| Surveying is a technique of determining the | | | | regarding how long it will take to do a survey. |
| available space in different dimensions and also | | | | Surveyors |
| analyzing the angles and distance between them. | | | | A surveyor is one who informs people about the |
| Surveying contributes a great part in the | | | | location of their lands by mapping the topography |
| construction process. | | | | of land. |
| Land survey - It is an art of determining the | | | | Duties of the surveyors |
| features earth’s surface, representing all | | | | - They work out title surveys for |
| those information on paper in the form of plans | | | | transactions in the real estate and they give |
| and figures. | | | | certification that the structures are built according |
| In what way land survey is beneficial? | | | | to the design and the layout of the buildings. |
| - Land surveys helps to ascertain the location | | | | They also plot the slopes and areas for pay |
| of land boundaries. When the survey of lands is | | | | volumes or quantities. Legal descriptions are |
| not done, it becomes difficult to build the railroads, | | | | written by the surveyors, which are used to |
| to uplift the skyscrapers and the individuals cannot | | | | describe the property, airports, railroads and |
| put up fences around their yards, when the | | | | cellular networks. Some major duties are |
| surveying is not done. It helps to assign the | | | | conducting research on documents and land |
| boundary lines and also gives exact | | | | measurement. |
| measurements for your land. | | | | - Land surveyors should be well prepared to |
| - When you purchase a real estate land, it | | | | work in all situations, to work both in office as |
| should be surveyed to avoid problems like | | | | well as in field. Global positioning systems, metal |
| disputes and other trespassers. | | | | detectors and laptops are some of the |
| Before doing a land survey, the following points | | | | equipments used by the surveyors. They work |
| should be considered | | | | for all governmental and non – governmental |
| 1. Get to know, for what reason you need | | | | agencies and firms. |
| land survey to be done, whether to locate the | | | | It is in the hands of the people to select the right |
| boundaries or to place a fence. | | | | land surveyor and survey company to make out |
| 2. Make a search online to gain information | | | | surveys for their lands. In Texas, there are |
| about the land surveyors in Texas and famous | | | | lots of surveying companies for you to choose |
| Survey Companies. After choosing a surveyor, | | | | from. Before contacting any survey company, |
| you could tell the expectations regarding the | | | | collect details about that company and about the |
| survey. | | | | kinds of services they provide. There are |
| 3. Give the relevant old survey documents | | | | many professional land surveyors in Texas, who |
| of the real estate land to your surveyor. Ask | | | | have the authority to survey both private and |
| the survey company to estimate the cost for | | | | public property. |
| doing a land survey. You can ask your surveyor | | | | |