Why Land Surveying Is Critical in Historic Districts

A surveyor performing land surveying work to verify property boundaries in a historic residential district

Savannah’s Historic District feels frozen in time. Cobblestone streets, old brick homes, and shady squares give the city its charm. However, Savannah’s history does not stop at the ground level. It continues below the surface. Recent radar scans in some city squares showed signs of possible unmarked burial sites underground. That news surprised many people. […]

How an Elevation Certificate Lowers Flood Insurance

Licensed land surveyor measuring a home's height to prepare an elevation certificate for flood insurance review

Flood insurance in Georgia does not look the same as it did a few years ago. Many homeowners open their renewal notice and feel shocked. The house has never flooded. Nothing changed. Yet the premium climbed anyway. The reason often traces back to FEMA’s new system called Risk Rating 2.0. This pricing model looks deeper […]

Lidar Mapping After the National Debate: What Changed

Aerial terrain view with digital elevation model overlay showing detailed lidar mapping for land analysis

Over the past few weeks, LiDAR has been in the national news. Stories showed how laser mapping found hidden cities under thick forests. At the same time, experts started talking about something bigger — who owns mapping data, how people use it, and what happens when someone reads it the wrong way. At first, that […]