Services Provided

Surveying and Mapping provides project and geodetic surveying services to many County Departments and Divisions including, but not limited to, Geographic Information Systems, Engineering Division, Real Estate Division, Road and Bridge Department, Recreation Department, Utility Department, Solid Waste Department, Construction Services, Fire Services, Sheriff's Office, and County Attorney's Office.

An example of the services provided follows:

• Geographic Information Systems includes providing GPS surveying for the geodetic control network for the base map layer along with tying into the control network the location of subdivision, section, and parcel corner locations.
• Engineering Division includes boundary, topographical, right-of-way, and as-built surveys.
• Real Estate Division includes boundaries, easement descriptions, and consultation on real estate issues as they relate to surveying.
• Road and Bridge Department includes construction stake-out for new construction and staking of right-of-ways and easements for maintenance activities.
• Recreation Department includes boundary, topographical surveys and construction stake-out.
• Utility Department includes boundaries for lift station sites, easement descriptions, and topographical surveys.
• Solid Waste Department includes easement descriptions, monitoring well locations, and limited topos.
• Construction Services includes as-built surveys, staking of right-of-way for construction activities, and consulting on issues that relate to surveying.
• Fire Services includes GPS for tower sites for communication purposes along with presentation drawings.
• Sheriff's Office includes Crime Scene Mapping, GPS for tower sites for communication purposes, as-built survey of Sheriff's complex for facilities maintenance purposes and calibrated baselines for the laser speed detectors.
• County Attorney's Office and State Attorney's Office include consulting for issues that relate to surveying and expert testimony for court cases.

In addition to performing surveying tasks, Surveying and Mapping is responsible for establishing and maintaining the repository for survey archives for St. Johns County. Several requests are made each day for information such as; benchmarks, right-of-way plans and deeds, plats, and section, township, and range information.