Lenders and/or title companies often require these surveys on commercial properties in order to issue title or mortgage insurance. Since an ALTA/NSPS land title survey are typically more costly they are used, but not limited to commercial and institutional properties. ALTA/NSPS land title surveys are deeply detailed, including important property information such as property lines, boundaries, real property, easements, encroachments, liens, flood, environmental, zoning and land ownership data. The goal of ALTA/NSPS land title surveys is to provide consistency and uniformity to the title industry.