Systems and Methods for Determining a Boundary for a Real Estate Parcel Based Upon Signals from a Beacon Apparatus

A pin cap for placement on a boundary pin, the pin cap comprising a beacon designed to transmit a signal, the signal indicative of a location of the pin cap.

A method, comprising the steps of:

• associating a beacon with a boundary pin of a land parcel, the boundary pin having an elongated body extending between first and second ends, the beacon being associated with the first end, the second end residing within the ground, the beacon designed to transmit a signal, the signal having first data that is indicative of a location of the pin;
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• with a mobile communications device (MCD), executing instructions of a land survey application program with a processor in order to receive and analyze the signal transmitted by the beacon and to output location information to a user so that the user can locate the pin.

A method, comprising the steps of:

• associating a beacon with a boundary pin of a land parcel, the boundary pin having an elongated body extending between first and second ends, the beacon being associated with the first end, the second end residing within the ground, the beacon designed to transmit a signal, the signal having first data that is indicative of a location of the pin;
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• with a mobile communications device (MCD), executing instructions of a land survey application program with a processor in order to receive the signals transmitted by the beacons, to determine a location of each of the pins, to create at least one property line of the land parcel, and to display the at least one property line on a map image.