Digging into property easements—anyone else find online tools confusing?

It’s almost like these tools are just rough sketches sometimes.

Totally get what you mean. I tried mapping out a rain garden last year and the online easement info was so vague, I ended up second-guessing every shovel full. Ended up calling the city planner—turns out, my “back corner” is actually a shared drainage route. Digital maps just don’t cut it for stuff that matters long-term.

Digital maps just don’t cut it for stuff that matters long-term.

Yeah, I’ve run into that too. The GIS layers look official, but half the time the easement lines are “approximate.” I’ve even seen property pins off by a few feet compared to what’s on the ground. Always double-check with a survey if you can swing it—those online tools are more like a starting point than the final word.