Entries by Jill Souter

Landpoint Expands Its Land Surveying Services to Include UAVs

Award winning land surveying company, Landpoint, was granted a Section 333 status by the Federal Aviation Administration last month, allowing the company to expand its land surveying services by using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for commercial purposes. Section 333 status is granted on a case-by-case basis for certain unmanned aircraft to perform commercial operations. This certificate is a verification […]

3 Reasons to Get 3D Models of Your Oil and Gas Facilities

In the oil and gas industry, there is no such thing as a perfect facility. As facilities age and the needs of your company change, you’ll always need to make changes and updates to make sure your facilities still meet those needs. The first step in any such oil and gas survey project should be to conduct […]

How Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado Help With Subdivision Development

When it comes to building new residential subdivisions, many would agree that the most important work occurs before the project even gets underway. Having a high quality residential land survey can set the right tone for everything that comes later on in the project. In this post, we’ll examine how King Surveyors, a subsidiary of Landpoint and […]

A Look at How Shared Data Helps Oil and Gas Projects

We are living in an era when new technologies such as cloud computing and big data are completely changing the way industries operate, and oil and gas surveying is certainly no exception. In fact, the oil and gas industry is particularly well suited to benefit from these technologies: as oil and gas drilling has become more complex over the years due […]

Aerial Data Collection: How UAVs Can Help With Road Surveys

As you build new roads, finding ways to speed up and improve the land surveying process can be extremely beneficial. After all, since roads tend to cover long distances, the process of gathering survey data can often be more time-consuming than it is on other municipal construction projects. In this post, we’ll examine how the […]

Land Surveying Firm Landpoint Named on Zweig Group’s 2015 Hot List

Landpoint announces its fourth consecutive inclusion on the 2015 Zweig Group Hot Firm List. Placing at #4, the company continues to rank as one of the top 100 fastest growing firms in the architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting industry throughout the United States and Canada. “We are extremely honored to be on the list […]

Why Distance is No Longer a Challenge For Pipeline Surveys

In the pipeline development process, collecting the data for large areas of land has always been one of the most difficult and time consuming aspects of the entire project. This is particularly true when it comes to remote areas that are difficult to reach. In the past, oil and gas companies would have to rely […]

How Surveyors Can Get Data from Those “Hard to Reach” Locations

In the past, rough terrain was one of the biggest obstacles for oil and gas companies that needed an area surveyed. This issue would come up frequently, as pipelines often covered long distances and crossed over remote and difficult terrain. Because of this, waiting for land surveyors to gather data for the entire proposed pipeline […]