Welcoming Filipe Sousa our latest Brand Ambassador from Canterbury, New Zealand:
How did you get into surveying?
I started as a Survey Assistant in 2015 working with underground cables as-built surveys. Slowly got trained on the job and became a little confident with all the toys: Digital Levels, GNSSs, Total Stations, UAVs and Laser Scanners. I have been surveying out and about since then.
I have no formal education degree in the geospatial field. I am actually a Biologist by degree, but learnt the joys of surveying thanks to the training all the colleagues and leaders gave me on the jobs.
I want to take what we do (Surveying) to everywhere we would be welcome. Schools, universities, polytechnics, and/or any other relevant events such as fairs, conferences etc.
Currently working on Land Development projects, with the private and public sector. We get involved from the Topographical Survey of the site all the way to delivering the keys to the new tenants/owners. This involves all the legalities of subdividing the land, and the field work too. Boundary definitions, building set-outs, building location certificates, as-built surveys etc.