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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.
Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado is the state’s professional society for land surveyors, focused on improving surveying education and practice. It is listed as the state association by Colorado’s licensing board. PLSC is organized into roughly seven regional chapters, including the Central Colorado, Northern, and Southern chapters, and it maintains a classifieds section carrying job…
Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon is the state’s principal association for licensed land surveyors, founded in 1959 and incorporated the following year. Its purpose is to unite licensed surveyors in Oregon around shared professional standards, legislative advocacy, and continuing education, with public welfare treated as a core priority alongside member interests. The organization is structured…
Professional Land Surveyors of Wyoming is the nonprofit membership association serving licensed and aspiring land surveyors throughout Wyoming. Founded in 1980, the group describes its purpose as protecting public welfare and safety while supporting the surveying profession statewide. PLSW provides technical and legal continuing education, holds an annual convention, and publishes the monthly member newsletter…
The Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska is the state’s primary professional organization representing land surveyors. PSAN keeps an active annual calendar, with a summer seminar each June and a winter conference each February, and it publishes The Nebraska Surveyor newsletter for members. The association is led by a volunteer president alongside an administrative secretary who…
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors is the state’s association for licensed surveyors, mapping professionals, and related fields. Its stated purpose is to promote surveying and land information systems while helping ensure this work protects public safety and welfare. RISPLS held its 54th Annual Meeting and Conference in October 2024, placing the organization’s…
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…
The South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors is the state’s principal association for licensed land surveyors, organized to advance public welfare alongside the professional, social, and economic interests of surveyors statewide. SCSPLS operates ten local chapters – Aiken, Coastal, Foothills, Grand Strand, Low Country, Mid-State, Midlands, Pee Dee, Tri-County, and Upper Piedmont – and…
The SCSPLS Coastal Chapter is a branch of the state society dedicated to promote the voice of surveyors along the coastal region. The Coastal Chapter of the South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors was organized in the Fall of 1980. Charter members decided that local surveyors near the Charleston region needed representation within the…
The South Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors was established to facilitate and promote professional land surveying throughout South Dakota, with a mission of advancing the profession through education and information while giving the state’s surveyors a unified voice. SDSPLS is organized as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit and is affiliated with the National Society of Professional…
The Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia is the state’s primary professional association for land surveyors. Its roots go back to a 1947 organizing meeting of 33 surveyors at Georgia Tech, which formed the Georgia Association of Registered Land Surveyors; the group became the Georgia Association of Registered Professional Land Surveyors in 1964 and took…
The Surveyors Historical Society is a national organization devoted to preserving and sharing the history of land surveying in the United States. It presents its collections online as the Virtual Museum of Surveying, organized around galleries of historic instruments and documents, a directory of compass makers, and articles from its Backsights series on surveying history,…
The Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors is dedicated to preserving and promoting the education and advancement of the land surveying profession across the state. TAPS is organized into five regional chapters – Northwest, Middle-East, Upper Cumberland, Northeast, and Southeast – each covering a portion of Tennessee and hosted as a section of the main association…
The Texas Society of Professional Surveyors is the primary professional association representing Registered Professional Land Surveyors and related geospatial professionals across Texas. TSPS advocates before the state legislature and the state licensing board and offers continuing education and seminars through the statewide organization and roughly twenty local chapters. The society publishes Texas Surveyor magazine, hosts…
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We strive to: We are an active community always looking to attract new talent and those interested in the surveying field. Whether you’re a student, a recent graduate, or someone considering a career change, TSPS Chapter 5 offers numerous opportunities to get involved, learn, and grow.