Surveying and Mapping

Explore work that measures land and turns location data into maps.

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Surveying and Mapping careers

6 careers

Measure land features and turn field records into usable maps.

Use satellite measurements and coordinate systems to connect precise positions across large areas of Earth.

Land surveyors connect deeds and old survey records with measurements on the ground to establish where property boundaries belong.

You turn geographic data into readable maps, choosing what to show, checking locations, and making labels and symbols work together.

Keep digital maps and the records behind them accurate using geographic information systems (GIS).

Turn satellite and airborne measurements into evidence about Earth.