The aim of this publication is to present, discuss and compare two geodetic-legal procedures in the scope of drawing up a survey report (basic trig data) on two particular geodetic tasks, namely the delimitation (demarcation) of a real estate property, and the resumption (restora- tion) of boundary marks. The analyses were carried out, based on the current applicable le- gal acts and relevant implementing rules regarding the surveying activities in question and on the basis of geodetic basic trig data surveys, accepted by the State Geodetic and Cartographic Documentation Centre. The publication presents selected aspects of the discussed works from the point of view of geodetic practice in the field. The author indicates the responsibilities of the authorized (certified) surveyor, and the surveyor’s role in these two different geodesic proce- dures. The effect of the study is to point to the main differences between the two procedures, the effects of which – both in the field and on the map – are similar. The analysis shows the varied level of difficulty of the discussed surveying tasks in the context of formal and legal stipulations currently existing in Poland. Due to the nature of the subject of this study, the conclusions are of local (Poland-specific) nature, without reference to global solutions.