The Data Recovery, Modernization, and Summaries of Partial Boundary Surveys for Keystone Reservoir Arkansas River, Oklahoma

Some of you have recently grown to know me lately and some of you may have known me for years.  In fact, I started working as a very young surveyor back in 1965 on the projects similar to the example below.

Since I am basically unemployed and have some time on my hands, I happened on to an idea to be of help to other surveyors and volunteer my time to recovery and modernization of data I have been collecting on sections near me that have very valuable data.  This takes a lot of time and if I get income producing work, I will have to suspend my work on it.  This work keeps me brushed up on my AutoCAD, data processing, and information systems.

Just for a name, I am calling it “The Data Recovery, Modernization, and Summaries of Partial Boundary Surveys for Keystone Reservoir Arkansas River, Oklahoma”.

It is a step by step process of obtaining the complete document for such surveys as described in the example below in an image format (only information known to exist for such) and transcribing it into text data and drawing data.  I have done this on several sections which included drawing each course to precise scale into an AutoCAD type drawing and reporting the closure found.

To make the data available outside the drawing, I have, in some cases, created coordinates for the entire section and courses reported in the documentation provided by the Keystone USACE.  The coordinate data, along with the course data in a format that can more easily be used to create a drawing in one of the most simple format can be created for generations to now and forever.  Most surveyors and engineers are particularly familier with the Comma Separated Value (CSV)  format for organization, storage, and transfer of coordinates used for line work in a spreadsheet or such programs that will interface this data into a drawing or other program for various uses.  Even though most of the coordinates are not created in the precise State Plane Coordinate System, they are very useful in finding and restoration of the valuable boundary evidence needed in land inventory & improvement projects.

The CSV coordinates provide the CAD operator with the basic data needed to more easily create a drawing with those coordinate points relative to the section and the coordinate base coordinate system.  Then it is just a matter of “connecting the dots”. With more work, the CSV data can include detail descriptions for each course or section line leg.

I have not included the drawing or a sample of the CSV format of the below data, however, I can after completion, as time allows.
Even if you do not use a spreadsheet program, you can view the CSV format in a simple text editor like notebook.  Text files are tiny compared to many of the formats available today such that they are preferred for storage and transfer of this important data. It is basically the fuel needed by much larger program files to process the data into colorful drawing complete with overlay information from map sources such as Google Earth.  I have also taken the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) latitude and longitude map point data and compiled that data for the map overlays needed to eventually create a precise survey accurate map of this data.  Once this data is compiled, it can be used in the field to locate, log, and update such information on the actual location of monuments for a precision latitude, longitude, and SPC of each point when funds become available to physically update the locations of historical and legal monumentation in the field.

This data is critical if we are to be able to economically move ahead without re-creating the wheel every time this data is obtained and processed by individuals.  Without this data format, very little if any progress is encouraged resulting in the discouragement of investors to develop and improve land and the economy in this area.

——————————–sample of some data (step 2) in process or being processed below —————————————————:

TRS 21N09E34  Data Recovery & Modernization by Gary W. Breisch  datecode: 20111129

PARTIAL BOUNDARY SURVEYS KEYSTONE RESERVOIR ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLAHOMA Performed Under Contract Number DA – 34 – 066- Civeng 65-1914    Osage County Oklahoma BREISCH ENGINEERS COMPANY – Field Book No. A-2277  Date: Aug. 16,  1965
(hand written number 1267674)

USACE#1       @589.16<S33d17″14″E
USACE#2        @328.43<S0d28’29″W
USACE#3       @461.70<S44d31’01″E
USACE#4        @326.43<S89d51’40″E
USACE#5       @366.83<N 63d28’32″E
USACE#6       @466.17<N 45d8’25″E
USACE#7       @739.44<N 26d57’15″E
USACE#8       @163.72<N89d58’33″E
USACE#9       @737.04<N27d7’46″E
USACE#10      @636.72<N89d58’33″E
USACE#11      @327.88<N0d49’15″E
USACE#12      @326.39<S89d59’25″E
USACE#13      @464.93<N45d10’53″E
USACE#14      @651.49<S89d59’0″E
USACE#15      @734.33<S26d48’55″W
USACE#16      @163.52<N89d59’51″W
USACE#17      @1473.24<S27d7’9″W
USACE#18      @660.29<S0d45’53″W
USACE#19      @165.4<S89d51’41″W
USACE#20      @495.48<S0d49’15″W
USACE#21      @367.39<S63d27’1″W
USACE#22      @163.14<N89d50’15″W
USACE#23      @494.87<S0d44’48″W
USACE#24      @488.78<N89d46’1″W
USACE#25      @679.75<S14d30’58″W
USACE#26      @162.64<N89d40’22″W
USACE#27      @366.41<N25d45’10″W
USACE#28      @488.65<N89d43’12″W
USACE#29      @164.35<S0d31’28″W
USACE#30      @325.43<N89d41’47″W
USACE#31      @462.65<S45d7’29″W

SECTION FROM NW COR
@2666.45<S89d51’29″E
@2595.62<S89d58’11″E
@2620.29<S0d4’53″E
@2620.29<S0d4’53″E
@1329.12<S89d29’57″W
@1349.47<S89d30’45″W
@2601.13<S89d38’58″E
@2625.32<N0d25’30″E
@2630.51<N0d12’17″W

The above data has not been plotted or checked for typos yet.  Closure is not verified. The next step will be to plot it and check for closure and typos to create the best possible verification and closure to the section data (perimeter of section boundary).
——————————–sample of some data in process or being processed above  —————————————————

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