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Topographic survey


  1. Land surveyor crouching beside a tripod with a total station in front of an earthmoving machine
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    Longitudinal profiles and cross sections explained

    What longitudinal profiles and cross sections of the ground are for, how we measure them and what the architect receives to set levels, access routes and walls.

  2. Cliffs on the Xàbia coast with pines and houses on top and a small island off the shore
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    Buying a plot on the Alicante coast: what to survey first

    Before buying a villa or plot in Xàbia (Jávea), Dénia, Moraira or Calp, a topographic survey tells you whether what you buy matches the title deed.

  3. Aerial view of earthworks with an excavator loading a lorry
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    Earthworks volume with drone and LiDAR: the calculation

    How excavated volume is calculated by subtracting two terrain models, with the case of an opencast site in the Vall d'Albaida surveyed with drone and LiDAR.

  4. Aerial view of a country house among plots of harvested cereal, pine woodland and dirt tracks
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    Topographic plan for an architect: what it includes

    Buildings, pool, walls, steps, trees, services, inspection chambers and contour lines: what a topographic plan must show to design on a plot.

  5. Total station mounted on a tripod on open ground with trees in the background
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    Topographic survey cost: what affects the price

    Size, precision, density of levels, access and deliverables: what changes the price of a topographic survey, with indicative price ranges by type of job.

  6. Site topographic surveys: what is measured, step by step
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    Site topographic surveys: what is measured, step by step

    Surveys, setting out, geometric control, DTM and DSM, LiDAR, orthophotos, profiles and volumes: the measurements a construction project needs, one by one.

  7. A person goes over the printed floor plan of a building with a marker pen on a work table
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    A neighbour encroaching on my property: how to prove it

    Cadastre, Land Registry and boundaries did not match and the neighbour refused a deslinde. How we prepared an expert surveying report to defend the plot in court.

  8. A hand signing a document with a pen
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    What documents a surveyor needs to measure a property

    Cadastral reference, nota simple or title deed, old plans and what you know about the boundaries: what to prepare before a property is measured and what we look for.

  9. Land surveyor next to a total station on a tripod on a levelled building site, with stakes driven into the ground in the background
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    My plot does not match the title deed: a case

    We measured a plot with and without the planter on its edge and compared it with the Cadastre, the Land Registry and the title deed to find the true boundaries.

  10. Certifying the surface area of a plot in Spain
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    Certifying the surface area of a plot in Spain

    Certify the surface area of a property in Spain: Clotoides measures the real boundaries and issues a surveying certificate with legal validity.

  11. Building permits in Spain: major and minor works
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    Building permits in Spain: major and minor works

    Clotoides carries out the georeferenced topographic survey you need to obtain a building permit (licencia de obra) from the local council for major or minor works.

  12. Total station on a tripod on a building site
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    Industrial surveying: buildings, pipes and machinery

    What industrial surveying involves: setting out industrial buildings, surveying existing plant, pipes and machinery, extensions and checking the works.

  13. Major works licence in Spain: what it is, how to apply
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    Major works licence in Spain: what it is, how to apply

    Clotoides carries out the technical work needed to obtain a major works licence, including the topographic survey and the georeferenced plan of the site.

  14. Accurate topographic plans made by a land surveyor
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    Accurate topographic plans made by a land surveyor

    Clotoides has the precision technology and the experience needed to produce accurate and rigorous topographic plans.

  15. Alignment and level report: what the LOE requires
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    Alignment and level report: what the LOE requires

    Clotoides prepares the alignment and level report (informe de alineaciones y rasantes) that the authorities require before building works begin.

  16. Topographic survey before a renovation: why do it
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    Topographic survey before a renovation: why do it

    Clotoides carries out a topographic survey before a renovation or refurbishment so that the works are planned on precise and detailed data about the site.

  17. Property encroachment in Spain: how to check
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    Property encroachment in Spain: how to check

    Contact Clotoides and we will survey and mark the boundaries of your plot so that you can prevent any encroachment or boundary dispute with a neighbour.

  18. Save money on construction by measuring first
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    Save money on construction by measuring first

    Topographic survey tips to save money on construction: how to reduce costs without sacrificing quality and get the project right the first time.

  19. Measure a property before buying it: why it matters
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    Measure a property before buying it: why it matters

    Measuring a property before buying helps to minimise the risk of an investment and to identify and resolve problems before they arise.

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