1. Residential Lot or Mortgage Survey

When you purchase a home or refinance, lenders often require a survey to:

• Verify boundary lines.
• Locate improvements (buildings, fences, driveways).
• Assist in mortgage closing documentation.

Drone surveying can capture these details quickly, delivering high-resolution imagery and precise boundary data.

2. Boundary Survey

For larger parcels (often more than one acre), a boundary survey locates all corners and outlines property lines on a survey drawing. With drone-based land surveying, you can:

• Receive accurate corner locations quickly.
• Mark or flag boundaries on request.
• Pinpoint easement lines for future reference.

3. Construction Staking

Before and during development, construction staking ensures buildings, roads, and utilities are placed precisely where they should be. Aerial land surveying helps:

• Identify the correct elevation for foundational work.
• Prevent encroachments on neighboring lots or easements.
• Speed up the layout process with drone-acquired data.

4. Site Plan

A site plan is often required for local approval before building a home or structure. Drone land surveys can provide:

• Accurate terrain and boundary information for planning.
• Visual overviews to facilitate design and permitting.
• Updated mapping during and after construction.

5. Topographic Survey

Topographic (topo) surveys show natural and man-made features such as fences, trees, streams, and utilities, as well as elevation contours. Drone-based surveying:

• Captures site contours more efficiently than ground crews.
• Produces high-resolution 3D models for planning and engineering.
• Minimizes disturbance to sensitive or uneven terrain.

6. Subdivision Survey

If you want to divide a larger parcel into smaller lots, a subdivision survey is needed. Using aerial surveying:

• Expedite measurements for multiple proposed lots.
• Prepare subdivision plats faster for county or city approval.
• Reduce costs compared to traditional surveying methods.

7. Elevation Survey

For properties in or near flood-prone areas, an elevation survey:

• Determines if structures lie above floodplain limits.
• Helps secure accurate flood insurance.
• Can be completed faster with drone land surveying technology.

8. ALTA Survey

An ALTA Land Title Survey follows strict national standards for commercial or complex property transactions. While more in-depth and comprehensive, aerial land surveys can assist by:

• • Collecting detailed site data for final ALTA mapping.
  • Minimizing on-site time for survey crews.