What a Professional Land Surveyor Looks for Before Fieldwork Begins
A survey crew shows up at a property. The owner sees tripods, measuring tools, and people walking the land. What they don’t see is the work that came before that day. A professional land surveyor does not just arrive and start measuring. Before anyone steps onto the site, there is planning to do. The type […]
How Construction Surveyors Handle Sites Where Original Control Points Are Missing
A grading crew shows up ready to move dirt. The plans call for a specific spot to start from. But the stake marking that spot is gone. Maybe it got buried under fresh clay. Maybe a dozer clipped it back in March. Either way, work stops until someone finds a new starting point. This happens […]
Why a Licensed Land Surveyor May Spend More Time in Records Than in the Field
Most developers picture surveying as boots on dirt. A crew walks a site. They set stakes. They measure lines. That’s the visible part of the job. But a licensed land surveyor often spends more hours at a desk than on your property. This isn’t wasted time. It’s the part of the process that keeps your […]