Franklin Surveys was hired as the land surveyor for a large scale river restoration project conducted in and around Whitford Pond, in southeastern Connecticut. The project is being headed up by Save the Sound, formerly known as Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound. Whitford Pond is an impoundment created by the construction of an earth …
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 …
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 …
Drafting a map is all about making choices. The ability to make the best choices to meet the client’s needs is “what separates the wheat from the chaff”, to borrow an oft-used expression from one of my mentors. To begin with, Earth is round, and the map is flat. Picture the act of gift wrapping …
Importing Field Data In the past, surveyors used special bound notebooks for recording observations in the field. Thus, the task of turning all of those observations into feature coordinates was time consuming and laborious. Modern surveying instruments have on-board data recording capabilities; alternatively, a separate (wired or wireless) data collector minicomputer may be used. These …
Once control points have been established, surveyors use their instrumentation to measure the positions of existing site features. As we move around the site, we place a prism pole at each feature for the observation. A survey prism is a retroreflector designed to precisely refract laser beams such that they reflect backwards and return directly …
We are the survey firm of record for an exciting project along the Long Island Sound shoreline. In 2019, Franklin Surveys performed a comprehensive topographic and bathymetric survey of the waterway corridor and provided the base mapping for the project. This project, on the Waterford / New London town line, is part of an effort …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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