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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.
The South Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors regulates Professional Engineers, Professional Surveyors, and firms offering or providing engineering and/or surveying services. SC LLR can assist you with examination information and materials, continuing education requirements, licensure applications and renewals, board information, and more.
The South Dakota Board of Technical Professions (SDBTP) is a regulatory board charged with licensing and regulating the professional practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and petroleum release services for the purpose of safeguarding public health, safety, and welfare in the State of South Dakota. A person must be licensed by the Board…
The South Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors was established to facilitate and promote professional land surveying throughout South Dakota, with a mission of advancing the profession through education and information while giving the state’s surveyors a unified voice. SDSPLS is organized as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit and is affiliated with the National Society of Professional…
South Texas College
(STC)
Certificate and AAS in surveying and geospatial technology mapping a path to high-demand surveying careers.
Nebraska's comprehensive surveying program — a 60-credit AAS in land surveying, GIS and civil engineering technology.
AAS in land surveying science technology training technicians to take precise measurements and set property lines.
Two-year diploma in geomatics engineering technology — collecting and applying spatial data with GIS, GPS and remote sensing.
Southern California Surveyors Joint Apprenticeship Committee
(SC Survey JAC)
A labor-management surveying apprenticeship run jointly by IUOE Local 12 and the California-Nevada Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors Association, serving Southern California. Two paid, no-tuition tracks — a 6,000-hour Chainman program and an advanced Chief of Party program — with medical, pension, and GI Bill-approved training for veterans. Apprentices work on survey crews while completing…
Bachelor's in surveying and geomatics with hands-on training in GIS, drone mapping, and GNSS, preparing students for professional licensure.
St. Cloud State University
(SCSU)
Bachelor's in land surveying and mapping science covering cadastral surveying, boundary law, GIS, and GNSS, preparing students for licensure.
Associate degree and diploma in land surveying and civil engineering, with training in boundary and construction surveying, CAD, and testing.
Five surveying courses approved by the Missouri Land Surveying Board toward licensure education, offered online and hybrid.
The Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia is the state’s primary professional association for land surveyors. Its roots go back to a 1947 organizing meeting of 33 surveyors at Georgia Tech, which formed the Georgia Association of Registered Land Surveyors; the group became the Georgia Association of Registered Professional Land Surveyors in 1964 and took…
The Surveyors Historical Society is a national organization devoted to preserving and sharing the history of land surveying in the United States. It presents its collections online as the Virtual Museum of Surveying, organized around galleries of historic instruments and documents, a directory of compass makers, and articles from its Backsights series on surveying history,…
The Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors is dedicated to preserving and promoting the education and advancement of the land surveying profession across the state. TAPS is organized into five regional chapters – Northwest, Middle-East, Upper Cumberland, Northeast, and Southeast – each covering a portion of Tennessee and hosted as a section of the main association…