What is the meaning of land surveying?

Every land owner should know that land surveying is a mandatory procedure with which you can legally determine and secure the boundaries of your plot. Responsibility for its implementation lies with the owner, who must contact the relevant authorities to carry out the necessary work. The article below will discuss in detail the essence of land surveying, as well as all the features of the procedure.

What is land surveying?

This procedure is carried out to determine the boundaries of the land plot, as well as restore or consolidate them, if necessary . Such work is performed by employees of Rosreestr or geodetic companies licensed to conduct such types of activities.

It is important to take into account that the meaning of land surveying is not only to determine boundaries, but also to calculate the area of ​​land.

To avoid disputes, it is necessary to notify neighbors about the planned procedure (if any). This is important because people living nearby, without knowing it themselves, often use each other’s lands.

Therefore, the essence of land surveying work also comes down to resolving controversial land issues between neighbors. People living in the neighborhood must be notified 7 days before the procedure.

The delineation of the boundaries of the land plot is carried out as follows:

1. Authorized workers arrive at the site with a special device that connects to Rosreestr to accurately determine the boundaries of the site.
2. Based on the data obtained, small pegs are placed around the entire perimeter, which workers then connect to each other (usually with a rope). As a result, the boundaries are determined not only documentary, but also visually.
3. Next, an act of surveying the boundaries of the land plot is drawn up, which is signed:
   1. Owner.
   2. Neighbors (if any).
   3. An engineer who carried out geodetic work.
      The owners of the site, their neighbors and a specialist need to sign the act immediately after its preparation.
4. Then, within a month, a boundary plan is drawn up. The owner must personally pick up the document at the company’s office.

This is a summary of the land surveying procedure, which is carried out if you only need to determine the boundaries of the site. If you need to change the boundaries of the land or restore them, the procedure becomes a little more complicated.

Why is land surveying necessary?

Another important question is why land surveying is necessary. In fact, it is after the boundaries are marked that the land is assigned state marks, and information about it is entered into the Rosreestr.

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Accordingly, this procedure is necessary in the following cases:

1. Redistribution of land (formation of a new plot through the distribution of existing boundaries):
   1. When the allotment is divided.
   2. When two or more plots are combined into one.
2. Clarification of the boundaries of the site (when they are specified and legally secured).
3. Registration of land ownership.

Thus, the ultimate goal of land surveying is to accurately determine the limits of the land allotment and record them in the Unified Database. After this, based on the data received, a cadastral passport is generated, which contains all the information about a specific land.

It is of paramount importance when carrying out any operations with the allotment (sale, exchange, donation, lease, etc.).