The middle of the compass is the beginning point of a line. Finally, the fourth quadrant begins at 90 degrees west and ends at zero degrees north.
The third quadrant begins at zero degrees south and ends due west at 90 degrees. The second quadrant begins at ninety degrees east and ends due south at zero degrees. Proceeding clockwise, the first quadrant begins at zero degrees north and ends at ninety degrees due east. Accordingly, a quadrant compass is divided into four quadrants with north at the top of the compass. The meridian and baseline intersect in the middle of the compass. A similar line, called the baseline, runs from east to west on the compass. An imaginary line, called a meridian, runs from north to south on the compass. The surveyor typically uses a quadrant notation compass, like the one depicted above, to determine direction. Standing at the given point of beginning, the surveyor must determine true north and then determine the direction of the first line of the survey.
A metes and bounds survey must begin at a particular point. As such, a metes and bounds survey is one that measures the boundary lines of a particular area of land, which can be of any size or shape. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, metes means to measure and bounds means boundary. The metes and bounds survey system was developed in England,before the European discovery of the Americas.
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