Land Surveying Technician
Associate Degree - 63 credits
10-607-7
CONTACT
Academic Advisor: Tom Raykovich
Advising/Registration Office
University Transfer Center - Room 212
Phone: 715-365-4493 or 365-4501
Email: traykovi@nicoletcollege.edu
Surveyors measure and plot the location of land and water boundaries. They gather data about the features of land and water areas. Using reference points, they measure lines, elevation contours, and distances between points. Also, they make legal descriptions for deeds and leases. Surveying includes many special fields. Land surveyors establish and mark property lines. Marine surveyors map shorelines and depths of water bodies. Engineering surveyors survey sites of buildings, roads, sewers, and other projects. Geodetic surveyors set reference points for use by other surveyors.
Surveyors work for private surveying or engineering firms. Many work for state or local highway departments. Some are self-employed. They usually work eight-hour days, five days per week, although longer hours may be required in summer. Surveyors do much of their work outdoors, but they also work indoors when doing computations, writing reports, and drawing maps.
Possible Careers
• Land Surveying Technician
• Civil Engineer Technician
• Engineering Technician
• Cartographer
Program Outcomes
- Prepare Maps of Survey from field survey data that creates land boundaries, as required by the State of Wisconsin Laws and Regulations.
- Perform various surveying techniques.
- Perform a route survey.
- Define and evaluate evidence and how it relates to land surveying.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history of land surveying and surveying law.
- Write and interpret a land description.
- Conduct legal research for a retracement survey.
- Use a CAD program and a surveying software program to create maps of a survey.
- Demonstrate knowledge of what constitutes professional conduct and what is expected of an employee in a work environment.
