Mindful of this week's 147th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga, competitive teams of surveyors - some in period garb - worked to re-create Civil War battle maps the old-fashioned way.

Old real estate legal descriptions may reference landmarks or monuments that are no longer on the property, so a land surveyor will have to take new measurements to provide accurate boundary lines.

M. Kumaravel, a sub-inspector of survey, said, “Each chain with 100 links is 20-metres long. We use it to measure the length and breadth of land, spread over hectares.” ...

Broken treaties and surveying errors. In the 1800s, settlers’ early maps of northern Minnesota were labeled only “Abundant Pine.” After a series of contested and often unfulfilled treaties ...

Federal surveyor Wayne Hancock fixes an old marker's position last week on Pikes Peak as part of as sweeping survey. At top, "X" marks the spot of property boundaries.

Samastipur (Bihar): As rain lashed down, 26-year-old land surveyor Deeplal Kumar biked 20 km from Bibhutipur to Samastipur, not to measure plots but for a tough new job requirement— a crash ...