GIS and Land Surveying in Flint, MI

Yes. F&V works Flint and Genesee County out of the Grand Blanc office at 9475 Holly Road, roughly eight miles from downtown Flint.

Marking in the field where the design says infrastructure goes, so the contractor builds to the drawing rather than an interpretation of it. F&V stakes grades, alignments, and structures and remains available throughout construction as conditions shift.

Control is a network of known horizontal and vertical reference points across the site. Every stake, every measurement, and every subsequent survey ties back to it, so setting it first keeps the whole project internally consistent. At Bishop International Airport, that meant establishing control for new Taxiway 'R' before rehabilitation work began.

Final locations, elevations, and conditions of what was constructed, which rarely matches the drawings exactly. It is the record the owner keeps, and the basis for the next project on that site.

Surveying establishes legal boundaries and construction layout, and it is licensed work. GIS is a mapping and records system that uses location data, often including GPS field points, to manage assets over time. Survey data often feeds GIS, but the two answer different questions.Surveying establishes legal boundaries and construction layout, and it is licensed work. GIS is a mapping and records system that uses location data, often including GPS field points, to manage assets over time. Survey data often feeds GIS, but the two answer different questions.

Yes. For the St. Joseph County Drain Commissioner, F&V mapped and evaluated an existing ditch and determined accurate drainage district boundaries, using LiDAR, ground surveys, and GIS analysis to produce high-resolution contour mapping and identify affected property owners.

Both, where the site calls for it. F&V has combined robotic total stations and GPS with a remote-controlled boat and aerial drone to capture topographic, bathymetric, and aerial photogrammetric survey data on a single site.

F&V inspectors go back out once the project is finished, document the new infrastructure with GPS, and upload it directly to your GIS. Keeping records current after closeout is the phase in which most communities fall behind.

Yes. Drain commissioners, road commissions, and county public works departments make up a large share of F&V's survey work, including drainage district determinations and corridor projects.

Usually. The Bishop International Airport taxiway work ran for 112 days, with daily reporting while the airport remained open. Staging and communication carry more of that than the survey method does.