UK Interactive Tour Buy Training & Equipment Careers Client Login Topographic Surveys Contact us A comprehensive understanding of the contours and topographic features of a site is vital for the success of any engineering or construction project. Typically required at the beginning of nearly all construction projects, topographical surveys give engineers detailed information about the site and project they are working on. SOCOTEC has the skills and knowledge to undertake topographic surveys to the highest levels of precision to identify and map ground contours, note the natural and manmade features on the land as well as showing location, size and height of these landmarks and providing volume calculations for earthworks planning and monitoring. Benefits of topographic surveys: give engineers detailed information about the site and project they are working on results of a topographical survey can aid designers, architects, planners and engineers in the early stages of a project’s design and planning demonstrates how land has altered over time for redevelopment purposes shows details regarding the property, land features or physical boundaries SOCOTEC provides the following surveying services: Topographical surveys 3D laser scanning GPS techniques Measured building surveys Building elevation surveys Road surveys Levelling Survey control networks BIM compliant 3D data visualisation Setting out CCTV surveys Settlement monitoring Ground investigation location surveys Stock pile surveys Volume calculations See also: Geophysical Surveys CLICK HERE Underground Utility Detection Surveys CLICK HERE Want to find out more about SOCOTEC's Site Investigation services? Get in touch You might also be interested in: ALL INSIGHTS NEWS PRESS RELEASES WHITE PAPERS BUSINESS CASES TESTIMONIES Monitoring Geotechnical & Geophysical SOCOTEC Monitoring Provides Automated Monitoring Systems for the Port of Dover News Geotechnical & Geophysical Materials Testing SOCOTEC UK Selects Spectra QEST's Platform TUE 05/10/2021 - 09:57 News Infrastructure Ground Investigation Geotechnical & Geophysical Shortlisting Success for SOCOTEC at Ground Engineering Awards 2021 MON 06/09/2021 - 10:01 News Ground Investigation Geotechnical & Geophysical Glowing Report for SOCOTEC’s Ground Investigation Team Following Completion of Welsh Road Improvement Scheme FRI 03/09/2021 - 13:20 Client Projects Geotechnical & Geophysical Ground Investigation Delivering Geotechnical and Environmental Data for the Thorney Island Habitat Creation Scheme READ MORE News Materials Testing Waste Geotechnical & Geophysical SOCOTEC Launches New Strategic Development in the Midlands FRI 29/01/2021 - 15:39 News Monitoring Geotechnical & Geophysical Logistics & Transport SOCOTEC Monitoring Awarded Monitoring Contract For HS2 C1 Main Works Package MON 30/11/2020 - 15:34 Client Projects Monitoring Logistics & Transport Geotechnical & Geophysical Providing Monitoring and Surveying Services For the Waterloo International Terminal Redevelopment READ MORE Client Projects Monitoring Geotechnical & Geophysical Construction Monitoring the Royal College of Music’s building extension READ MORE Load more Geophysical Surveys Discover the section Underground Utility Surveys Discover the section Pied de page Your Sector Our Services Case Studies Digital Innovation News and Media Who We Are Work for SOCOTEC View our brochure Employee Login Contact Us Pied de page (secondaire) UK Privacy Policy Modern Slavery Policy Cookies Policy Sitemap Continue without accepting Welcome to SOCOTEC Please read our privacy policy to find out how we collect, use and process your data. In an attempt to provide you with a convenient service and to improve your experience on our site, we use tracking devices and cookies to generate statistics allowing you to take full advantage of the site's features. To learn more, read our cookie policy Please click on the "Accept All" button to consent to these terms, or click on the "Deny All cookies" button to disallow them. Click on the "Customize" button to determine which cookies you wish to install. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the cookie policy page CUSTOMIZE ACCEPT ALL