Canberra Land Surveying Services
Find the Land Surveying Service You Need in Canberra
Lodging a DA, designing on a sloping block or renovating an older home? Your Canberra project starts with accurate site data. From detail surveys and 3D scans to drone capture and internal floor plans, here’s the survey that gets yours moving.
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Detail Survey
A detail survey captures everything that exists on your Canberra block: boundaries, ground levels, buildings, fences, trees, driveways, retaining walls and any visible services. It’s the base layer every design, DA, or renovation plan gets built on.
When Do You Need a Detail Survey?
Lodging a DA: The Territory Planning Authority assesses your application against real site conditions, and Access Canberra require accurate levels and features.
Starting concept design: Architects and building designers need current site data before sketching a new home, secondary residence (granny flat), or dual occupancy.
Extending or renovating: Adding a deck, pool or extension means locking in levels and setbacks early, before your builder quotes the job.
3D Survey
A 3D survey captures data points across a site or building in a single visit, producing a dense point cloud of everything on the ground: floors, walls, roof lines, facades, structures, and the surrounding terrain. We then model it natively in Revit or ArchiCAD, so your survey arrives as a working model you can design in straight away – not a file you have to rebuild.
In the project lifecycle, a 3D survey fits wherever accurate existing-conditions data is needed.
When Do You Need a 3D Survey?
Sloping or steeply terraced blocks: Canberra’s hillside suburbs often need a full 3D capture to get levels and site constraints right before design starts.
Heritage-listed buildings: A non-invasive scan documents existing structures without touching the building, ideal for restoration work or a submission to the ACT Heritage Council.
Complex renovations or extensions: Architects get an accurate as-built Revit or ArchiCAD model of the existing structure to design from, instead of working off old or missing plans.
UAV Survey
A UAV (drone) survey uses an unmanned aerial vehicle fitted with a high-resolution camera and GNSS positioning to capture data from above. Instead of walking the site point by point, the drone flies a planned pattern and captures hundreds of overlapping images, which our team processes into 2D and 3D deliverables.
When Do You Need a UAV Survey?
Large or rural blocks: Covering several hectares from the air is faster and often cheaper than walking the whole site on foot.
Steep or inaccessible terrain: Drones capture data across slopes, dams, and gullies without anyone needing to physically get there.
Rooftop and tall structure capture: Get accurate rooftop measurements or inspect a tall structure without scaffolding or a lift.
Internal Survey
An internal survey captures the existing interior of a building. A typical internal survey records wall positions and thicknesses, room dimensions and total floor area, floor levels and ceiling heights, door and window positions, and fixed features like staircases and built-in joinery.
When Do You Need an Internal Survey?
Renovating or extending: Accurate existing floor plans mean your architect designs against reality, not an outdated or missing plan.
Fitting out a commercial tenancy: Confirm exact dimensions and fixed features before a lease fit-out begins.
Reconfiguring an interior layout: Homes, offices, and retail spaces all need a confirmed starting point before walls move.
Book a Survey in Canberra Today
Whether you need a detailed site picture for a DA, confirmed boundaries before you build, a Revit or ArchiCAD model of an existing building, or an accurate floor plan before a renovation, our land surveying services in Canberra have it covered.
Not sure which survey you need? Call us on (02) 6109 5085 or request a free quote, and we’ll tell you which survey suits your project and what it involves. We work with architects, building designers, builders, developers and homeowners across Canberra and the ACT, on everything from single residential blocks to larger commercial projects.
Every survey comes with our 5% Price-Beat Guarantee, we’re on site within 72 hours of booking, and 500+ five-star reviews back up the work.
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