Surveying is an oft-overlooked profession, but it is one that can offer a lot to the right person. To the maths- and science-loving student, it’s proof that there is a practical application for their favoured subjects. Young people who love the great outdoors and like the idea of having a variety of workplaces, surveying is…
Surveying is a changing field. While it is profession that in the past was dominated by men, there are signs that this is shifting. Organisations like SheMaps are dedicated to promoting STEM subjects and technologies to young women. Events such as the Women in Surveying Event held in March in Sydney are giving girls the chance…
International Women’s Day is March 8th 2019, and all this week New South Wales has been celebrating it by marking NSW Women’s Week. For the surveying industry, the focus was on Wednesday March 6th, with the inaugural Women In Surveying Event, hosted by the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW with the NSW Surveying Taskforce. The day…
With the year well underway, members of the class of 2019 are no doubt looking ahead to the end of the year, when they will be selecting their preferences for their first stage of tertiary study. There are a lot of considerations that will factor into each student’s decision. For young women weighing up a…
Think of surveying, measuring and mapping today and it is hard not to think of drones, satellite technologies, GPS and all the wonderful technologies that the modern surveyor relies on. Even the humble total station is an impressive technological feat. But it goes without saying that these technologies are more recent marvels. In fact, throughout…
There’s no doubt about it; surveying helped make modern Australia what it is today. In fact, surveying was one of the cornerstones of the Australia that European colonists built on – to the point that the office of Surveyor-General is one of the two oldest established public offices in the country, along with that of…
If the surveyor’s role is to define the boundaries of our physical world, what happens if the boundaries of the planet itself keep on shifting? That’s a question that’s raised by the research of Professor Kurt Lambeck – research that helped net him the 2018 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science in October. An impact on…
Introducing the first woman president in the history of the Institution of Surveyors Victoria (ISV), Kellie Dean. After being announced as president-elect earlier this year, Kellie has now officially become president this October 3rd, leaving her set to contribute to a new chapter in Victorian surveying history. With ISV’s status as the peak professional surveying…
For students taking STEM classes – the study of science, technology, engineering and maths – there was a chance on September 5th 2018 to push their learning further at the University of Southern Queensland. The USQ Springfield campus was the backdrop to an intensive afternoon of paper plane folding, but it was the exploration of…
What do writing, mathematical symbols and land surveying have in common? They were all invented in ancient Mesopotamia thousands of years ago. The history of surveying is a fascinating one. Thanks to the archaeological endeavours of the last 150 years, we now know a little more about the role surveying played in ancient times, and…
