As-Built Record Maps
should be part of the original construction budget. Many man-hours are wasted attempting to locate lost equipment. Paper fades as time passes, retirement or loss of key personel creates a gap in the knowledge of where the equipment is located.
RTK GPS and conventional survey total station verified as-built irrigation record maps are affordably priced and offer a solution to the question, Where are the as-built drawings?
The cost to prepare the as-built record maps varies with size and location of the individual project.
TIC uses centimeter accuracy survey grade RTK- GPS measuring systems along with 3 second electronic total stations, which provide precise field to finish data collection. The maps are delivered in a digital Cad format for the client's use.
The Art and Science of Cartography
Mappers are often referred to as cartographers. To make maps that are meaningful and that clearly convey the intended information to the reader, you need to understand the principles of cartography—the relationships between lines, colors, text, shading, etc. You should also learn some of the terms that cartographers use. One example is “thematic.” A thematic map is one that has been designed to depict a theme or topic, such as the maps that display states in either red or blue to indicate their political party preference during elections. Thematic maps can also show rainfall, snow cover, types of vegetation or soil, or pollutants.