Cadastral surveys
Cadastral surveying is the discipline of land surveying that relates to the definition or re-establishment of land parcel boundaries.
Cadastral surveying involves interpreting and advising on:
- boundary locations
- the status of land, and
- the rights, restrictions and interests in property
This information is recorded for use on plans, maps and other documentation. Accurately recording the information is an important part of the cadastral surveying discipline.
Cadastral surveying also involves the physical delineation of property boundaries and determination of dimensions, areas and certain rights associated with properties. This is regardless of whether they are on land, water or defined by natural or artificial features
Cadastral surveying is the sub-field of cadastre and surveying that specializes in the establishment and re-establishment of real property boundaries. It involves the physical delineation of property boundaries and determination of dimensions, areas and certain rights associated with properties.
This is regardless of whether they are on land, water or defined by natural or artificial features. It is an important component of the legal creation of properties. A cadastral surveyor must apply both the spatial-measurement principles of general surveying and legal principles such as respect of neighboring titles.
Survey of property boundaries, consolidations, subdivisions, sectional titles, townships and servitudes. Framing of Surveyor-general diagrams, general & sectional title plans.
Why are cadastral surveys performed?
Cadastral surveys are generally performed to:
- Subdivide land into two or more parcels.
- Re-establish boundaries of previously surveyed properties to:
- determine the physical extent of the land, or
- facilitate the transfer of the property.