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Associations
Professional societies for land surveyors, from statewide associations to national organizations and local chapters. These are the membership groups behind licensure advocacy, continuing education, annual conferences, and the practice standards that shape surveying work.
The Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors is the primary professional association representing licensed land surveyors, survey technicians, students, and surveying businesses across Alabama. The society runs continuing education programs, a job board, and a member directory, and hosts recurring statewide events including summer and fall conferences. ASPLS advocates on legislative and regulatory issues affecting…
The Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors formed in 1959, during Alaska’s transition from territory to statehood, when surveyors organized to defend the profession’s legal scope of practice as new state licensing laws were being drafted. The society continues to promote surveying practice, professional standards, and public understanding of the profession in Alaska. ASPLS holds…
The American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS) is a national membership organization for professionals working in geodesy, geodetic surveying, and land information systems. It was historically one of the constituent member societies of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM); when ACSM merged into the National Society of Professional Surveyors in 2012, AAGS remained…
Arizona Professional Land Surveyors is the state’s professional society for licensed land surveyors, organized to uphold professional standards and ethical practice while raising public awareness of surveying. The association supports local chapters around the state and maintains a searchable directory of members in private practice. APLS operates a dedicated job board and a calendar of…
The Arkansas Society of Professional Surveyors is the state’s principal professional association for licensed land surveyors, headquartered in Hot Springs. The society maintains a member directory, a career center listing surveying job openings, and an education portal for continuing education. It also publishes a licensure resource page explaining the path to becoming a professional surveyor…
The mandate of the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS) is to regulate and govern the practice of surveying on Canada Lands and private lands in the territories, for the protection of the public interest, in accordance with the Canada Lands Surveyors Act, SC 1998, c. 14, – 1998, its Regulations and Bylaws. The practice…
The California Land Surveyors Association has represented licensed land surveyors and the broader surveying community in California since 1966, when it was founded by 29 charter members. CLSA advocates for the profession, promotes education, and works to raise public awareness of the value of surveying. The association is organized into regional chapters across the state…
The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) is the Canadian Not-for-Profit association that represents the interests of all groups in the geomatics community and is the Canadian member to the International Federation of Surveying (FIG), the International Society of Photogrammetry and the International Cartographic Association (ICA) and is a Founding member of GeoAlliance. GOALS
The Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico, founded in 1938, is a quasi-public nonprofit corporation uniting engineers and land surveyors across Puerto Rico. Known in English as the Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Land Surveyors, it differs from a typical voluntary state association: Puerto Rico law requires practicing engineers and surveyors to…
The Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors is the principal professional organization for licensed land surveyors in Connecticut and states that it represents more than half of the state’s licensed surveying population. CALS runs continuing education programs and legislative advocacy on behalf of the profession, maintains a classified job listings section, and operates a members-only portal…
The Delaware Association of Surveyors is the state’s primary professional organization for land surveyors, organized to support surveying practice through education, networking, and advocacy for ethical standards. It offers five membership categories: Professional, Associate, Affiliate, Corresponding, and Retired. DAS holds an annual conference each fall, combining a general membership meeting, dinner, and professional development hours…
The District of Columbia Association of Land Surveyors, founded in 2001, is the membership organization for land surveyors working in and around Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to advance the sciences of surveying and mapping within the District, educate the public about the value of surveying, promote performance standards, and strengthen working relationships between surveyors…
The Florida Surveying and Mapping Society is the statewide professional organization representing licensed surveyors and mappers throughout Florida. Founded in 1955 as the Florida Society of Professional Land Surveyors, it later broadened its name to reflect the profession’s growth into mapping and geospatial work. FSMS operates one of the larger local chapter networks among state…
The Central Florida Chapter of the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society is one of several regional chapters of the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society.
The Hawaii Land Surveyors Association, founded in 1988, is the primary professional organization for land surveyors across the Hawaiian Islands. By its own account it includes roughly 70 percent of the state’s licensed land surveyors, along with survey technicians and associate members. The association is organized around island and county sections, including a Hawaii County…