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Survey Questions

Do you want a Career in Surveying?

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists are responsible for measuring and mapping the earth's surface. Traditionally, surveyors establish official land, airspace, and water boundaries. They write descriptions of land for deeds, leases, and other legal documents; define airspace for airports; and take measurements of construction and mineral sites.

Boundary Disputes - What Do I Do?

You think that your neighbor may have planted his new trees on your property. What do you do?

Boundary Line Adjustment vs. Boundary Line Agreement? What's the difference?

In both cases, a boundary line between two adjacent property owners is being changed or adjusted. The key differences are questions of jurisdiction and purpose.

What do I really need to do for a Boundary Line Agreement?

Don't know what a "BLA" is? Click Here to read our article on the difference between Boundary Line Adjustments and Boudary Line Agreements.

Where are my Property Corners? - Interpreting Legal Descriptions

We sometimes get asked why its so hard to determine the location of property lines on the ground. There is only one correct solution to the location of boundaries, but sometimes finding that solution is very difficult or even impossible.

What is "LIDAR?" - How LIDAR Can Help Your Project

There are more and more sources of mapping data available to assist land development projects. One of the most useful is LIDAR surface elevation models.

What was it Like For Early Surveys in Washington?

The official surveys of Washington and Oregon, then simply know as the Oregon Territory, began in 1851 on a hill just west of Portland.

What is North Cascades Highway Survey History?

If you have driven over the North Cascades Highway from Marblemount to Winthrop, you may have marveled over the feat of engineering required to construct the highway. Indeed, the route is remarkable in places with the road clinging to rock faces and passing through tunnels.

What was it like Surveying The Washington Wilderness - Pasayten?

To aid in the orderly settlement of newly acquired Western lands in the 1800’s, the Federal Government instituted the Public Land Survey System.

Vertical Datum For Flood Maps - Snohomish County What Does This Look Like?

Snohomish County has been part of the National Flood Insurance Program since the early 1980’s.

Why do I need an Elevation Certificate? Flood Insurance = Elevation Certificate

Where do I get an Elevation Certificate?

Why Should I Survey My Property?

A good survey equals good neighbors. Knowing where your property boundaries are, on the ground, can be invaluable.

How Much Does a Land Survey Cost?

The cost of a land survey depends upon several factors such as the type of survey required, the type of terrain and vegetation, the availability of record documents and controlling monuments, and whether or not the State will require* that a map be recorded detailing the survey work that was done.

National Wildlife Federation vs. FEMA Ruling What's the difference?

In a judicial action of interest to homeowners, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) because FEMA was not following standards set forth in the Endangered Species Act.

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Survey Questions

Do you want a Career in Surveying?

Boundary Disputes - What Do I Do?

Boundary Line Adjustment vs. Boundary Line Agreement? What's the difference?

What do I really need to do for a Boundary Line Agreement?

Where are my Property Corners? - Interpreting Legal Descriptions

What is "LIDAR?" - How LIDAR Can Help Your Project

What was it Like For Early Surveys in Washington?

What is North Cascades Highway Survey History?

What was it like Surveying The Washington Wilderness - Pasayten?

Vertical Datum For Flood Maps - Snohomish County What Does This Look Like?

Why do I need an Elevation Certificate? Flood Insurance = Elevation Certificate

Why Should I Survey My Property?

How Much Does a Land Survey Cost?

National Wildlife Federation vs. FEMA Ruling What's the difference?

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Survey Questions

Do you want a Career in Surveying?

Boundary Disputes - What Do I Do?

Boundary Line Adjustment vs. Boundary Line Agreement? What's the difference?

What do I really need to do for a Boundary Line Agreement?

Where are my Property Corners? - Interpreting Legal Descriptions

What is "LIDAR?" - How LIDAR Can Help Your Project

What was it Like For Early Surveys in Washington?

What is North Cascades Highway Survey History?

What was it like Surveying The Washington Wilderness - Pasayten?

Vertical Datum For Flood Maps - Snohomish County What Does This Look Like?

Why do I need an Elevation Certificate? Flood Insurance = Elevation Certificate

Why Should I Survey My Property?

How Much Does a Land Survey Cost?

National Wildlife Federation vs. FEMA Ruling What's the difference?

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