If you’re buying a property with the intention of developing or significantly renovating it, well you need to know about land surveying.

If you’re a first-time small developer or renovator, the only time you’ve probably seen land surveyors is when they’re on the side of a road with their special equipment looking at something that you can’t see!

Surveyors work on a diverse variety of projects from planning and design of new or existing infrastructure, land and building development, construction (buildings, roads, bridges, sports fields, farming, etc.), to monitoring and environmental measuring.

They’re experts in determining land size and measurements, and give advice and provide information to guide the work of engineers, architects, town planners, geologists and developers. They also work with all levels of government as well as service authorities such as water, sewer and power authorities.

Surveyors are often the first people on any construction or development site, measuring and mapping the land. Their measurements are then used by architects to understand and make the most of the landscape when designing, and engineers to plan structures accurately and safely – ensuring buildings not only fit with the landscape but are able to be constructed.

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