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Practical guides and checklists to help you get the most from your survey — written by experienced surveyors and free to download.

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What to Include in Your Survey Brief

A complete 2-page checklist covering everything your surveyor needs to know — building details, drawing types, CAD standards, file formats, programme and more. Print it out, fill it in, send it over.

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Planning Application Drawing Checklist

Everything your planning application drawings need to include — validated against typical local authority requirements for householder and commercial applications.

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Scan to BIM — A Practical Guide for Architects

How to specify, commission and use a scan to BIM survey — from brief to delivery. What to ask for, what file formats to specify and how to load a point cloud into Revit.

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Plain English explanations of surveying technology, processes and best practice — written for architects, developers and property owners.

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What Is a Point Cloud?

A plain English guide to point clouds — what they are, how they're captured and why they matter for your project.

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Do You Need a Survey for Planning?

What drawings are required, when you need a professional survey and the risk of skipping it.

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Laser Scanning vs Tape Measure

An honest comparison of both methods — accuracy, completeness and when each is the right choice.

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What Is an As-Built BIM Model?

What BIM models actually are, when you need one and what LOD 200–300 means in practice.

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How Long Does a Survey Take?

Real timings for on-site work and drawing production — by property type and turnaround option.

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