What is a Surveyor and Mapper?

What's a Survey and what's a Surveyor and Mapper?

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In Florida, surveyors are registered as Professional Surveyors and Mappers (PSM). They are registered for several reasons:

To show they have the technical knowledge to make the measurements.
To qualify that they understand Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code, as well as other pertinent rules and regulations.
To regulate that they practice in a manner that does not harm the public

The requirements to become a Professional Surveyor and Mapper include a four-year college degree and successfully passing testing developed by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. This is followed by a four or six year internship, where the candidate practices under the direction of a PSM. The final step includes additional testing by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and testing to satisfy the requirements for the State of Florida.

From 61G17-6, Florida Administrative Code we learn:

	Surveying and Mapping is a process of direct measurement and analysis specifically designed to document the existence, the identity, the location, and the dimension or size of natural or artificial features on land or in the air, space, or water, for the purpose of producing accurate and reliable maps, suitable for visualization, if needed, of such documentation.
Early surveying crew

Types of Surveys Include:

Boundary Survey: a survey, the primary purpose of which is to document the perimeters, or any one of them, of a parcel or tract of land by establishing or re-establishing corners, monuments, and boundary lines for the purposes of describing the parcel, locating fixed improvements on the parcel, dividing the parcel, or platting.

Topographic Survey: a survey of selected natural and artificial features of a part of the earth’s surface to determine horizontal and vertical spatial relations.