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During the resurveys, Wiens' group found that about half of the lizard populations at lower elevations had disappeared.

From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023

Forest Service each decade resurveys thousands of one-acre plots, checking the diameter and height of trees and looking for portents of new growth.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a remedy for this condition of affairs, Mr. Julian recommends resurveys of all grants about which there is any doubt, and the entering of suits to set aside patents obtained by fraud.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

Mr. Crane made careful resurveys of the route—omitting Pulaski this time; to the very great distress of that village—and estimated the complete cost of the road at about $1,250,000.

From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Hungerford, Edward

But these various laws did not prevent "contentious suites" from arising because of defective surveys when the lines were first run or because the restriction against resurveys did not resolve the boundary disputes.

From Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 by Robinson, Walter Stitt