Maps and Surveying

The Survey staff:

• Preserves, improves and maintains the City's century-old boundary monument system
• Creates topographic site maps to support design and pre-construction projects
• Provides stakeout and support services for City construction projects
• Retraces and analyzes boundaries, prepares deeds and provides expert testimony for other City departments

Some information about survey terms:

Boundaries are property lines usually created by written documents, such as land deeds. These documents give specific location information. Sometimes boundaries have not been written, but are established through long-time occupation of land.

Monuments are objects that mark corners of property. In the past, many monuments were natural, such as a tree or a creek. Today, monuments are set by surveyors and are man-made, such as a pipe or an iron pin.

List of Maps and Descriptions