How High Definition Surveying is Revolutionizing the Surveying Industry

Posted by Calvada on August 1st, 2015

Land surveying is considered to be significant when it comes to buying or selling a piece of land or a property. With land issues that arises even years after building a structure on the site, legal bodies, architects, and engineers sought after the help of professional land surveyors, and demanded more of what the profession can offer. This is where High Definition Surveying (HDS) comes in. 

What is HDS?

High definition surveying (HDS) is also known as 3D laser scanning, this method gives a perfect, results after performing the survey. With the help of this technology, taking images, measuring dimensions, and creating modelling plans is not at all complicated. It works faster and is more reliable as compared to conventional surveying tools, displaying accurate reports only in few hours. This means that a particular land project or any legal case that involves surveying a land can be done in the least amount of time, helping investors and land owners save time and money. With this tool, you can guarantee that the survey and consultations reports are of excellence and of high quality; thus, you are confident to release huge amount of money for your next investment and not worry about costly surveying errors done manually. 

Which industries use HDS?

3D laser scanning is ideal for various industries such as engineering, telecommunications, and real estate to name a few. Not only is this service helpful to architects and engineers, but is also in demand to land owners, investors, contractors, legal bodies, and even government agencies. The best thing about making use of HDS is that it can still work even under extreme weather condition and at night. Thus, if there is an urgent need of a land surveyor who can work at a pitch black site, you can rely on this high-end tool. 

What other applications can HDS do?

3D HD surveying can do much more than measuring dimensions and creating models. It can also work on topographic, residential, and boundary surveys; and create maps and plats. And though it is 3D, it can perfectly create 2D maps with ease.

When selling or buying a piece of land and property, make sure to have it surveyed by a professional and trusted surveying company—the one that is equipped with highly skilled surveyors and has the latest tools to provide perfect survey data. 

About the Author:  

Armando Dupont, a professional land surveyor started his career in surveying in 1977 and has extensive experience in managing personnel and projects. His experience includes: topographic mapping, boundary surveys and analysis, construction and control surveying, preparation of tract and parcel maps, earth work calculation and quantities, targeting and control for photogrammetric, and land title surveys in accordance with the American Land Title Association and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Mr. DuPont founded Calvada Surveying, Inc. in 1989 and is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the State of California.