Types of Land Survey
Here are a few circumstances when a land survey may be necessary:
- Individual/Companies buying or selling properties or land
- Dividing an Estate
- Establishing property lines and erecting fences
- To find out any encroachments ie; driveways or buildings on the property.
- Construction
- To determine any easements
- Commercial property sale
- New Commercial site
Depending on the business objective, land, prevailing rules, land use or more, additional types of surveys may be needed. The following article contains information covering a few important types of surveys.
Boundary Survey
A boundary survey establishes property lines and corners of a parcel of land. Boundary surveys are required to obtain building permits, to resolve property disputes and for erecting fences or determine fence line.
ALTA Survey
An ALTA survey is a boundary survey prepared to a set of minimum standards that have been jointly prepared and adopted by the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). A boundary survey meets the standards of the regulatory industry of an individual state, whereas the ALTA/ACSM is comprehensively recognized across the entire nation. The objective of the ALTA/ACSM standard is to establish a level of standards so that all parties in the commercial transaction are ensured a common standard.
Topographic Survey
A survey that locates natural and man-made features such as buildings, fences, improvements, land contours, easements, utilities, trees, streams, etc. A topographic survey is generally used to plan or design developmental and improvement projects.
Sub-Division Survey
Sub Division surveys are utilized to divide a parcel of land into smaller parcels which shows mathematical survey data on a map and meets local Government (usually Municipality/County) ordinances.
Right-of-Way Surveys
A Right Of Way Survey is a boundary survey depicting the limits of private ownership including that of the entity or agency that has the interest or jurisdiction of the subject property. Depending on the location of the site, the entity/agency may be the State, County, or City government. (More Info)
