Education: A bachelor's degree in surveying or a closely related discipline, such geography, geomatics, or civil engineering, is normally required to work as a land surveyor. Depending on the nation or area, certain jobs could need an extra certification or license. Land surveyors measure and chart the surface of the ground to generate official land records, make maps, and define property borders. Together with more conventional instruments like total stations and levels, they make use of cutting edge technologies like GPS, laser scanning, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).