What is Land Surveying?

Land surveying is basically measuring the earth.





A land surveyor measures the distance between points and the angle between them and can generate a map with that data. These maps are used for planning roads, buildings, and dividing land into lots for sale.





The land surveyor can also take an existing map and use it to determine where property lines lay. Knowing where the property lines are is important for people who wish to use the city right of ways for burying electric or communications wires, storm and sanitary sewers and water pipes.

What is Land Surveying?
Someone asked about land surveying. “Survey” like on-line it’s a gathering %26amp; recording of info. Old record can be used for new survey. Land Surveying = Land recording, recording or verifying measurements. Did I answer question? I think original ? asked for definition of survey Report Abuse

Reply:To add to The_Bent_Searcher's good answer, one of the most imporant roles of the Land Surveyor is for legal establishment of property lines. In almost every city and county in the USA, before anyone can change property lines or dimensions or create lots legally, a land surveyor has to prepare a parcel map and have it recorded at the county in which the property resides. Most land surveyors make most of their income doing this type of work.
Reply:Land Surveying is making topographic maps (shows all the dips, ditches, hill lines, gradual rises, etc...) as well as the soil composition from just what is on top up to and including hundreds of meters down. Land Surveyors are used in road planning, construction site lay out, border verification ... Lots of stuff.