For those interested in a career in land surveying, exploring the field of geomatics could be beneficial. What is geomatics and what does it have to do with land surveying? The answer to that might surprise you! Geomatics is a link between land surveying and cartography which integrates the two using modern technology such as… Read more »
How Phones are Changing Standard Land Surveying
With their captivating and innovative digital capabilities, smartphones instantly took society by storm, and over the past 10 years or so, developers and engineers have competed to produce the fastest and most intelligent technologies. A good majority of people in America now own some type of smartphone and use it daily for updating social media… Read more »
Land Surveys Determine Cell Tower Location
If you own a company that is going to be building a cell tower sometime soon or if you own property that you’re planning on leasing to a company that is going to build a cell tower, it’s important to have a land survey done first. Specifically, you need to have a comprehensive cell tower… Read more »
Understanding a Boundary Survey
When you buy a property, you’re going to want to know what that property entails including its size and its boundaries. And sometimes, finding that out is more complicated than one might think. That’s where a boundary survey comes in. A boundary survey is one of the most common land surveys performed for public use… Read more »
FEMA Certification and Flood Insurance Critical to Home Protection
If you don’t live near a large body of water, you might be under the impression that you don’t need to have flood insurance for your home. But if the flooding that has taken place his winter has shown us anything, it’s that you can benefit from having flood insurance in almost any part of… Read more »
What Vermont Homeowners Can Do to Prepare for Floods
For homeowners, it can be unexpected and dangerous: flash flooding that can potentially harm or permanently destroy your property. In Vermont, it’s happening more often than you think. According to meteorologists, the record warmth we’re experiencing this season could bring with it an increased likelihood of floods statewide. Now is the best time to be… Read more »
Understanding Types of Residential Land Surveys
When you call on a surveying company to conduct a residential land survey for you, there will be a few different kinds of land surveys that you will need to choose from. It is important to pick a land survey that will best meet your needs, based on your specific reasons for obtaining a survey… Read more »
The Day to Day of a Land Surveyor
If you are a home or business owner then there is a chance that you have either hired or worked with a land surveyor, but have you ever wondered what they do or how they do it? If you have ever had an interest in this noble profession, then read on and see what it… Read more »
History of Land Surveyors
Have you ever seen a land surveyor taking measurements before and wondered how that job was established? Surprisingly, land surveyors have been around for centuries and although the job has changed, it has been an established career for some time. Land surveying, defined as the process by which land is mathematically measured and mapped, has… Read more »
Is the Estate ‘Real’? Why to Survey When Buying or Selling a Home
After enduring some struggles over the course of the last decade, the housing market is in excellent shape right now. In fact, according to one CNBC report that was released at the end of March, the seller’s market is stronger than it has been in years at the moment and many real estate agents are… Read more »