Topographic surveys

We map ground elevations and contours, trees, structures, utilities and other features, at the contour interval your engineer specifies. You receive a signed drawing and a CAD file ready for design, drainage and grading.

Example site plan by Davis Family Surveying showing foundations, driveways and impervious cover — Example site plan showing foundations, flatwork and impervious cover.

Aerial mapping and LiDAR

For large tracts, ranches and hard-to-reach sites, aerial collection captures detailed 3D ground data and imagery faster than walking every acre.

Orthomosaic aerial imagery
LiDAR collection, including ground under tree cover
Surfaces and contours for design
Stockpile and earthwork volume calculations

Preparing a mapping drone for an aerial survey flight on a riverside project site — Getting the mapping drone ready for a flight.

Construction surveying

Total station set up for construction layout on a marine pile-driving project — Construction layout on a marine project.

Survey support through every phase of construction: survey control, construction staking, as-built surveys, volume calculations and cut and fill reports, for residential, commercial and public projects.

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Topographic surveys, aerial mapping and LiDAR