/r/Surveying/

r/Surveying

67k members
r/Surveying is a subreddit with 67k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses surveying, struggling, looking for, frustrating, and equipment, and they frequently recommend/review tape measure, advice and recommendations, and hiking shoes.
A global community for Land Surveyors to discuss all things surveying, from the office to the field.

Popular Themes in r/Surveying

#1
Advice Requests
: "Book like this one that doesn't cost $300 for a physical copy?"
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Boss expects good fast and quick. Keep getting hassled over billing too much time to clients or taking too long on task."
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I need help identifying and getting a manual for this."
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "What saving money on a Survey will get you."
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Built a surveying exam prep app because I was tired of paying $100+/month and never having time to actually study"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Surveying

#1

Surveying

: "Surveying in pop culture..."
157 posts
#2

Struggling

: "Handheld, ground-based scan of 60 m pylons and 2 mm cables"
36 posts
#3

Looking For

24 posts
#4

Frustrating

: "This week's work..."
24 posts
#5

Equipment

: "Recent Field Stones"
16 posts
#6

Gps

: "Google Earth Pro will be ending support and will be unavailable for download after June 25, 2027!"
15 posts
#7

Job

: "How one Job went today…"
14 posts
#8

Worst

13 posts
#9

Career

: "Advice on leaving this Career?"
11 posts
#10

Office

: "Today’s Office"
9 posts

Products Discussed in r/Surveying

Tape Measure

27 reviews
#1
Komelon
4.6 from 7 reviews
#2
Lufkin
4.3 from 7 reviews
#3
Stanley
3.8 from 5 reviews
#1
Permethrin
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
LL Bean
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Gloves
4.0 from 1 review

Hiking Shoes

18 reviews
#1
Salomon
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Timberland
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Keen
4.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/Surveying

#1
Picture
: "This week's work..."
53 posts
#2
Humor
: "We've all dealt with this guy"
52 posts
#3
Discussion
: "What's your favorite "survey"?"
37 posts
#4
Informative
: "Ever wonder what’s going on inside these things?"
18 posts
#5
Help
: "Anybody know what this is?"
15 posts
#6
Offbeat
: "Surveying in pop culture..."
11 posts
#7
Today's Office
: "Stay frosty Midwest boys"
7 posts
#8
Video
: "I’ve been playing around with point clouds in Blender"
3 posts
#9
Meme
: "The available evidence was compelling."
2 posts

Member Growth in r/Surveying

Yearly
+12k members(21.6%)

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Last updated: July 13, 2026