Functions and Objectives

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Survey Files and Reference Documents

  • Preserve original surveys and record documents
  • Create and maintain digital archive of all originals
  • Improve access to land record information
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Monumentation

  • Perpetuate and restore government land corners as regulated by the Oregon Revised Statutes
  • Participate in the Public Land Corner Preservation Program
  • These corners form the basis of the land identification system used in deeds and boundary control of all property
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Subdivision and Plat Checking

  • Review plats and subdivisions for accuracy and content according to guidelines established by the Oregon Revised Statutes and local ordinances
  • Employ computerized drafting techniques to assure consistency and precision to within fixed tolerances
  • Field checking of lot corner pin placement
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