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On COVID-19 & Reaffirming Our Commitment To Safety

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By Kevin Franklin, PLS, Owner of Franklin Surveys Franklin Surveys is committed to the safety and well-being of our employees and clients. This past year has been challenging on so many levels with several types of businesses unable to open and many people out of work.  We’d like to take a moment to thank our loyal clients and … Read more

Property Survey on Station Road in Scotland, CT

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For one of our recent projects, we had the pleasure of walking the grounds of a property on Station Road in Scotland.  Station Road is located just to the northeast of the four corners of the towns of Windham, Scotland, Franklin and Sprague, not far from the Shetucket River. The uniquely rural and truly pristine … Read more

Existing Conditions Map for the Griswold Enrichment Program 9-11 Memorial

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Franklin Surveys Prepared an Existing Conditions Map for the Griswold Enrichment Program 9-11 Memorial Franklin Surveys was proud to donate our services in support of the Griswold Enrichment Program 9-11 Memorial, completed fall of 2019. The project involved the planning, design and construction of a memorial outside of Griswold Elementary School featured prominently at the center … Read more

Maps That Speak for Themselves

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MAPS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

Once completed, a map should speak for itself.  If done properly, there should be no reason for the map user to have to call the preparer after the fact to get clarification on something.  Everything should be laid out on the table, including the map metadata (facts describing the making of the map). That is … Read more

Survey Site Recon

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RECONNAISSANCE

Reconnaissance After reviewing the research records, the field crew mobilizes to your property to start examining the site and setting up instruments. Modern survey crews carry magnetic locators (commonly, metal detectors) to help in the search for evidence which may be located underground. In some cases, old metal fences are eventually consumed by trees, but … Read more

Control Points

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Control Point Networks In the process of fieldwork, one of the important decisions for the crew chief is where to establish control points. Modern instruments are electro optical, meaning that they measure positions by sighting features through a telescope. The instrument is on a tripod erected directly over the control point such that the instrument … Read more

Land Record Research

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Land Record Research

Land Record Research The first step in performing a property boundary survey is land record research. In the State of Connecticut, records are housed at the municipal level, in the town halls. Before conducting fieldwork, surveyors must review relevant deeds, maps, and other documents. At a minimum, surveyors in CT need to review the deed … Read more

Franklin Surveys Presents “NCEES Fundamentals of Land Surveying Exam Workshop” for SUNY Albany’s Research Foundation

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ALBANY, New York: Franklin Surveys presented “NCEES Fundamentals of Land” workshop for SUNY Albany’s Research Foundation, intended to help NYSDOT transportation engineers pass the LSIT Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam. The sponsor of the workshop was the University of Albany Rockefeller College Public Service Workshops Program. The two-day workshop took place on August 19-20, 2019 … Read more

On Land Surveying Projects

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By Kevin Franklin, Professional Land Surveyor and Owner of Franklin Surveys Land Surveying projects come in all shapes and sizes.  That’s a good thing, because it helps keep life interesting for us.  Moving from town to town, exploring woods or pacing on pavement, the view from the “office” window changes constantly.  With that perk comes … Read more

GPS Accuracy – How accurate is GPS?

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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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