Surveyors' toolkit

This page provides a collection of procedures, specifications, and resources for carrying out survey activities on transportation projects. These tools assist with assuring compliance with methods and requirements for completion of TxDOT projects.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for surveying study

We are pleased to announce the publication of Technical Report 0-7157-R1, Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Land Surveying: A Comparative Study of LiDAR and Photogrammetry. You can access the report and related materials through the links below:

• TxDOT Research Project 0-7157 "Develop Guidelines for Integration of UAS LiDAR and Photogrammetry to Enhance Land Surveying Capabilities"
• Project Summary Report 0-7157
• Technical Report 0-7157-R1 "Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Land Surveying: A Comparative Study of LiDAR and Photogrammetry"

Project management

• Preliminary site visit (Form ROW-S-PrelimSite)
• Right of entry request template
• Texas 811
• Texas Railroad Commission public GIS viewer
• Texas Public Utility Commission water and sewer CCN viewer
• TxDOT district survey coordinators

Checklists

• Control Plan Sheet Checklist (Form ROW-S-ConCheck)
• Design survey checklist (Form ROW-S-DesCheck)
• Local-let acquisition survey checklist (Form ROW-S-LLAcqCheck)
• Local-let survey control checklist (Form ROW-S-LLCntrlCheck)
• Primary survey control checklist (Form ROW-S-2462Check)
• Property description checklist (Form ROW-S-PDCheck)
• Right of Way Map Checklist (Form ROW-S-MapCheck)

Field

• Airborne Lidar for Design
• Control layout template
• Daily Survey Job Safety Analysis (Form ROW-S-JSA)
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Mobile Lidar for Design
• Monument specifications
• Photogrammetry guide
• Required feature table
• Survey linking codes for OpenRoads designer
• Survey safety inspection (Form ROW-S-SI)
• Terrestrial Lidar for Design
• Traffic control plan (TCP) for Surveying Operations
• TxDOT Survey Levels of Accuracy for GPS
• UAS Aerial Mapping for Design

Office

• Aerial Ground Control Submission (Form ROW-S-GrndCntrl)
  
• Aerial panel layout template
• County surface adjustment factors
• Cybersecurity resources
• Geo-Database Template for Use in TxDOTCONNECT Only (ROW-Parcel-Edits-v2)
• Photogrammetry feature collection standards
• Real property asset map
• Submission standards for ROW mapping data in ArcGIS format
• Survey control (Form ROW-S-2462)
• Survey Control Standard Operating Procedure
• TxDOT ORD Workspace