Blue Ridge Surveying & Mapping, Inc. - Virginia Surveyor - Professional Surveying for Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee - Survey services including: Land Survey, GPS, Topographical Mapping, Erosion and Sediment Plans, Construction Layout

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Whether you are an individual land owner who wants to verify a boundary line before installing a fence, an investment firm developing a new resort or anything in between, an accurate and complete survey is the foundation of your project. When you trust your surveying and mapping needs to Blue Ridge Surveying & Mapping, Inc. you are assured of quality service and accurate results.

Our complete service approach ensures that projects remain cost effective as well. When investing in land it is important to have a plan that matches the potential profitability. A small tract with limited income potential can quickly accumulate interest costs that render it unprofitable if plans become too complicated or take too long to execute. We maintain crucial contacts throughout the process to ensure completion in a timely fashion.

Researching the public records and performing the field survey are just part of the picture. Our attention to detail and commitment to excellence produce plats for every type of survey that are guaranteed to meet all applicable state and local regulations.

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Boundary Survey

The most common survey service provided. No boundary survey is too small or too large. From 1/2 Acre lots to 500 Acre tracts, Blue Ridge Surveying & Mapping will recover your lost boundary lines.

A Boundary Survey measures and determines the actual physical extent of property ownership, typically witnessed by monuments or markers, and a map, or plat, is drawn from the data.

Who can benefit from a Boundary Survey?

Landowner
Timber Company
Land Developer
Government Agencies

Possible uses for Boundary Surveys:

Land transfers
Timber harvesting
Boundary disputes
Acquire accurate acreage for accurate tax rates
Accurate Fence Placement
Accurate Septic System and Well Placement

Featured Projects in which Blue Ridge provided Boundary Survey:

Fox Creek Falls

44 acre Private Land Survey

Land Subdivision Survey

Blue Ridge Surveying & Mapping provides subdivision services from the initial boundary survey to the setting of the final new property corner. We maintain up-to-date knowledge of ever-changing subdivision ordinances to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.

Who can benefit from a Land Subdivision Survey?

Landowner
Adjoining Landowners (Lot Line revision)
Family Members (Parents to Children)
Family Members (Estate Settlement)
Land Developer

Possible uses for Land Subdivision Surveys:

Conveyance of home site to family members
Remedy encroachment issues with lot line revision
Develop portions of or whole tracts of land
Divide Property as per Will

Featured Projects in which Blue Ridge provided Land Subdivision Survey:

Fox Creek Falls

Topographical Mapping

Topographical surveying provides detailed contours, at a specified interval and location, of planimetric features such as buildings, utilities, roads, drainage structures, and vegetation.

Topographical mapping is performed in a variety of ways. Traditional surveying equipment is utilized in areas of limited visibility, such as dense woods, while RTK GPS is used where more open conditions allow. For sites too large for traditional field methods, Blue Ridge Surveying & Mapping, Inc. subcontracts a local aerial mapping firm.

We are equipped to perform field services using the most cost effective method for the conditions encountered.

Who can benefit from Topographical Mapping?

Landowner
Land Developer
Grading Contractor
Municipalities

Possible uses for Topographical Mapping:

Erosion and sediment control plans
Site Design/Engineering
Subdivision design
Road Design

Featured Projects in which Blue Ridge provided Topographical Mapping:

Fox Creek Falls

Construction Layout

Utilizing engineering drawings, this type of survey places stakes on-site to guide construction contractors during the building process. This service provides a very neccessary set of guidelines to ensure accuracy and efficiency during the construction process.

Construction surveying (also known as "lay-out" or "setting-out") is the process of establishing and marking the position and detailed layout of new structures such as roads or buildings for subsequent construction.

Who can benefit from Construction Layouts?

Landowner
Land Developer
Building Contractor

Possible uses for Construction Layouts:

Commercial Development
Road Construction
Home Construction
Public Development (Water/Sewer Additions)

Global Positioning System (GPS) Survey

The GPS Survey utilizes Global Positioning System Satellites and GLONASS (Russian Satellites) to provide highly accurate positions/elevations over long distances.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Utilizing a constellation of at least 24 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, the system enables a GPS receiver to determine its location, speed, direction, and time. Other similar systems are the Russian GLONASS (incomplete as of 2007) and the upcoming European Galileo positioning system.

Who can benefit from a Global Positioning System (GPS) Survey?

Landowner
Land Developer
Grading Contractor
Municipalities

Possible uses for Global Positioning System (GPS) Surveys:

Topographic Surveys
Aerial Ground Control
Utility Surveys
Establish survey control in remote areas
Construction Layout
Survey Control for Large Boundaries and Subdivisions
Establish State Plane Coordinates
GIS Mapping

Erosion and Sediment Control Plan

Erosion and Sediment Control Plans are required in the state of Virginia when more than 10,000 Square Feet of ground will be disturbed during new construction of any type other than farming and logging. Blue Ridge Surveying & Mapping, Inc. is equipped to provide traditional ground surveys for smaller sites, as well as aerial mapping to meet the demands of larger sites.

Blue Ridge Surveying & Mapping, Inc. has close working relationships with local professionals, including Engineers who handle the design aspect of the E&S, that help to ensure that projects will always meet state standards.

Who can benefit from an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan?

Landowner
Land Developer
Grading Contractor
The Environment!

Possible uses for an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan:

Residential Construction
Commercial Construction
Resort Development

Featured Projects in which Blue Ridge provided an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan:

RTK (Real Time Kinematic)

Real Time Kinematic (RTK) satellite navigation is a technique used in land survey based on the use of carrier phase measurements of the GPS, GLONASS and/or Galileo signals where a single reference station provides the real-time corrections of even to a centimetre level of accuracy. When referring to GPS in particular, the system is also commonly referred to as Carrier-Phase Enhancement, CPGPS.

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GPS (Global Positioning System)

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Plat

A plat consists of a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. U.S. General Land Office surveyors drew township plats to show the distance and bearing between survey corners, and sometimes included topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats show subdivisions into blocks with streets and alleys. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots, usually for the purpose of selling the described lots; this has become known as subdivision.

The word "plat" in medieval English (and ever since) refers to a piece (or "plot") of land.

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Plat

The word "plat" in medieval English (and ever since) refers to a piece (or "plot") of land.

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