At McDonald Surveys we offer a wide range of services to the construction industry including topographic, hyrographic, volumetric or land surveys in addition to consultancy and monitoring services.
We offer consultancy services to clients and contractors on various aspects of design, layout and surveying projects to establish the most cost-efficient methods and precise techniques to order to resolve the many issues that arise during design and construction of a project.
We are available to consult with clients on methods for all aspects of land surveys and setting out..
From small to large scale construction projects, from housing to industrial developments, from local roadways to motorway construction, we at McDonald Surveys have many years experince in delivering a professional service on behalf of the main contractor.We offer long and short term surveyors to meet all the setting out requirements of our clients in the full cycle from project conception to completion.
All of our surveyors are fully trained to seamlessly gather, manage and set out data using the most efficient and precise techniques.
McDonald Surveys produce topographic maps and land surveys to accurately represent the true relief or terrain of a given site. Topographic surveys extend to represent key features such as boundaries, waterways, banks and vegetation, as well as man made features such as roads, buildings, utilities and street furniture.
Surveys are carried out using the latest Trimble technology by dedicated survey teams trained in proven data capture techniques.
These surveys can be output in a wide range of formats and can be customised to meet the specific requirements of each client.
We provide services for the establishment and maintenance of Control networks for any type of project.
McDonald Surveys provide services for the capture and production of detailed drawings of plans, elevations and cross-sections of any building. The software listed may be of particular use to architects, developers or archaeologists wishing to refurbish or redesign standard or preserved buildings.
We use MBS software which allows for the real-time capture, editing and quality assurance of data directly in the field for the purpose of generating floor plans and cross sections. The system is fast, extremely accurate and keeps to the minimum the post processing time normally required for such work.
High productivity: Quick and efficient to use minimising wasted time on site.
High accuracy: Collect as many measurements and control information as necessary.
Graphical output: Enabling easy checking for inaccurate or missing information.
High flexibility: Use measuring techniques appropriate for the building being surveyed.
When large volumes of earth are removed to accommodate new construction project, there can be significant financial implications in moving and disposing of such material. McDonald Surveys Ltd has undertaken on several occasions volumetric surveys to provide clients with this vital information. Additional calculations can be carried out to compare data and examine alternative proposals regarding site layout etc.
We provide services for the cature of data for river profiling, flood plain assessments, coastal and river erosion. Our survey methods and equipment are customised to meet the demands of the survey as outlined by the client.
We also use PHOTOPLAN software to create geometrically rectified images of facades of building to be then import into the Computer Aided design environment. Using precision reflectorless total stations we facilitate the capture and generation on data which clients can then bring into their own CAD environment.
We supply dedicated building surveyors specifically trained in the software and hardware as well as data capture techniques.
McDonald Surveys Ltd has been engaged on many occasions to provide As-Built surveys for their clients. These surveys are required by clients or contractors to facilitate the hand-off of new developments to local authorities and for verification of accuracy of those developments. Data can be provided in CAD format and for GIS entries.
Very often a client may require a deformation monitoring survey to be carried out of a structure or land mass on or adjacent to a particular site. On these projects, McDonald Surveys Ltd will consult with the client to establish a recommended and agreed survey methodology to produce reports suited to their needs. Periodic deformation surveys can be arranged for the duration of the monitoring project. Again, precision is of the highest importance for all monitoring work and our experienced surveyors use only the best survey techniques to achieve these accuracies.
One of the more prominent monitoring surveys we are involved with is the Boyne Bridge on the M1 at Drogheda.
Where precision is paramount in industrial sites for the optimum efficiency of machinery we provide services for the capture of accurate survey data and output to set requirements.
We provide services for the measurement of data for the production of Legal Land Registry mapping. We stringently follow the reccomendations set out by the Irish Institute of Surveyors for the production of such mapping.
We also recommend the verification of site boundaries prior to construction work on all our projects as proof of the development fitting within the bondaries of the site.
McDonald Surveys Ltd.
Brookville Business Park
Dundalk
Co. Louth
