LAND SURVEYING SERVICES

With over 40 years of experience, J.D. Marquedant & Associates, Inc. should be your first choice for land and property surveys for your residential or commercial project.

Our professional experts will prepare a boundary survey of the property. Afterwards we will also perform land records research at local, county, and state agencies in order to locate deeds, plans, maps, wills, and other documents to determine the location and rights associate with the specific parcel of land, as well as any rights and legalities to which the parcel of land is subject to.

A Professional Land Surveyor renders highly technical service in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, codes and court decisions established by city, county, state and federal authorities. 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that all survey work to be undertaken under the responsibility of a licensed Professional Land Surveyor.

“Minimum Standards for Boundary Surveys and Mortgagee Title Inspections have been established to protect the public from inferior land surveying practices. These standards mandate requirements and procedures for conduct of a surveyor and information to be provided to the client.
Civil Engineers At Construction Site — Land Development & Planning Engineers in Hopkinton, MA

Our Services Include:

  • Topographic Surveys
  • ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
  • Construction Layout
  • Elevation Certificates
  • Global Positioning
  • Boundary Surveys
  • Simple and Multi-Phase Subdivisions
  • Property Line Determinations
  • Certified Plot Plans
  • And More!

Contact us today to schedule your land survey consultation today!
  • ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys

    This is the most comprehensive type of survey and site improvement location. It covers all aspects of the boundary survey and improvement location and identification of any additional evidence of possession or use, which could be adverse to the interests of the purchaser. This type of survey is generally performed on commercial property. Current NSPS documents may be downloaded from NSPS.

    • The requirements are listed under the minimum standard detail requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys.
    • Land Court Survey/Plan preparation as required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Land Court for properties with title problems
    • Property line surveys and plan preparations for subdividing parcels into separate lots
    • Property line surveys to establish corners or lines
    • Lot corner and lot line staking
    • Topographical surveys for septic designs, building additions, landscaping and hardscape design
    • Subdivision designs of roadways, drainage, lot configurations of larger parcels for approvals by town and city planning boards
  • Land Surveys

    The Land Survey generally is a survey that is performed to identify the property boundaries. The surveyor will research and measure existing boundary positions based upon found property markers or monuments in the area and will establish new property corner pins for the client. Every property line has two owners and the Land Survey allows both property owners to assert ownership to their boundaries.

  • Commercial Site Development Plans

    Commercial sites are generally developed using a combination of several types of surveys including boundary survey, topographic survey, land planning, design and sometimes subdivision platting. The surveyor will identify existing characteristics of the project site and may be retained to plan for new infrastructure, grades, landscaping, and/or services for the proposed building project.

  • Land Planning and Design

    Land Planning and Design are important components in the growth of a community. The extension of infrastructure such as water lines, sanitary sewer lines, streets and storm sewers requires planning, design and negotiations with public planners, engineers and administrators. Many communities offer financing assistance through the sale of municipal bonds allowing the infrastructure to be constructed and then paid by special assessments over a period of twenty years. J.D. Marquedant & Associates Inc. has worked with hundreds of developers to plan their subdivisions and has represented their clients through the planning and permitting phases of their developments. JDMA has special interest in creating neighborhoods from raw land. Give JDMA a call today and let their friendly staff walk you through the steps to create your own new neighborhood.

  • Subdivision Platting

    Steps to Subdivision Development are as follows:

    1. Boundary Survey
    2. Topographic Survey
    3. Sketch Plan
    4. Obtain Title Report
    5. Meeting with Community Planners and Leaders
    6. Preliminary Plan
    7. Final Plan
    8. Engineering Drawings
    9. Meeting with Town or City Planning Departments for plan approvals
    10. Construction Surveying
    11. Subdivision Monumentation
  • Topographical Surveys

    This is a survey of real property with the main purpose of determining the configuration of the surface of the ground and the location of all natural and artificial objects, including utilities, drainage ways, structures, ingress and egress to the property and any other visible limitations or enhancements to the property. This survey should be performed is normally conducted for architectural planning or engineering design projects.

  • Construction Surveys

    A survey provided for a construction project to locate improvements to be made with information to control vertical and horizontal alignment and dimensions of the proposed improvements. JDMA provides construction surveying services for many General Contractors in the Central /Metro West region of Massachusetts for streets, sewers, waterlines and pipelines.

  • Engineering Surveys

    Business demands and technology are changing every day. The cost of maintaining survey professionals and instruments is increasing. Surveying rules and regulations are continually being revised or updated. JDMA provides excellent service to the engineering industry by supplying professionals in the fields of surveying and drafting which allows engineering professionals to concentrate on their area of expertise. We will supply electronic field data or base sheet drafting too. You’ll enjoy the relationship that develops when you call JDMA today.

  • CAD Drafting

    Survey results are usually drafted with the use of CAD (Computer-Aided Drafting) Systems. JDMA provides CAD drafting for all boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, and subdivision plats.

  • Graphics Scanning and Plotting

    JDMA will reproduce drawings for the client’s projects and can even scan and plot drawings of non-reproducible large format documents.

  • Boundary and Improvement Surveys

    A boundary survey of the subject property will be made and the property corners will be located and verified or reset. The improvements on the property will be located and a check for violations or encroachments onto or from the subject property will be made. This survey can be used by the property owner for the construction of a fence, structure or other improvements.

  • Tract Surveys

    A tract survey is similar to a boundary survey in that a boundary survey of the subject property will be made and the property corners will be located and verified or reset. This survey is normally performed on large parcels of land, which have improvements that do not require location. A check for violations or encroachments onto or from the subject property will be made, with the primary emphasis being concentrated along the property lines in order to establish any conflicts between the surveyed line and any apparent lines of possession. This survey can be used by the property owner for the construction of a fence, structure or other improvements.