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The surveying department for L. A. Gates Company is possibly the most experienced and diversified of all the company’s many departments. We have eight individuals with varying degrees of surveying experience, totaling more than 100 years.

The main thrust behind our surveying experience comes from the Brooks brothers, Estil and Lawrence, who have 34 and 29 years surveying experience, respectively. The brothers were part owners of their own surveying company, Brooks Brothers, until they joined L. A. Gates Company in 1996 to head up our Surveying Department.

Some of the surveying tasks performed by L. A. Gates Company crews include the following:

  • Field Topographic Surveys
  • Aerial Mapping Surveys
  • Core Boring Location
  • River Sounding
  • Utility Locations
  • Property Line Locations
  • Horizontal and Vertical Control
  • Drainage Profiles
  • Centerline Stakeout
  • Water and Sewer Line Stakeout
  • Building and Foundation Stakeout

L. A. Gates Company maintains the latest in state-of-the-art surveying equipment from Total Stations to GPS equipment. We currently possess sufficient equipment to operate two full-time survey crews. Our equipment inventory includes the following:

  • Total Station - Topcon GTS-300 One Second angular accuracy
  • Total Station - Leitz Set 4 ten second angular accuracy
  • Data Collector - FS/2 Collector
  • Automatic Level - Topcon AT-F6
  • GPS Equipment - Wild/Lecia System 300 with 3 receiver units

With our ability to provide an extensive staff of qualified individuals, and our recent experience on a wide variety of projects, our team is ready to provide you with highly qualified surveying and related services to assist you with all of your surveying needs.


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Last modified: Dec 2002