Welcome to the website of Gustin, Cothern & Tucker Inc. We are a Veteran owned, full service professional civil engineering and surveying firm established in 1987 when a branch office spun off from a more established business. When we outgrew our original office in Valparaiso, we moved to Niceville in 1990. Our office building was physically expanded in 1998 to accommodate further growth of the business.
Although we are located in the panhandle of Florida, we offer our services nation-wide and are licensed in multiple states. Additionally, our staff includes both a Certified Federal Surveyor and a Certified Hydrographer. Water issues introduce special challenges to a project. We …show more content…
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – Surveying and Mapping Community of Practice
And state organizations:
Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ASPLS)
Florida Surveying and Mapping Society (FSMS), (Sustaining Member)
Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia (SAMSOG)
Louisiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (LSPLS)
Mississippi Association of Professional Surveyors (MAPS)
Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors (TAPS)
Additionally, Allen Tucker has served on the Board of Directors for the Niceville YMCA, and was a Past Director of the Niceville Chamber of Commerce,
Past President of the FSMS, Emerald Coast Chapter, and served as President Elect, for the Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary International.
Page 5: Surveying & Mapping| Niceville, FL| Gustin, Cothern & Tucker - Surveying & Mapping Our surveying work for residintial and commercial properties involves a lot of mapping. To serve our mapping needs, we use real-time GPS and ArcView GIS from ESRI, the world's leader in GIS …show more content…
It involves using specialized equipment to take readings from a set of satellites. The more satellites involved in a particular reading, the more accurate the positioning. Getting accurate positions can be time consuming and very involved, but it yields a level of accuracy not possible with older methods of defining boundaries. Historically, creeks or rivers often defined a boundary. This is problematic because creeks and rivers meander. In other words, they do not stay put. Modern GPS gives us exacting positions in terms of latitude and longitude. This fact has revolutionized