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These days, modern surveyors need more than a basic understanding of land management, earth sciences, and measuring techniques.

The earth is constantly evolving due to geological processes like erosion, weathering, and plate tectonics. Though these processes are natural, they threaten to disrupt the lives of people living in high-activity zones, such as those by the sea; near land fissures; or within the boundaries of an active volcanic site....

Here at Landform Surveys we like to keep at the forefront of modern surveying technology in order to streamline and optimise our operations. Recently we purchased a Trimble SX10, which we added to our already extensive fleet of surveying instruments.

While it can seem like surveyors work in isolation as they are out in the field a lot, there is a large number of people who depend on their professional expertise in order to continue on with their own projects. Today we look at who a surveyor might work with...

3D laser scanning has been a great advancement in technology that has been helpful in many industries, including the surveying. But how does it work? It can seem like magic, but the principles behind it are quite simple but used in an innovative way. As with all equipment in surveying,...

Some types of land such as quarries require measurements on a regular basis due to the continuous excavations and changes made to the quarry over time. Surveying helps to gather data about these changes to help manage quarries and stockpiles. Here are some of the main issues that our quarry...

Similar to our "What should a topographic survey include?" article, the first question we will ask clients when determining what to include in their measured building survey is “What is the purpose of the survey?”. This helps shape the rest of the survey and helps us put together a checklist...

While there are many similarities from land survey to land survey, chances are they won’t contain the same thing. Even surveying the same area of land might include different features depending on what the survey is going to be used for. When we first meet with a client and determine...

In our previous post, we talked about why surveying is an important technical discipline and with that importance comes ethical considerations. As it is an important discipline, there is also a code of ethics and laws that surveyors must adhere to.

When people see surveyors out in the field they may not think it is that difficult, that it is a bunch of people standing behind a theodolite and going home at the end of the day. However, it’s the experienced professionals that make something complicated seem easy but it takes...