Surveying

Capitol Development Design, Inc. (CDDI)’s Surveying Division provides a wide range of Professional Land surveying services throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

The Division consists of four groups (e.g. Conventional Surveying, Heavy Construction, Specialty Surveys and GIS), which function independently to serve the project’s needs.

CDDI’s survey crews utilize cutting edge equipment from Leica, Topcon, Optech, and TDS including state of the art robotic total stations, global positioning systems and a Lidar Scanner.

Robotic Total Stations eliminate the need for an assistant staff member to hold the reflector prism over the point to be measured. The operator holds the reflector and controls the total station instrument from the observed point. This translates to lower cost for our clients.

LIDAR is the future of surveying. It is capable of acquiring 500,000 points in one minute.  Its vast field of applications are extremely useful where conventional survey equipment is not possible to use.

Capitol Development Design Inc. Surveyor

CDDI's Surveying Services

CDDI’s surveying staff has extensive training and experience in the following:

Conventional Land Surveying:

  • ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
  • Boundary Surveys
  • Topographic Surveys
  • Utility Mapping
  • Construction Layout
  • As-Built Surveys (Design/Bond Release)
  • Wetlands Mapping Route Surveys

Specialty Land Surveying:

  • Terrestrial Mapping (3 D Laser Scanning)
  • Architectural Mapping (Exterior & Interior)
  • Structural Deformation Surveys
  • Accident Site Mapping
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Consulting Services

Heavy Construction Surveying:

  • Tunnel Alignment and Layout Surveys
  • Precise Tunnel As-Built Surveys
  • Bridge Layout
  • Bridge As-Built Surveys
  • Settlement Monitoring Surveys
  • Structural As-Built Surveys
  • Volumetric Surveys

Some of CDDI's Past Surveying Projects