Land Surveying: the critical first step in civil engineering design

There’s a famous equation you may have heard of…..”garbage in = garbage out”.

This certainly holds true for civil engineering and land development designs. The critical first step in the design process is a quality land survey.

Land surveying involves making measurements of features on land, both horizontal and vertical measurements, for the production of maps (called topographic maps) or plats (boundary maps) used by civil engineers for land development design projects. Features typically measured include property corners, pavement outlines, curbs, sidewalks, buildings, utilities, and ground surface elevations.

LandTech uses the latest, most advanced equipment and technology, in our land surveying services, including:

• Infrared and laser measuring devices;
• Digital and robotic surveying equipment;
• Wireless communications and data transmission;
• Global positioning satellite systems (GPS);
• Computer-assisted drafting and design (CADD); and
• Advanced electromagnetic pipe and cable locators

Samples of surveying mapping prepared by LandTech in the Knoxville and East Tennessee region can be found on our website: http://landtechco.com/services/samples_of_our_work