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Welcoming our latest Brand Ambassador Aaron Friess from Wisconsin, USA. Covering the area of Racine/Kenosha/Southern-Milwaukee Metro. How did you get into the geospatial industry? I met my survey instructor, Dave Langhoff, at an open house at Milwaukee Area Tech College in 2014 while looking for career options. Needless to say, he sold me on the […]

Introducing Angela Bleboo from Ghana, Africa: How did you get into surveying? Growing up, I wanted to be a pediatrician because I love babies. My story had a little twist during my application to the university. In Ghana, you are to make 4 choices for programmes you want to study at a particular university. My […]

Introducing our latest Brand Ambassador Sam Trowbridge from North Carolina, USA: How did you get into surveying? I started out working as a student for USGS and their program for Coastal Restoration in Louisiana. I job was to collect data and create the maps to monitor coastal erosion. This inspired me and I began my […]

Welcoming our latest Brand Ambassador Ashlee Graybeal from Oregon, USA: How did you get into the Geospatial industry? My partner is a PLS in Oregon and is a Geomatics Instructor at Oregon State University. I took my current job because I could see there is a need to help grow the surveying workforce. My oldest […]

Welcoming our latest ambassador Nick Blenkarn from Shropshire, UK! Let’s learn some more about him: How did you get into the Geospatial industry? Loved the Mapping part of being a Geologist & converted with a Masters in Land Surveying from UCL. Joined as a Senior Surveyor, became a Partner, Director & Business Owner over a […]

Welcoming Brand Ambassador Charles Jennings who is from the South-East of England, UK! Let’s learn some more about him: Why are you volunteering as a Brand Ambassador? I want to be a GKiS Brand Ambassador to help young people explore geospatial careers and address the shortage of geospatial professionals in the UK and beyond. By spreading […]

Introducing Saddleback Surveys! Let’s learn some more about them: Location – Southern California Why is it important for your company to help Get Kids into Survey? Because it’s the coolest job around What do you do? Owner and chief carrot distributer How long have you been in the survey industry? 21 years How did you […]

When we think of archaeology, many picture trowels carefully scraping soil away from Roman pottery or explorers in desert tombs. But behind every great discovery is something less obvious yet just as important: surveying. Surveyors and archaeologists often work hand-in-hand, using modern tools to reveal the secrets of ancient worlds. For parents and kids, this […]