I'm Jim Franklin, a licensed Professional Land Surveyor working across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. I've spent five decades locating boundaries, researching land records, and walking properties from quarter-acre lots to 75-acre parcels. I handle the entire process myself - the research, the fieldwork, the survey plan - so you get one person's judgment from start to finish, not a crew you'll never meet. If you own land in New England and need to know exactly where your boundaries are, that's the work I do.
Most surveying companies send crews and subcontract the research. I don't. When you hire me, I'm the one in the registry tracing your deed history, I'm the one in your woods with the GPS equipment, and I'm the one who signs the plan. I started this practice in 2025 after selling my previous business, specifically so I could work directly with individual landowners on residential properties. No project managers, no office staff interpreting your questions - just a surveyor who has been doing this since 1974 and knows the land you're asking about.
I have served as have I surveyed, and that discipline shows in my work. Every boundary gets the same attention to detail, every plan gets checked twice, and when I give you a survey, you can confidently build on it.
I hold professional surveyor licenses in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. If your property crosses state lines or you own land in multiple locations, I can handle the work without coordinating between different firms.
Before I set foot on your property, I'm in the registry tracing deeds back decades. Boundaries aren't guesswork - they're built from land records, old survey plans, and evidence that's been there longer than either of us.
When you reach out, we start with a free consultation where I ask about your property and what you need the survey for. Once we agree to move forward, I head to the registry to research your land records - tracing deeds, pulling old survey plans, and mapping out how your parcel was created. Then I visit your property with GPS and traditional surveying equipment to locate boundaries, set monuments, and tie everything to the legal description.
After fieldwork, I prepare a certified survey plan and walk through it with you so you understand exactly where your lines are and why I placed them there. The entire process - research, fieldwork, and plan preparation - is handled by me, not delegated to a crew or assistant. You get one surveyor's judgment from the first phone call to the signed plan.
I've been surveying New England land since 1974, from archaeological field schools to residential boundary work across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. I started my first surveying business in 1994, built it for three decades, and began this practice in 2025 to focus entirely on individual landowners. If you want to know more about how I got here and why I still love this work, that's the longer story.
Licensed Professional Land Surveyor
New Hampshire • Massachusetts • Connecticut
Veteran-Owned and Operated
50+ Years of Survey Experience
Based in Candia, NH
Serving landowners across New England