ATS offers professional surveying services to private and coporate land owners, residential and industrial developers and public sector entities. Listed below are selected ATS surveying services:

Property Boundary Surveying Oil & Gas Well Surveying & Permitting Lot Layout Control Serveys Engineering Surveying for Design Topographic Surveys Easements & Rights-of-Way Construction Stakeout Utility Locations GIS Surveys

GPS Surveys ALTA / ACSM Surveys Mortgage Inspection Surveys Settlement Surveys Surface Mine Pits & Mapping Coal Stockpile Inventory Aerial Mapping Ground Control Subsidence Surveys Corehole Location Surveys Expert Testimony

Three dimensional field survey data is downloaded from the data collector directly to an ATS office computer. Land development software by AutoCAD and SurvCAD by Carlson are used to process the data to produce accurate, high quality maps in various formats to accommodate our clients' needs.

ATS' Vidar SD4430 is very useful for converting old hard copy mapping and drawings into useable digital formats. The scanner accepts original maps up to 42 inches wide by any length. The 400 dpi resolution yields high quality digital images that can be plotted and/or stored on CD for delivery to the client. If requested, the image can be rubber-sheeted to coordinates for insertion into the client's plans or drawings.

ATS uses the advanced technology of the Topcon GR 3 and HiPer Plus RTK (Real-time Kinematic) dual frequency Global Positioning Systems (GPS). These systems are capable of establishing coordinates in real-time for distances up to 6 miles from the base unit. In static mode, base lines of 50 miles can be measured. Additionally, base lines up to 10 kilometers can be established with sub-centimeter accuracy utilizing ATS' three, single frequency Leica GPS receivers.

Two Trimble GeoXH handheld receivers are used to gather data for GIS mapping. The GeoXH is Trimble's top of the line solution for high accuracy GIS data collection. This GPS specifies sub-foot accuracy for gathering data for gas and electric utilities, municipal utilities and other applications where conventional survey accuracy is not required. The field data is post-processed to provide accurate coordinates of the located features utilizing the Pathfinder office software.

Precise measurements are taken for conventional surveys utilizing one of ATS' three total station instruments. The Topcon GTS-700 Electronic Total Station has an accuracy of one second and is equipped with on-board TDS Data Collection Software. The Topcon GPT-3000 and Leica TCR 303 instruments have three second accuracy and both are capable of useing laser technology to measure distances up to 250 meters without a reflector. This allows measurement to objects such as buildings, trees, power poles, rocks, etc. without requiring placement of a prism on the point being measured. Field time is reduced, inaccessible objects such as surface mine highwalls can be measured, and safety is increased. Distances in excess of 12,000 feet can be taken to a prism with either laser or infrared technology.

Carlson Explorer and Allegro field data collectors with Carlson SurvCE data collection software are used for collecting field measurements. These field computers are compatible with the Topcon GPS as well as ATS' three total station instruments.

Two Honda Recon, four-wheel drive, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are used for accessing remote sites. Thes ATVs are transported by trailer to a location near the project site and offloaded near the end of truck travel.