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Miami, Florida
Land Surveying in Miami, FL
Boundary, topographic, and construction staking surveys that put the design on the ground accurately the first time. Miami and the surrounding FL area is covered on a project basis through our Miami, FL regional hub.
- Dispatched from
- Miami, FL regional hub · project-based staffing
- Lead time
- Scheduled by phone or proposal; lead time confirmed when the scope is set
- Laboratory
- Sugar Land, TX laboratory under chain of custody, or a mobile laboratory for large projects
- Reporting
- Reviewed and issued under a documented quality system; formatted for owner, engineer, and building-official review
- Serving
- Miami and the surrounding FL area — Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando
- Coverage
- Florida statewide · 27 regional hubs
- Technicians
- ACI- and NICET-certified field staff; licensed professionals in Florida
- Call us
- (346) 420-5425
Scope
Survey services in Miami
- Boundary and title surveys for acquisition and permitting
- Topographic surveys for civil design
- Construction staking: building corners, utilities, paving, and grades
- As-built surveys for closeout and conveyance
Full scope, standards list, and pricing basis: Land Surveying.
Local conditions
Survey conditions in Miami
South Florida's combination of low elevation, high water tables, and hurricane-exposure zoning makes precise, legally defensible survey control a prerequisite — not an afterthought — on virtually every project that breaks ground in Miami-Dade County. Coastal setback requirements, FEMA flood-zone boundaries, and Miami-Dade's own supplemental building regulations create a regulatory environment where even modest positional errors translate into permit delays, redesign costs, or post-construction enforcement actions. Our Miami regional hub dispatches licensed surveyors and trained field crews to deliver boundary, topographic, and construction staking surveys calibrated to the specific horizontal and vertical control demands of this market. We tie every survey to established benchmarks, document existing conditions thoroughly, and put the design on the ground with the accuracy your engineers and permitting agencies require — so the project moves forward on schedule and the record is clean from day one.
South Florida's shallow, sandy soils and widespread presence of fill materials mean that benchmark stability and vertical datum selection deserve particular attention during control setup; crews confirm benchmark integrity before establishing project control. Miami's year-round construction activity and frequent afternoon thunderstorm season mean field scheduling should account for weather windows, especially for precision layout work requiring stable instrument setups.
FAQ · Miami
What horizontal and vertical datum should I specify for a Miami project, and how does NAVD 88 apply?
Most Miami-Dade permitting and FEMA flood-zone work requires elevations referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Horizontal control is typically tied to NAD 83, Florida State Plane East Zone. Confirm the required datum with your design engineer and the reviewing agency before survey fieldwork begins, because a datum mismatch discovered after design is complete creates costly rework.
How do FEMA flood-zone boundaries and base flood elevation affect where survey control points are set?
In Miami, a significant portion of developable land falls within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas. Surveyors must locate existing flood-zone boundaries relative to the parcel, and elevation certificates require precise finished-floor and lowest-adjacent-grade measurements tied to NAVD 88. If your site spans multiple flood zones, the survey must delineate that boundary accurately so design minimum-floor elevations comply with the applicable base flood elevation plus any local freeboard requirement.
Does Miami-Dade County require a specific survey for coastal construction setback compliance?
Yes. Projects near the Atlantic shoreline or bays must establish the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) and any applicable setback relative to surveyed features such as the mean high-water line. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection administers CCCL permitting, and the survey must document existing vegetation lines and structures in relation to those regulatory boundaries. Confirm current CCCL location with the governing agency before finalizing your site plan.
Which office covers survey in Miami, FL?
Field work in Miami is dispatched through the Miami, FL regional hub. Laboratory testing is performed in Sugar Land, TX under chain of custody, or in a mobile laboratory mobilized to large Miami projects.
Are the technicians you send to Miami certified?
Field sampling and testing in Miami are performed by our ACI- and NICET-certified technicians. Survey engineering and professional services are delivered with professionals licensed in Florida, coordinated under one proposal.
Hiring: we staff this work locally. Field technician openings in Miami · all positions.
Scheduling & proposals
Need land surveying in Miami?
Call to schedule a technician, or send project documents for a written proposal.