LandTech Surveying & Planning

October 27, 2011
LightSquared, a startup wireless provider, has proposed a terrestrial-based wireless network using a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum previously reserved for satellite transmissions, and has petitioned the FCC for permission to do so.  Because the portion of the EM spectrum licensed to LightSquared is directly adjacent to the portion used by GPS signals, LightSquared's high-powered terrestrial antennas will likely "drown out" the relatively weak GPS satellite signals, seriously degrading the quality and effectiveness of GPS devices in the United States. If the FCC grants LightSquared's petition and the network is implemented, it has the potential for severe adverse effects on the navigational ability of consumer, busines and military GPS devices.

July 6, 2011
LandTech recently completed a survey and division of a thirty-six acre parcel in beautiful Sharp's Chapel, Tennessee for East Tennessee Realty & Auction Co. Facing a tight deadline, LandTech divided the property into two equal tracts and completed the survey in time for the client to market the property for auction on July 16, 2011. If you are interested in attending the auction, you may learn more by clicking on the headline above or by clicking here.

June 7, 2011
Governor Haslam's administration has implemented staff cuts in the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The Local Planning Assistance Office will experience the brunt of these cuts. The LPAO was responsible for providing planning staff for small counties, cities, and towns that lack the resources to maintain their own planning staff. To cope with this change, perhaps many of these small planning bodies will decide to consolidate and share resources. The potential upside for development is that the jurisdictional boundaries between some planning bodies may be abolished, making the the planning process in such areas more uniform and streamlined.

January 24, 2011
The Minium Standards for ALTA/ACSM land title surveys have been revised and go into effect on February 23, 2011. This is the first revision of the standards since 2005. A copy of the 2011 revised standards in MS Word format can be found here.