Surveying

Manuals

Forms

734-2633 Geometronics Project Request form

734-2298 Project Notification to County Surveyor

734-2682 Benchmark Request form

734-2550 Survey Equipment Damage Report

Additional Resources

Baseline Spreadsheet

Local Datum Plane Computation Spreadsheet

Services

The Survey Operations Group is responsible for establishing project-specific geodetic control, placement and survey of aerial photography ground control, and applications involving specialized field techniques or equipment, i.e. use of GPS receivers, high-accuracy leveling equipment and reflector-less measurement systems.

Survey Work

The Remote Sensing Group performs survey work to produce base maps, mosaic images and digital terrain models from aerial photography and other tools. Development of photography mission plans, flight paths and ground control plans is also available.

Aerial Photography

Contact the Maps and Plans Center for archived aerial photographs.

City Government

City of Portland Benchmark Database

U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Center - Aerial photography, elevation and land cover datasets, and digitized maps are available for view

Bureau of Land Management - Land Records Department

U.S. Forest Service

ODOT Maps and Geographic Information Services (GIS) - Includes access to ODOT's mapping tools and resources

U.S. Geological Survey - Includes topographic maps, raster images, aerial photographs, digital ortho quads

TerraServer - Includes aerial photographs and satellite imagery

Oregon Revised Statutes

ORS 12.050 - Civil Proceedings, Action to recover real property
ORS 35 - Eminent Domain, Public Acquisition of Property
ORS 92 - Subdivisions and Partitions
ORS 93.312 - Oregon Coordinate System
ORS 96 - Line and Partition Fences
ORS 97 - Rights and Duties relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gifts
ORS 100 - Condominiums
ORS 105 - Property Rights
ORS 209 - County Surveyors
ORS 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands
ORS 366 - State Highways and State Highway Fund
ORS 368 - County Roads
ORS 390 - State and Local Parks, Recreation Programs, Scenic Waterways, Recreation Trails
ORS 672 - Surveyors, Geologists and Engineers