ACTUAL SURVEYORS, PLLC is a Professional Land Surveying and Planning firm. Our mission is to provide superior quality Land Surveying services to the public while providing outstanding customer service. We will accomplish our mission by acting in harmony our clients wishes and by demonstrating integrity to the surveying process.

History and Background

ACTUAL SURVEYORS, PLLC is owned and operated by Micah Taze Crowder, L.S. Taze has over 18 years of experience in the Land Surveying field. He started his surveying career as an apprentice with Robert G. Cantley, Inc. (Land Surveyors) in the summer of 1992. During that time and with the patient training of Robert Cantley, L.S. and Donald E. Shires, Taze learned his surveying ABC's. Later Taze worked for American Electric Power, Lang Engineering Company, McMurry Surveyors, Hayes Seay Mattern and Mattern (now AECOM) and in the summer of 2004 began working with ACS DESIGN. While working for ACS DESIGN under the tutelage of David A. Bess, L.S., Daniel M. Early, P.E., Scott F. Easter, P.E., and Don Shires, Director of Operations, Taze gained the experience necessary to operate a company and to qualify for full licensure as a Land Surveyor in the State of Virginia.

ACTUAL SURVEYORS, PLLC is fully licensed to conduct land surveys in the State of Virginia. 

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We Support Education

Actual Surveyors is pleased to support education of the Surveyors of Tomorrow, we hope. An opportunity presented itself when a client proposed a school fieldtrip to the property he recently purchased in Amherst County. Mr. Randall Reiss, a school teacher in the Richmond, VA area, took several students to his property for a live demonstration of field surveying techniques. It was a privilege to be asked to participate in this educational “adventure”. Actual Surveyors extends a hearty thanks to all who participated in this trip and made it possible. Who knows, maybe several students may become surveyors in the future. Please enjoy the photos of the trip and the accompanying descriptions provided by Mr. Reiss.  

Taze introduces the students (and adults!) to the purpose and basics of surveying.  Math's involved!

Time to find the nail using the metal detector!

Shift the ball cap to the "cool" position before looking through the equipment!

Taze explains that the equipment measures distance by using laser beams that travel at light speed.  Science and math!

"Back in the day . . ." surveying might not have been accurate due to iron in the rocks, pulling the compass needle out of line with magnetic north. More science!

Taze explains the corner stake, then uses the compass to lead the group towards the next corner stake.  Have to know degrees - math!

Heavy clothing protects from the briars!  What obstacles and challenges surveyors must face!

The class plants a makeshift flag marking where the property meets the Buffalo River.

After trekking through dense pine, Taze leads the group back to the starting point. Follow the guy with the machete!!