When requesting an FAA 1A or 2C tower survey, send the surveyor the site identification, structure details, proposed or existing condition, governing request from the carrier or filing team, and the required deliverable. Confirm which classification and accuracy specification the recipient actually needs. The labels alone do not define a complete scope.
Identify the structure and decision
Provide the site ID, street address or parcel information, available coordinates, contact for access, and drawings that identify the exact structure. State whether the work concerns a proposed installation, an existing tower, an appurtenance change, or validation of previously reported data.
Send the latest plan and the written requirement from the carrier, consultant, jurisdiction, or FAA filing team. Ask that recipient to identify whether it needs a 1A or 2C certification and the governing technical specification. Do not assume every telecom project requires the same certification or that one form substitutes for another.
Specify what must be measured and reported
Terrane’s FAA certification service describes location and elevation verification, the top of structure and highest attached appurtenance, and a professional land surveyor’s certification letter. Confirm which points, height reference, horizontal and vertical datum, units, and proposed design elements belong in this particular assignment.
If the structure is not built, distinguish design information supplied by others from field measurements of existing conditions. If an antenna or appurtenance has changed, identify the current configuration and the date of the earlier survey. Share any previous certification and the case or filing reference so the team can reconcile versions.
Align the filing and field schedule
The FAA’s obstruction evaluation process and Form 7460-1 provide context for proposed construction or alteration filings. The project’s filing lead should determine whether notice is required and what data the submission calls for; the surveyor should verify the measurements within the agreed assignment.
Give the survey team safe access instructions, tower owner or site contact, required recipients, file format, and the date the certified data is needed. A complete intake separates the survey deliverable from the filing decision and makes the handoff easier to check.
Before authorizing work, have the carrier or filing lead confirm the classification and precision requirement in writing. That avoids guessing at a standard from a shorthand request.
