Pull up an online property map and you may see a neat line surrounding your lot. It can look precise enough to answer a simple question: Where does my property end? The problem is that a line on a screen and a professional land survey do not serve the same purpose. That difference matters when you plan a fence, addition, driveway, garage, or other improvement near a property line. Online maps can provide helpful starting information. However, when the exact location of a boundary matters, surveyors look at much more than the parcel shape displayed online. Why Online Property Lines Look So Convincing Digital property maps have become incredibly useful. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government maintains GIS mapping services that include Fayette County parcel geometry. Property owners can view parcel information alongside roads, addresses, aerial imagery, and other geographic data. The result looks simple. A parcel appears as a polygon with clear edges. When you place that polygon...