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John Duncan, P.L.S., of Gibbs & Olson surveys the Toutle River Valley after the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 |
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Develop topographic, existing utility, and special features information for use by others in preparing maps or site plans Locate easements and rights-of-ways, including those of record, those implied, and those required for a project Develop horizontal and vertical control networks Boundary surveys. Including research of documents and historical monumentation, field location/verification of recorded monuments, analysis and resolution of conflicts between field and record data, installation of permanent monumentation; and preparation and recording of survey records and legal descriptions. Hydrographic surveys. Includes determine water boundaries and meander lines; stream cross-section surveys; data collection for monitoring bed movement and for development of hydrographic stream flow computer models. Construction staking. Includes coordination with construction contractor, layout of reference points for use by contractor, and surveying and measuring for development of record drawings Quality control surveys. Includes obtain field measurements and compare against design and past field measurements for monitoring horizontal/vertical movement of key locations of facilities Control surveys for photogrammetry. Includes layout and placement of aerial control panels with horizontal location and vertical elevation information for use by photogrammetrists Global positioning surveys. Includes real-time kinematic (RTK) surveying Provide sophisticated computer mapping, computer assisted design (CAD), and geographic information system (GIS) mapping
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Thousands of land surveys across Washington and Oregon over Gibbs & Olson’s 56-year history Rich Williams, P.L.S. is in charge of the day-to-day operation of our survey department. Rich has 23 years experience working for county government. He has been a professional licensed surveyor for 15 years. Rich manages our field crews, conducts computerized office calculations, prepares base maps for design projects, conducts title research and writes legal descriptions. Field and office equipment consists of technically advanced electronic measuring systems. We possess a GPS+RTK (Global Positioning System with Real-Time Kinematics). This equipment lets us access satellite information to pin-point coordinates and elevations of points on the ground. Our system includes a base unit and two rovers. Up-to-date electronic field equipment totally integrates with our sophisticated office computer system. Experienced with use of the local GIS (Geographical Information System) datum and information layers as appropriate when preparing survey maps and project plans Experienced in coordinating and working with multiple contractors and entities in all types of site conditions during construction and construction surveying
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