Taurus Geomatics

10/13/2026

Shoutout to Kurt the Surveyor for leading the way!

I frequently try to explain to others what it is that I do. Sometimes it’s easier to show rather than to tell.

If you have any questions let us know down below and we will answer them the best we can.

Thanks to Trimble Geospatial for keeping us rocking and rolling.

// The captions aren’t perfect. Oluff Inskter was the name of the surveyor from 1954 who planted this monument based on original evidence from 1883.

10/09/2026

There is no better time to stake boundaries then once harvesting is complete 🌾
Let us know if you have any fencing or seeding projects that need to be marked before the ground freezes 🥶

Ta**us Geomatics is Professional Land Surveying Company that Specializes in Legal Surveying in the Province of Saskatchewan. Our services include, but are not limited to subdivisions, residential property reports and boundary staking.

09/28/2026

Even when the odds seem stacked against a monument, you must dig.
You never know what you might find 🔎.
Planted by R. J. Loran SLS #169 on November 4th 1986.

09/24/2026

There are worse places to work.

09/23/2026

A corner of a parcel ought to be governed by one monument and one monument only.
Having multiple monuments for one corner creates an obvious dilemma:
“Which one is correct?”
In the image attached you can see a brass cap post towards the top and a standard iron post towards the bottom. They are roughly 2’ apart.
Any guesses which one is correct?!

09/21/2026

This monument was planted by W. W. Meadows SLS #006 sometime between July 22nd and July 30th 1926 just northwest of Fort Walsh.
"I. P. P. RIX," as he states on his plan, indicates Iron Post and Pits Road Monument #9.
That means Meadows and his crew dug four holes in the ground and then planted a 3' solid iron post in the middle of them to mark the position. All four of the Pits and the Iron Post are still in very good condition 💯 years later.
Meadows' Party would repeat this process 32 more times over the better part of 4 miles to mark each deflection in their survey.

09/01/2026

⚠️Do not try to find your own lot corners⚠️
We often tell people that live in older townsites that there is nothing to find, which isn’t exactly true. There is always something to look for but in almost all cases it is a wooden post from 100+ years ago.
The posts, at this stage in their life, are very delicate, if traces of them exist at all. If you 🪏 carelessly or too aggressively you might destroy the thing we are trying to find.
If you have any questions about your property boundaries shoot us a message, email or text.

08/26/2026

We have been a bit quiet as of late and that’s because August has been busy in terms of surveying projects and some other events…

That being said, we are looking forward to the post harvest rush 🌾 🌾 🚜!!
Let us know if you have any boundaries that need to be marked and we will start researching the necessary documents.

07/25/2026

We can’t thank the Cypress Hills Cottage Owners' Association enough for their continued support.

Whether it is preparing Real Property Reports or assisting with new build construction we are continually humbled to have your trust 😊.

Reminder: CHCOA Annual General Meeting is TODAY, Saturday, July 25 at 11:00 AM in the Cypress Room at The Resort at Cypress Hills. All members welcome — memberships can be purchased at the door by cottage owners for $25.

A big thank you to our sponsors: The Resort at Cypress Hills for donating the Cypress Room, and Ta**us Geomatics for sponsoring the coffee & cookies. See you there! 🌲

07/20/2026

“Why do YOU put the corners so far under the ground!?”
Is another common phrase we hear all the time.
Remember 90% of modern cadastral surveying is finding the monument that was left behind by the original surveyor. If everything goes according to plan we don’t need to set new monuments; we just need to confirm the original ones.
“Ok, so why did THEY put it down so far?
THEY didn’t 😊. It was common practice for the surveyors of old to leave monuments sticking up out of the ground a few inches, such that landowners could locate them and rely upon them.
In cases like the photos attached it’s not a function of a surveyor placing the monument deep below the surface but rather the surface being raised up by fill after the monument was planted 🪏.
If you have any questions about your property boundaries don’t be afraid to reach out.