Rick Engineering Company’s Surveying, Mapping, and Photogrammetry Divisions have been providing support for our many disciplines for over 50 years. These divisions are involved in the civil engineering process from beginning to end. There are upwards of 100 people employed company-wide in these divisions with each office’s Surveying and Mapping Department being managed by a Licensed Land Surveyor.

The SURVEY DEPARTMENTS in each office are comprised of multiple crews performing a wide variety of tasks. The field crews are comprised of an experienced Party Chief with one or two additional crewmembers trained to perform a multitude of tasks from initial boundary location, aerial control and accuracy assessment surveys, topographic surveys, to final site construction staking tasks. The field crews employ state of the art survey equipment, including GPS Real Time Kinematic Systems, as well as conventional total station instruments with electronic data storage and handheld data collection devices. All equipment is fully compatible with our integrated office CADD and coordinate geometry hardware and software.

The MAPPING DEPARTMENTS are comprised of professionals providing the support for a combined total of 30 field crews, as well as providing the research to determine boundaries, prepare Land Development Maps, American Land Title Association (ALTA) Surveys, Records of Survey, right-of-way surveys, legal descriptions and plats, encumbrance maps, final construction surveying support, and interface with a multitude of agencies to assure efficiency in the land development process.

Sample projects include:

• Black Mountain Ranch - San Diego, CA: This 4,700-acre project is located in the northern portion of the City of San Diego is now near completion. Before construction could begin, Rick Engineering Company performed topographic mapping and boundary surveys. Using state-of-the-art GPS survey techniques, the firm provided aerial mapping control, boundary and an ALTA Survey. Thereafter, construction staking was done.

• Fashion Valley Shopping Center - San Diego, CA: When San Diego’s premier shopping mall was remodeled, Rick Engineering Company was contracted to provide utility locations, an ALTA Survey, and construction staking services. Using serve-drive EDM’s and precise coordinate geometry, new footings and columns were laid out both within and outside of existing buildings. Work was performed during evenings so as not to disrupt the daytime operations of the stores.

• EastLake Master-Planned Residential Community - Chula Vista, CA: Since 1985, Rick Engineering Company has provided construction staking, aerial mapping, and subdivision mapping services for the thousands of residential units, golf course, business center, and Olympic Training Center at EastLake Development.

Clients for whom we have provided services include:
Caltrans, City of Carlsbad, McMillin Communities, Pardee Construction Company, San Diego Data Processing Corporation, Lend Lease Development Company, EastLake Development Company, Continental Homes, Inc., and Taylor Woodrow Homes.

Black Mountain Ranch
San Diego, CA

Fashion Valley Shopping
Center
San Diego, CA

EastLake Master-Planned
Residential Community
Chula Vista, CA