| A land surveyor is one who using a | | | | • Construction and Transportation |
| combination of experience and education | | | | Staking |
| comprehends and define the characteristics of | | | | |
| land. Who is authorized to perform and | | | | • Mitigation Plans |
| represent a physical retracing of the legal | | | | |
| history of that piece of land. A land | | | | • Utility and Pipeline Surveys |
| surveyor is a design expert who is licensed | | | | |
| by the State of New York. A New York licensed | | | | As said by the New York State Law, the |
| land surveyor can use applied mathematics and | | | | surveys made only by the licensed and |
| various technical and research abilities to | | | | registered New York State Land Surveyors are |
| measure and plot: the measurements of any | | | | lawful. Only those land surveyors who are |
| part of the Earth's surface, natural and | | | | registered have the mixture of land surveying |
| artificial structures, the directions and | | | | education and experience in the field which |
| lengths of boundary lines, and the curve of | | | | is needed for licensure in the New York |
| the Earth's surface as well. It is important | | | | State, and just the licensed and registered |
| to note that only licensed land surveyors are | | | | land surveyors have passed the licensure exam |
| allowed to determine boundary line | | | | in New York State. This is a three-part |
| measurements in the state of New York. Land | | | | examination, and consists of two national |
| surveyors are also familiar with zoning | | | | exams totaling fourteen hours, and a two-hour |
| regulations, building regulations, health | | | | New York State specific examination. |
| policies, planning regulations, wetland | | | | |
| regulations and general land use codes. | | | | Architects, lawyers, professional engineers, |
| | | | Real Estate agents, title company agents and |
| Land surveyors might offer a lot of different | | | | landscape architects are not permitted to |
| services which include: | | | | make boundary line determinations. This rule |
| | | | is implemented even though a visual |
| • Proposed Plot Plans | | | | examination of a property by a Real Estate |
| | | | agent, a landowner, a contractor or title |
| • Global Positioning System Surveys | | | | company representative is not sufficient to |
| | | | settle the legal boundary of the said |
| • Subdivision Design and Platting | | | | property. |
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| • Boundary Surveys | | | | It is important that you get in touch with a |
| | | | land surveyor before buying a property |
| • Environmental Impact Statements | | | | because |
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| • Building Location and Foundation | | | | • Only a licensed land surveyor can |
| Location Surveys | | | | provide a map of his survey to define what |
| | | | you have bought |
| • Wetland Delineation and Location | | | | |
| | | | • He can conclude whether trees, |
| • Topographic Surveys | | | | buildings, fences, gardens, building |
| | | | overhangs, sidewalks, driveways, etc actually |
| • Geodetic Control Surveys | | | | lie on your property |
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| • Percolation Tests and Soil | | | | • He can decide if your deed correctly |
| Descriptions | | | | describes your property, or he could provide |
| | | | an updated deed |
| • Land Development Plans | | | | |
| | | | • A survey given by the seller may be |
| • Mining Plans | | | | old and not describe changes made to the |
| | | | property since then. A surveyor can place |
| • Monitoring of Structural Settling of | | | | permanent monuments on the corners of your |
| Buildings and Other Structures | | | | property to make you aware of property lines |
| | | | always. |