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Preserve the Line: Writing Down What the Profession Can’t Afford to Lose

We’re Not Just Writing About Surveying—We’re Writing Toward It13537027060?profile=RESIZE_180x180

There’s no shortage of noise in the surveying world these days—automation this, AI that, another software company promising the end of fieldwork as we know it. At the same time, public understanding of what surveyors actually do seems to be fading fast. Ask ten people on the street, and half will tell you it’s something to do with construction. The other half won’t be sure at all.

For many surveyors, this disconnect isn’t just frustrating—it’s personal. We see corners being cut. Field time shrinking. Boundaries being redrawn by people who’ve never even set foot on the land. Meanwhile, fewer and fewer professionals are being asked what they think, or what they know.

That’s where this article series comes in. Not as a solution to all of that—but as a response. A steady one.

We’re not here to shout into the void. We’re here to document what’s happening, connect the dots, and preserve what matters while we still have time. Each

The Rising Cost of Entry: Barriers for the Next Generation of Surveyors.

 

A Profession at a Crossroads — Too Few Recruits, Too Many Barriers13531725285?profile=RESIZE_180x180

There’s a storm quietly brewing in land surveying—and it has nothing to do with weather. It’s the profession’s slow-burning crisis: a pipeline that’s running dry. Across the country, surveying firms are struggling to find new talent. Technical schools are reporting low enrollment in geomatics programs. Licensure numbers are stagnating—or declining. And the hard truth is this: if we don’t lower the drawbridge, the next generation simply won’t cross into the field.

The demand for surveyors is real and rising. Infrastructure is aging. Boundaries are being challenged in growing numbers. Land development is accelerating. Municipalities are digitizing records and modernizing mapping systems. The opportunities are there—but the workforce isn’t. And it’s not because young people don’t want to work. It’s because surveying has quietly become one of the most expensive and convoluted professions to break into—without the financia

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