Q1:Using the SNB PLANET system, find a parcel of somewhere in New Brunswick. For that parcel, identify the current owner.
The parcel I have chosen is located west of Fredericton. The current owner is Richard and Brian Dymond. The PID is 75311787.
Q2:Identify using the chain of owners of the parcel for the last 20 years, and the holder of the original Crown grant, by name. This is not a full abstract of title, so documents numbers, etc. are not needed, just the chain of names until you reach someone more than 20 years ago. You need only record holders of title to the parcel, and not other rights like easements or mortgages, so long as the land did not change hands.
In the past 20 years the ownership of the parcel has only changed once. This change occurred on September 1st, 2006. The grantor was Robert Dymond and the grantees were the current owners, Richard and Brian Dymond. The holder of the original Crown grant was John Robinson who received the parcel on October 23rd, 1789.
As a child, I remember running around the outside of my home, cutting across the front yard, weaving around trees, and climbing over the fence to the backyard. Occasionally, I would run around the perimeter of said fence just to see where it goes. I’d be out in the open for the longest time until getting to the side facing my neighbours house who also had a fence. The gap between my fence and the neighbours was only a few feet wide, but more than enough for me run through. Near the middle of this ally there was something that intrigued my every time I saw it: this small metal plate with wording etched into it I couldn’t make out. I tried time and time again to pull it out of the ground but no avail. Even as I got older and started mowing the lawn I would trim the grass in the ally and that metal plate would pop out. While I gave up on trying to take it home I still remained quizzical into its purpose. It was only this year where I learned that these small little plates are not plates, but are metal monuments stuck into the ground for the purpose of providing a boundary between lots.
Since taking this class and other Geomatics classes I have begun noticing things I never looked at twice. I finally understand what those “metal plates” are doing stuck in ground, and for another example why some trees have huge pieces of bark missing. I used to always assume this occurred from people damaging them or because the tree is dying but I now know its called tree blazing, another way to set markers for surveyors.
I’m only a second year Geomatics student but am already developing an eye for topics I’ve learned in class in the real world.
On a different note, something we learned in lecture has peaked my interest in particular; air space parcels. With regular condominiums the tenant owns specific parts of the area. For example the boundary could extend to the exterior drywall, windows, and floor surfaces. With respect to shared walls the dividing ownership point is usually to the middle of the studs. With air parcels though, the home is treated similarly to a parcel of land, where the boundary is given by coordinates in airspace creating a three dimensional parcel in the air. I find the concept of someone owning a section of air extremely interesting and only brings questions. What happens if the building is shifted or destroyed? Could ownership of this airspace block future construction? This is a topic I will be researching much more myself and I hope to hear more about it in future lectures or future Geomatics classes.
Q1:Find and example of an advertisement. It could be an image, or a video, and could be for anything – a product, to support a politician, etc.. For that example, indicate whether pathos, ethos, and/or logos are used to persuade you to buy this product.
There are three main persuasive appeals; ethos, where the speaker appeals to his own character, pathos, where the speaker appeals to emotion, and logos, where the speakers appeals to reason. The above ad, for Ram trucks, would be an example of pathos persuasion. The ad states “A Hemi for his foot”, in reference to the satisfaction the customer would receive when driving the truck. This is put into contrast with a woman’s love for diamond jewelry to cement the feeling the owner of the truck will have.
Q2: For one of the cases under the “Cases” folder for the Module VI readings, read the case, write a correct legal citation for it, and state (one of two sentences) why it is important for a surveyor trying to determine the boundaries of a parcel of land.
The case I am going to look at is Kingston v. Highland.
The legal citation would be: Kingston v. Highland [1919] 47 N.B.R 324
This case is important for surveyors trying to determine the boundaries of a parcel of land because it highlights how important further research is and to not make assumptions. As stated in the case surveyors mustn’t assume where the boundary should be and research must be done into the location of original monuments and descriptions before establishing a new boundary.
Q3:View the file named “Survey_Plan_for_Description.PDF” in the “Assignments” folder on D2L. Based on the information in this file, write a metes and bounds description for the parcel labeled “Part I”. Note that it is not necessary that you description be perfect – only that you go through the exercise of writing a fairly good one.
Survey Plan
Lot 26 Concession 7 in the Township of East Hawkesbury within the County of Prescott, Ontario
Beginning at the north-westerly corner of part 1, marked with a 5/8″ iron bar; thence travelling easterly along the post & wire fence at bearing S67 29 30E a distance of 199′ to the 1″ iron bar; thence maintaining the same bearing a distance of 10′ to the north-eastern corner of plot 1; thence S16 51 30W a distance of 220′ to the 5/8″ iron bar; thence N67 29 30W a distance of 209′ to the 5/8″ iron bar; thence N16 51 30E a distance of 220′ to the place of beginning.
Recent class discussions and readings have made me reflect how fortunate I am as a Canadian citizen to live under a fair system of law, unlike many nations in the world today.
In Canada, we are governed by Common Law, as is the UK and her past colonies. With Common Law case proceedings are carried out in court systems and judges can interpret the situation. Canada is also governed by Civil Law though, but just in Quebec. Civil Law is the most popular system in the world and follows set law codes. Both systems are effective and fair and are used by the majority of free nations around the world.
Outside of Civil and Common Law another legal system, Muslim (Sharia) Law, dominates the Middle East and parts of Northern Africa. The controversial legal system is solely based on the Islamic Religion and takes the word of God from the Quran as the rule of law. The results are devastating on the exposed society.
Saudi Arabia is an example of a current nation run by Sharia Law and because of it has become a country described by some as “stuck in the medieval ages”. The legal system suppresses freedom of speech and citizens can be jailed or beaten just for criticizing the ruling government or questioning Islamic rule. Women are beaten for committing what is deemed adultery, even under cases of rape, and are ruled by their husband. The country is the definition of a dystopian civilization and yet was a member of the UN Human Rights Council.
The idea of such a legal system being widely used as it is in the 21st Century is absolutely ludicrous and yet its grasp over vast populations remains uncontested by major world powers including the US and UK. While I implore for a time when anyone can express their beliefs without being lashed, it is unlikely considering Saudi Arabia’s geopolitical power and influence on world economies.
As a Canadian Citizen I will never take my freedoms and rights for granted and hope the rest of the suppressed world may be able to experience a proper legal system.
As the course as become underway, a variety of topics have been discussed but one in particular caught my eye. In Module II, when looking at land tenure, the Black Death came up and how land use was greatly effected by it. Personally, I already have a passion for history, medieval especially, and so I decided to dig into this more.
While the Black Death was a devastating occurrence in human history and resulted in the majority of Europe being slaughtered, some managed to prosper. Before the beginning of the Black Death Europe was already over-populated and peasants struggled to find work and food for their families. As waves of the Black Death rolled in and out though more land was left abandoned and less workers were available for land owners, the top of the social class, to employ. These changes caused the peasants of Europe to flourish.
With the low amount of workers, land owners were desperate. Peasants knew this though, and took advantage by demanding high wages. This resulted in peasants rising in the social order at a rapid pace. On top of this because of the vast amount of unattended land peasants were able to expand farms and take control of large amounts of land creating an influx of produce production and again made peasants become wealthy and powerful very quickly.
The newfound advancement in peasant wealth jarred the social hierarchy of Europe. So much so that the upper class citizens created Sumptuary law which prevented peasants from rising in the social order of medieval Europe by forcing them to wear specific clothing and by enforcing wage maximum’s, stopping the high wage demands made early on.
The fact that land can cause an entire social class to break boundaries and thrive proves how important it is in the world and its history. In the medieval ages land was a show of your power and importance, something which I believe still applies today. Countries in today’s world express their influence and power by expanding their borders or even creating map’s projected to make their nation look larger than others. Russia, for example, is currently showing aggression to eastern Ukraine in order to expand their land control.
Researching events like this feeds my expanding interest in Land Administration and only asserts my view on how crucial it really is to society. I look forward to learning about topics similar to this in class and will definitely be reading up on more historical events fuelled by the influence of land.
Q1: Develop a research question related to Geomatics, but not necessarily related to Land Administration
“What are the concerns and taboo surrounding civilian drone use?”
Q2: Locate 3 sources that would help you answer your question: one book (1), one journal article (2), and one website (3)
Perritt, H. H., & Sprague, E. O. (2016). Domesticating drones: The technology, law, and economics of unmanned aircraft. London: Routledge.
Gallacher, D. (2016). Drones to manage the urban environment: Risks, rewards, alternatives. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems,4(2), 115-124. doi:10.1139/juvs-2015-0040
Q3: For each source, provide a citation in APA or Lecture Notes 54 format, and give a brief assessment of it
I gave my citations in Q2
The book “Domesticating drone: The technology, law, and economics of unmanned aircraft.” , was published by Routledge in London, England, in 2016 and written by multiple authors. The book touches around the subject of assimilating drone use into society and appears to have no bias to the use of drone nor a bias towards the ban on them. The book rather summarizes the current climate of regular drone use by talking about benefits regarding their use but also the problems they bring. Being published in 2016 this book carries very new information and is a great resource for current arguments.
Published in the Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, this article focuses on the use of drones for environmental use and assess security and privacy issues regarding them. I believe this article is more biased towards supporting drone use as it was written for a UAV based journal. Being published in 2016 though this article may bring recent topics into light and also have still relevant explanations. On top of this the article provides a plethora of references all varying in countries of origin, news stations, and governments allowing for various viewpoints.
This website, being published onto the Library of Parliments website (presumably very credible) contains a report of data and facts gathered around the topic of civilian drone use in Canada and family nations. The author goes into detail explaining what a drone is, its various uses, and talks about the current laws surrounding drones. When necessary, each statement is labelled with a footnote leading to the large amount of references, similar to the Journal article. This webpage is a great resource for my research question as it provides important facts and statistics backed up with the source for me to utilize.
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