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"Very good work was done."

James P on July 2025

If you are looking to have your land surveyed, call Cavanaugh's Surveying Services. Patrick has been surveying land for over 30 years! Work with only the best and call today.

"Very good work was done."

James P on July 2025


Thomas Kolesa, PLS

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Thomas Kolesa, PLS

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14 years of experience

Professional Land Surveying Services that includes Boundary Surveys, Topographic Surveys, ALTA/ACSM Surveys, Aerial Surveys, Subdivisions, Elevation Certificates, Construction Layout and As-Built Surveys. Over 25 years of professional experience. Utilizing the latest equipment and technology to get your project completed.

Professional Land Surveying Services that includes Boundary Surveys, Topographic Surveys, ALTA/ACSM Surveys, Aerial Surveys, Subdivisions, Elevation Certificates, Construction Layout and As-Built Surveys. Over 25 years of professional experience. Utilizing the latest equipment and technology to get your project completed.


Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc.

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Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc.

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53 years of experience

We are committed to delivering the most creative and highest quality civil engineering and surveying services in a timely manner with the greatest value to our clients. Our firm represents many municipalities in the Greater Lehigh Valley and Pocono Regions. Our personnel regularly provide engineering services to the municipalities we now serve and, therefore, we feel that we are well qualified to serve you in this same capacity. These services include, but are not necessarily limited to inspection; roadway, bridges, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water system design; sewage enforcement officer services; postal address systems; subdivision and zoning ordinance technical revisions; traffic studies; roadway improvement programs; Wetland delineation / Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and sewer system infiltration/inflow removal programs.

We are committed to delivering the most creative and highest quality civil engineering and surveying services in a timely manner with the greatest value to our clients. Our firm represents many municipalities in the Greater Lehigh Valley and Pocono Regions. Our personnel regularly provide engineering services to the municipalities we now serve and, therefore, we feel that we are well qualified to serve you in this same capacity. These services include, but are not necessarily limited to inspection; roadway, bridges, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water system design; sewage enforcement officer services; postal address systems; subdivision and zoning ordinance technical revisions; traffic studies; roadway improvement programs; Wetland delineation / Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and sewer system infiltration/inflow removal programs.


Cowan Associates

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Cowan Associates

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67 years of experience

Cowan Associates is one of the oldest full-service civil engineering firms in the Region. We have been providing multi-disciplinary engineering and technical services to our clients since 1958. CAI has designed many specialty and challenging land developments and facilities over the last fifty years. We cover assignments locally and throughout the Eastern United States.

Cowan Associates is one of the oldest full-service civil engineering firms in the Region. We have been providing multi-disciplinary engineering and technical services to our clients since 1958. CAI has designed many specialty and challenging land developments and facilities over the last fifty years. We cover assignments locally and throughout the Eastern United States.


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Impact Engineering Group

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Impact Engineering Group

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12 years of experience

Impact Engineering Group is a civil engineering firm that specializes in services and consulting relating to real estate, construction, land planning, surveying, site permitting and structural engineering.

Impact Engineering Group is a civil engineering firm that specializes in services and consulting relating to real estate, construction, land planning, surveying, site permitting and structural engineering.


Thomas D. Strong, PLS

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Thomas D. Strong, PLS

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12 years of experience

Land Surveying of all types. Small business, just starting out after employer closed up. I have 25 years experience in Land Surveying. Have run the Survey Department at my old firm for 15 years.

Land Surveying of all types. Small business, just starting out after employer closed up. I have 25 years experience in Land Surveying. Have run the Survey Department at my old firm for 15 years.


McCarthy Engineering Associates offers clients a knowledgeable and determined team, complemented by the highest level of service and the utmost attention to quality.


Acoterra, LLC

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Acoterra, LLC

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19 years of experience

Acoterra, LLC is a full service landscape contracting company in Eastern Pennsylvania servicing our customers since 2006. Our knowledgeable staff has the experience to create and maintain sustainable, intriguing and dynamic outdoor spaces that are a seamless extension of your home or business. Acoterra is licensed, insured and is a registered home improvement contractor in Pennsylvania. Commercial and Residential.

Acoterra, LLC is a full service landscape contracting company in Eastern Pennsylvania servicing our customers since 2006. Our knowledgeable staff has the experience to create and maintain sustainable, intriguing and dynamic outdoor spaces that are a seamless extension of your home or business. Acoterra is licensed, insured and is a registered home improvement contractor in Pennsylvania. Commercial and Residential.


Waldraff Land Surveying

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Waldraff Land Surveying

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21 years of experience

Waldraff Land Surveying is owned and operated by Richard F. Waldraff, a Professional Land Surveyor Licensed in Pennsylvania since 1997 specializing in Boundary Retracement Surveys (Property Line Surveys) on properties of all sizes, from small residential lots to large multi-acre rural properties using some of the latest technological tools including a Robotic Instrument, GPS and Electronic Data Collection. All surveys are conducted directly by Mr. Waldraff who prides himself in his attention to detail and positive customer feedback. Waldraff Land Surveying serves primarily Northampton, Lehigh and Upper Bucks Counties as well as the southerly portions of Monroe, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, and northerly portions of Montgomery County. Richard particularly enjoys the personal interaction with his clients, which include homeowners, builders and architects and often conducts surveys for clients planning fences, landscaping, garages, sheds, building additions, pools, or entirely new houses on vacant lots. Richard is passionate about surveying. He loves to survey and derives great satisfaction in a job well done. Richard also loves music, in particular, guitar music - his other passion.

Waldraff Land Surveying is owned and operated by Richard F. Waldraff, a Professional Land Surveyor Licensed in Pennsylvania since 1997 specializing in Boundary Retracement Surveys (Property Line Surveys) on properties of all sizes, from small residential lots to large multi-acre rural properties using some of the latest technological tools including a Robotic Instrument, GPS and Electronic Data Collection. All surveys are conducted directly by Mr. Waldraff who prides himself in his attention to detail and positive customer feedback. Waldraff Land Surveying serves primarily Northampton, Lehigh and Upper Bucks Counties as well as the southerly portions of Monroe, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, and northerly portions of Montgomery County. Richard particularly enjoys the personal interaction with his clients, which include homeowners, builders and architects and often conducts surveys for clients planning fences, landscaping, garages, sheds, building additions, pools, or entirely new houses on vacant lots. Richard is passionate about surveying. He loves to survey and derives great satisfaction in a job well done. Richard also loves music, in particular, guitar music - his other passion.


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Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

Professional well contractors may use electromagnetic mapping to look for places with a high likelihood of water. Water access can vary significantly, even on the same property, so it can be difficult to know where to drill if you don’t have specialized tools to look for water.

Permit requirements to clear land vary by municipality, so whether or not you need permits depends on where you live and what you’re removing from the land. Some building departments will require permits for any underground work or excavation, meaning grinding down tree stumps on your property would require permits. Others mandate individual permits for each tree you remove. You can contact your local building department or a land-clearing specialist near you to see if permits are necessary for your job.

You should always calculate real estate development costs on a case-by-case basis, so there’s no specific formula to estimate your total. You should speak with a local construction manager to see what you’ll need to do in terms of clearing and leveling the land, connecting utilities, and pulling permits for construction. A professional will be able to get you an accurate estimate for land development.

The small lines on the tape measure either indicate inches, fractions of an inch, or centimeters and millimeters. On the imperial unit side (aka the inches side), the longest lines indicate inches, followed by the next shortest lines that indicate a half-inch, and then the quarter, eighth, and sixteenth-inch. On the metric side, the lines break down meters, centimeters, and millimeters.

A land survey gives you information about the property boundaries, easements on the plot, dimensions, and, in some cases, topographical information. A land appraisal will often take these figures into account, but the purpose of a land appraisal is to determine the value of the land rather than the physical specifications.

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