land surveys
Measuring terrain boundaries
Land surveys are official measurements and mappings of property boundaries, terrain, and features.
Surveyors use specialized instruments to establish precise locations, elevations, and property lines.
Land surveys are required before construction, property sales, or boundary disputes: The land survey revealed the fence was three feet over the property line.
The verb phrase to survey land describes the act of conducting such measurements.
- property linesEdges of owned land
- GPS receiverSatellite positioning device
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- cadastralOf property boundaries
- metes and boundsLand demarcation by landmarks
legal boundaries · field notes · legal description · public record · urban planning · property disputes · right of way · boundary markers · corner post · real estate transactions · benchmarks · bounds · civil engineering · measuring tape · infrastructure development · environmental conservation · deed · parcel
- Mappingmap, digital maps, compass rose, GPS, latitude
- historical recordsdiary, census record, annual reviews, letter, government records
- Korean historyJoseon dynasty, Three Kingdoms, DMZ, demilitarized zone, Korean DMZ
- Ancient Egypt economygrain storage, gold mines, taxation, granaries, tribute
- boundary mapsboundary line, boundary lines, political map, national boundary, national borders
- British mapsroad atlas, street atlas, British Isles, atlases, topographical maps
land surveysarchitectural blueprints
Technical construction drawings
building plans · engineering plans · site plans · floor plans