Survey crews hack away branches, bushes, and small trees to create a physical corridor through dense vegetation. This unobstructed path allows the total station or level to see the target or prism rod. Creating these paths is labor-intensive but necessary for running traverses through thick woods where GPS signals are blocked by the canopy.
Heard on the job
We spent four hours brushing a cutline through the briars just to get a shot on the property corner.
Also heard as
- line of sight
- brushed line