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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.
Mt. San Antonio College
(Mt. SAC)
Certificate programs in surveying technology and surveying engineering technology for entry-level survey careers.
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is the umbrella organization of the professional licensing boards for engineering and surveying in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Founded in 1920 as the Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners, it…
The National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) is the principal national membership body for professional surveyors in the United States, describing its role as the voice of the surveying industry. It traces part of its lineage to the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, an umbrella federation of surveying and mapping societies that merged into…
The Nevada Association of Land Surveyors was established on November 2, 1973, following preparatory work begun the year before by Walter Neitz. Since then NALS has built a full slate of member services, including a searchable surveyor-finder directory, a job board, scholarship and foundation programs, a Young Surveyors Network, and two publications, Nevada Traverse and…
The purpose of the board, as stated in the Nevada Revised Statute 625.005, is to safeguard life, health and property and to promote the public welfare by providing for the licensure of qualified and competent professional engineers and professional land surveyors. The Board’s mission is to uphold the value of professional engineering and land surveying…
The Board of Land Surveyors was established to regulate the licensing of land surveyors and the practice of land surveying in New Hampshire. To develop and maintain the ethical, professional and educational standards for the licensure of land surveyors. In order to safeguard property and to promote the public welfare, the practice of land surveying…
The New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association is the state’s primary professional society for licensed land surveyors and allied mapping and geospatial professionals. Its stated purpose is to advance the surveying profession and support the technologies surveyors rely on. The association carries out that work through periodic seminars, a fall quarterly seminar and business meeting, and…
ABET-accredited bachelor's in surveying engineering technology using drones, laser scanning, and CAD; offered on campus and online.
The New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors is the statewide professional organization for New Jersey’s licensed land surveyors, along with survey technicians and other allied professionals in the field. The society focuses on maintaining professional standards, encouraging continuing education, and giving members a shared voice on state licensing and land-use issues affecting surveying practice.…
The New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors runs a U.S. Department of Labor-registered apprenticeship pairing surveying firms with apprentices under licensed-PLS mentors. Two tracks — a two-year (4,000-hour) and a four-year (8,000-hour) path — with classroom instruction through Rowan University and NJIT. A rare example of a state surveying society, rather than a trade…
The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors regulates the practice, licensure and certification of engineers, land surveyors, engineers-in-training, land surveyors-in-training and companies offering professional engineering and land surveying services in the State of New Jersey in order to safeguard life, health and property, and promote the public welfare. The Joint Committee of Architects and…
New Mexico Professional Surveyors is the statewide association representing licensed land surveyors across New Mexico. It is organized around six regional chapters – Four Corners, Las Vegas, Llano Estacado, Middle Rio Grande, North Central, and Southern Rio Grande – that reflect the state’s dispersed geography. NMPS describes its purpose as keeping the surveying profession respected…