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Reality Capture
Licensed Professional Land Surveyor • PLS 9686
Certified Mediator

3D Laser Scanning & Boundary Surveying for High-Stakes Sites

Licensed California surveyor-led reality capture, point clouds, as-built documentation, ADA ramp measurement, condominium conversion support, and forensic boundary surveying for architects, engineers, developers, attorneys, churches, institutions, and property teams across the Bay Area and Northern California.

10+
Years Experience
90+
Projects Completed
AEC
Design Team Ready
3D + 2D
As-Built Deliverables

Book an Expert Scope MeetingBefore You Ask for an Estimate

Serious projects deserve more than a blind number. Book a short meeting with the licensed surveyor, share the project context, and get a scoped estimate when there is enough information to price the work responsibly.

What Happens in the Meeting:

Project Risk Review

$250 value

We'll identify where bad existing-condition data, incomplete records, slope issues, or unclear boundaries could create delays.

15-Minute Surveyor Consultation

$150 value

Speak directly with a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor about the right survey, scan, model, exhibit, or as-built scope.

Recommended Deliverable Path

$100 value

Walk away knowing whether you need point clouds, CAD plans, Revit-ready modeling, ADA exhibits, boundary research, or something simpler.

Total Value:

$500FREE

AEC-ready deliverables
3D + 2D deliverables
Speak with the surveyor (not sales)

Modern Surveyor-Led Scanning

Reality capture that feels technical before it ever feels generic.

The site is shifting toward clients who value expertise: architects, engineers, developers, churches, institutions, attorneys, owners, and contractors with complicated existing conditions. The work starts with a scope meeting so the deliverable matches the risk, not a guessed-at line item.

Scan-to-CAD and Scan-to-BIM workflows
Historic buildings, churches, and custom structures
ADA slopes, landings, transitions, and routes
Condo conversion interiors and common areas
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Point cloud capture
Drag reveal

01

Point cloud capture

Dense existing-condition data captured once for the building, site, route, or disputed area.

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CAD and model production
Drag reveal

02

CAD and model production

Floor plans, sections, elevations, surface data, or BIM-ready geometry built around the actual scope.

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Surveyor interpretation

03

Surveyor interpretation

Boundary, ADA, construction, and legal context added where a scan alone is not enough.

Northern CA

Hwy 50 / 80 corridor focus

Licensed CA PLS

Survey judgment behind the data

Meeting first

Estimate after real scoping

Focused B2B Survey Niches

Built for teams that need existing-condition certainty.

Contour is focusing where a small, technical California survey practice can create outsized value across Northern California: complex buildings, high-liability measurements, and boundary problems where the cost of being wrong is much higher than the cost of good data.

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Reality Capture for AEC Teams

Architects, engineers, contractors, owners

Reality Capture for AEC Teams

Renovations, retrofits, and tenant improvements fail when teams design from stale drawings or partial field notes.

Point clouds, CAD plans, Revit-ready models, and visual 3D records your whole team can trust.

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Deformation Monitoring & Movement Surveys

Contractors, owners, geotech, attorneys

Deformation Monitoring & Movement Surveys

Excavation, shoring, dewatering, and adjacent construction can move neighboring buildings, walls, and slopes — and discrete prism points miss what scanning captures across the whole structure.

Scan-based baseline plus repeat epochs, with deformation comparison across the full surface, not just survey points.

Surveyor field work in Northern California
Site Plan & Stamped Permit Surveys

Architects, engineers, owners, developers

Site Plan & Stamped Permit Surveys

Many Bay Area jurisdictions — SF, Oakland, Berkeley, Peninsula — require a current site survey wet-stamped by a licensed PLS before plans can be submitted.

Stamped boundary + topographic site plan surveys delivered as CAD-ready base files for permit-ready design work.

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Difficult Boundary & Hillside Surveys

Owners, attorneys, architects, developers

Difficult Boundary & Hillside Surveys

Hillside lots, irregular parcels, post-1906 SF blocks, fire-rebuild zones, and conflicting record evidence make Bay Area boundaries hard to pin down.

Defensible boundary determinations from a licensed surveyor with deep Bay Area research experience.

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Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse

Preservation architects, churches, institutions

Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse

Older churches, civic buildings, and custom structures rarely have accurate drawings, and their irregular details are expensive to measure by hand.

Non-invasive digital twin documentation for restoration, facade work, structural coordination, grants, and archives.

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ADA Ramp & Route Verification

Owners, architects, contractors, counsel

ADA Ramp & Route Verification

Small slope, landing, and transition errors can turn into failed inspections, rework, or accessibility claims.

Survey-grade as-built measurements and exhibits for compliance review, correction, and liability defense.

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Condo Conversions & Interior As-Built Scanning

Developers, attorneys, architects, HOA teams

Condo Conversions & Interior As-Built Scanning

Converting an existing building requires dependable interior, exterior, unit, common area, and boundary information — and old plans rarely match what is built.

3D laser scanning of interiors, boundary coordination, CAD-ready as-builts, and mapping support for conversion teams.

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Forensic Boundary & Litigation Support

Attorneys, owners, developers, insurers

Forensic Boundary & Litigation Support

Disputed lines, encroachments, and contradictory records need more than a quick field measurement.

Historical record reconstruction, defensible survey analysis, exhibits, and expert witness support.

Bay Area Surveyor Search Focus

3D laser scanning and boundary surveying for Bay Area projects.

Contour Survey is built for serious commercial, legal, design, and property teams searching for a licensed surveyor who can combine modern scanning deliverables with defensible California boundary surveying.

3D laser scanning surveyor for Bay Area design teams

High-density terrestrial laser scanning for architects, engineers, contractors, owners, churches, and institutions that need point clouds, scan-to-CAD drawings, Revit-ready models, and as-built documentation before design decisions get expensive.

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Site plan surveys for Bay Area permit submittals

Wet-stamped site plan surveys for San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Peninsula jurisdictions that require a current survey signed by a licensed California PLS before plans are accepted. Boundary plus topographic base maps delivered as CAD-ready files for architects and engineers.

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Difficult boundary surveys for Bay Area properties

Licensed boundary surveying for hillside lots, irregular Bay Area parcels, post-1906 SF blocks, fire-rebuild areas, missing monuments, and conflicting record evidence — including Records of Survey and Corner Records when the work needs to be on permanent file.

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Boundary surveying for property lines and disputes

Property line location, encroachment analysis, forensic boundary work, and recorded survey documentation across the Bay Area and Northern California.

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Deformation monitoring with 3D laser scanning

Scan-based deformation monitoring for adjacent-building risk, retaining wall and slope movement, settlement tracking, historic structures, and excavation-side monitoring. Capture full surface geometry on each epoch instead of relying on a handful of prism points.

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Condo conversion surveys with interior 3D scanning

Bay Area condominium conversion surveys built around 3D laser scanning of interiors. Complete unit, common area, and exclusive-use area as-builts, boundary coordination, and CAD-ready documentation for developers, attorneys, and HOA teams.

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Local service area signals

Primary coverage includes the San Francisco Bay Area, East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay, Sacramento region, and nearby Northern California communities.

Focused Survey & Scanning Services

Specialized reality capture and boundary services for AEC teams, developers, attorneys, owners, and property managers who need defensible site information.

3D Scanning

Capture existing conditions once and give every stakeholder a reliable source of truth.

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Historic Preservation

Document historic churches, civic buildings, custom homes, and irregular structures without relying on incomplete old drawings.

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ADA Compliance

Reduce accessibility risk with precise measurements of ramps, landings, routes, slopes, cross-slopes, thresholds, and site transitions.

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Condo Conversions

Convert existing buildings into condominium ownership with 3D laser scanning, accurate interior and exterior as-builts, and boundary coordination.

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Forensic Surveying

Expert investigation and analysis of boundary disputes, encroachments, and property line discrepancies for legal proceedings.

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Boundary Determination

Establish clear, legally defensible property boundaries with a licensed Bay Area boundary surveyor — including difficult boundaries on hillside lots, irregular parcels, post-1906 SF blocks, fire-rebuild areas, and properties with conflicting record evidence.

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Site Plan Surveys

Stamped site plan surveys, boundary + topographic base maps, and existing-condition documentation for Bay Area permit submittals.

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Construction Staking

Translate design plans into precise field locations for construction.

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Dispute Mediation

Resolve property line disagreements professionally with a certified mediator who is also a licensed land surveyor.

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Subdivisions

Navigate the complex subdivision process with expert guidance.

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Fence Surveys

Ensure your fence is built in the right location with a professional property line survey.

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Deformation Monitoring

Track structural deformation, settlement, and site movement using a combination of high-density 3D laser scanning and precise survey control.

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Why Choose Contour Survey

Technical survey support for teams that need reliable measurements, clear deliverables, and defensible documentation.

Licensed Survey Authority

California Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS 9686) bringing defensible measurement to design, ownership, and legal decisions.

B2B Scope Clarity

We respond within 24 hours and help teams define the right point cloud, CAD, model, exhibit, or boundary deliverable before fieldwork starts.

Complex Conditions Experience

With 10+ years of surveying experience and 90+ projects completed, we are comfortable with irregular sites and messy records.

Northern California Context

Deep knowledge of local terrain, permitting expectations, dense urban sites, older buildings, and recording requirements across Northern California.

Reality Capture Workflow

We combine GPS, robotic total stations, and 3D laser scanning with practical CAD and model deliverables that design teams can use.

Legal & Design Communication

We explain technical findings clearly for architects, engineers, owners, attorneys, agencies, and non-survey stakeholders.

How It Works

A practical workflow for teams that need the right data, in the right format, before decisions get expensive.

01

Define the Risk

We clarify the business problem: design uncertainty, incomplete as-builts, ADA exposure, conversion requirements, or a boundary dispute.

02

Scope Deliverables

We recommend the right mix of scanning, control, CAD, BIM-ready modeling, exhibits, reports, or county-recorded survey work.

03

Capture the Site

Our field team collects survey-grade measurements and scan data while coordinating access around active businesses, tenants, and project schedules.

04

Deliver Usable Proof

Your team receives the drawings, point clouds, models, exhibits, or boundary documentation needed to design, decide, negotiate, or defend.

Frequently Asked Questions

We work with architects, engineers, contractors, developers, attorneys, building owners, property managers, and preservation teams that need accurate existing-condition data, boundary analysis, stamped site plan surveys, or litigation-ready survey documentation.
Yes. Many Bay Area jurisdictions — San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and several Peninsula and Marin cities — require a current site survey wet-stamped by a licensed California Professional Land Surveyor before plans can be submitted, especially for additions, ADUs, demolitions, hillside work, and projects near setbacks. We deliver combined boundary + topographic site plan surveys as CAD-ready DWGs your design team can build on.
Yes. Difficult Bay Area boundaries — hillside lots, irregular parcels, post-1906 SF blocks, Oakland Hills and North Bay fire-rebuild areas, missing or disturbed monuments, and conflicting record evidence — are part of our regular work. We bring local research experience and licensed judgment to boundaries where the cost of being wrong is significant.
Depending on the project, we can provide registered point clouds, CAD floor plans, elevations, sections, Revit-ready models, 3D mesh or visual models, and traditional survey exhibits for design, permitting, coordination, or documentation.
Yes. Laser scanning is especially useful for older buildings with irregular geometry, missing drawings, fragile details, or complex interiors. It creates a durable digital record and gives architects and engineers better base information for restoration or reuse.
Yes. We combine 3D laser scanning with conventional survey control for scan-based deformation monitoring — capturing full surface geometry on each visit and comparing epochs across the entire structure or slope, not just discrete prism points. This is well-suited to adjacent-property monitoring, retaining wall and slope movement, settlement tracking, historic structures, and excavation-side risk.
Yes. Condo conversion work is a strong fit for 3D laser scanning — we capture complete unit, common area, and exclusive-use area geometry quickly, coordinate boundary and subdivision survey requirements, and deliver CAD-ready as-builts that architects, attorneys, and agency reviewers can rely on.
We provide precise survey documentation of slopes, cross-slopes, landings, thresholds, routes, and related site conditions. Architects, accessibility specialists, inspectors, or counsel can use those measurements to evaluate compliance.
Yes. We provide forensic boundary surveying, historical record reconstruction, defensible analysis, exhibits, and expert witness support for disputed property lines, encroachments, and complex boundary matters.

Have a Serious Site, Building, or Boundary Problem?

Book a scope meeting with the licensed surveyor. Estimates are prepared for projects with enough context to price responsibly.

Meeting-first estimates • Response within 24 hours • Serious projects only