Surveying, Mapping and GIS

I found this image online, some serious geotagging by a surveyor...

It's an example of unprofessionalism and what not to do. If it's a temporary mark, lumber crayon or chalk works, and will be more easily removable... If the mark is to be permanent, a more subtle approach can suffice...

Some pundits suggest... if you're going to go hog-wild, schlobbering paint all over, why not go all out, and at least also provide adequate metadata such as error ellipses, horizontal and vertical datum?

At least the smiley-face (may have been a note of sarcasm from the surveyor) was covered up....