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.
Right of Way Conference
Come join Survey, ROW, and Utility professionals at the Right of Way Conference in December! This continuation of the Surveyors’ Conference will provide professional development hours, networking opportunities, and updates on surveying for TxDOT.
Event information
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)
- Survey report checklist (Form ROW-S-ReportCheck)
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 GNSS
- UAS aerial mapping for design
- UAS for surveying study
Office
- Aerial ground control submission (Form ROW-S-GrndCntrl)
- Aerial panel layout template
- County surface adjustment factors
- Cybersecurity resources
- Geodatabase template for use in TxDOTCONNECT only (v3.0)
- 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