Our story
Terra Vision (formerly David Smith Surveying) is an Ashburton-based surveying company. We have spent over 30 years establishing ourselves in the Canterbury region as well as completing many projects throughout the South Island.
We are proud of our solid reputation and the expert advice we deliver. Our clients come to us for help with a range of surveying and planning projects including resource consents, cadastral surveying, topographic surveying, engineering design, geotechnical engineering, and land development.
Our clients are visionaries
We are highly experienced in assessing and interpreting District Plans and the Resource Management Act as well as providing you with a professional assessment of what surveys need to be done and consents you may require. If an application is needed, we can organise this for you, work with council staff, and ensure you have the most appropriate and reasonable consent possible.
Terra Vision has built strong connections with a number of stakeholders including councils, engineers, lawyers, developers, real estate agents, and local trades. This enables us to run projects smoothly and work with businesses we know will deliver quality.
People with a shared vision
Clear communication is important which is why we work hard to gain a strong understanding of what is needed, any challenges you are facing, and how we can make the process smoother. Our goal is to bring your vision to life.
The Terra Vision team is made up of highly experienced surveyors, technicians, and administrators. Together, we have completed a huge number of surveying projects throughout Canterbury and the wider South Island.
We draw on our specialised knowledge and past learnings to get the best overall outcome. Managing Director, David Smith, is a registered professional surveyor, a licensed cadastral surveyor, and is a member of both the NZ Institute of Surveyors, and Consulting Surveyors NZ.
