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As-Built Survey and Mapping for the Steele Brook Restoration

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As-Built Survey of Ecological Restoration Project on Heminway Pond, Watertown, Connecticut Franklin Surveys was engaged to perform an as-built survey to document the positions of a successful river restoration, following the removal of an ancient dam structure which impounded a portion of Steele Brook. As of the year 1847, Merritt Heminway had built a mill … 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

Revetment Rehabilitation at Caswell Cove

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Revetment Rehabilitation at Caswell Cove by Franklin Surveys

Franklin Surveys Provided Construction Support in the Caswell Cove Revetment Rehabilitation on the Housatonic River in Milford, Connecticut The Caswell Cove Condominiums are located on the shore of the Housatonic River in Milford, Connecticut. The river’s name comes from the Mohican phrase “usi-a-di-en-uk”, meaning “beyond the mountain place” or “river of the mountain place”. The … Read more

Environmental Engineering Support in Plainfield CT

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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 … Read more

Construction Surveying Services for Courtyard by Marriot, Southington CT

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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 … Read more

Existing Conditions Mapping of Yantic Woolen Mill

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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. … 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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Ledyard, Connecticut Survey – Ledyard Meadows Luxury Apartment Community

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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?

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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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Land Surveying Services for Essex Station Luxury Apartment Community

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Franklin Surveys Provides Land Surveying Services for Essex Station Luxury Apartment Community Construction Franklin Surveys has been providing land surveying services for the Essex Station Luxury Apartments project, which is being led by developer Signature Contracting Group of Norwalk, Connecticut.  Yantic River Consultants, LLC of Lebanon, Connecticut is responsible for site design and permitting and … Read more