Land Surveying & related topics

The latest land surveying news, technology updates, regulatory changes, and industry stories pulled fresh from the web — keeping RPLS members informed and on point.

Discussions pertaining to general topics of Land Surveying. This is the default forum for surveying discussions, but please use more specific forums when appropriate.

Discussions about cartography and mapping as they pertain to surveying, as well as software used for coordinate geometry (COGO), field-to-finish (F2F), Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) and Least Squares.

Discussions pertaining to Geodesy and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) including (but not limited to) GPS (United States), GLONASS (Russia), BeiDou (China) and Galileo (European Union).

Discussions surrounding 3D laser scanning, building information modeling (BIM), point clouds, and related topics.

Discussions regarding aerial photogrammetry, LiDAR, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a.k.a. drones.

Discussions about business practices, financial issues and the legal aspects of Land Surveying. Topics might also include court cases, bookkeeping, business formation, easement or right-of-way legalities, etc.

Discussions regarding educational and/or training events, such as continuing education workshops, conferences, college courses, or other information that will help surveyors on their journey of surveying knowledge.

If you are seeking advice from surveyors, please post your questions here. DISCLAIMER: All surveying-related questions should be consulted with someone licensed in their jurisdiction and hired for professional services.

Let’s see if we can help each other locate and recover our survey equipment! Post your lost or stolen items here (preferably with photos, if possible) or respond to reports if you have helpful information.

Help to preserve the legacy of fellow surveyors who’ve passed by sharing their stories here. We learn from our surveying mentors, educators, and coworkers, so please feel free to memorialize them here.