Land Survey in Uganda

Land Survey in Uganda : In a bid to ascertain proper boundaries and size of land, land surveying is a must do. This activity is commonly done if you are buying or selling land or a property.

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What is Land Surveying?

Land Surveying refers to a science and art of establishing or re-establishing boundaries, lines, corners and monuments of the property – land, land surveying is done relying on documented details, historical evidence and current principle of practice.

Types of Land Surveys

Boundary Surveys

The boundary surveys are done to reestablish or establish land or property boundaries, this kind of survey is done so as to acquire data for making a map indicating boundary lines of a particular land or property. Boundary Surveys are done on residential plots, commercial real estate and large expanses of land.

Condominium Surveys

Condominium surveys are done to decide common areas and units in a three-dimensional plan, to frame descriptions and mapping or plotting for a condominium plan.

Construction Surveys  

Construction Surveys are typically survey measurements on a building or a construction project done to control positions, dimensions and shape.

Construction surveys are also done so as to establish quantities of payment of work and appropriateness of accomplishment.

Preliminary Survey

These surveys are done to obtain data from which to decide the viability or to formulate plans for a development or construction venture.

Topographic Surveys

Topographic Surveys are done to determine the shape or configuration of earth’s surface and the position of physical objects found on the land or property.

Court Exhibit Surveys

Court Exhibit Surveys is done as a way of collecting and preparation of proof for courtroom evidence or proof concerning boundary disagreements, road traffic accidents and criminality scene surveys.

Subdivision Surveys

These kinds of surveys are done in process of dividing undeveloped areas of land into lots, blocks, parks among others that are in line of governing establishments or laws.

Mortgage or Title Surveys

Mortgage or Title Surveys are done for loaning and insurance agencies or companies to evaluate title problems, in relation to actual possessions and occupation.

Stages of Land Surveying

Planning

On this stage of land surveying, methods to be adopted for surveying, resources that is instruments and personnels to be used and the control points to be used (those already available and those to set up) are decided on.

The operation of planning requires a prior field visit which is known as reconnaissance.

Field Observation

The Field Observation stage involves collection of field date that is by making necessary measurements, recording of observed data in a systematic manner that is before starting any field observation, the permanent adjustments of all instruments need to be checked thoroughly by trained personnel. If required it must e adjusted.

Office Works

This stage involves processing, analyzing and calculation of observed date, preparation of necessary date – for making plan or map of the area, making of a plan or map of the area and computation of relevant field parameters as per design for setting out engineering works at site.

Setting Out Works

This stage is carried out to locate and establish different parameters and dimensions at the site as per design for further engineering works.

Importance of Land Surveying

 Land Surveying as well as the surveyors play an integral role in land development, from planning and design of land subdivisions to the final construction of roads, utilities and landscaping. The surveyors are the first people to make a visit on any construction site, measure and map the land.

These primary measurements are used by architects to understand and make the most of the unique landscape when designing and engineers to plan structures accurately and safely, ensure that buildings do not only fit with the landscape but are able to be constructed.

It is very necessary to mark the boundaries on the ground so as to make them clear to observers on or near the property.

Land Surveying is done to provide the evidence needed by the title insurer to delete certain standard exceptions to cover and thus providing extended coverage against off-recorded title matters including matters that would be revealed by an accurate survey.

Land surveying helps in zoning and building regulations, incase you want to buy land and build on it, surveying helps you identify possible problems. This also applies when you plan to buy a land that may be hard to build on, your surveyor will help you determine any potential problems and look for possible solutions.