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 Bridgestone/Firestone
Wilderness
White/Van Buren Counties, TN
Client: State of Tennessee
This
project included a Boundary Survey of a
6000-acre tract for the State of Tennessee. The Bridgestone/Firestone
Rubber Company donated this tract of ground to the State.
The boundary line for this project was 37 miles. To control
the boundary, a pair of GPS points was set every two miles
along the perimeter to use for ties to the State Plane Coordinates
System. Since the boundary was to be marked with permanent
markers and tied to State Plane, the GPS points were not set
as permanent control monuments.
Work included the research of all deeds of the principal tract
and all adjoining parcels, and the marking of the boundary
lines in accordance with the requirements of Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency. One line of the boundary was set according
to contour line; therefore, that contour had to established
according to USGS datum and then given a horizontal position
as a boundary line for deed closure.
The survey was tied to the Tennessee State Plane Coordinate
System so that TWRA can incorporate the information into their
GIS system. Deliverables included a hard copy map on permanent
material and an electronic copy compatible with the State
of Tennessee GIS System.
 Smith
Bend Tract
Rhea County, Tennessee
Client: State of Tennessee
The
Smith Bend Tract project consisted of a Boundary Survey for
a 2500-acre tract of land along the Tennessee River in Rhea
County, Tennessee. The project was requested from the Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency so the State of Tennessee could
purchase the property. L. I. Smith & Associates was furnished
a title search by the state attorney, but the project manager
along with the survey manager still had to reconcile with
the adjoining deeds to be sure there were no overlays or encroachments.
This
property was joined by TVA property; therefore, maps and data
from TVA were gathered to be sure all TVA corners were found.
If corners were not found, corners were set in accordance
the requirements of TWRA. The lines were marked in accordance
with the requirements of the TWRA with carsonite post and
painted trees in the woods.
GPS
was used to establish the Tennessee State Plane Coordinates
of certain traverse points so that the final electronic copy
could be imported into the State of Tennessee GIS System.
These points were established along the traverse line and
near the boundary line and used as tie points due to the length
of perimeter for this tract. Static readings were taken and
post processed was used to reduce the data collected.
 Wall
Tract
Obion County, Tennessee
Client: State of Tennessee
The
Wall Tract project included the survey of 1577 acres of land
for the State of Tennessee along the Obion River in Obion
County, Tennessee. The boundary according to the deed went
to the center of the River with an easement to the United
State Army Corp of Engineers, which had to be shown on the
plat. All deed research was the responsibility of L. I. Smith
& Associates, Inc. The boundary line was marked using
carsonite post, with appropriate stickers and trees painted
along the line when in the woods.
A US highway also ran through this property and L.I. Smith’s
project manager had to research and locate a copy of the right-of-way
plans to confirm the survey data to locate the right-of-way.
Tennessee highway plans reference the centerline station in
the description; and it is sometimes hard to establish the
centerline from the deeds in the courthouse.
This survey was tied to Tennessee State Plane Coordinate System
using GPS to establish the points. Points were visible of
each other so that the traverse crew could occupy one point
and shoot another to get good ties with GPS points.
Deliverables were electronic and hard copies. Hard copies
were on mylar with multiple copies on paper. The electronic
copies were in a format to be read by the State of Tennessee
into their GIS system.
 Boundary
Recovery Survey for
Natchez Trace State Park
Chester County, Tennessee
Client: State of Tennessee
This
Boundary Recovery Survey covered 5 miles of the Natchez Trace
State Park. The park was established in the 1930s, and the
State Park Agency has established a program of line maintenance
along the boundary. The project included using old field notes,
plats, and deeds to recover existing monuments. The surveyor
traversed as near to the existing known line as possible and
included all found monuments in the first pass along the boundary
line. Some of the monuments were under a lot of dirt and took
considerable effort to uncover. If the existing were not found,
new monuments were in accordance with the requirements of
the specification for the project. The new monuments, as well
as the found monuments, were referenced to other objects such
as trees, rocks, and road intersections. The line was also
painted and blazed in accordance with the requirements set
out in the contract.
Tennessee
State Plane Coordinates were established for the new and existing
monuments as well as the references. Static GPS with a rover
and post processing were used to get the coordinates. A strip
map of the boundary line was furnished to the Department along
with electronic files.
 Byrd
Mountain
Morgan County, Tennessee
Client: State of Tennessee
The
Byrd Mountain project consisted of a Boundary Survey of 1246
acres to be added to The Frozen Head State Park in Morgan
County, Tennessee for the State of Tennessee. Deeds, existing
plats, and any other information were the responsible of L.
I. Smith & Associates, Inc. The boundary was marked using
carsonite posts with the appropriate stickers, and the existing
boundary line markers were removed. The survey was tied to
the existing boundary of the Frozen Head State Park. GPS points
were set using local control from the existing boundary so
the surveyor could have checks as he was traversing around
the boundary.
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