Why a Lot Survey Is Often Needed Before Creating a Family Compound

Multigenerational family reviewing site plans on a shared residential lot with survey stakes before building a family compound

More families are building together instead of buying separately. Land prices in growing suburban counties have pushed adult children, parents, and even siblings to pool their money and build on one shared lot. It sounds simple. Buy the land, build a few homes, and let everyone live close by. But most lots were never designed […]

How LiDAR Mapping Reveals Terrain Features Across Large Acreage

LiDAR mapping reveals hidden terrain features beneath a large pine forest across a large acreage using a bare-earth model

If you manage or plan to buy a large timber tract, you already know the problem. Pine stands stretch for hundreds of acres, and you can’t see the ground under them. Drone photos and satellite images show you a solid green canopy. They don’t show you the roads, the low spots, or the old logging […]

How a Licensed Land Surveyor Reconstructs Boundaries Without Original Markers

Licensed land surveyor reconstructing a property boundary using GPS surveying equipment and recorded plats after original boundary markers were lost

Property markers do not last forever. Iron pins rust away. Wooden stakes rot. Concrete monuments get paved over or torn out during construction. For developers working in Atlanta, this is a common problem, not a rare one. When the original markers are gone, a licensed land surveyor has to rebuild the boundary from scratch using […]