Boundary Survey

A major element comprising the practice of land surveying is the ability to locate boundary lines on the earth based on documents such as deeds of plats. This procedure requires three basic steps. The first being to gather & research documents such as deeds for both the subject parcel and all adjoining properties, along with any needed government survey notes and existing plats and maps. The second step involves field locating & collecting information on survey monuments controlling the location of the deed lines defined in the legal description and reconciling said legal description to the survey monuments, then setting or restoring survey monuments on the subject parcel. Drafting a Map or Plat is the third step showing the results of the survey and also showing easements affecting the parcel. There are several types of boundary surveys defined and governed by standard practice and Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS).