Give your design team the site information it requests. Discuss a topographic survey with Aerial Land Surveying, D.P.C., including survey limits, required features and deliverable needs for the project.
A topographic survey describes elevations, contours and site features within the agreed scope. Architects, expediters, landscape designers and site contractors use that information as part of their project work. The survey request should identify what the design team needs to see and the extent of the site involved.
Send the designer's requirements before the work is quoted. If a particular contour interval, elevation reference or other specification is requested, include it for review. Those details need to be understood in relation to the proposed use.
Identify the area the survey is intended to cover. A request may concern the whole property or a defined portion of a project, and the design team should explain any additional areas or features it needs considered.
Provide a plan or written description of the limits where available. Tell the office which site features matter to the design decisions, including anything expressly identified in an architect's, engineer's or reviewing authority's request. The scope should state the information to be provided rather than rely on an assumed meaning of "topo."
Explain whether the survey will support a new design, an addition, a landscape plan or another project. Name the professional who can clarify the requirements and the people who should receive the completed work.
If the survey is being requested for a submission, provide the applicable instructions. Requirements can vary with the project and municipality, so the office needs the actual request to discuss the work with you.
Send the design brief or survey requirements together with the property details. Identify the existing plans and the stage the project has reached, particularly if the team is still defining what information it needs.
Your design professional can explain which decisions depend on the survey. That context helps the office discuss the proposed coverage and deliverable before work is arranged. If the requirements change as the design develops, bring the revised request into the conversation.
Tell the office how the design team intends to use the completed survey, including any requested file format, reference information and drawing requirements. These need confirmation as part of the scope; a file used on a previous project should not be assumed to establish the deliverable for a new property.
Include the person who can answer technical questions about the requested output. The office can then discuss whether the proposed work and deliverable meet the stated need before the project proceeds.
If the designer asks for boundary information, utility information, tree detail or other specific content, list those requirements explicitly. The quote discussion should identify what is included and whether any part of the request needs additional information or a separate service.
A general topographic survey request does not settle every detail of a design brief. Confirm the intended content and its use so the surveyor and design team are discussing the same deliverable.
Ask what document or information the designer needs, then send that wording to our office. Homeowners sometimes use "elevation survey" for the site elevations and contours requested by a design professional.
You can start the inquiry with the property address and the project, such as a pool, addition or landscape redesign. The designer's requirements will help the office discuss whether a topographic survey is appropriate and what needs to be included.
A FEMA Elevation Certificate serves a different purpose from a site topographic survey. It records specified building elevation information for uses connected to floodplain management and flood insurance decisions.
If the request names that certificate, see our FEMA Elevation Certificate service. You can also consult the National Flood Insurance Program's elevation certificate guidance. Share the exact request from the municipality or insurance professional so the required document can be identified.
You can choose "Unsure" on the quote form. Explain who asked for the survey and what you plan to do with it, or call (631) 256-3019 to discuss the request with our office.
Our elevation survey guide provides another starting point for this terminology. The intended use matters more than choosing a technical label before you contact us.
Include the property address, town or village, and parcel information if available. For a site without a street address, provide the location information you have. Identify the project contact and who will use the completed survey.
Tell us the proposed work and its current stage. Mention existing plans or surveys and their dates, along with relevant changes at the property since those documents were prepared.
Gather the instructions that define the requested information. Useful details include:
If the scope is still being developed, say so. You can open the conversation with the material available, then discuss the remaining requirements with the office and design team.
Mention occupied buildings, locked areas, active construction, vegetation or other access considerations. Identify the contact who can coordinate arrangements for the property, including any permissions that need to be addressed.
Tell the office about planned work that could change site conditions before the survey or affect how the result will be used. The request should reflect the project as it currently stands.
Share the design team's working schedule and the date it needs the survey. A planning meeting, drawing milestone or submission date can each create a different timing requirement, so identify the decision that depends on the information.
The office can discuss availability for the property and proposed scope before you arrange work that relies on the completed survey. If another professional needs to clarify the request, identify that person early in the conversation.
Topographic survey information supports the design purpose agreed for the order. Requests to mark planned work on the site or document completed construction involve different project stages and should be identified separately.
For final documentation, review our as-built survey service. For physical property references, discuss property corner staking. A project can require more than one service, with the requested outcome made clear for each.
Send changes to the survey limits, required information or delivery needs with the property and order reference. A revised design brief can affect the work being requested, so it should be reviewed against the agreed scope.
Tell the office which document contains the current instructions and who can confirm them. That helps avoid a conversation based on an earlier plan while the design team is working from a newer one.
Topographic survey pricing depends on the extent of the site and the information requested. Property conditions, access, available records and the intended deliverable all help define the work to discuss.
Send the designer's requirements with the inquiry so the proposed scope can be reviewed as a whole. Our office will discuss pricing and timing for the specific project before arrangements are made.
Need a job done in two to three business days? Contact us for expedited pricing and availability.
Include the property location, requested survey limits and the date the design team needs the information. Expedited availability is discussed for the individual scope and the requirements that need to be addressed.
We strive to keep communication clear about the request and its next step. Tell us who should receive questions about scope and who should receive order updates, particularly if the owner and designer have different roles.
At project commencement, you'll receive an emailed order-tracking link showing where the job stands and which department is working on the file. Keep it with the project information and contact the office if an update needs explanation.
We serve Suffolk County, Nassau County and the Hamptons, plus the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Rockland County and Westchester County. Manhattan is outside our service area. Send the address or call about properties near the edge of this coverage.
For an existing-order question, our contact page provides the office phone and email. Include the property address and order reference so the question can be connected to the correct project.
The survey limits, requested site information, deliverable requirements and the date the design team needs the work. Include a contact who can clarify those instructions.
State any boundary requirements in the request. The agreed scope should identify what is included. Our boundary survey service explains property-line determination and documentation.
Share the survey and explain the new purpose. Its date, current site conditions and the designer's requirements affect whether additional work is needed. The intended recipient should confirm what it will accept.
The survey provides the agreed information for the project. Approval decisions belong to the applicable reviewing authority, whose submission requirements should be identified with the design team.
New York's land surveying consumer information explains the profession and questions to discuss before engaging a surveyor.
Share the property address, survey limits and your design team's requirements with Aerial Land Surveying, D.P.C. Include the date you are working toward so the office can discuss the scope and available timing.
Call (631) 256-3019, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, or email surveys@aeriallandsurveying.com.
