What is the difference between boundary surveying and construction staking?
Boundary surveying entails the process of determining where on the ground a particular parcel of land is in relation to other parcels and surrounding features. Survey crews will use various surveying tools and techniques while performing a boundary survey. Stakes and or markers, sometimes called monuments, may be placed to indicate particular locations and or information. Only after proper evaluation and documentation by the Licensed Land Surveyor can these markers be judged “boundary” items. After this, these markers should usually be preserved. However, while survey crews use many of the same surveying tools and techniques in construction staking, the markers established in the process are totally different. These stakes or markers are intended to inform the construction workers information about where to build the item being constructed so it will comply with the previous design. Once the item is built the markers can usually be removed.
