Action Surveying

A boundary survey and drawing (plat) which meets the requirements of ALTA (American Land Title Association) and the ACSM (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping) and incorporates review of the Title Search provided. ALTA surveys are typically required for the purchase or sale of commercial property. The final ALTA survey will reflect the minimum standards as outlined in Table A as provided by the client. This survey reestablishes boundaries of a parcel using its legal description. All property corners are either found or set and are displayed on a drawing (plat) along with all the permanent structures, above-ground utilities and any encroachments.

A property survey determines the location of property lines and the monuments that mark the property corners of a parcel of land as described in a deed. The land surveyor undertaking a boundary survey should examine the deed for the property as well as possibly your neighbor's deed. These deeds are normally located in the Probate office in the particular county courthouse. The land surveyor may also talk with neighbors and/or the owners to get information they have as to the location of the boundary line.

What is a Topographic Survey? Much like any other type of survey, a topographic survey, or topographic survey for short, is done to locate natural and man-made features on a particular parcel of land. This is sometimes called planimetric features or things you can see from a plan view as if you were hovering over the site. The topographic survey usually also includes any man-made underground features, like utility lines. The topographic survey will also show above ground improvements like buildings, utility poles, retaining walls, etc.