Surveyors Quotes
Surveyors Quote of the day
Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
When engineers and quantity surveyors discuss aesthetics and architects study what cranes do we are on the right road.
I was attracted to the direct connection with history that land surveyors experience in the form of plans, field notes, and from surveying monuments from decades or even centuries in the past.
A lot of people don't think much about what land surveyors do. In a nutshell, we are the interpreters and providers of landmarks and records that directly impact real property.
Who knows what crumbling infrastructure lies beneath our sleeping children? Actually, many people do - they pay surveyors to take a look.
I've met very few professional land surveyors who regret their career path, and even fewer, who are out of work, even during economic slowdowns.
Professional land surveyors take on a lot of responsibility, and should be compensated appropriately.
I'm lucky enough to split my time between the field and the office. Some land surveyors in larger outfits can work mostly from behind a desk, managing many field crews at once.
When I got my commission, other land surveyors told me to ask for advice from my peers when I was struggling with something.
And so when studying faces, we do indeed measure them, but as painters, not as surveyors.
In general, salary for land surveyors is often similar to that of a professional engineer or lawyer - surveyors are often "comfortable" but not "wealthy."