RDS Land Surveyors

At Ronald D. Smith Surveyor, Inc., we are dedicated to providing the highest quality land surveying services to our clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area. Our team of experienced professionals has been in the industry for years, providing top-notch surveying solutions that cater to the diverse needs of architects, engineers, contractors, and developers.

Our company was founded on the principles of accuracy, precision, and customer satisfaction. We believe in building long-lasting relationships with our clients by delivering exceptional service and ensuring that their surveying needs are met with the utmost professionalism. Our team is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and equipment, including terrestrial and aerial scanning devices, GPS, and Robotic Total Stations (or theodolites), to ensure that every survey is conducted with the highest level of accuracy and precision.

Land Surveying Services

At Ronald D. Smith Surveyor, Inc., we offer a wide range of land surveying services designed to meet the unique needs of our clients. Our services include:

ALTA Topographic Survey

An ALTA or ALTA/ACSM survey is a detailed form of land survey that adheres to the criteria established by the American Land Title Association, the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping, and the National Society of Professional Surveyors. Mostly intended for commercial properties, this particular survey is carried out with the objective of presenting the survey and location details for the title company and loan provider. The survey displays any easements detected, drawback specifications, any form of encroachments that may be present, as well as any changes to the property and its boundaries.

Construction Survey

Construction surveying or "staking out" includes measurements and surveys carried out prior to or throughout the duration of the construction project to know and manage the horizontal positions, dimensions, designs, and elevations of current or new structures such as buildings, bridges, roads, pipelines, etc. Construction Surveys are becoming one of the most significant and fastest growing among the different kinds of land surveying jobs. This kind of land survey is extremely important in any construction venture, right from the layout and setting up (Plot Plan or Site Plan), to actual construction (As-Built Surveys - done to know if the work is approved by the state and local boards and accomplished in accordance with the requirements pointed out on the plot plan), and maintenance job later on.

Subdivision Survey

Also referred to as a "subdivision plat", a subdivision survey's main concern is subdividing a huge area of property into smaller-sized lots or parcels in conformity with the local Subdivision Map Act. The survey's final results present the information and position of the property on a plat map, such as the changes and any form of encroachments on the property, along with easement lines, if required. A subdivision survey can also be oftentimes known as boundary survey that confirms the corners and limitations of the property and typically performed to settle property ownership disagreements, for erecting fences, for boundary indicators, or even to acquire building licenses. As soon as the survey is done, the information obtained and the survey map will become the legal description of all lots on the subdivided area and documented with the local government body like a city engineer or with the recorder of deeds.

Topographic Survey

A topographic survey is usually a type of land surveying which is utilized to identify natural and man-made attributes on the land's surface and it is frequently needed by government institutions, engineers, or architects for making improvements on the target site, for zoning requirements, or for site structure in construction. These natural and man-made features might include terrain contours, trees and shrubs, elevations, water ways, structures, fences, developments, etc. A topographic survey chart indicates the calculated elevations as contour lines on a plot which often symbolizes the three-dimensional attributes of the property on a two-dimensional map.