This type of survey is used to determine the elevations throughout a piece of property. A surveyor locates the physical features that exist on site, including natural features such as trees and streams, and man-made features, such as buildings or roads and provides vertical information with the relative heights of the ground and other identified features. A topographic survey is usually used for engineering studies, landscaping projects or construction planning.
Tree location includes locating all trees within the boundary lines of a lot. Most jurisdictions require location of all trees with a 6” DBH (diameter at breast height) and above, and the trees are normally specified as hardwood or pine. Other jurisdictions, like City of Sandy Springs, require that the tree species also be noted.
