Professional Land Surveying Services
Prompt land surveyor and boundary retracing specialist who is also a pleasant guy (to talk to) in surveys.
About Professional Land Surveying Services
Professional Land Surveying Services, PLLC provides land surveying and boundary retracement services in the Vail area and throughout the region. Led by Bryan Kagel, RLS, the company focuses on determining and documenting property boundaries, interpreting legal descriptions, and producing survey materials that connect title documents to conditions on the ground. Kagel is registered and licensed in Arizona and Colorado, and his work is shaped by two decades of surveying experience and a sustained study of boundary retracement theory and applicable case law.
The company's services include boundary retracement surveys, which use evidence and boundary location doctrines defined by Arizona courts to help determine where title documents belong on the ground. Professional Land Surveying Services also performs ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, a specialized form of boundary retracement conducted under standards established by the American Land Title Association and the National Society of Professional Surveyors. These services address the detailed boundary and title questions that can arise when property ownership, improvements, easements, or recorded documents need to be understood more precisely.
For land splits and minor land divisions, the process begins with a retracement survey of the exterior boundary. New property corners are monumented, new easements are identified, and legal descriptions are written. A record of survey drawing is then filed with the appropriate recording office. The company also provides legal description and deed analysis. In that work, the language of a deed or other legal document is examined using rules of construction, with an AutoCAD drawing prepared to show how the legal description relates to the real world.
Kagel's path to surveying began with a B.A. in business from Western Illinois University and an early period working in financing. He later returned to school at Southern Illinois University, where he studied land surveying and earned a B.S. in advanced technical studies. After graduating, he moved to Tucson and has made the Southwest his home ever since. He describes himself as a desert creature and values the working relationship he has developed with the Sonoran Desert, its people, and its culture.
For more than a decade, Kagel worked on the road, traveling throughout the United States and numerous other countries, primarily in North and South America. That experience brought him into a wide range of survey projects and professional settings. Today, he applies that background to surveying and boundary retracement projects in Arizona and beyond. The company's website also provides resources on Arizona case law, the survey process, and questions to consider when evaluating a surveyor, offering property owners a closer look at what happens behind the scenes.
People with a surveying inquiry or service request can get started by contacting Professional Land Surveying Services directly or submitting the website's contact form. The company invites prospective clients to request a free quote. Visitors to the website can also review the listed service descriptions and survey process information before making contact, while projects are handled by Bryan Kagel through Professional Land Surveying Services, PLLC.