Land Survey Services | Geodetic Company Philippines

Philsurv Geodetic Services recognizes the different uses of land surveys for the purpose of real estate management and engineering/architectural design. Our surveys will provide cost effective and informative survey plans. Our products are designed to inform clients of possible boundary disputes, encroachments, errors in technical descriptions, exact location of the land on the ground as per title and other land issues that need to be considered in land development. Our engineering survey plans are designed to inform engineers and architects of the actual conditions on a construction site. These survey plans are made with close coordination with the engineers and architects as to provide accurate information for their design requirements. It is our continuous goal to improve and revise our systems to provide information that may be of use not just for the current issues but for the future issues that our clients may come across.

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Topographic Surveys

WHAT IS ON THE PROPERTY AND WHAT ARE THE SLOPES?

The client wanted to expand their campus to open areas.

PhilSurv conducted an as-built and topographic survey. For better representation of the area, a satellite image of the area concerned was geo-referenced and made as the backdrop of the topographic and as-built plan. Philsurv also made a slope analysis with 3D perspective based on the land elevation data.

The client was able to give a basis for the architects of Joseph Server and Associates for future development on the open space. With the plans given, planning the drainage system and building lay-out made the architect’s work accurate and faster.

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Measures the elevation of points on a particular piece of land, and presents them as contour lines on a plan.
Used for designing a well-organized drainage system.
Can request Philsurv to show utilities, trees, road networks or other detailed features important to engineers or architects for efficient designing.
Can easily measure the area or distance of any part of the base map. This is useful for lease area computation, structure layout design, landscape plan or other land uses.

Boundary Surveys

UP TO WHERE IS THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY?

The client needed to reconstruct the blueprints of their old buildings within a time frame of one month for accounting deadlines. They also used the data to verify the lease area for contract negotiation purposes. They needed a reliable standard to follow as basis for the measurements.

PhilSurv used the BOMA international standards as basis for measurements. The teams conducted an as-built and detailed measure survey in order to get dimensions of common areas composed of utility rooms, stairs, elevators, common rooms and lobbies.

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Use International Standards as basis for computation of Lease Area, Best practices of floor measurement, Industrial space, Mixed-Use Properties, Office Buildings and Retail.
Proper allocation of common areas to leased areas
Reduce ambiguity of classifying and measuring areas to avoid legal liabilities
Reconstruct building blueprints
Used by building owners, managers, developers, leasing professionals, corporate facility managers, asset managers, and the providers of the products and services needed to operate commercial properties.

As-built Surveys

HOW DO I CHARGE TENANTS THE CORRECT RENT BASED ON SPACE OCCUPIED AND COINCIDENTLY SAVE ON PROPERTY TAXES?

To many, the term "As-Built" is used in place of Improvement Location Survey; they are one in the same.

An As-Built Survey depicts or notes the position, horizontally and, where required, vertically, between particular existing improvements with respect to the applicable municipal or statutory requirements. The purpose of this type of survey is to enable determination of compliance with said requirements. No other improvements or features need be depicted.

The client would like to compute the exact areas as-built so that they can assess how much to charge the tenants for the land use and at the same time compare the basis of the property taxes paid.

PhilSurv conducted an as-built and detailed measure survey in order to get dimensions of common areas composed of utilities, stairs, elevators, common rooms and lobbies.

The client used Philsurv’s maps and summarized excel reports that made management’s job of preparing reports easy. Negotiations with tenants and tax authorities was easy with the clear data presented.

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Find out if you can make any tax savings by measuring the actual areas used for business or residential.
Verify the actual area used in order to charge your tenants for common area, business or residential use.
Management can easily identify common area use with the use of Excel’s Pivot table technology. Making reports and sorting data easy as 1, 2, 3.

Consolidation, Subdivision, & Boundary Survey

I WANT TO COMBINE TITLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY SELL A PORTION OF MY LAND OR MY FAMILY WANTS TO DIVIDE OUR INHERITED LAND. CAN PHILSURV HELP?

The client would like to remove portions of the property not being used by the business.

PhilSurv conducted a consolidation/subdivision survey based on the initial as-built and boundary survey. Upon approval of the consolidation/subdivision plan and signature by the Company authorized manager.

Philsurv gets the plan approved by the Land Registration Authority or the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Philsurv can consolidate or subdivide the land depending on owner’s preference.
Basis of consolidation of subdivision can be architect’s design, inheritance agreement or as-built structures.
Subsequent titling can also be done by Philsurv.
No title? No problem. Philsurv can process properties without titles with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Building Owners and Managers Association

MY BUILDING BLUEPRINTS ARE GONE OR OUTDATED. WHAT IS A FAIR WAY TO ALLOCATE COMMON AREAS TO TENANTS? HOW DO I STANDARDIZE BUILDING MEASUREMENTS?

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Use International Standards as basis for computation of Lease Area, Best practices of floor measurement, Industrial space, Mixed-Use Properties, Office Buildings and Retail.
Proper allocation of common areas to leased areas.
Reduce ambiguity of classifying and measuring areas to avoid legal liabilities.
Reconstruct building blueprints
Used by building owners, managers, developers, leasing professionals, corporate facility managers, asset managers, and the providers of the products and services needed to operate commercial properties.

Aerial Photogrammetric Surveys

IS THERE A SAFER WAY TO SURVEY PROPERTIES WITH DIFFICULT TERRAIN OR ILLEGAL STRUCTURES? CAN I GET THE ELEVATIONS AND AS BUILT AREAS FOR THESE PROPERTIES?

The client had a large property and the locals were occupying the land. They had us relocate the property with their titles, use the drone to take aerial photos and establish control points. Based on the aerial images, we were able to measure the existing structures. At the same time, we were able to get elevations of the site for his future land development.

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Survey landscapes with thousands of digital images that can be stitched together into 3-D maps.
Measure areas occupied by illegal structures easily without compromising safety.
Use the base maps for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and build thematic maps.
Transmission Line, Road and Railway projects.
Drone technology provides real, measurable benefits to mining operations, reducing risk while increasing the speed and scope of geo-data.
Humanitarian Aid and Rescue for emergency response can help rescuers work efficiently.
Can be used for environmental protection through monitoring.
Agriculture monitoring
Construction Monitoring
Traffic Monitoring

Aerial Lidar Surveys

IS THERE A FASTER WAY TO GET DETAILED TERRAIN AND TOPOLOGY AS WELL AS EXISTING STRUCTURES IN A WIDE STRETCH OF LAND OTHER THAN TRADITIONAL SURVEYS?

The client wanted to design a structure that would pass through a highly urbanized area. They needed a detailed as-built and topographic survey so that they could generate the most economic and feasible design possible for their structure. They had us perform an aerial LIDAR survey to obtain accurate horizontal and vertical positioning of all existing features on site. About 150 hectares of data was obtained and transformed into a Lidar Point Cloud. What would normally take about 3 months of traditional survey works in the field was done in about two (2) hours of Lidar 3D Mapping in the sky.

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Digital Elevation Model (DEM): Measures the elevation of points and generates a digital terrain model of the tract of land.
Utility Mapping: Can be used to show utilities such as power lines, poles and above ground pipes.
As-Built Maps: Elevations of structures could also be derived from the Lidar Point Cloud.
Speed: Ideal for large tracks of land that needs to be surveyed for a short period of time.
Agriculture: LIDAR helps the farmer to find the area that uses costly fertilizer. LIDAR can be used to create elevation map of the farmland that can be converted to create slope and sunlight exposure area map.
Forest Planning and Management: It is used to measure vertical structure of forest canopy and also used to measure and understand canopy bulk density and canopy base height and peak height to estimate its root expansion.
Flood Model: River is very sensitive and few meter of change in information can bring disastrous or loss of properties. So accurate extracted LIDAR information can be used for the 3D simulation for better planning of the structures or buildings on the river bank.
Transport Planning: As LIDAR are highly accurate technology it helps to understand width, elevation and length of the existing road.
Mining: It is used to measure the ore volume by taking series of photos of ore extraction space. These interval photos are used to calculate the volume.
Wind Farm: LIDAR is used in the wind farm to calculate the direction and strength of wind. LIDAR attached to the turbine helps to change the direction of the blade to generate more power.
Urban Municipality: It helps municipality to know where things are and what are the changes happened in the city.
Railway Infrastructure: Traditionally railway track measurement was done by regular survey system. Now LIDAR can quickly perform the measurements of the railway track and the topographical and surrounding area of the railway path.
Airport Infrastructure: Used to capture features in the airport like runway, terminal building that allow airport authority to manage and operate airport system smoothly.
Mining: LIDAR is also used in the mining business in various task. It is used to measure the ore volume by taking series of 3D laser measurements of ore extraction spaces. These measurements would then generate a 3D surface in which data such as cavern volume could be extracted. It could also be used to get mine cross-sections for liquid flow analysis.
Wind Farm: LIDAR is used in the wind farms by generating a DTM (digital terrain model). The model is then used to determine the most ideal places to set turbines by calculating the direction and strength of the wind passing through the terrain.

Bathymetric Surveys

I WANT TO DESIGN A PIER, KNOW WHERE THE BOATS CAN PASS, KNOW WHERE THE DROP OFF POINTS OR WHERE THE CORALS REEFS ARE ALONG THE SHORELINE.

The client wanted to build a port and understand where the ships can pass.

Philsurv conducted a bathymetric survey for 421 ha, a topographic survey for 80 ha and a river cross section survey. The geodetic engineers compiled all the data and referenced the elevations to the mean sea level.

HOW IS IT USEFUL?

Study of wave heights, sudden changes in water depths, uncharted reefs, currents, tidal streams, seaweed and mobile beaches (sand drift)
Avoid shelters fouling up with seaweed or silting up (shelter mouth facing the wrong direction) or just being inaccessible in rough weather (reefs too close to entrance channel)
Correct design decisions upon project inception stage to ensure that the landing is easy to use and free of major maintenance problems under all conditions
Thematic maps showing where coral reefs are.

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Philsurv Geodetic Services

Address: 819-B Torres St., Brgy. Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila

Phone: (02) 239-1721 | (02) 725-5985

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