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What do land surveyors do?

A  land surveyor  assesses the surrounding landscape or terrain for any development project. They usually use specialized machinery and tools to do this as many of today’s development, building, subdivision, and tunnelling projects are quite complex. This intricacy and complexities combined with the sheer scale of some projects mean getting tremendously accurate surveying data. It is needed to make sure no mistakes take place.  They work both on-field and at the office. There is a huge role of mathematic measurements, information gathering, etc. Surveyors will map out heights, distances, slopes, and features that will allow builders and architects to develop, design, and build on the site. What do they use? Land  contour surveys   need modern gear such as theodolites with built-in electronic distance meters, to calculate and capture data. It will later be downloaded into mapping software back in the workplace. Surveyors also physically place tap...