Answering the question “So, where do you work?”

LAND SURVEYORS

PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE HIPPO…OR THE SURVEYORS.

Carlos Lopez snapped this shot while working at The L.A. Zoo.

HORSING AROUND.

Surveying a new roadway bypass can draw curious onlookers. Photo by Instagram user “Winterwhen” in Melbourne, Australia.

SOME DAYS, WORK IS UP.

Working on a GPS survey at 9,000 ft. Photo by Instagram user “waresurveying”.Electric Lake, Utah

SOME DAYS, WORK IS DOWN.

This setup is 200 ft. underground for the Euclid Creek tunnel project in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by IG user “mrszwed” .

IT CAN BE A WALK IN THE PARK.

Caleb Booth collects hiking trail data inside Mine Kill State Park.North Blenheim, New York.

OR A WALK ON THE EDGE.

Carlos Lopez takes a photo as his co-worker brings the instrument over. Los Angeles, California.

YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF ON A ROOFTOP.

A view of the Los Angeles skyline while performing an as-built survey. Photo by XanTh Stack.

THE DAY CAN FLY BY.

IG user “jurope28” getting ready for a mineral exploration survey in Ivory Coast, Africa.

AND THE WORK CAN BE DETAILED.

A robotic 3D scanner is used to capture every detail of the inside Santa Uberto’s Church, Italy. Photo by IG user “Enricodemaria”.

VERY DETAILED.

A robotic 3D scanner is used again to detail the inside of the Biosphere 2 in Tucson, AZ. Photo by IG user “Delipshnit”.

BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE DRONE OF WORKING IN A CUBICLE.

IG user “82Bravo” uses a remote controlled quadrocopter with a camera attached to help document different stages of surveying work he preforms at jobsites.

THERE IS A LOT TO WATCH OUT FOR WHEN SURVEYING.

Photo By XanTh Stack, Hollywood, CA.

LIKE FAST CARS…

Photo By XanTh Stack, Hollywood, CA.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ON THE GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH RACEWAY.

Photo By XanTh Stack, Long Beach, CA.

OUR STUDENTS CLAIM IT’S A “MAJESTIC” PROFESSION.

Spencer Hampton, a CoC survey student, sent this picture of himself surveying in Africa while serving in the military.

YOU GET TO MEET THE LOCALS.

Photo By Spencer Hampton, Africa.

AND BEST OF ALL, YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE PICTURES TO THIS AWESOME PRESENTATION!

Photo By Spencer Hampton, Afghanistan.

Ready to start your career in Land Surveying?

Contact College of the Canyons now to find out how they can help YOU become a Land Surveyor.

SO, WHERE DO YOU WORK?