I literally googled this and still can’t figure out what exactly this profession does.
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Well, there are various types of land survey. They generally revolve around property boundaries, but there are various ways of doing them, and a range of things that need to be recorded, depending on who’s requiring the survey, what kind of info they need, etc.
There are all kinds of tools you can use, as well, depending on the survey type. GPS has become a standard way of determining where a specific spot is, as well as your elevation above sea level. Old plat maps can also be useful, since they can provide a historical record of things like property boundaries, which is great in situations where two neighbors might be arguing about where the line is between their family properties.
Like some surveys are really just concerned with determining exactly where the lines and corners are that define a piece of property. Some surveys need info about the terrain, like measuring any hills or valleys, making note of any roads or structures that may be on that piece of land, any pieces of ground that might be unsafe to build on (like swampy patches).
There are also a range of surveys we use in various sciences. Like in archaeology we often do ground surveys, which is basically a team of archaeologists lining up side by side, then walking in a straight line, staring at the ground and looking for any objects that could be artifacts, and variations in the ground’s surface that could indicate the presence of human activity (like a line of lumps in the ground that could be the remains of a building’s foundation). Yes, the thrill and excitement of archaeology is really pretty much 1. Stare at ground 2. Dig square hole 3. Enjoy alcohol.
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