surveying

Staig & Smith offer a range of services New Zealand-wide and overseas and provide both an economic and cutting edge understanding of survey technology.

CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY

During the company’s lifespan, considerable advances in survey technology have improved the way we record, display and exchange surveyed data. Communication advances mean that we can now make surveyed land information available online and accessible to a myriad of users. In embracing modern advances in survey technology, we haven’t forgotten how to employ the principles and practices on which this technology is founded. Where advantageous, Staig & Smith continue to utilise traditional, and advanced instruments for high-precision control surveying and accurate measurement.

NEW TECHNOLOGY

Staig & Smith Ltd. operate the LEICA GPS SYSTEM 1200. This is a real time GPS system giving centimetre accuracy making it ideal for a variety of applications.

BOUNDARY LOCATIONS
MARINE FARM SURVEY
TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
LAND TRANSFER SURVEYS
EASEMENT SURVEYS

We have complemented this system by upgrading to a LEICA 1200 ROBOTIC TOTAL STATION. This unit allows for one man operation and is fully compatible with the LEICA GPS.

Staig & Smith were early users to embrace the e-Survey process developed by Land Information New Zealand for the digital lodgment of Survey dataset with LANDONLINE. e-Survey has provided benefits through faster approval of survey plans and easy access to survey data. We can supply digital copies of certificates of title and survey plans.

OUR SERVICES

The Land Surveying Team undertakes all types of land surveying and have experience in many different aspects of surveying, including cadastral, geodetic, topographic and mapping.

Staff are familiar with total station instruments, global positioning systems, data recorder computers, traditional surveying instruments such as theodolites and levels, and high precision instruments used in control surveying and accurate measurement.

Services available include:

• Land transfer surveys (Subdivisions)
• Boundary redefinitions
• Boundary alterations
• Easements
• Legalisation surveys
• Topographical surveys for builders, architects and others
• Topographical surveys for land development purposes
• Set out of buildings
• Monitoring of movement in land and structures
• Geodetic contract work
• Data capture surveys
• Horticulture / viticulture design and setout
• Aerial photography / photogrammetry

These services are mobile, and are available outside the Nelson region.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

A chief aim of Staig & Smith’s Surveying Section is to find the most appropriate and economic system to undertake a given task without being restricted to conventional methods and thinking.

In the fast changing technical and legislative environment of today, such an attitude reaps considerable benefits for clients and all other parties involved.

Staig & Smith's Survey team are Stephanie Alderson, Brendon Cross, Cliff Saxton, Rhys Whiting, Andrew Marshall and Mark Frost along with consultant Alex Martin.