DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS—ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING?
That’s interesting—my experience with the GIS maps has actually been a bit more positive, though I totally get where you’re coming from with the drone footage. I’ve worked on a few remodels where clients wanted to be sure about property lines before moving forward, and the county’s online mapping tools were surprisingly helpful for getting a general sense, at least. They’re not always perfect, but for me, overlaying the parcel data on a satellite image usually gets me close enough for planning purposes.
I do think the drone tech is still a bit ahead of what most people need for this kind of thing. Unless you’ve got access to survey-grade GPS, it’s tough to get that level of accuracy. Honestly, sometimes I just end up walking the site with a printout and a tape measure—it’s old school, but it works when you need to double-check before putting in a fence or landscaping. It’s not fancy, but at least you know where things really are on the ground...
