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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.
We establish and enforce the standards for engineers and land surveyors. Our job is to ensure the quality of our licensees. Our priority is the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The Board currently licenses in the following disciplines: aeronautical, agricultural, architectural, chemical, civil, control systems, electrical, environmental, fire protection, heating & ventilation, industrial,…
The Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors is the state’s primary professional association for licensed land surveyors. Organized in 1941 as the Michigan Society of Registered Land Surveyors, it adopted its current name in 1993 and has spent more than eight decades advocating for the surveying profession in Lansing and educating the public about the work…
Michigan Technological University
(Michigan Tech)
ABET-accredited bachelor's in geospatial (surveying) engineering, training specialists in spatial measurement and data toward PLS licensure.
Technical diploma in surveying and mapping for construction, boundary, and roadway work, with training in field equipment and CAD.
The Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design regulates the professions and enforces the statutes and rules in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. We ensure that individuals meet the education, examination and experience standards for licensure or certification, and maintain their records in…
The Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors is the leading professional association representing licensed land surveyors across the state. It organizes continuing education, a job bank, government relations work, and networking events for members. MSPS divides Minnesota into six geographic chapters – Southwest, Northwest, Hiawatha Land, Arrowhead, Central Lakes, and Metro – that serve members in…
The Minnesota Surveyors and Engineers Society, founded in 1895, is a Minnesota nonprofit that brings together surveyors and engineers working in the state’s transportation infrastructure. It is a separate organization from the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors, which represents licensed land surveyors specifically. The society provides a professional community spanning both surveying and engineering disciplines…
The Mississippi Association of Professional Surveyors is the state’s primary professional organization for land surveyors. MAPS runs a full annual calendar that includes an Annual Convention, a Summer Seminar, and a November Workshop, alongside a scholarship program and a Surveyor of the Year award. The association offers several membership categories, is affiliated with the National…
The Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors was established by the state legislature in 1928. The Board’s mission is to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare by providing a complete and thorough licensure process for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, ensuring that each is properly qualified to…
The Mission of the Board is to protect the inhabitants of the State of Missouri in the enjoyment of life, health, peace, and safety, and to protect their property from damage or destruction through dangerous, dishonest, incompetent or unlawful architectural, professional engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, and licensed interior design practice and generally to converse…
The purpose of the Society is to represent the interests of and be a primary spokesman for the surveying profession in Missouri; to elevate the standards of the surveying profession in Missouri, thereby benefiting the general public; to insure that the general public and offices of records receive superior land surveying that brings about an…
The nation's first master's degree in geospatial engineering, integrating surveying, GNSS, GIS, and remote sensing with engineering.
The Montana Association of Registered Land Surveyors (MARLS) is a state-wide organization of licensed land surveyors performing land surveys in Montana. We are committed to improving the quality of professional land surveying and land records in the state, and we support land surveyors at both the state and national levels. MARLS is a founding member…