High Definition Surveying - Better Documentation of As-Built and Existing Condit

Posted by Calvada on August 4th, 2016

When you are planning on getting your land surveyed, you need to ensure that you hire a company that can do a verity of land surveying methods. Apart from your basic land surveying, it is necessary to do ALTA, topographic, residential, and geodetic and more surveys depending on the type of land and the kind of data you need to collect.

One of the most common types of land surveying is the high definition land surveying. The technological advancements have made it easy for the firms to capture accurate data in different areas. So how does high definition land surveying work?

High definition land surveying methods are built of the latest technological advancements, and it collects data by sweeping through your target object (a particular piece of land) and recording some closely spaced measurements in a matter of minutes. This is done with a narrow laser beam.

How does this help?

This is easier to use, and the data is a lot more accurate than other types of land surveying methods. One of the biggest needs for high definition land surveying is that it can be used to survey even busy roads such as national highways without disturbing the day to day activities that is going on. It helps to save time and help finish the project on or before the deadline! 

Need for high-definition land surveying:

It collects accurate data of the place, so you know what the existing conditions are, correctly. Along with this, the place surveyed automatically gets converted into a 3D image/model on the screen which can be looked through and navigated with ease. This makes it very easy to understand what the conditions are of the particular place and how best it can be improved as well. 

Along with increased accuracy, it is a viable solution as it reduces the time and money spent on collecting the data. It also provides increased safety for the workers on the projects and rapid project turnaround as well.

The information gathered by the high definition laser beams are used by architects, builders, engineers and more to get the construction done according to the needs and the formation of the land. It also helps to classify the land into the manufacturing, project planning, and environmental implications categories as well.

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.