Analyze Your Property with High-Quality ALTA ACSM Survey Standards in the United States

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The land survey is one of the most critical steps to buying or developing any type of property. There are different surveys designed for different kinds of properties, and if you are surveying commercial land, you will need to get a surveyor that knows ALTA ACSM survey standards in the United States. This survey will reveal important information that may be crucial to your decision to buy and develop the land. It can tell you about the land’s crucial details, such as the physical features, boundaries, potential encumbrances, and easements, and produce a more detailed look at the property to help you make an informed decision.

ALTA ACSM survey standards are based on the procedure that was implemented by the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the American Congress on Survey and Mapping (ACSM). These can be useful when you need information on country zoning laws, the height requirement of the property, and setback requirements. As the ALTA/ACSM survey encompasses critical information that goes beyond identifying the property lines, it is considered the gold standard in land surveys. So, it should meet the highest surveying standards acknowledged by the most discerning private and public clients in the country. 

The ALTA ACSM survey standards enable land surveyors to determine encumbrances and easements, land improvements, property features and roads, and the names of the owners of neighboring properties. The survey can also identify encroachments, water boundaries, zoning classification, legal and access routes to the property, legal property description, and the existence of cemeteries. A regular boundary survey will not be able to find all that information, as it is not as comprehensive as ALTA/ACSM surveys.

Avoid settling for regular land surveys when working on the commercial property, or you risk facing legal problems down the line. Invest in qualified and established surveyors who are known for practicing and applying the known ALTA ACSM survey standards every time they work for their clients. Choose a team with a lot of repeat business and referrals in the United States, and make sure that they are equipped with high-end equipment, such as 3D laser scanners and GPS, which can ensure precise and speedy results.

About the Author:

Armando Dupont, a professional land surveyor, started his career in surveying in 1977 and has extensive experience in managing personnel and projects. His experience includes: topographic mapping, boundary surveys and analysis, construction and control surveying, preparation of tract and parcel maps, earth work calculation and quantities, targeting and control for photogrammetric, and land title surveys in accordance with the American Land Title Association and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Mr. DuPont founded Calvada Surveying, Inc. in 1989 and is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the State of California.