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Surveying Resources
A free directory of surveying resources — professional associations, state licensing boards, standards bodies and educational programs — organized by state and by type.
Established in 1969, The Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors (OSLS) is a non-profit organization of Licensed Land Surveyors, para-professionals, students and businesses promoting the profession of land surveying. Recognizing that the true merit of a profession is determined by the value of its services to the society; The Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors does hereby…
In order to safeguard life, health and property, and to promote the public welfare, the practice of engineering and surveying are declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest.
Online AAS in surveying technology and a surveying core technical certificate for the surveying profession.
The surveyor apprenticeship of Operating Engineers Local 3 (OE3), covering its Northern California jurisdiction — a four-year, paid earn-while-you-learn program that advances apprentices through eight steps to Party Chief. Apprentices join survey crews while attending related classroom instruction. OE3’s broader territory also reaches Nevada, Utah, and Hawaii.
A registered Construction Site Surveyor/Technical Engineer apprenticeship run by the Operating Engineers Regional Training Program — the joint apprenticeship committee serving IUOE Locals 302 and 612 — based in Ellensburg, Washington. Paid, earn-while-you-learn survey crew work with related classroom and online instruction, advancing apprentices to journey-level technical engineer. https://careerbridge.wa.gov/learn/program/377
ABET-accredited BS in geomatics with a surveying option covering boundary, cadastral, GNSS and geodesy.
Engineering licensure in the United States began in 1907 when Wyoming sought to solve the problem of untrained individuals working as engineers and land surveyors. Oregon soon followed suit and established the Engineering Examiners Board in 1919. The Board’s first meeting was held at the Oregon Building in Portland on July 11, 1919 at 10:30…
Associate of Applied Science in land surveying, training technicians in boundary, construction, and topographic surveying.
The Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors was established in May 1969 to safeguard life, health, and property while advancing the surveying profession through outreach, advocacy, and continuing education. PSLS operates 14 regional chapters spanning the Commonwealth, from Allegheny Heartlands and Bucks to Susquehanna and Southwest, plus student chapters affiliated with Penn State Wilkes-Barre and a…
The State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists regulates the practice, licensure and registration of engineers, land surveyors and geologists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ABET-accredited bachelor's and associate degrees in land surveying and mapping (agrimensura), taught in San Juan.
Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado is the state’s professional society for land surveyors, focused on improving surveying education and practice. It is listed as the state association by Colorado’s licensing board. PLSC is organized into roughly seven regional chapters, including the Central Colorado, Northern, and Southern chapters, and it maintains a classifieds section carrying job…
Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon is the state’s principal association for licensed land surveyors, founded in 1959 and incorporated the following year. Its purpose is to unite licensed surveyors in Oregon around shared professional standards, legislative advocacy, and continuing education, with public welfare treated as a core priority alongside member interests. The organization is structured…
Professional Land Surveyors of Wyoming is the nonprofit membership association serving licensed and aspiring land surveyors throughout Wyoming. Founded in 1980, the group describes its purpose as protecting public welfare and safety while supporting the surveying profession statewide. PLSW provides technical and legal continuing education, holds an annual convention, and publishes the monthly member newsletter…
The Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska is the state’s primary professional organization representing land surveyors. PSAN keeps an active annual calendar, with a summer seminar each June and a winter conference each February, and it publishes The Nebraska Surveyor newsletter for members. The association is led by a volunteer president alongside an administrative secretary who…