The Survey Map must contain a descriptive location of the property or a vicinity map, and what else must be tied?

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In surveying, a map must place the parcel in the real world and precisely connect its corners to known ground references. Providing a descriptive location of the property (or a vicinity map) gives the geographic context—where the parcel sits in relation to streets, landmarks, or coordinates. The corner of the property must be tied by bearing and distance to show the exact direction and length of the boundary from a fixed reference. This combination makes the map locatable on the ground and the boundary you drew reproducible, so someone can locate and stake the same corners again. An aerial photo isn’t a substitute for that formal bearing-and-distance tie, and a map that only shows the corner without a location reference wouldn’t let you find the parcel.