Land surveyors provide a wide variety of types of services and surveys for private individuals, companies and engineers alike. Among those various services are topographic surveys, which are extremely useful in a range of applications.
Topographic surveys help pinpoint specific manmade and natural features of land. Professional surveyors use technologies such as GPS and EDM to conduct these surveys, which show contour lines denoting the various changes in the land while also pointing out where certain landmarks and stakes are located.
Here are just a few of the primary benefits associated with topographic surveying in Texas:
- It helps you make informed decisions: Topographic surveys provide you with all the necessary information you need about the land before you begin making any changes to it. This is important whether you’re making changes to an existing property or developing an entirely new building or structure. The survey will provide you with information about every important feature on, underneath and in the general vicinity of the surveyed land.
- It tells you about past changes: By ordering a topographic survey, you’ll be able to discover if there were any significant changes made to the land in the past, before it was used. This is important any time you purchase land with the intent of using it for a building project. Some of these changes may very well be hidden out of sight, especially if the changes occurred on the land over a long period of time. In this way, the survey better informs you and your engineers so you can plan out any new structures on the land in a way that is appropriate for that land and its issues.
- It helps you understand the topography of the land: Knowing the land’s topography (both around and underneath any structures that exist or that you intend to build) is extremely important, as it helps you make sure all of your constructions or modifications are done in a durable, efficient manner.
- It provides greater accuracy and insight into the land: The information gleaned from a topographical survey is extremely important to homeowners, landowners, business owners and builders any time there’s a renovation or property expansion that will occur on the land. Therefore, these types of surveys are often completed before beginning any type of construction project to provide the owner and builder with as much accurate information about the land as possible.
- It helps you place existing features: Topographic surveys are important for mapping out any existing features on the land, as well as features slightly above or below it. Examples of features that might appear on a topographical map include trees, walkways, manholes, retaining walls, utility poles, streets and other nearby structures. They also point out perimeter boundary lines and any easements located on or next to the property.
For more information about the benefits of topographic surveying in Texas and why it is an important part of any type of construction or remodeling project, we encourage you to contact D.G. Smyth & Company today.