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Home > Explore Career Paths > Surveyor |
Surveyors use a variety of tools and calculations to make precise maps of rivers, properties, water lines, communities, etc. In fact, surveyors are some of society's most important and practical map makers. Their work can help solve disputes between neighbors over property lines. They also help determine what can be built where according to local zoning laws (regulations). A surveyor's work includes:
• determining distance, angles, and elevations using specialized instruments; • checking construction plans and legal descriptions; • finding underground structures with electronic pipe locators and other instruments; • setting and marking stakes and other signals for engineers, electricians, road crew, and other professionals who will be working at the site; • making calculations and assembling survey data. Education: Two-year college degree (or two years related experience) with working knowledge of geometry, trigonometry, and plane surveying Certificates, licenses: Professional Land Surveyor's License preferred Desirable traits and skills: Comfortable with math, technology and equipment; should love being outdoors. For more information: Georgia Association of Water Professionals 2121 New Market Pkwy. Suite 144 Marietta, GA 30067 http://www.gawp.org Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia (SAMSOG) P.O. Box 778 Douglasville, GA 30133 http://www.samsog.org American Congress on Surveying and Mapping 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100 Bethesda, MD 20814-2122 http://www.acsm.org |