Residential Contour and Detail Survey
A Contour and Detail Survey depicts the layout of land and structures in a 3D model. This information is required before commencing any building or land related projects. The information is used by Architects, Engineers and House Designers in the design of buildings or extensions.
Survey marks and benchmarks in the surrounding land area are located, they are connected with survey instruments by radiating (i.e. bearing and distance from traverse stations) and recording the measurements in a data collector (a small handheld PDA) and structures are measured with an electronic tape measure.
The data collected from the survey is then downloaded into software, boundaries are plotted according to calculations, from which a 3D model is created.