NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying Practice Exam

The first priority of calls when determining property boundaries is based on lines actually run on the ground at the time of creation. This principle underscores the importance of physical markers and the actual surveyed lines that define a property boundary according to historically established and recognized survey methods.

When a survey is conducted, the lines that are physically established (and documented) in the field serve as the most reliable indicators of where property boundaries lie. These lines reflect the true intentions of the parties involved at the time the land was originally surveyed, making them authoritative in boundary disputes and determinations.

In this context, while calls for monuments or physical markers are also significant, they follow the priority of the lines that have been actually surveyed and established. Similarly, calls for course or distance and calls for area serve more as supplementary information that clarifies context but do not carry as much weight as the physically evidenced lines on the ground. This hierarchical approach in property boundary determination is foundational to ensuring that property rights are accurately represented and upheld.