Legal BoundariesA major role of a surveyor is the

establishment of property boundaries

This is often referred to as CADASTRAL SURVEYING

Is a French word for a system that records the Is a French word for a system that records the size and location of land parcels, their owners size and location of land parcels, their owners

and everybody that has rights on them.and everybody that has rights on them.

All Cadastral systems are supported by a All Cadastral systems are supported by a surveys system which is the sole responsibility surveys system which is the sole responsibility

of the surveyor to update and maintain.of the surveyor to update and maintain.

The following slides show some of the services The following slides show some of the services that surveyors offer.that surveyors offer.

A Cadastre

• Creation of new lotsCreation of new lots

Subdivisions

• Used in land transactionsUsed in land transactions

Surveyor’s Real Property Report

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• To allow the purchase of condo To allow the purchase of condo spacespace

Condominium Surveys

Boundary Disputes

Defining the extent of Aboriginal RightsDefining the extent of Aboriginal Rights

Land Claim Surveys

Defining our nation’s outer limit (Law of the Sea)Defining our nation’s outer limit (Law of the Sea)

Offshore Surveys