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.

TxDOT Survey Manual

Chapter 4 of the ROW Preliminary Procedures for the Authority to Proceed Manual

Field

• Control Layout Template
• Local-Let Acquisition Survey Checklist (Form ROW-S-LLAcqCheck)
• Monument Specifications
• Photogrammetry Guide
• Required Feature Table
• Survey Linking Codes for OpenRoads Designer
• Survey Safety Inspection (Form ROW-S-SI)
  
• Typical Control Diagram

Office

• Aerial Panel Layout Template
• County Surface Adjustment Factors
• Design Survey Checklist (Form ROW-S-DesCheck)
• Photogrammetry Feature Collection Standards
• Primary Survey Control (Form 2462)
  
• Property Description Checklist (Form ROW S-PDCheck)
  
• Submission Standards for ROW Mapping Data in ArcGIS Format

Project Management

• Preliminary Site Visit (Form ROW-S-PrelimSite)
• Texas 811
• Texas Railroad Commission Public GIS Viewer
• Texas Public Utility Commission Water and Sewer CCN Viewer
• TxDOT Survey Request (Form ROW-S-SurveyRequest)