Wilson Land Surveys, Inc.

Wilson Land Surveys, Inc.

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Glossary

Boundary Survey

This type of survey determines the boundaries of a particular parcel. Permanent monuments are set at all corners of the property and line stakes are usually set at appropriate intervals between the corners as needed.

Computer Aided Design or Drafting. (Wilson Land Surveys, Inc. uses Autocad).

When a map is prepared for recording, state law requires that the city or county checks the map with compliance with proper land surveying practice. This process can take several weeks depending on the workload of the county or city involved.

These points are used by the surveyor to measure from. They are not a corner or line point of the parcel.

A coordinate provides the surveyor with the position of the point he is dealing with. All points on the site have a coordinate value assigned to it.

After the City or County checks the map, they will return it to the surveyor with a list of corrections. After these corrections are made, the signed original map is referred to the City of County.

A calculator that stores the measurement data for the survey. It also serves as a field computer to assist the surveyor to do his work.

Global Positioning System. Using satellite signals, GPS receivers are able to provide surveyors with precise measurements. The only limitations are the trees and structures that block or obscure the satellite signals.

A document that is used to grant or convey property from one person(s) or entity to another. This document is filed at the County Recorder’s Office.

A set of words used to describe a distinct parcel of land. New legal descriptions must be prepared by a licensed land surveyor.

These are usually wooden or metal stakes, usually not tagged with a license number and set to delineate a property line.

Whenever a boundary survey is done, a map is usually required to be prepared and filed. A corner record is used for simpler projects. A record of survey is required in certain instances. There is an additional fee required for the checking and filing of a map by the City or County. A corner record is mandated by the state to cost $10. Individual counties set the cost for checking a record of survey which can varyfrom $100 to $1000 or more. Subdivision maps (final maps and parcel maps) are checked and filed by the controlling jurisdiction. Fees for those maps are also required.

Previously recorded and unrecorded maps are consulted by the surveyor before going to the project site. Monuments-A physical representation of a property corner. New monuments are usually iron pipe, rebar, concrete, or brass and include the license number of the surveyor who set them. In the past, many types of monuments were set including rock mounds, trees, stakes.

Using two or more found monuments, the rest of the boundary of the property can be shown in its record location by calculation. These lines are then shown on the map as the record location. To ascertain their exact location, a complete boundary survey needs to be done.

An instrument used by surveyors for measurement. It allows the surveyor to measure angles and distances using infrared or laser technology.