Environmental Engineering Support in Plainfield CT

Environmental Engineering and River Restoration on the Moosup River in Plainfield, CT Franklin Surveys conducted a detailed topographic and bathymetric survey of about 30 acres in and along the Moosup River in Plainfield. An environmental engineering project of this magnitude involves setting and locating hundreds of wetlands flags and establishing a control network spanning several …

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Construction Surveying Services for Courtyard by Marriot, Southington CT

Comprehensive construction surveying services of a new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Franklin Surveys provided construction surveying services from beginning of construction right through as-built mapping of a new Courtyard by Marriot Hotel in Southington, Connecticut. We began by mapping existing conditions of the site. Prior to construction, we provided foundation staking to determine the specific …

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Existing Conditions Mapping of Yantic Woolen Mill

Existing conditions mapping of the old Yantic Woolen Mill in Norwich, CT Franklin Surveys provided existing conditions mapping services including boundary, topographic, wetlands, and utility surveys of the old Yantic Woolen Mill, also known as the Hale Mill, in Norwich, CT. This was in support of a proposal to turn it into a luxury hotel. …

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GPS Accuracy – How accurate is GPS?

How accurate are the GPS measurements that we get from the Global Positioning System? It is a question we are asked often, as you might imagine, in the normal course of our work. One of my graduate professors repeats a memorable mantra: “GPS is something that is very easy to do right. It is also very easy to do wrong.”

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Ledyard, Connecticut Survey – Ledyard Meadows Luxury Apartment Community

Franklin Surveys Provides Surveying Services for the Ledyard Meadows Luxury Apartment Community

Nestled in a westerly facing hillside, slightly north of the Ledyard Center Four Corners, lies the budding Ledyard Meadows Luxury Apartment Community. Dating back to 2015, Franklin Surveys has been the project surveyor for this multi-family development that will soon feature dozens of units of high-end rental living. Project services that we’ve performed so far have included Property/Boundary Survey, Topographic Survey, Subdivision Mapping, Easement Plans, layout (staking) of proposed improvements, and Improvement Location (As-built) Surveys.

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What is a topographic survey?

A topographic survey is one which measures the relief of the ground surface and depicts or notes the positions of natural and artificial features thereon. To be clear, the term “topographic” refers to the shape of the terrain. To map a lot’s topography (or “topo” for short), surveyors typically utilize a combination of two items: contours and spot elevations.

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