| Land surveyors are involved in the task of | | | | of the photographs. |
| measuring the boundaries of the land, making | | | | Court Exhibit or Judicial Survey |
| maps, creations of legal description about the land | | | | This survey is useful in court room for the |
| they even plan for the development of the land. | | | | purpose of registration. This survey involves the |
| This article deals with the different types of the | | | | analysis of the various legal descriptions and maps; |
| land surveys present in the market that can help | | | | it also involves the cross checking of the different |
| you determining the boundaries of your land. | | | | fields located in the description and the actual, the |
| Boundary survey | | | | monuments and the physical aspects of the place |
| The survey which reveals the corners of the | | | | and all this information has to be presented in a |
| property and the property lines of a piece of a | | | | visual exhibit so that it could be used in the court |
| land is referred to as a boundary survey. They | | | | room with ease. This survey is referred with |
| are usually undertaken to obtain the building | | | | different names in different areas like in some |
| permits, to settle the disputes related to the | | | | areas it is referred as Torrens or judicial land |
| property and for the purpose of erecting the | | | | marks (JLM's) or Judicial Monument (JM's) or |
| fences. This survey is considered to be the basic | | | | Judicial Marker. |
| survey to be undertaken in the initial stages of | | | | Elevation or Floodplain Survey |
| the property. | | | | This survey is conducted to estimate the altitude |
| Cadastral survey | | | | of the various sections of the building or the land. |
| Cadastral survey is the name referred for the | | | | The results derived from this survey are often |
| original survey, resurvey of the lands belonging to | | | | used in building plans and it also helps in |
| the public under the Public land survey system for | | | | determining whether the property is in flood zone |
| the purpose of the re-establishment of the | | | | or not. |
| property lines. | | | | Geodetic Survey |
| Construction Survey | | | | This survey takes in consideration the curvature |
| The survey which is being undertaken at the time | | | | of the earth and other astronomic observations |
| of the construction in order to have control over | | | | for the determination of the boundaries. |
| the elevation, the dimensions of the place are | | | | Hydrographic and Underwater Surveys |
| referred to as construction survey. In short this | | | | These surveys collect data on the water bodies, |
| kind of survey is undertaken during the | | | | they provide details regarding depth of water, the |
| construction of the land. | | | | contours, the direction and the velocity of the |
| Control Survey | | | | current, the place where the immovable objects |
| Control survey facilitates information on the | | | | are located in the under waters. |
| horizontal and the vertical points that determine | | | | Lot split survey |
| the boundaries of the place. Further the output | | | | These surveys are needed when a piece of land |
| facilitated by this survey helps in the aerial view | | | | has to be divided in two or three pieces. |