Surveyor

Surveyor

A Surveyor or Land Surveyor is a Scientist who professionally examines the land and buildings. The main idea is to measure the surface of the earth. They work on things such as interpreting the different positions of points, distances and the angles between them in different areas. The points on land they try to find are often used in creating maps and finding boundaries in land ownership. Surveyors can find work in many industries, including engineering, architecture, construction and government.

 Land Surveying tools have been used for almost every construction and plotting of where buildings will go ever since thousands of years ago when ancient Egyptians used tools to plant the Pyramids. Over many years as technology has gotten better, the quality of the instruments people use to find the distance, direction, vertical and horizontal positions, time and astronomical location have advanced a lot.Today the technology people use to find certain points of the earth include machines that have enough memory to record tens of thousands of measurements.

To be a Surveyor you will need a bachelor's degree in surveying, mapping or geomatics. You can achieve these degrees at any of the following University's in New Zealand:

• Otago University
• Massey University

It also helps to be skilled in Maths and Geography while at college.