Land Surveyor Demand Is Shifting Due to Labor Gaps

A land surveyor measuring site conditions during early project planning

If you have tried to schedule skilled services lately, you may have noticed longer wait times. Across Mississippi, a growing labor gap affects many licensed jobs. This includes the work of a land surveyor, especially in smaller cities like Tupelo. While most news stories focus on teachers and healthcare workers, the effects reach much further. […]

Drone Surveyor Routine to Prevent GPS Drift

Drone surveyor illustration showing a map overlay shift that represents GPS drift during noisy GNSS conditions

If you hire a drone surveyor, you expect clean maps, solid contours, and coordinates you can trust. Most days, you get exactly that. However, some days feel strange. Your map lines up in one corner, then drifts in another. Your elevations look “almost right,” but not right enough. In those moments, the satellites don’t fail […]

Why New Flood Maps Are Driving Up Elevation Survey Demand

Aerial view of a neighborhood with a 2025 flood zone map overlay showing elevation lines and risk areas, highlighting the need for an elevation survey

Flood maps rarely make headlines. Yet the newest FEMA updates across Mississippi are causing homeowners and buyers to take a closer look at their flood risk. As the new maps roll out, many people are learning that their properties now fall in a different flood zone than before. Because of this shift, more residents are […]