(aka ALTA Land Title Survey, ALTA Land Survey, ALTA Survey) - This type survey is completed using the ALTA Survey Standards developed by the Americal Land Title Association (ALTA) and the National Society of Professional Surveyos (NSPS) as a joint effort in establishing a nationwide set of standards for the completion of all types of commercial land surveys. The latest version of this standard (as of May 2020) is 2016.
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Tools Used in Surveying
Instruments used in surveying include:
- Alidade
- Alidadeā table
- Cosmolabe
- Dioptra
- Dumpyā level
- Engineer'sā chain
- Graphometer
- Gromaā (surveying)
- Laserā scanning
- Levelā staff
- Measuringā tape
- Planeā table
- Poleā (surveying)
- Prismā (surveying) (corner cube retroreflector)
- Prismaticā compass (angle measurement)
- Ramsdenā surveyingā instruments
- Rangingā rod
- Surveyor'sā chain
- Tachymeterā (surveying)
- Tapeā (surveying)
- Theodolite
- Halfā theodolite
- Plainā theodolite
- Simpleā theodolite
- Greatā theodolite
- Non-transitā theodolite
- Transitā theodolite
- Secondsā theodolite
- Electronicā theodolite
- Miningā theodolite
- Suspensionā theodolite
- Travelingā theodolite
- Pibalā theodolite
- Registeringā theodolite
- Gyro-theodolite
- Constructionā theodolite
- Photo-theodolite
- Roboticā theodolite
- Vernierā theodolite
- Totalā station
- Transitā (surveying)
- Tripodā (surveying)
- Universalā instrumentā (surveying)
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Definition of an ALTA Survey
A land survey is made for the Title Company and/or Lender with the survey and location data needed for the issuing of title or mortgage insurance. For this purpose a map is drawn to āALTAā specifications. "ALTA" stands for American Land Title Association.
ALTA specifies the data to be shown on the survey and this includes boundary lines, location of the main building including improvements, location of ancillary buildings, the identification of easements (access rights by service companies such as water, gas, telephone, railways and other utilities). ALTA surveys are very complex surveys and can cost tens of thousands of dollars and take weeks to complete. For that reason most ALTA surveys are performed on commercial properties.
An ALTA Land Survey guarantees to meet the requirements for an ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey as detailed by the American Land Title Association, National Society of Professional Surveyors and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.