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THE PROFESSIONAL LAND
SURVEYOR
Idaho Law states that only a
Professional Land
Surveyor is authorized to survey land for the public. The Idaho Board
of
Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors lists all
license holders
on its web site found HERE.
Requirements for obtaining Professional Land Surveyor status in Idaho
are:
- At least 60 semester hours
formal education beyond high school.
- At least 6 years combined
office and
field experience.
- Good moral reputation.
- Successful completion of a
sixteen hour
examination administered by the Idaho Board of Professional Engineers
and
Professional Land Surveyors.
TYPES OF SURVEYS
- American Land Title
Association Survey
or Extended Title Insurance Coverage Survey: may be required to obtain
title insurance.
- Boundary survey:
Establishing or re-establishing boundary lines of a parcel of land.
- Subdivision Survey:
Dividing a tract
of land into smaller parcels for development.
- Topographic Survey:
Locating natural
features, structures and other improvements on the land.
- Site Planning Survey:
combination of
boundary and topographic survey for design of improvements or
developments.
- Control Survey: Precise
location of horizontal and vertical positions of points and lines for
use in subsequent surveys.
- Court Exhibit Survey:
Preparing a visual
exhibit to be use in a specific court case.
- Construction Survey:
Measurements made
while construction is in process, used by the contractor for placement
of
roads, buildings, pipelines, and other improvements.
- Cadastral Survey: Original
survey, resurvey, or retracement of public lands within the Public Land
Survey System of the
United States for restoration of property lines.
- Route Survey:
Reconnaissance, preliminary survey and location survey for a linear
facility such as a road, railroad canal, pipeline or transmission line.
- Geodetic Survey: A precise
survey which
takes into account the size and shape of the earth.
- Mineral Survey: Mining
claim surveys.
Requires a special license.
HOW MUCH WILL A SURVEY COST?
Costs are determined by a number
of variables, such as:
- Type of survey.
- Record research required.
- Size and shape of property.
- Location of premises in
regard to existing survey control.
- Natural constraints:
terrain, vegetation, accessibility, and weather conditions.
- Filing requirements:
Record of Survey
and/or Corner Perpetuation documents may be necessary.
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