Did You Know?


Did you know that the following U.S. Presidents were land surveyors?

        
George Washington                                                                 John Adams
                     


       
Thomas Jefferson                                                                   Abraham Lincoln

• Did you know that Egyptians are among the first recoreded surveyors?  The Egyptian land register dating to 3000 BC shows records of land surveying. When the Nile River overflowed, its banks and farm boundaries were washed away.  Surveyors were sent to re-establish  the boundaries.  The Great Pyramid of Giza, built in 2700 BC also shows the Egyptians command of survey.   

• Did you know that land surveyors must have a knowledge of algebra, calculus, geometry and trigonometry?  Licensing requirements vary by state, however these requirements generally all have a component of education, experience and examinations.  Nowadays, the process for licensing follows two phases.  a four year Bacheor of Science Degree in Surevying is required.  Upon graduation, the candidate will have to work under the direction of a licensed land surveyor for at least two years. The candidate then has two set of exams - Fundamentals of Land Surveying and Practice of Land Surveying.  These exams are held two years apart and are each two days long.