Land surveying

Surveying in Alabama has a long history, from colonial times. At a time when British, French and Spanish settlements in the area of today's Alabama, were all at the same time. Its boundaries changed again and again from the first settlement in Alabama 1663, to a state 1821st With so many changes in boundaries over time in Alabama, it is not surprising that the Ordnance Survey has played an important role in the development of the state.

In fact, ran first officially surveyed the border of the United States, conducted by Major Andrew Ellicott from 1798 to 1800, the Alabama area along 31 north latitude. The only stone monuments Major Ellicott in the survey, known as the Ellicott Stone which now sits in Mobile County, Alabama, on the northern bank of the river Mobile. The Ellicott Stone is also carried out starting point for all public National Land Survey System survey in southern Alabama and Mississippi in the early and mid-nineteenth century.

Today, farmers continue to play an important role in the development of Alabama. Given the long history of land surveying in Alabama, many studies today as a "retracement known research that distinguishes the modern surveyor earlier studies that the already well-established boundaries of a property.

Inspectors in Alabama must follow strict requirements, in part, on such land disputes, prevent the need so many polls in the past, Alabama. All the surveyor must certify that they have completed their maps, location, and drawings in accordance with current standards of practice for exploration in Alabama. These standards are required by the Alabama State Board of licensure for professional engineers and surveyors, if they can not be met, the surveyor will lose their license. In addition to state requirements to Alabama farmers also abide by the standards set by federal and local authorities.

Land surveyor in Alabama must spend up to date equipment and methods for the smallest possible margin of error in their measurements, there are minimum standards of accuracy set by the state for all inquiries. All boundary surveys must be accompanied by physical monuments marking the corners, a monument to the limit set of standards that state of Alabama must meet. Regulations governing all aspects of the surveys conducted in Alabama borders, from the first measurement of the final platform map.

Many Alabama surveyor member of the Alabama Society of Professional land surveyors, a professional organization to support the interests of surveyors in the state of Alabama dedicated. This organization holds regular seminars Alabama standards of practice to ensure that all licensed land surveyor in the state and understand the following conditions. The complete Standards of Practice on the ASPL website. Other meetings and conferences held by the company, and an online bulletin board, a surveyor, keep you updated on news in their area. The ASPL contributed to the establishment of Land Surveying and Geomatics Sciences Program at Troy University and provides a basis for future surveyors with more professional players.