Owens Surveying offers accurate topographic surveys and services for the greater Western North Carolina region and beyond.
Topographic Surveys
A topographic survey is a survey that collects data that
represents elevation points and contour lines of a given area. The maps created will indicate natural and man-made elements as well as elevations of the land.
Architects and engineers can use these maps to gain a better
understanding of possible grading that will need to be done prior to
construction.
Slope Analysis
It is common knowledge that Western North Carolina is filled
with many mountain ranges that can have steep elevations. There are times when the steepness of a parcel of land needs to be analyzed before anyone can consider if a building can be built on it or not.
Many counties within the greater Western North Carolina
region have now created ordinances to regulate people from building on steep slopes. This is due to the numerous landslides from the rain in this area. These landslides have destroyed many homes and properties and resulted in the loss of life.
Therefore, safety precautions had to be put into action.
Owens Surveying provides professional slope analysis to our clients to help determine if their plans are within regulations.
As-Built Surveys
After your construction project is complete you may need an
as-built survey to prove that your structure exists.
They also record data such as underground lines that will be
needed for maintenance in the future.
As-built surveys are also a great way to determine if those
who designed and performed the work did as promised. They will indicate areas where there are delineations from the original plans.
Also noted on as-built surveys are permanent structures such
as roads, bridges, and more.
Aerial LiDAR Surveys
With the use of our LiDAR System we offer this high tech state of the art method for accurate and speedy topographic surveys.
Even though Western North Carolina has a lot of tree cover
we are able to penetrate the dense foliage and provide survey grade deliverables that provide a detailed look at the desired topo area.
LiDAR scans not only allows for the topographic visual on paper, it gives clients the ability to see their property through a 3D point model.
LiDAR’s capabilities allow us to cover larger acreage projects in a shorter timeframe.