ABSTRACT
Surveying relies on many roots, from the legal principles of property ownership to mathematical principles derived from astronomy, to “Arabic” numbers to show its values.
The word cadaster, as used in the terms “cadastral law” or “cadastral surveyor,” is expanded to reflect the generic definition of “pertaining to landed property as to its extent, value, and ownership” (Merriam-Webster New Collegiate Dictionary). Following this definition, the majority of the population, from property owner to real estate agent to (cadastral) lawyer to surveyor and, even by the strictest definition, the county assessor, should be knowledgeable about the material presented.
