Entries by Jill Souter

Pre-Construction Planning Process: How Land Surveying Services Help

A construction survey typically consists of determining current site conditions for future above-ground and in-ground infrastructure. Land surveyors stake elevations for footings, collect topographic data for mapping existing drainage courses, invert elevations and diameters of pipe and manholes perform a number of other services. Land surveying services are used to establish the accurate location of […]

Oil and Gas Projects: Finding a Safety-Focused Partner

In accordance with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Association), every worker has a right to a safe work environment. This is especially important for those in the oil and gas industry for the company as well as for their consultants and partners. Oil and gas project safety has to be everyone’s priority regardless of job […]

How Cloud Computing is Revolutionizing Oil and Gas Projects

Cost cutting and improved efficiency are central to oil and gas companies. Changes in the industry, new regulations, and increased competition have companies looking at technology differently than they did even five years ago. In particular, cloud computing is revolutionizing the oil and gas industry, particularly in areas of oil and gas surveying and project […]

5 Challenges Oil and Gas Companies Are Facing in the Eagle Ford Shale

Domestic shale extraction of oil and natural gas has created a substantial economic boom for the country. Oil and gas companies working the Eagle Ford Shale area of Texas are generating wealth and jobs, but financial, human-resource and technology challenges persist. Nearly 400 drilling rigs operate in West Texas, and Eagle Ford Shale contains 3.351 […]

How Modern Surveying Means Less Time Spent On Site

Technological advances in land surveying equipment and methods are transforming the industry by streamlining the surveying process and reducing the number of resources needed to complete projects, especially on the ground. Traditionally, field data collection has been a very hands-on process, whereby surveyors expend considerable time and resources on-site to manually map out areas and provide […]

Is It Time To Consider Another Professional Land Surveying Company?

Loyalty between business partners is an admirable trait. Businesses depend on customer loyalty and the benefit to stable trading partners extends in both directions and usually result in a mutually beneficial relationship. One business provides a service that is important to the other while maintaining a high level of customer service. However, when times change and […]

What Are The Common Types of Environmental Reviews?

Landpoint’s environmental consulting team provides a number of different services that help clientsplan and implement projects from start to finish. Our highly trained and experienced team works hand-in-hand with clients to conduct the following types of environmental reviews: Wetland Determination, Delineation, and Permitting Wetlands provide significant economic, social, and cultural benefits; they are also federally protected. […]