The document discusses the role of non-geodetic professional expertise for university-educated surveyors in an emerging ambiguous and unsafe future for the profession. It outlines that traditional professional titles no longer have the same abstract meaning and that surveyors' profiles need redefining to establish an attractive global profession. It then provides examples of non-geodetic surveyors and their accomplishments in fields like archaeology, building, construction, environmental engineering, and town planning, demonstrating their success and high-level qualifications. The document concludes that embracing the full spectrum of surveying activities is vital for the profession.

1. The Role of Non-geodetic Professional Expertise of a
University Educated Surveyor in an Emerging
Ambiguous and Unsafe Future of the Profession
Dr. Basil Psarianos, Assoc. Professor
Nat’l Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
European Group of Surveyors, President
psari@survey.ntua.gr

2. Meaning of Professional Titles
Architects, Lawyers, Civil Engineers, Doctors,
Surveyors… traditional names with abstract
meaning anymore
Professional Titles Professional
Activities
Professions =∑ƒ(specific qualifications)
Expertise: Job Description⇔
n
Ω= ƒi(qualifications|m)
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3. The Surveying Problem
Impact of New
Technologies
Activities of the
Surveying
Profession
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4. New Technologies…
Measurements and Data Modeling is relatively
easy
Market Profile: Qualifications of >BAC+3 not
quite necessary, e.g. in public sector of
Germany:
Surveying Technicians increased by 11.5% between
1984 and 1995
Surveying Engineers reduced by 10.6% in same
period
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5. Surveyor…
Profession of … variations, diversifications, split,
undefined sectors, different names
Local and biased definitions
FIG definition: globally incomplete and non all-inclusive;
needs redefinition
Full understanding of Surveyors Profile is of paramount
importance for re-establishing an attractive profession
globally; a Profile of Integrated Competence in Land,
Property and Construction (Magel,1999)
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6. Non-geodetic Surveyor:
Accomplishments
Successful and Respected Professional where
found
High Level Qualifications
Accepted by Free-Market
Untouched by current negative market trends of
the conventional surveying activities
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7. Non-Geodetic Surveyor: Who is Who ?
Supplement to conventional
Surveying Qualifications or
Individual educational
background
Accredited and licensed
usually by individual body
Some are represented in
FIG, e.g. urban planner,
valuator, land manager etc.
Frequently a Title is
associated with specific
professional activities
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8. Archaeological Surveyor
Making plans, maps of Degree in Archaeology
archaeological sites with Land Surveying
Use of Special Methods Supplement
for locating buried Vice Versa
Objects (Magnetic,
Radioactive Methods E.g. Greece, Italy, U.K.
etc)
Accurate plotting of
Artifacts and
Archaeological Finds
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9. Building Surveyor
Plans & Specifications of Degree in Building
Building Works Surveying or Relevant
Alterations & Extensions of Studies
Buildings
e.g. Greece (partially),
Administration, Coordination,
Control of Building Projects Italy, Ireland, Spain, U.K.
Application of Landlord,
Tenant, Administrative,
Building and Contract Law
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10. Building Services Engineering
Surveyor (~Facility Manager)
Contractual Degree in Building
Documentation Services Engineering or
Measurement & Relevant Studies
Evaluation of Building e.g. Germany (facility
Services
manager-FM), Italy,
Equipment & Ireland, U.K., U.S.A.
Installations
(FM)
Accounting
Legitimate Claims
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11. Civil Engineering Surveyor
Surveying, Setting-out, Degree in Civil
Supervision of Civil Engineering or Relevant
Engineering Works Studies
Stability of Structures e.g. Greece, Ireland,
Testing of Materials U.K.
Quality Control
Remedying Structural
Defects
Contract Law
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12. Construction Surveyor
Construction Degree in Construction
Management Process Surveying or Relevant
Tendering & Post- Studies
Tendering e.g. Greece, Italy, U.K.
Estimation
Technical Law
Financial Control of
Projects
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13. Environmental Engineer
Resource Management Degree in Environmental
Sanitary Engineering Engineering or Relevant
Rejuvenation of Studies
Contaminated Soil and e.g. Greece, Switzerland
Water
Risk Analysis
Risk Engineering
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14. Mining Surveyor
Plan preparation Degrees in Geology or
Mining Surveying Mining Engineering or
Geological and Mineralogical Relevant Studies
Features Recording
e.g. Germany, U.K.
Ventilation
Safety Surveys
Mineral Valuation and Rating
Soil Stability
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15. Municipal Surveyor
Building Control Degrees in Civil
Public Safety Engineering Surveying,
Operation of Grant Land Surveying,
Schemes Valuation, Town
Improvement & Planning etc.
Redevelopment of Areas e.g. U.K.
Landscaping
Labor Organization
Town Planning
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16. Town Planning Surveyor
Land Use Management Degree in Town and
Environmental Country Planning or
Assessment Relevant Studies
Development Briefs e.g. Denmark, Germany
Conservation Area (Dipl.-Ing.), Greece, U.K.
Policies
Transportation Strategy
Countryside Schemes
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17. Quantity Surveyor
Cost Estimates Degree in Quantity
Cost plans Surveying (Construction
Bill of Quantities Economics)
Tendering
Specifications for Labor &
e.g. France (Economiste
Materials de la Construction),
Payment Ireland, U.K.
Dilapidation Scheduling
Pricing
Proof of Evidence
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18. Rural and Surveying Engineer
Land Surveying Degree in Rural and
Hydraulic Engineering Surveying Engineering or
Regional Planning Relevant Studies
Transportation e.g Germany (partially),
Engineering Greece, Switzerland
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19. Concluding Remarks
Surveying covers indeed a wide spectrum of
professional activities not widely known even within the
surveying community
Component of planning in the Surveying Profession
(non-geodetic surveyor) is important (e.g.
predominance in GIS Market !)
Embracing the whole spectrum of Surveying is vital for
the profession (Foster)
Not easy but inevitable if …
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