Surveying Services

Boundary Surveys

During the development of a site it has routinely become important to establish where the properties boundaries are physically located. When performing a boundary survey the WSE survey staff will review title reports recorded surveys and other documentation and reference the information obtained from those items to existing monuments located throughout that neighboring area. With this they will compute the sites boundaries and search for an existing monumentation to establish where the corners of the property might lie. Should they need to or be asked to provide new monumentation WSE will also prepare a survey document or plan to be recorded with the county.

Topographic Surveys

Generally during the design of a site it is very important to establish the existing elevations of the site. This process is normally achieved through a topographic survey that uses a series of surveyed data points to describe the area of interest. Whether obtained from GPS equipment or more conventional survey means, the collected data then used to produce an AutoCAD based drawing depicting the site's contours which can then be used in the design process.

Construction Staking

Essentially the reverse of Topographic surveys staking is the process by which proposed features are initially located on a site. This process can be as simple as providing a few reference points for a contractor to pull measurements from or as complex as staking out numerous points to profile final contours, features, or elevations.

Record Drawings or As-Built Drawings

Generally performed in conjunction with engineering services, the surveying of constructed features is normally performed to verify the level of conformance achieved between the constructed features and the planned features.

Alta Surveys

Occasionally the value of a property is needed for financial, insurance or legal reasons. To establish this value it is common for landowners to request an ALTA survey. ALTA is an acronym for American Land Title Association. An ALTA survey essentially locates and identifies the physical surface features of a site so that and estimator can determine a value for the property.