Joseph Knapick, PLS, owner of Keefer & Associates Land Surveying of Sunbury, PA, attended a career fair at his alma-mater, Shamokin Area Junior-Senior High School on Friday, November 14th. 

It’s the time of year when the northern part of the US is starting to see snow accumulation, especially if you’re in the Great Lakes area. Most of the areas north of the Mason Dixon Line can expect at least some snow to fall and accumulate after the winter solstice. 

This research will produce a manuscript serving as a resource for surveyors in Pennsylvania. It provides guidance on the governing laws, evidentiary standards, and professional responsibilities involved in utilizing prior surveys as extrinsic evidence while retracing property boundaries. The study examines how prior surveys are to be weighed as evidence while trying the facts of the location of the boundary to be ascertained.

Trimble’s 2025 Geospatial Industry Report offers a vivid and compelling picture of where our profession stands today and where it is headed tomorrow. The message is unmistakable: land surveying is entering one of the most transformative and opportunity filled eras in its long and respected history. As innovation accelerates and the demand for reliable geospatial information continues to grow, licensed land surveyors are becoming more essential than ever across the Commonwealt

Information abstracted from "Waterways Boundaries Along Inland Riparian Lands, Canals & Islands.

In early December 2024, John Clark, Larry Leso, Timothy Rojahn, and I represented the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors at the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association Conference in Hershey, PA. The conference covered two days. They had a whole room for vendors/exhibitors, and we talked to quite a few people about land surveying. On the first day the attendees were given a bingo card for which they had to visit the vendors to get their cards filled out. This got us qui

I had the opportunity to present a 1-hour session entitled “The Subdivision Plan and the Surveyor” to members of PAAZO, PA Association of Zoning Officials, an affiliate association of PSATS, PA State Association of Township Supervisors, on May 4th in Hershey.  The session was well attended with over 80 zoning officials in attendance. 

The 2026 Scouting BSA National Jamboree will be held from July 22 through July 31, 2026, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve near Glen Jean, West Virginia. The National Society of Professional Surveyors is again providing sponsorship for the offering of the Surveying Merit Badge. The Surveying Merit Badge is one of the more difficult badges to obtain because of the significant requirements. I had the honor of serving as a surveying merit badge counselor for the 2023 Jamboree a

One of the most common concerns I hear from surveyors is the difficulty in finding responsible, entry-level candidates to join their companies. After teaching the Surveying Merit Badge at the 2025 California University Merit Badge University (MBU), I've found an excellent pool of potential future surveyors. For the past 26 years, California University of PA has hosted MBU, providing scouts with the opportunity to earn merit badges. I've had the pleasure of teaching Surveying