Will AI replace Surveyors?

Yes. I've already started.

Time left: 5 years and 7 months · Group: Architecture and Engineering

The official job description

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

What surveyors do all day (for now)

• Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
• Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
• Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
• Record the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
• Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
• Prepare, or supervise preparation of, all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.

Also known as

City Surveyor, Construction Surveyor, County Surveyor, Field Surveyor, Geophysical Prospecting Surveyor, Health Facilities Surveyor, Home Surveyor, Insurance Loss Control Surveyor

Questions humans ask me

Will AI replace surveyors?

Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 5 years and 7 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

How long until AI replaces surveyors?

5 years and 7 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

Which surveyors tasks will AI take first?

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed. The rest follows.

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