Author: Jayden Ford

Celebrating Craig’s Double Win at the 2025 Survey and Spatial Awards
by Jayden Ford
Each year, Survey and Spatial New Zealand (S+SNZ) celebrates the contributions of surveying professionals who raise the standard of our profession. Recently, S+SNZ... Read more.

Surveying the Ōhau Canal
by Jayden Ford
The Waitaki Hydroelectric Scheme in the Tekapo Basin and Waitaki Valley is NZ’s largest hydroelectric power scheme. The picturesque Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki hold... Read more.

Setting the Benchmark: The New Era of Cadastral Licensing
by Jayden Ford
Craig McInnes, a director at Fox and Associates, is helping to shape the future of surveying in New Zealand through his role on the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing... Read more.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Development Feasibility
by Jayden Ford
For property developers and investors, one of the biggest challenges is identifying land that is genuinely suitable for development. Finding the right site is more... Read more.

UAV Surveying: Smarter Data, Faster Projects
by Jayden Ford
When time, accuracy and safety matter, UAV Surveying delivers. At Fox and Associates, helping clients unlock the full potential of their land starts with obtaining... Read more.

USV Surveying: A Smarter Way to Measure the Water
by Jayden Ford
When it comes to understanding the landscape, we believe that what lies beneath the surface is as important as what’s above it. That’s why Fox and Associates... Read more.

A Win for Farmers, Buyers, and Biodiversity
by Jayden Ford
A Farmer’s Dilemma Peter Foley is a lifelong Banks Peninsula farmer and a Bayleys real estate agent. His 400ha sheep and beef farm, perched above Akaroa Harbour,... Read more.

Undeterred by the dirty jobs
by Jayden Ford
It's a piece of critical infrastructure that all urban dwellers rely on, but one which they’d probably prefer was unseen, unheard and most importantly un-smelt... Read more.

Christchurch Vertical Datums
by Jayden Ford
Recently Christchurch City Council have updated their official height datum, from Christchurch Drainage Datum to the national vertical datum – New Zealand Vertical... Read more.

Understanding 3D laser scanning
by Jayden Ford
When it comes to surveying your land, accuracy is everything. We utilise 3D laser scanning technology to offer clients with complex surveying challenges, a quality... Read more.

