Legal surveys can be described as the creation of or the subdivision of lands for the purpose of obtaining rights on a particular parcel of land. Sub-Arctic Surveys Ltd. conducts various types of legal surveys. Using state of the art GPS receivers and total stations our field crews accurately place survey monuments to define property boundaries.

Subdivision Surveys – Sub-Arctic Surveys undertakes numerous subdivisions from the creation of a one lot parcel to 100 lot residential and industrial subdivisions. These surveys are conducted for private citizens, companies, municipalities and government agencies. RTK GPS receivers are a fast, accurate and reliable tool for the survey of subdivisions.

Mineral Claim Surveys – Mineral Claims are surveyed to define the boundaries of a mineral claim so the holder of the claim can take the property to lease. Sub-Arctic Surveys Ltd. has undertaken the survey of mineral claims for all the major diamond mining companies as well as many companies exploring for gold, base metals and uranium. In 2002, Sub-Arctic Surveys Ltd. surveyed over 290 mineral claims for three of the major diamond mining companies. SAS has established our own camps for these surveys and provided all the logistical support for the surveys. SAS uses Differential and Real Time GPS observations for the survey of Mineral Claims.

Condominium Surveys – condominiums are surveyed to define the boundaries of a three dimensional space in relation to property boundaries. SAS has conducted the majority of the condominium surveys in Yellowknife. Bare Land Condominiums are created to define boundaries of land which is to be configured as a condominium. Many mobile home parks are converted to condominiums so as to provide ownership of the land to the owners of the mobile homes.

Descriptive Plans – Descriptive Plans or Explanatory Plans are used to describe rights one party exercises over a parcel of land owned or administered by another party. These are generally used by utility companies to illustrate their rights of access over individual properties.

Right-of-Way Surveys – are used to define the limits of right-of-ways for power lines, roads, pipelines, water intake lines and sewage outfall lines.

Real Property Reports – are surveys undertaken to illustrate the location of a building in relation to property boundaries. RPR’s are required by municipalities to confirm the compliance with zoning regulations. RPR’s are required by financial institutions to confirm that a building has been constructed on a property and that there are no encroachments on the property.