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The Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board was created by the General Assembly in 1919. A person cannot practice professional engineering or land surveying without first being registered with the board. The board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Three members must be professional engineers, two members must…

Official land surveyor seal with Latin motto and date 1896.

Operating Engineers Local 150 trains and places construction surveyors across its territory — Northern Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa — through its Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program (ASIP). Paid, union-scale field work on highway and infrastructure projects, paired with skill and safety training at the union’s training centers.

Land surveyors working in Iowa, using equipment for land measurement.

The Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa is the primary professional association representing licensed land surveyors and surveying technicians across the state. Founded in 1957 in Ames, the organization focuses on protecting the public’s interest in land through accurate survey work grounded in historical records, legal boundary evidence, and sound field practice. SLSI offers membership…