We list land surveying as one of our specialties on our
website, here’s the low-down on what it is and why you might want it.
Pretend you’re a major
mall retail developer and you want to make some changes. Before you talk to an architect, you’ll want
to know exactly what you own and where the property limits are. You’d want a drawing to summarize these
details called a Boundary Survey or perhaps an ALTA Survey.
Now pretend you’re a project
manager with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and you’re getting
ready to widen a road. Who do you want
on the engineering team – why a land surveyor of course. Our survey team will go out “shoot” or
photograph the entire designated right-of-way, and maybe even “fly” the site to
ensure that all sidewalks, interchanges, monuments and signage are in place and
located. If you were a DOT employee,
your constituents would want accurate mile markers or road stationing.
What if you were a Town
Planner and you were considering a new water treatment facility. Well you would certainly want a topographic
site survey. This map would provide ground
contours to within a foot, along with spot elevations for accurate design. Additionally this survey might help you
determine utilities owned by the municipality.
Now you’re a school
administrator and your school has raised enough money to build a new Sports
Facility Storage Shed. Well, if you haven’t
figured it out yet, you’re gonna call a land surveyor. Why?
Because you’ll need some assistance assessing the best place for the
shed on the school grounds so that it will not interfere with any underground
or overhead utilities.
And so, you are likely a property
owner. Have you been thinking about
building a new fence? Our team of
surveyors could ensure that you are building the fence on your property and
make you aware of any recorded easements that may impact the location of where
you would like to build your fence.
Ultimately, Land Surveying is the art of location…an
important aspect to engineering excellence.
