surveyor
Maps property boundaries
A surveyor is a person who measures and maps land, determining boundaries, elevations, and features for legal, construction, or cartographic purposes.
Surveyors use specialized instruments to establish precise locations: The surveyor marked the property corners with stakes.
The term extends to anyone who conducts systematic examinations: a building surveyor inspects structures, and in British usage, a surveyor may assess property values.
Precision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- plumb bobWeighted vertical indicator
- GPS receiverSatellite positioning device
prism · laser level · clinometer · field book · EDM
Line marking a limit
- cadastralOf property boundaries
- deedWritten property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
- easementLimited land-use privilege
right-of-way · plat · subdivision · lot · parcel · acreage · corner · stake
Amount of land owned
- hectaresMetric land measurements
- square footageInterior area measurement
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- elevationHeight above reference point
bearing · azimuth · distance · angle · datum · control point · triangulation · traverse
Edges of owned land
- metes and boundsLand demarcation by landmarks
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- easementLimited land-use privilege
right-of-way · encroachment · cornerstone · monument · boundary marker · fence lines · setback · lot line
Physical feature mapping
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- contour linesLines joining equal elevations
- terrainLand's physical features
relief · geospatial · cadastral · georeferencing · projection · scale · legend · site plan
Single unit of information
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
triangulation · traverse · control point · geoid · ellipsoid · monument
Written property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- lienClaim securing debt
covenant · zoning · ordinance · conveyance · right-of-way · variance · assessment · registry
Bounding line of shape
- elevationHeight above reference point
- terrainLand's physical features
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- gradeClassification by rank
slope · cut · fill · cross-section · profile · earthwork · grading · site plan
Assigning marks to work
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
- cut and fillEarthwork balancing technique
theodolite
Precision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- plumb bobWeighted vertical indicator
GPS receiver · prism · laser level · clinometer · field book · EDM
boundary
Line marking a limit
easement · right-of-way · plat · subdivision · lot · parcel · acreage · corner · stake · property line
acreage
Amount of land owned
- hectaresMetric land measurements
- square footageInterior area measurement
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
elevation · bearing · azimuth · distance · angle · datum · control point · triangulation · traverse · baseline
property lines
Edges of owned land
- metes and boundsLand demarcation by landmarks
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
easement · right-of-way · encroachment · cornerstone · monument · boundary marker · fence lines · setback · lot line · subdivision
topography
Physical feature mapping
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- contour linesLines joining equal elevations
terrain · relief · geospatial · cadastral · georeferencing · projection · scale · legend · site plan · as-built
datum
Single unit of information
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
longitude · triangulation · traverse · control point · geoid · ellipsoid · monument
deed
Written property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
lien · covenant · zoning · ordinance · conveyance · right-of-way · variance · assessment · registry · ownership
contour
Bounding line of shape
- elevationHeight above reference point
- terrainLand's physical features
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
grade · slope · cut · fill · cross-section · profile · earthwork · grading · site plan
grading
Assigning marks to work
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
- government workerscivil servants, federal workers, civil servant, bureaucrat, federal employees
- UK Propertyfreehold, leasehold, estate agent, council house, terraced house
- geography jobsgeographer, cartographer, mapmaker, topographer, geodesist
- Indian occupationsayah, coolie, sepoy, rickshaw driver, peon
- land surveyingplat, boundary marker, bounds, boundary, theodolite
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
surveyorneglecter
One who disregards responsibilities
ignorer · overlooker · overlook · blind eye · estimator
- field surveyOn-site data gathering
- land surveyorMeasures and maps property
- career survey
- survey equipmentTools for measuring land
- survey saysPhrase announcing collected responses
- online surveyDigital questionnaire via internet
survey, surveying, surveyed, surveyors, unsurveyed, resurvey, surveyable, resurveyed, resurveying