Survey Section
Introduction
The Survey Section functions as the Department’s “surveyor on staff”, providing technical expertise and actual surveying services. We oversee surveys with an eye to protecting the department’s interest in land and help the department avoid litigation by watching out for rights of other landowners. This includes issuing survey instructions and reviewing surveys which are usually conducted by private sector surveyors.
The DNR Survey Section functions as the Platting Authority in the Unorganized Borough. Any subdivision of land, which is not within the jurisdiction of a local borough or city platting authority, (such as Municipality of Anchorage, Fairbanks North Star Borough, etc) is required to be reviewed and approved by DNR, before filing. Click here for more information on platting in the Unorganized Borough.
The Survey section also maintains records of all surveys ever conducted on state land. Copies of State and Federal BLM survey plats are now available online.
Chief, Survey Section |
Platting Officer
for the Unorganized Borough |
