Land Surveying Experts in the Pacific Northwest
Polaris Land Surveying LLC has been serving southern Oregon since 1998 and is managed by Shawn Kampmann, a licensed and registered Professional Land Surveyor in Oregon (L.S. 2883) and Alaska (L.S. 9405).
Key Projects
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival Thomas Theater & The Bricks Renovation Projects
- Southern Oregon University North Campus Housing Project
- Southern Oregon University Theater Arts Expansion Project
- Southern Oregon University Lithia Motors Sports & Recreation Center Project
- Southern Oregon University Len Hannon Library Project
- One West Main Commercial Office and Retail Condominium Project
- Oregon Ears Nose & Throat Center, Providence Hospital, Medford
- Siskiyou Imaging MRI Center, Ashland Community Hospital
- Grants Pass Parkdale & Redwood Fire Station Projects
- Mount Ashland Ski Area Expansion Project
- Ashland Library Expansion Project
- Ashland Fire Station No. 1 Project
- Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Tunnel 13 Reconstruction Project
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Forensics Laboratory Expansion Project
- Bear Creek Corporation Mapping
Shawn Kampmann PLS
Licensed in Oregon (LS 2883) & Alaska (LS 9405)
Shawn began his surveying career in 1979 at the Cobalt District of the Salmon National Forest in Idaho mapping trail systems throughout the River of No Return Wilderness Area. Since then he has gained varied experience in all aspects of surveying including boundaries, land divisions, ALTA's, construction for commercial, industrial and residential developments, roads, public utilities & facilities, airports, harbors aerial tramways, topographic and flood mapping. His experiences in Alaska developed a specialized interest though in determining water boundaries, including hydrographic, bathymetric, tidelands and accretion and retracement of Mineral and U.S. Special Surveys. Shawn served as Survey Department Manager for R&M Engineering Inc. in Juneau, Alaska and currently Principal Land Surveyor for Polaris Land Surveying LLC in Ashland, Oregon.
Professional Background
- Registered Professional Land Surveyor in Oregon and Alaska with 40 years of surveying experience.
- Past Chairman and current Member of the Board of Directors of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO)
- Member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
- Past Member of the Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ASPLS)
- Owner / General Manager of Polaris Land Surveying LLC, Ashland, Oregon – 24 years
- Survey Department Manager & Chief of Surveys for R&M Engineering Inc., Juneau, Alaska – 4 years
- Survey Department Manager for Marquess & Associates, Medford - 3 years
- Contract Ashland City Surveyor & past Ashland Transportation Commissioner Developer & Presenter of Riparian & Littoral Water Boundary Survey Seminars
- Registered Professional Land Surveyor in Oregon and Alaska with 42 years of surveying experience
- Past Chairman of the Board of Directors and 22-year
- Member of Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon
- Member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors
- Twenty two years as Owner/General Manager of Polaris Land Surveying LLC
- Four years as Survey Department Manager & Chief of Surveys for R&M Engineering Inc., Juneau, Alaska
- Three years Survey Department Manager for Marquess & Associates, Medford
- Three years City of Ashland Transportation Commissioner
Professional Experience
Project Manager & Chief of Surveys in all aspects of land surveying including:
- Property Boundaries, Water Boundaries and Cadastral Surveys
- A.L.T.A. Land Title Surveys
- Subdivisions, Land Partitions, Condominiums & Property Line Adjustments
- Topographic and Engineering Design Surveys
- Construction Surveying for Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Residential Developments, Highways, Roads, Public Utilities & Facilities, Airport, Harbor Improvements, Aerial Tramways, Communication structures
- GPS Geodetic Control Network Surveys
- Aerial Photography and Geographic Information System (G.I.S.) Mapping
- Hydrographic and Bathymetric Surveys
- Tidelands, Accretion and Mineral Surveys
- FEMA Flood Mapping & Elevation Certificates
- Court Trial Expert Witness
Experience Profile
As a project manager, I have managed many large surveying projects for surveying and engineering firms that include:
- GPS geodetic control for aerial photography and large-scale mapping missions
- Cadastral boundary surveys for the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Land Management and Alaska Department of Natural Resources
- Private subdivisions, land partitions and property line adjustments
- Riparian and littoral water boundary surveys
- Construction surveys for residential, commercial, industrial and public works projects which include airports, harbors, roads, reservoirs, pump stations, treatment plants, powerlines, submarine cables and aerial tramways
- Highway, road and utility easement right-of-way surveys
- Municipal G.I.S. mapping projects
- Topographic, bathymetric and hydrographic surveys
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Contact Information
Phone: (541) 482-5009
Email: contact@polarissurvey.com
151 CLEAR CREEK DRIVE SUITE 101
ASHLAND, OREGON 97520
Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 459
ASHLAND, OREGON 97520
Business Hours
- Mon - Fri
- -
- Sat - Sun
- Closed
Membership:
National Society of Professional Surveyors
