If you’ve recently received a notice or seen survey crews working near your property, you may be wondering what exactly is taking place. Boundary surveys are a routine and essential part of maintaining accurate property records. While they may bring surveyors into your neighborhood or even onto your land, they serve an important purpose for property owners, developers, and entire communities.

When preparing for a boundary retracement survey, you might wonder what you can do to keep the process moving efficiently. Many want to help expedite the process, no matter if they booked a Land Survey Plat, Improvement Survey Plat, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, or another type of professional land survey.

If you’ve ever reviewed a professional land survey plat or report, you may have seen notes or callouts labeled “Areas of Concern.” That comes as a shock to some clients, especially those who are unfamiliar with the land surveying process. But we want to define what an “area of concern” is and what this term means for your survey that might impact the development project.

Colorado Springs and the greater Front Range are experiencing a surge of growth, with new subdivisions, infill developments, and property improvements reshaping neighborhoods from Monument to Fountain. One document that’s becoming more essential than ever is the Improvement Location Certificate (ILC).

It goes without saying: The process of land surveying in commercial real estate transactions and development is an intricate and...