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COGO Reader not reading curve from legal description

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10-23-2025 08:42 AM
LECarver_JC
Emerging Contributor

I am working with a colleague using COGO reader on a legal description and are running into an issue where the reader isn't reading one of the descriptions for a curve properly (see text boxed in white in screenshot). We tried editing the text to try to guide the reader to adjust how it was reading but were unsuccessful in getting it to read properly. Would love any advice on this and wanted to share as feedback on COGO reader.

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MikeVolz
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What version of Pro are you using COGO reader with?

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LECarver_JC
Emerging Contributor

I'm on 3.5.4

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MDB_GIS
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I've had this happen to me as well, and no amount of tinkering would get it to read. ESRI seriously needs to release some guidance on the format that the COGO reader expects for the different measurement types. 

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LECarver_JC
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Yes, a lot of times I can figure out the text formatting to read correctly, but that is rarely faster than just using the Traverse tool and entering things manually. 

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MDB_GIS
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Same! It's handy when it works but at least half the time for me it doesn't work immediately. 

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Rafael_Bombacini
Esri Contributor

@LECarver_JC  Can you please provide the legal description? 

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LECarver_JC
Emerging Contributor

@Rafael_Bombacini Yes, here is the legal description:

TRACT 1:
ALL OF LOT 1, "ONE PERSHING SQUARE", A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN KANSAS CITY, JACKSON
COUNTY, MISSOURI, EXCEPT THAT PART LYING BELOW ELEVATION 74.47 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
VERTICAL DATUM, AND BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING BEARINGS, DISTANCES AND CURVES:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES 29 MINUTES
54 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, A DISTANCE OF 49.93 FEET; THENCE
SOUTH 65 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 73.21 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 71
DEGREES 52 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 113.07 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID
LOT 1, SAID WEST LINE ALSO BEING THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MAIN STREET, AS NOW
ESTABLISHED; THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID LINE, A
DISTANCE OF 60.85 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING AN INITIAL
TANGENT BEARING OF NORTH 40 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST, A RADIUS OF 110.04
FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 31 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 20 SECONDS, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 60.22 FEET;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 NORTH 71 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 31
SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 92.65 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
LOT 1 ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT, BEING TANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 511.30 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 04 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 16 SECONDS, AN ARC
DISTANCE OF 40.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

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Rafael_Bombacini
Esri Contributor

@LECarver_JC Can you send a screenshot of the legal document?

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LECarver_JC
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@Rafael_Bombacini Yes, here it is.