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Of the industries that are improving and evolving as a result of GPS technology, surveying is one of the most rapidly changing. Surveying, particularly topographic study and boundary resolution in law courts, will likely never be replaced by machines. These jobs are simply too technical and demanding for this to be possible to any significant degree. However, if the trajectory of technological improvements in GPS surveying technology continues, the job of surveyors will be made much more efficient.

Most modern GPS advancements to surveying have been in the area of staking. Heavy construction companies use GPS machine control technology to increase the efficiency of their operations.

GPS machine control systems tell heavy construction equipment drivers where to drive and indicate the grade at which they should excavate. This role was previously performed by surveyors, but is now being performed automatically by GPS machine control technology.

As a result of this technology, companies are saving more and more money by installing GPS machine tracking systems into their equipment rather than hiring expensive and time-consuming surveyors for their operations management. Strategic planning of excavations has become quicker, easier, and more accurate, thanks to GPS machine tracking technology.

To be clear, surveyors’ jobs are not being replaced. In fact, surveyors are needed now more than ever. Relying on machines entirely for such complex tasks as mineral excavation would clearly be a mistake; companies need the human judgment of surveyors in order to make sense of the data.

In the next few years, however, expect companies to use GPS technology to automate a large portion of the tasks they previously outsourced to surveyors. To learn more about the connection between surveying and GPS tracking technology, take a look at this article published by softwareadvice.com.

Article Written by Greg Minton