land surveyor
Property line specialist
A land surveyor is a professional who measures and maps the boundaries, elevations, and features of land.
Surveyors establish property lines, prepare sites for construction, and create legal descriptions of real estate.
The work combines fieldwork with precise instruments and office work with maps and calculations: The land surveyor marked the corners of our lot with stakes.
Edges of owned land
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- stakesPosts or wagers
- cornersWhere edges converge
- markersPens with porous tips
easement · right-of-way · setback · encroachment · metes and bounds · boundary dispute · adjoining · perimeter
Precision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- chainLinked segments forming length
- rodThin rigid stick
tape · plumb bob · EDM · GPS receiver · benchmark · datum · angle · distance
Written property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
certificate · licensure · expert witness · legal description · covenant · adverse possession
Diagram of property layout
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- cut and fillEarthwork balancing technique
Mapped piece of ground
- cadastralOf property boundaries
- GISSpatial data framework
- contour linesLines joining equal elevations
- topographic mapChart showing terrain elevation
photogrammetry · georeferencing · field notes · traverse · control points · scale drawing · legend · as-built
Stabilizing support structure
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- chainmanSurveying team member
- rodmanSurveyor's staff carrier
- party chiefHead of political organization
traverse · reconnaissance · flagging · machete · brush clearing · all-terrain vehicle · rugged terrain · weather exposure
property lines
Edges of owned land
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- stakesPosts or wagers
- cornersWhere edges converge
markers · easement · right-of-way · setback · encroachment · metes and bounds · boundary dispute · adjoining · perimeter · fence line
theodolite
Precision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- chainLinked segments forming length
rod · tape · plumb bob · EDM · GPS receiver · benchmark · datum · angle · distance · bearing
deed
Written property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
subdivision · certificate · licensure · expert witness · legal description · covenant · adverse possession
site plan
Diagram of property layout
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
cut and fill · excavation · slope · earthwork · site development
plat
Mapped piece of ground
- cadastralOf property boundaries
- GISSpatial data framework
- contour linesLines joining equal elevations
topographic map · photogrammetry · georeferencing · field notes · traverse · control points · scale drawing · legend · as-built
tripod
Stabilizing support structure
party chief · traverse · reconnaissance · flagging · machete · brush clearing · all-terrain vehicle · rugged terrain · weather exposure · boots
- licensed professionalsdoctor, dentist, lawyer, attorney, pharmacist
- professionsdoctor, lawyer, engineer, teacher, nurse
- builderscarpenter, builder, mason, contractor, bricklayer
- mapmakingcartographer, map scales, mapmaker, map projection, compass rose
- geography jobsgeographer, cartographer, mapmaker, topographer, geodesist
- measurerscalibrator, gauger, meter reader, weighmaster, audiometrist
land, survey, surveying, surveillance, surveyor, surveyors, surveil, surveillances, surveiled