginia surveying Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've just finished reading a remarkable book, one that I thought was out of print but which turns out to be readily available (thanks Mary Bell!) It's called "Surveyors and Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia", by Sarah S. Hughes. This is an extremely detailed account (lots and lots of names and dates and places) of how the technology of surveying evolved in colonial Virginia, how the surveyors became men of standing and influence, the political struggles in which they were involved, and how their jobs changed as the colony was settled. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned from it! But a warning is in order. It's written like a doctoral thesis and is packed with so much information that it's a bit like my grandmother's fudge-- so rich that a bite lasts a long time! You can order the book from the Virginia Association of Surveyors, 8752 Landmark Road, Richmond VA 23228 Voice: (804) 262-1351 | Fax: (804) 262-0511 The price is $25 plus a few dollars for shipping. Steve Broyles ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_PvzSeElWt9RG2NXzb1cgbA) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:24:53 -0500 From: "Jim Barrett" <parino@flash.net> To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000001c454ca$b0afba50$210110ac@JIMDESK> Subject: Table View Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I have entered a group of maps into the same file and I am viewing them in 'Table View'. Is the a way to transfer this data into a spreadsheet such as Excel? Jim Barrett Bedford, TX ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_PvzSeElWt9RG2NXzb1cgbA) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #3 Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:53:26 EDT From: BOBVA@aol.com To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <29.5a6be981.2e039706@aol.com> Subject: Re: [DMU] A book on Virginia surveying Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Thanks Steve. I saw the book listed USED on AbeBooks.com for $90.50!! I will definitely buy the book for $25!! Bob Metheny Woodbridge, VA ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_PvzSeElWt9RG2NXzb1cgbA) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #4 Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:01:30 -0400 From: "Barbara Vines Little" <bvlittle@earthlink.net> To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <003701c454d1$55650b80$1f00a8c0@blittle> Subject: Re: [DMU] A book on Virginia surveying Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There are not a whole lot of copies left. So I wouldn't wait forever. It is a great book. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Broyles" <steve.broyles@comcast.net> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:01 PM Subject: [DMU] A book on Virginia surveying > I've just finished reading a remarkable book, one that I thought was out of > print but which turns out to be readily available (thanks Mary Bell!) > It's called "Surveyors and Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia", > by Sarah S. Hughes. > > This is an extremely detailed account (lots and lots of names and dates and > places) of how the technology of surveying evolved in colonial Virginia, how > the surveyors became men of standing and influence, the political struggles > in which they were involved, and how their jobs changed as the colony was > settled. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned from it! But a > warning is in order. It's written like a doctoral thesis and is packed with > so much information that it's a bit like my grandmother's fudge-- so rich > that a bite lasts a long time! > > You can order the book from the > > Virginia Association of Surveyors, > 8752 Landmark Road, Richmond VA 23228 > Voice: (804) 262-1351 | Fax: (804) 262-0511 > > The price is $25 plus a few dollars for shipping. > > Steve Broyles > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > --Boundary_(ID_PvzSeElWt9RG2NXzb1cgbA)--

There are not a whole lot of copies left. So I wouldn't wait forever. It is a great book. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Broyles" <steve.broyles@comcast.net> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:01 PM Subject: [DMU] A book on Virginia surveying > I've just finished reading a remarkable book, one that I thought was out of > print but which turns out to be readily available (thanks Mary Bell!) > It's called "Surveyors and Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia", > by Sarah S. Hughes. > > This is an extremely detailed account (lots and lots of names and dates and > places) of how the technology of surveying evolved in colonial Virginia, how > the surveyors became men of standing and influence, the political struggles > in which they were involved, and how their jobs changed as the colony was > settled. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned from it! But a > warning is in order. It's written like a doctoral thesis and is packed with > so much information that it's a bit like my grandmother's fudge-- so rich > that a bite lasts a long time! > > You can order the book from the > > Virginia Association of Surveyors, > 8752 Landmark Road, Richmond VA 23228 > Voice: (804) 262-1351 | Fax: (804) 262-0511 > > The price is $25 plus a few dollars for shipping. > > Steve Broyles > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >

Thanks Steve. I saw the book listed USED on AbeBooks.com for $90.50!! I will definitely buy the book for $25!! Bob Metheny Woodbridge, VA

I've just finished reading a remarkable book, one that I thought was out of print but which turns out to be readily available (thanks Mary Bell!) It's called "Surveyors and Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia", by Sarah S. Hughes. This is an extremely detailed account (lots and lots of names and dates and places) of how the technology of surveying evolved in colonial Virginia, how the surveyors became men of standing and influence, the political struggles in which they were involved, and how their jobs changed as the colony was settled. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned from it! But a warning is in order. It's written like a doctoral thesis and is packed with so much information that it's a bit like my grandmother's fudge-- so rich that a bite lasts a long time! You can order the book from the Virginia Association of Surveyors, 8752 Landmark Road, Richmond VA 23228 Voice: (804) 262-1351 | Fax: (804) 262-0511 The price is $25 plus a few dollars for shipping. Steve Broyles

I have entered a group of maps into the same file and I am viewing them in 'Table View'. Is the a way to transfer this data into a spreadsheet such as Excel? Jim Barrett Bedford, TX

How do you guess what to put in the boxes? Quoting Mpierce1@aol.com: > In a message dated 6/7/2004 4:26:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, > jeanne_irvin@yahoo.com writes: > > > > I am interested in downloading these maps and would like to know where > to > > find them. > > Go to > http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/ > > Mike > > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

In a message dated 6/7/2004 4:26:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, jeanne_irvin@yahoo.com writes: > I am interested in downloading these maps and would like to know where to > find them. Go to http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/ Mike

On February 17, Mike Pierce wrote: Charlotte. In Mayland, one can download copies of the tax map, which shows all current property boundaries. These are available in every state, I'm sure, although sometimes only in paper copies at the Court House. Through some work, I've managed to scale and rotate them correctly and I use them as the image in DeedMapper. These are particularly useful, since many property lines have not changed since the 1600's. When I've mapped an old deed, I often find its location by fitting it into the current tax map, much like a child's puzzle where there are carved out shapes on a board. Please write me if you want to hear more about this, including some samples. Mike Pierce I am interested in downloading these maps and would like to know where to find them. Any Jeanne Livermore, CA I'm searching for myself; Have you seen me ?

Try, try, try again and read the manual <G> and finally I figured it out. Now to figure out where the deed actually goes. <G> Is this ever going to look impressive on my next Second Site CD! Thanks Rondie. Teresa Ghee Elliott Any information I give that you can't find in your version of TMG 5.1 is probably due to customization on my part. For Rutherford County TN Cemeteries www.Rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org For TMG sentences <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG.html>   -----Original Message----- From: Rondie Yancey [mailto:rondie@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:15 PM To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DMU] Re: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-D Digest V04 #21 > >I just got Topo USA 5.0 for mother's day, and am wondering, does anyone have >any experience with taking your Deed Mapper plat and transposing it onto a >TOPO USA map? If so, can you give step by step directions? I have the deed >platted out and I know about where on the real map it should go. I know how >to save a plat as a JPG from Deed Mapper. Any suggestions welcome. > > > >Teresa Ghee Elliott Teresa: You need to place your map in the same folder where you have your plots. Open Deed mapper. Then under " view", you have to activate the "options" menu and select "images". You fill in the information in that section and your map will appear. Place your plots where they belong. Save. good luck, rondie ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== To un-subscribe from DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L (in MAIL mode), send a message to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L-request@rootsweb.com> with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes)in the text and turn off your signature. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Okay, I am doing something wrong. <G> What format do I save the map file as? When I try to fill in the fields under VIEW>OPTIONS>IMAGES, I can't put anything into any of the fields. (not real sure what to put there either.) Teresa Ghee Elliott Any information I give that you can't find in your version of TMG 5.1 is probably due to customization on my part. For Rutherford County TN Cemeteries www.Rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org For TMG sentences <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG.html>   -----Original Message----- From: Rondie Yancey [mailto:rondie@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:15 PM To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DMU] Re: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-D Digest V04 #21 > >I just got Topo USA 5.0 for mother's day, and am wondering, does anyone have >any experience with taking your Deed Mapper plat and transposing it onto a >TOPO USA map? If so, can you give step by step directions? I have the deed >platted out and I know about where on the real map it should go. I know how >to save a plat as a JPG from Deed Mapper. Any suggestions welcome. > > > >Teresa Ghee Elliott Teresa: You need to place your map in the same folder where you have your plots. Open Deed mapper. Then under " view", you have to activate the "options" menu and select "images". You fill in the information in that section and your map will appear. Place your plots where they belong. Save. good luck, rondie ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== To un-subscribe from DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L (in MAIL mode), send a message to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L-request@rootsweb.com> with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes)in the text and turn off your signature. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Okay, so I put the TOPO map into Deed mapper. I was trying it the other way around. I will have to try this tomorrow to see if it works. Thanks. Teresa Ghee Elliott Any information I give that you can't find in your version of TMG 5.1 is probably due to customization on my part. For Rutherford County TN Cemeteries www.Rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org For TMG sentences <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG.html>   -----Original Message----- From: Rondie Yancey [mailto:rondie@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:15 PM To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DMU] Re: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-D Digest V04 #21 > >I just got Topo USA 5.0 for mother's day, and am wondering, does anyone have >any experience with taking your Deed Mapper plat and transposing it onto a >TOPO USA map? If so, can you give step by step directions? I have the deed >platted out and I know about where on the real map it should go. I know how >to save a plat as a JPG from Deed Mapper. Any suggestions welcome. > > > >Teresa Ghee Elliott Teresa: You need to place your map in the same folder where you have your plots. Open Deed mapper. Then under " view", you have to activate the "options" menu and select "images". You fill in the information in that section and your map will appear. Place your plots where they belong. Save. good luck, rondie ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== To un-subscribe from DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L (in MAIL mode), send a message to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L-request@rootsweb.com> with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes)in the text and turn off your signature. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

> >I just got Topo USA 5.0 for mother's day, and am wondering, does anyone have >any experience with taking your Deed Mapper plat and transposing it onto a >TOPO USA map? If so, can you give step by step directions? I have the deed >platted out and I know about where on the real map it should go. I know how >to save a plat as a JPG from Deed Mapper. Any suggestions welcome. > > > >Teresa Ghee Elliott Teresa: You need to place your map in the same folder where you have your plots. Open Deed mapper. Then under " view", you have to activate the "options" menu and select "images". You fill in the information in that section and your map will appear. Place your plots where they belong. Save. good luck, rondie

I just got Topo USA 5.0 for mother's day, and am wondering, does anyone have any experience with taking your Deed Mapper plat and transposing it onto a TOPO USA map? If so, can you give step by step directions? I have the deed platted out and I know about where on the real map it should go. I know how to save a plat as a JPG from Deed Mapper. Any suggestions welcome. Teresa Ghee Elliott Any information I give that you can't find in your version of TMG 5.1 is probably due to customization on my part. For Rutherford County TN Cemeteries <http://www.Rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org> www.Rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org For TMG sentences <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG.html>

Thanks Mike.. I added a Generic text printer, then saved the Table View to that printer. I then renamed the saved file with a .txt extension. I was able to retrieve it into both Monarch and Excel. It will certainly be a big help for my particular need. (If only I had keyed the names of seller/buyer by last name, then first; I'd be able to easily and accurately sort the data as I merge the data of various tables. It may be worth it to go to each deed and re-do the to/from for much greater ease in working with/sorting data.) Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mpierce1@aol.com> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [DMU] Manipulating Deed File Data > In a message dated 4/17/2004 9:03:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, > EQueen@Lexcominc.net writes: > > > > Question 1: My desire is to save/export, whatever, the "Table View" of my > > deed files in such a way that I can pull the table data into one Excel > > spreadsheet. Is this possible? How? > > > > I am aware of the capability of DeedMapper to print the Table View of each > > deed file after sorting the data into any desired order. But, I wish to > > combine the "table" data from each of my deed files into one spreadsheet for > > various uses. > > One possible thing to help you: Print to a file which you can then manipulate > into the Excel spreadsheet. You need to add a text style printer (even though > you don't really have one) but specify "print to file". When you print, > configure it to legal paper size and landscape so all the data fits. The resulting > text file would need some editing, I believe, like replacing spaces with tabs. > > > > > Question 2: Is there a way to split a deed file into separate files without > > using the time-consuming copy/paste feature for each tract? > > > > You can copy/paste groups of deeds in the table view, unfortunately, it > pastes them in reverse order. > > Alternative: Open the file in WordPad or NotePad, since it is a text file. > You can use WordPad to cut and paste any amount of deeds at once. > > Mike > > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

In a message dated 4/17/2004 9:03:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, EQueen@Lexcominc.net writes: > Question 1: My desire is to save/export, whatever, the "Table View" of my > deed files in such a way that I can pull the table data into one Excel > spreadsheet. Is this possible? How? > > I am aware of the capability of DeedMapper to print the Table View of each > deed file after sorting the data into any desired order. But, I wish to > combine the "table" data from each of my deed files into one spreadsheet for > various uses. One possible thing to help you: Print to a file which you can then manipulate into the Excel spreadsheet. You need to add a text style printer (even though you don't really have one) but specify "print to file". When you print, configure it to legal paper size and landscape so all the data fits. The resulting text file would need some editing, I believe, like replacing spaces with tabs. > > Question 2: Is there a way to split a deed file into separate files without > using the time-consuming copy/paste feature for each tract? > You can copy/paste groups of deeds in the table view, unfortunately, it pastes them in reverse order. Alternative: Open the file in WordPad or NotePad, since it is a text file. You can use WordPad to cut and paste any amount of deeds at once. Mike

Greetings Platters and Plotters, Question 1: My desire is to save/export, whatever, the "Table View" of my deed files in such a way that I can pull the table data into one Excel spreadsheet. Is this possible? How? I am aware of the capability of DeedMapper to print the Table View of each deed file after sorting the data into any desired order. But, I wish to combine the "table" data from each of my deed files into one spreadsheet for various uses. Question 2: Is there a way to split a deed file into separate files without using the time-consuming copy/paste feature for each tract? Thanks for any clues. Gene

I beg to differ with your analysis of the metes and bounds. You assume that the bearing of the cord of the arc is due east but the surveyor states that point 3 of the survey is on a tangent to the circle. Therefore the bearing of the cord is calculated to be n70.9e and not due east. The metes and bounds you use makes the area plot about 40 acres too much. Dale 05:05 PM 4/16/2004 -0400, you wrote: >Thanks a lot, Charlotte. I just never experimented with that Lat/Long >feature; it's >exactly what I need for the purpose. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <searcher@covad.net> >To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:39 PM >Subject: Re: Re[DMU] Help fpr deed with arc > > > > It's just geometry. The radius of the circle is given and so was the > > length of the arc. Find the circumfrence of the entire circle and > > then the ratio of the arc to the circumfrence. > > c=2 X 3.14 X r or abt 6200 ft in this case > > 1736 ft/ 6200 ft = .280 or almost one third of the circle. > > 360 degrees X .280= 101degrees of arc is being swept. In other words > > for every 10 degrees 173.6 ft is being covered. > > So if you divide the given length into ten equal segments and change > > the angle by ten degrees each time you can get an approximation of > > the curve. If you wanted to you could do it even finer but 10 seemed > > a good number. > > As for down the meanders I just find where I am on the map and use > > the lat/ long feature [the +] to "walk" my way down the meander and > > write down the direction and distance as I go. > > > > Charlotte > > > > > > > Do you have a convenient algorithm (or better a program) for > > > calculating this? If so, how about passing it on to Steve Broyles for > > > incorporation into a future release. Or even better, since most of > > > these kinds of interpolations are necessarily irregular (eg. "down the > > > meanders...") would be the ability to plot a series of points (at the > > > bends, say, of a river) and have the bounds generated automagically by > > > the program, connecting the plotted dots (this is assuming the > > > presence of one of Steve's overlays, or other importations showing > > > river course and the like). > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <searcher@covad.net> > > > To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:29 AM > > > Subject: Re[DMU] Help fpr deed with arc > > > > > > > > > > ok your arc is sweeping an arc of 101.0349 degrees during it's > > > > length. > > > > You can enter the following ten lines in place of the instruction > > > > Lm ; 1736.89f; this is the arc > > > > > > > > lm s59.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm s69.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm s79.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm s89.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm n79.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm n69.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm n59.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm n49.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm n39.89e; 173.689f; > > > > pt > > > > lm n29.89e; 173.689f; > > > > This is dividing the given arc up into 10 equal segments. It is an > > > > approximation and not a smooth arc but will do for display > > > > purposes. > > > > > > > > > > > > Charlotte > > > > > > > > > I know DeedMapper can't do arcs but can I somehow get the rest of > > > > > the points in the correct position while leaving out the segment > > > > > with the arc? > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > > > > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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Thank you all for your help and suggestions. I will have to try on Monday back at work. I actually had figured out the angle, perimeter and chord (after reviewing my geometry on the internet LOL). I wasn't sure how to translate that into compass directions like Dale and Charlotte did. Surprisingly, this plot is not a subdivision. It is from a 1908 deed and the property is on an old fort. I am attempting to plot various deeds from when the state gave the Feds the land for the fort. I can't believe I get to play with DeedMapper at work! :-) Thanks again, Sara --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th

Thanks a lot, Charlotte. I just never experimented with that Lat/Long feature; it's exactly what I need for the purpose. ----- Original Message ----- From: <searcher@covad.net> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:39 PM Subject: Re: Re[DMU] Help fpr deed with arc > It's just geometry. The radius of the circle is given and so was the > length of the arc. Find the circumfrence of the entire circle and > then the ratio of the arc to the circumfrence. > c=2 X 3.14 X r or abt 6200 ft in this case > 1736 ft/ 6200 ft = .280 or almost one third of the circle. > 360 degrees X .280= 101degrees of arc is being swept. In other words > for every 10 degrees 173.6 ft is being covered. > So if you divide the given length into ten equal segments and change > the angle by ten degrees each time you can get an approximation of > the curve. If you wanted to you could do it even finer but 10 seemed > a good number. > As for down the meanders I just find where I am on the map and use > the lat/ long feature [the +] to "walk" my way down the meander and > write down the direction and distance as I go. > > Charlotte > > > > Do you have a convenient algorithm (or better a program) for > > calculating this? If so, how about passing it on to Steve Broyles for > > incorporation into a future release. Or even better, since most of > > these kinds of interpolations are necessarily irregular (eg. "down the > > meanders...") would be the ability to plot a series of points (at the > > bends, say, of a river) and have the bounds generated automagically by > > the program, connecting the plotted dots (this is assuming the > > presence of one of Steve's overlays, or other importations showing > > river course and the like). > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <searcher@covad.net> > > To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:29 AM > > Subject: Re[DMU] Help fpr deed with arc > > > > > > > ok your arc is sweeping an arc of 101.0349 degrees during it's > > > length. > > > You can enter the following ten lines in place of the instruction > > > Lm ; 1736.89f; this is the arc > > > > > > lm s59.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm s69.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm s79.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm s89.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm n79.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm n69.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm n59.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm n49.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm n39.89e; 173.689f; > > > pt > > > lm n29.89e; 173.689f; > > > This is dividing the given arc up into 10 equal segments. It is an > > > approximation and not a smooth arc but will do for display > > > purposes. > > > > > > > > > Charlotte > > > > > > > I know DeedMapper can't do arcs but can I somehow get the rest of > > > > the points in the correct position while leaving out the segment > > > > with the arc? > > > > > > > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > > > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > > Please turn off the "Reply To:" (leave it blank) in your messages. > > This is normally not needed unless you are sending from one address > > and expect to receive mail at a different address. > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >