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What Would I Do?

Land Surveying Technologists & Technicians operate survey equipment to determine the exact locations and relative positions of natural features, elevations and contours on the earth’s surface, underground and underwater. You use this information to establish geographical locations and boundaries.

Land survey technologists and technicians may specialize in one of the following types of surveys: geodetic survey, topographic survey, legal (cadastral) survey or engineering survey.

As a land survey technologist, your duties include:

  • help survey engineers or professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for carrying out field surveys
  • carry out field surveys and operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours
  • determine exact geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipment
  • analyze latitude, longitude and angles, and use trigonometric and other calculations to plot features, contours and areas to a specific scale
  • prepare detailed drawings, charts, plans, survey notes and survey reports

As a land survey technician, your duties include:

  • participate in field surveys and operate survey equipment
  • keep records, measurements and other survey information in an organized manner
  • help in the calculation, analysis and computation of measurements obtained during field surveys
  • help in the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and plans