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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 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…
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 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…
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.…
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…
Founded in 1963, the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors is the primary professional society for licensed land surveyors across New York State, and by its own account represents roughly three-quarters of the state’s licensed surveyors. NYSAPLS focuses on setting and maintaining professional standards, representing surveyors in state government affairs, and running public…
The North Carolina Society of Surveyors is the statewide professional association for land surveyors practicing in North Carolina. Founded in 1939, it works on behalf of the surveying profession through education and advocacy. The society’s programming centers on continuing education, including a recurring spring class series that counts toward professional development hours, alongside an annual…
The North Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors is the state’s professional association for licensed land surveyors, with a stated goal of uniting surveyors across North Dakota and raising the standards of the profession. The society maintains a governing constitution and bylaws, a documented code of ethics, and a committee and board structure, and it…
Incorporated in 1972, the Ohio Society of Professional Surveyors is Ohio’s statewide professional association for licensed surveyors, survey technicians, interns, and other industry professionals, with self-reported membership of more than 1,000. OSPS runs a regular calendar of events, including an annual conference held in Columbus each February and a fall seminar in October. The organization…
The Cleveland Chapter is a local chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Surveyors, serving surveyors in the Cleveland area and northeast Ohio. The statewide organization lists it among its chapters and points members to a separate chapter website carrying local meeting and seminar information. Like several other Ohio chapters, it continues to use the…
The Toledo Chapter is a local chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Surveyors, still branded under the statewide organization’s former name, Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio. It serves surveyors in the Toledo area of northwest Ohio. The chapter maintains its own website, separate from the statewide site, with sections for chapter meetings, minutes, and…
Established in 1969, The Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors (OSLS) is a non-profit organization of Licensed Land Surveyors, para-professionals, students and businesses promoting the profession of land surveying. Recognizing that the true merit of a profession is determined by the value of its services to the society; The Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors does hereby…
The Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors was established in May 1969 to safeguard life, health, and property while advancing the surveying profession through outreach, advocacy, and continuing education. PSLS operates 14 regional chapters spanning the Commonwealth, from Allegheny Heartlands and Bucks to Susquehanna and Southwest, plus student chapters affiliated with Penn State Wilkes-Barre and a…