Licensed Land Surveyor Business Cards for PLS and RPLS Certified Survey Professionals

Licensed land surveyors are the licensed professionals who precisely determine the positions of points on the Earth's surface and establish, describe, and restore land boundaries. Surveying underpins property rights, construction, infrastructure, resource extraction, and navigation — every parcel of land with a legal boundary has been defined by a licensed land surveyor. Surveyors combine field measurement technology (GPS, total stations, LiDAR) with legal analysis of historical deeds, plats, and boundary evidence to establish legally defensible boundaries.

What Land Surveyor Cards Include

Your Credentials and Licenses

• PLS (Professional Land Surveyor) — the most common title for state-licensed land surveyors; used in most US states
• RPLS (Registered Professional Land Surveyor) — used in Texas and some other states
• LS (Licensed Surveyor) — used in some states
• PS (Professional Surveyor) — used in some states
• PE (Professional Engineer) — some land surveyors also hold PE licensure in civil or geotechnical engineering; dual credentials
• State Survey License Number — state-issued license number; legally required on survey documents; typically listed on cards
• NSPS member (National Society of Professional Surveyors) — the primary national professional organization for land surveyors
• ALTA certified — familiar with the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards (the standard for commercial real estate surveys)
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate — for surveyors operating drones (UAS/UAV) for aerial survey
• GISP (Geographic Information Systems Professional) — GISCI; for surveyors with significant GIS specialization

Your Survey Services

Boundary surveys:

• Boundary retracement survey (locating existing legal boundaries)
• New boundary establishment
• Easement survey
• Adverse possession analysis
• Riparian boundary survey (water boundaries — ordinary high-water mark, meander lines)
• Urban/suburban lot surveys
• Rural land surveys
• Disputed boundary resolution
• Expert witness for boundary disputes (testimony in court)

ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys:

• ALTA (American Land Title Association) + NSPS (National Society of Professional Surveyors) joint survey standard
• Required by commercial real estate lenders and title insurance companies for commercial property transactions
• Shows: property boundaries, buildings and improvements, easements, setbacks, access, encroachments, flood zone

Topographic surveys:

• Topographic survey for engineering design
• Grading and drainage design support
• Site planning support
• Contour mapping

Construction surveys:

• Construction staking (horizontal and vertical control for contractors)
• Foundation staking and layout
• As-built surveys (documenting what was built vs. what was designed)
• Grade stakes and slope stakes
• Pipeline and utility staking
• Building layout

Subdivision and platting:

• Subdivision plat preparation and recording
• Lot split / consolidation plat
• Condominium plat
• Resubdivision

Geodetic and control surveys:

• GPS/GNSS control surveys
• National Geodetic Survey (NGS) control densification
• Monument recovery and establishment
• Horizontal and vertical control networks

LiDAR and photogrammetry:

• Drone (UAS) LiDAR survey
• Aerial photogrammetry (drone mapping)
• Ground-based LiDAR scanning
• 3D point cloud processing
• Digital Terrain Model (DTM) / Digital Surface Model (DSM) production
• BIM (Building Information Modeling) as-built scanning

Hydrographic surveys:

• Underwater / bathymetric survey
• Lake and reservoir surveys
• Coastal / wetland surveys
• Floodplain delineation

Specialty surveys:

• FEMA LOMA / LOMR-F (flood zone determination and amendment)
• FEMA Elevation Certificate preparation
• Cell tower surveys
• Mining and mineral surveys

Design for Land Surveyors

Technical, Precise, Professional

Color palette:

• Navy + white: engineering and land professions
• Charcoal + white: technical precision
• Dark teal + white: modern surveying firm

Back of Card

1. "Licensed Land Surveyor | PLS | RPLS (if TX) | NSPS Member | [State] License #[XXXXX]"
2. "[Specialty: Boundary | ALTA/NSPS | Construction staking | Topographic | Subdivision | LiDAR]"
3. "Boundary surveys | ALTA/NSPS surveys | Construction staking | Topographic | Subdivision plats"
4. "LiDAR/UAS aerial survey | Elevation Certificate | FEMA LOMA | As-built | GPS/GNSS control"
5. "[phone] | [email] | [Firm name + city]"

Checklist

• [ ] PLS (or RPLS / LS / PS depending on state)
• [ ] State license number
• [ ] NSPS membership
• [ ] FAA Part 107 (if drone/UAS operations)
• [ ] GISP (if GIS specialization)
• [ ] Boundary surveys
• [ ] ALTA/NSPS land title surveys
• [ ] Construction staking
• [ ] Topographic surveys
• [ ] Subdivision platting
• [ ] LiDAR / UAS (if offered)
• [ ] Elevation Certificate / FEMA LOMA (if offered)
• [ ] As-built surveys
• [ ] Hydrographic / bathymetric (if offered)
• [ ] Firm name prominently featured