Services

American Land Title Association and National Society of Professional Surveyors

Purpose - Members of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) have specific needs, unique
to title insurance matters, when asked to insure title to land without exception as to the many matters
which might be discoverable from survey and inspection, and which are not evidenced by the public
records.

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(Property Lines)

A survey made for the purpose of locating the corners, boundary lines and/or easements of a given parcel of land.  This involves record and field research, measurements, and computations to establish boundary lines.

A survey to layout the correct location of structures shown on improvement plans for construction.

(Monitoring)

The systematic measurement and tracking of the alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stresses induced by applied loads.

A survey of an existing or proposed easement.

A survey used by the National Flood Insurance Program to assess flood risk.

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(a.k.a. Topographic Survey)  

A combination of boundary and topographic surveys for preparation of a site plan to be used for designing improvements or developments, and obtaining government building permits.

Staking of proposed building roof heights.

The subdivision of land into smaller parcels, showing monumentation and survey data on a map, in conformance with local ordinances and the Subdivision Map Act.

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