Land survey involves measuring and mapping the environment by employing calculations, specialized technology and equipment such as GPS, RTK etc. Therefore, it is an essential service that enable establishment of physical limits as well as the land measurements. Read this for more information.
land surveyor in the field
You should have a survey done under any of the following circumstances:
- Prior to purchasing land, to be sure of what you are buying, and for insurance purposes.
- Prior to installing a fence, building a house, or performing other types of construction including commercial construction staking.
- Prior to dividing a piece of land into smaller parcels .
- When you sell a parcel of land not previously surveyed.
- To verify the amount of land assessed for taxes.
- When you think a neighbor may have encroached on your property to settle boundary line disputes.
- When the property owner wants to update an outdated property survey
- Getting title insurance.
Conducting a land survey has various benefits to you as the landowner. They include;
- Determining the accurate location of your land boundaries without speculation
- Identifying the location of property utilities
- Locate any features in the land that can limit the use of such a property
- For better environmental planning and helping know whether the land is a flood zone
- Helps land owner prepare the land for construction either for a fence, temporary or permanent structure.
- Helps in land valuation also and prevents your land from being undervalued or overvalued when doing valuation of the land
- Land survey helps in proper subdivision of land either for purposes of selling or inheritance
