Surveying Services

Land Surveying Services in Mississippi & Alabama

Saul Surveying & Mapping provides a full range of professional land surveying services across Mississippi and Alabama, from single-lot boundary surveys to multi-county pipeline routes. Every survey is performed by licensed professionals using RTK GPS and total-station equipment, and delivered with the accuracy your lender, permit, or project requires.

Boundary Surveys

A boundary survey establishes the legal property lines of a parcel described in a deed, and identifies easements, encroachments, and any limitations imposed by state or local regulations. It’s the survey most landowners need before building a fence, selling, splitting a lot, or resolving a line dispute.

Best for
Landowners, buyers, sellers, fence and building projects.
You get
Marked corners and a signed, sealed boundary plat.

Construction Staking & Layout

Construction staking translates engineered plans into precise stakes on the ground, so crews build structures, roads, utilities, and pads in exactly the right place. Accurate layout prevents costly rework and keeps inspections and schedules on track.

Best for
Builders, developers, contractors, site work.
You get
Offset stakes, grade information, and layout for building corners, curbs, and utilities.

Oil & Gas Surveys

We stake and map well locations, pads, access roads, and pipeline routes for oil and gas operators across Mississippi and Alabama. Our crews are experienced working in remote, wooded, and active-site conditions and coordinate with your drilling and construction schedules.

Best for
Oil & gas operators, midstream, and their contractors.
You get
Well and pad staking, as-builts, and route mapping.

ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys

An ALTA/NSPS survey is the detailed, standardized survey required for most commercial real estate transactions and title insurance. It shows boundaries, improvements, easements, encroachments, and access, meeting the national standard lenders and title companies rely on.

Best for
Commercial buyers, lenders, title companies, attorneys.
You get
A survey certified to current ALTA/NSPS standards.

Title & Mortgage Surveys

A title or mortgage survey confirms the location of improvements relative to property lines and easements to satisfy a lender or closing. It’s a common requirement for financing residential and commercial property.

Best for
Buyers, sellers, lenders, closings.
You get
The survey documentation your closing requires.

Flood Elevation Certificates

A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents your structure’s elevation relative to the base flood elevation. It’s used to determine flood insurance rates, support permitting, and confirm compliance in flood-prone areas, and it can significantly affect your insurance premium.

Best for
Homeowners, buyers, lenders, insurance, permitting.
You get
A completed, signed FEMA Elevation Certificate.

Topographic Surveys

A topographic survey maps the elevations, contours, and natural and man-made features of a site. Engineers, architects, and developers use it as the design foundation for grading, drainage, and construction.

Best for
Design professionals, developers, site planning.
You get
A contour map with spot elevations and site features.

Utility, Route & Right-of-Way Surveys

We survey and map corridors for utilities, roads, and pipelines, establishing right-of-way, easements, and route alignment across long distances and multiple parcels. Essential for infrastructure planning, acquisition, and construction.

Best for
Utilities, pipeline & road projects, ROW agents.
You get
Route and ROW mapping, easement documentation, and control.

Subdivision Plats

When land is divided into lots, a subdivision plat defines the new parcels, streets, and easements for county approval and recording. We prepare plats that meet local requirements so your development can move forward.

Best for
Developers, landowners splitting property.
You get
A recordable subdivision plat.

GPS Control Points & As-Builts

We establish GPS control points that tie your project to accurate, repeatable coordinates, and produce as-built surveys documenting what was actually constructed. Both keep large projects precise and defensible.

Best for
Engineers, contractors, multi-phase projects.
You get
Control point network and as-built documentation.

How we survey

Field-proven equipment, office-grade documentation

Our crews work with RTK GPS and total-station instruments, backed by in-office CAD drafting, to deliver survey products that hold up to lender, legal, and regulatory scrutiny.

Fully licensed Fully insured Fully independent

Not sure which survey you need?

Tell us about your property and we’ll point you to the right one.

Survey questions, answered

Cost, timing, and which survey fits your project — the questions we hear most.

Cost depends on the type of survey, the size and shape of the parcel, terrain and access, and how much prior record data exists. A small residential boundary survey costs far less than a large ALTA or multi-parcel route survey. Request a survey or call (601) 428-0600 for a quote specific to your property.

A boundary survey establishes your property lines and is what most landowners need. An ALTA/NSPS survey is a more detailed, nationally standardized survey required for most commercial transactions and title insurance; it shows boundaries plus improvements, easements, encroachments, and access to a specific certified standard.

In most cases, yes. A boundary survey shows exactly where your property lines and easements are, so you don’t build over a line or in an easement — mistakes that are expensive to fix later. If you’re building a structure, construction staking then places it correctly on the lot.

A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents how high your structure sits relative to the base flood elevation. Lenders and insurers often require one in flood-prone areas, and it can lower your flood insurance premium. If your property is in or near a mapped flood zone, you likely need one.

Yes. Our surveyors are licensed in both states, so a single firm can cover projects that span the state line — a real advantage for oil & gas operators, developers, and companies with property in both Mississippi and Alabama.