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Ghost Deeds and Digital Lies: The Threat of AI-Generated Land Titles and Blockchain ‘Ownership’

The Rise of Phantom Property — What’s Actually Happening There’s a quiet land grab happening—one without bulldozers, boundary markers, or even boots on the ground. In boardrooms and investor decks, a new breed of tech startup is pitching a future where land...

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Donald Trump and the Potential Positive Impact on the Land Surveying Industry

Land surveying is a cornerstone of real estate, infrastructure development, and environmental stewardship. As National Surveyors Week (March 17–23) highlights the profession's vital contributions, a mention...

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A Guide to National Surveyors Week Featured Articles

National Surveyors Week is here, and the future of surveying has never been more important. From AI overreach to deregulation and public misconceptions,...

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When Licensure Disappears, So Does Accuracy (And Public Trust)

When Licensure Disappears, So Does Accuracy (And Public Trust) "Imagine going to a doctor who learned surgery from TikTok. That’s what unlicensed surveying looks...

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Who Owns Surveying Data? The Corporate Battle Over Knowledge

Who Owns Surveying Data? The Corporate Battle Over Knowledge "Surveying data is valuable—so why are we handing it over to tech companies for free?" Imagine you’re out in the field, putting in the...

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Surveyors: The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World

Surveyors: The Last Guardians of Reality Surveyors don’t just measure land—they define reality. Every highway, boundary, and piece of infrastructure relies on the precision of licensed professionals who spend years mastering their craft. But what happens when corporate algorithms start...

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The Death of Field Time: How Desk-Centric Surveying Is Eroding Practical Skills

The Shift to the Desk — How We Got Here There was a time—not long ago—when the only way to become a surveyor was to spend years in the field. You learned by...

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The Call to Action: How Surveyors Must Organize, Educate, and Lead

The Call to Action: How Surveyors Must Organize, Educate, and Lead

The Call to Action: How Surveyors Must Organize, Educate, and Lead "If we don’t fight for surveying, we’ll end up watching from the sidelines as our profession gets...

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The Silent Takeover of Surveying Data: How Privatization Threatens the Profession

Introduction: For centuries, surveying has been a public trust—an essential profession that safeguards property rights, ensures infrastructure stability, and provides the geospatial foundation for entire economies. At its core, surveying is about...

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Beyond the Boundary: Why Legal Literacy Is a Surveyor’s Best Tool

The Line Isn’t the Boundary – Understanding Legal Constructs Key Point: A boundary is a legal idea first, a physical point second. You can measure it. You can mark it. You can stake it with millimeter precision. But that still doesn’t make it a...

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NOAA’s Critical Role in Surveying – What Happens When It’s Defunded?

While What Happens to Surveying If NOAA Loses Funding? explained the dangers of NOAA’s defunding, this counterpoint considers how surveyors can adapt by building local and private data resilience. Section 1: Introduction – NOAA’s Role and the...

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The Vanishing Surveyor – Passing Down Knowledge in an AI-Driven World

In The Generational Knowledge Gap: Where Are the Next Surveyors?, we addressed knowledge loss; this counterpoint suggests blending mentorship with new technologies to future-proof surveying. Section...

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Surveying’s Crossroads: A Constructive Counterpoint to the National Surveyors Week Message

As we explore this counterpoint perspective, it’s important to revisit the original discussions that shaped the narrative around National Surveyors Week. For insights into the impact of...

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The Public Perception Problem: Why No One Knows What Surveyors Do

The Public Perception Problem: Why No One Knows What Surveyors Do “If the public thinks all surveyors do is fly drones, they'll never understand why your job matters—or why they should care if it disappears.” Ask...

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The Hidden Role of Surveyors in Earth Day’s Mission

Earth Day at 55 – A Climate Reckoning Earth Day has evolved from protest to policy—but the world’s environmental crisis has only intensified. In 1970, twenty million Americans took to parks, streets, and campuses for the first Earth Day—a protest-turned-movement that...

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AI’s Blind Spots: Why Cultural and Historic Sites Are Being Erased from Digital Maps

The Vanishing — How AI Is Mapping History Out of Existence It starts subtly. A parcel map is generated with stunning efficiency. A sleek interface displays terrain data, boundary lines, structures—all perfectly digitized. But...

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The Coming Liability Crisis: Who Gets Sued When AI Mapping Gets It Wrong?

False Precision, Real Consequences — The Lawsuits Are Coming They call it “survey-grade.” It comes with slick visualizations, clean overlays, and high-resolution...

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The Push to Kill Surveying Licensure: Who’s Behind It and Why?

The Push to Kill Surveying Licensure: Who’s Behind It and Why “Deregulation means anyone with a drone and a YouTube tutorial could call themselves a ‘surveyor.’ Think about that.” Imagine a world where your profession no...

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Surveyors – The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World

Our feature Surveyors: The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World made the case for surveying’s critical role; this piece expands on how digital tools must still be grounded in reality by the profession. Section 1: Introduction – The Role of Surveyors as Guardians of Ground...

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AI & Automation – The Delusion of Effortless Accuracy

In our original exploration of How AI Will Change (Not Replace) the Surveying Profession, we highlighted AI’s potential; this counterpoint reminds us that human judgment remains critical no matter how advanced the tools become. Section 1: Introduction –...

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