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Government & Agencies
The government side of surveying — the state boards that license and regulate the profession, and the offices that keep the public record of the land itself. This is where surveyors, property owners, and the public go for official filings, monuments, and oversight.
The Board of Examiners for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors was created to regulate architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and interior design in the State of Tennessee. The current requirements for the licensure or registration of architects and architectural firms, engineer interns and engineering firms, land surveyors, landscape architects and landscape architectural firms, and…
Our mission is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Texas through the licensure and registration of qualified individuals as professional engineers and land surveyors, compliance with applicable laws and rules, and education about engineering and land surveying.
The Division of Land Surveys
(DOLS)
The Division is responsible for the restoration of the U.S. General Land Office original corner monuments of Arkansas. This includes documenting and publishing detailed certificates of the corner locations for future generations. The Division establishes uniform professional surveying and mapping standards, administers the rules by referring evidence of violations to the State Board of Professional…
To set standards of qualifications, education, training, and experience for persons engaged in the fields of Architecture, Engineering, and Land Surveying. To promote high standards of professional performance for those persons working in the profession.
The Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects (APELSCIDLA Board) examines, licenses, and regulates approximately 35,000 individuals and related business entities in Virginia.
The Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors provides consumer protection to the public through the licensing of professional engineers, land surveyors and on-site wastewater designers. The Board recommends rules and regulations for administering licensing and regulatory laws. It also investigates and resolves complaints. BRPELS is self-funded and fully supported by its licensing and registration…
Our mission is to protect the public interest and to provide for the regulation of surveying in West Virginia. This web site is designed to provide current information to licensees, exam candidates, firms and the general public. If you have questions after viewing our site, please contact the Board office.
The Professional Land Surveyor Section of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Professional Land Surveyors. and Registered Interior Designers is created in Wis. Stat. § 15.405(2) and has authority as outlined in Wis. Stat. ch. 443.
The Board’s mission is to safeguard life, health and property of the public by assuring that those who practice the professions of engineering and land surveying are licensed and attain and maintain competence in those professions.