Is there an innovative and quick way to measure the slope (Drop) of a block of land without using surveyors equipment?
I was pressured to put an offer on a development site (site unseen) because the agent couldnt get access to the house. The block is one house away from a downward sloping road.
1)Since i know the distance from the start of the lot (front) to the rear based on council maps then if i drive down the road and measure the slope of the road with those 4wd Pitch Roll Inclinometer then do some trig maths then could i get an accurate measurement of the differences in heights from front to back?
2)Theres also those GPS on boats that measure depth with sonar. Is there a simiar device/website where i could stand at the top of the hill and measure the AHD height and then retake the measurement at the bottom and then workout the drop?
This is a crazy email but if such a thing existed then i could work out site costs and have a leg up on my competition.
I was pressured to put an offer on a development site (site unseen) because the agent couldnt get access to the house. The block is one house away from a downward sloping road.
1)Since i know the distance from the start of the lot (front) to the rear based on council maps then if i drive down the road and measure the slope of the road with those 4wd Pitch Roll Inclinometer then do some trig maths then could i get an accurate measurement of the differences in heights from front to back?
2)Theres also those GPS on boats that measure depth with sonar. Is there a simiar device/website where i could stand at the top of the hill and measure the AHD height and then retake the measurement at the bottom and then workout the drop?
This is a crazy email but if such a thing existed then i could work out site costs and have a leg up on my competition.