The complexity of training and licensing and the lack of public awareness of the surveying profession combine to make it difficult to adopt some of the strategies employed by other professions to attract new talent.

With the current run to technology, much of the "Art of Land Surveying" is disappearing.

A surveyor's seal stands for a long time, and the brand represented by that simple instrument will be firmly attached. Make sure your brand is solid.

Many court disputes over easements created for transmission lines and other utilities involve easements that are not appurtenant to any particular tract, commonly known as "easements in gross."

Earl F. Burkholder, PS, PE, F.ASCE, admits to developing an early interest in some of the core topics and concepts that have served him well every day of his professional land surveying career.

Professional land surveyors have been steadily adopting unmanned aerial vehicles. But why should surveyors view Google's parent, Alphabet, obtaining certification for Wing Aviation, the first "drone" airline, as a boon for surveying?

Other than the deed, the two most important documents relative to the conveyance of real property are the title insurance policy and the survey map of the property.

POB has supported a number of efforts to address the immediate and long-term challenges of recruiting and retaining talent in the professional land surveying profession. One effort that has been underway in the United Kingdom and is spreading to the U.S. and other countries is Get Kids Into Survey (GKiS).

The Geospatial Data Act, as enacted, seeks to improve the coordination and use of geospatial data by the federal government.

History is a deep-rooted concept in surveying. In fact, surveying has played a role in human environments and development since the beginning.