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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...

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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, surveyors are facing challenges...

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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...

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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...

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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 confidence. It looks official. It looks...

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The Generational Knowledge Gap: Where Are the Next Surveyors?

The Generational Knowledge Gap: Where Are the Next Surveyors? "If the next generation doesn't step up soon, the only surveyors left will be drones running on half-baked algorithms and wishful thinking." Imagine a future where your decades of...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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 It There’s no shortage of noise in the surveying world these days—automation this, AI that, another software company...

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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 a random...

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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)...

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How to Build the Future of Surveying Through Education

Why Education Is Surveying’s Lifeline Surveying isn’t just a job—it’s a profession that requires a deep understanding of land, law, history, and technology. It’s a craft built on...

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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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The Path Forward: How Surveyors Can Defend Professional Standards

The Path Forward: How Surveyors Can Defend Professional Standards "If we don’t fight for licensure, we’ll be fighting in court when someone builds a...

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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...

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Licensure Under Siege – The Quiet War Against Professionalism

Our original piece The Push to Kill Surveying Licensure: Who’s Behind It and Why? examined attacks on licensure; here, we explore whether evolving licensure models might actually strengthen the profession. Section 1: Introduction – The Importance of Licensure Licensure is a...

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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...

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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 like." Think about the last time you had a medical check-up. Now imagine your doctor telling you, with a straight...

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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 sweating through misclosures, dragging chains through briars, watching sun angles change your readings, and...

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