r/Surveying is a subreddit with 67k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses surveying, struggling, frustrating, looking for, and surveyor, 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?"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Should I pay $6,000 for a surveyor to define property boundaries?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Joined a big firm as a project surveyor and feeling incredibly overwhelmed."
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..."
168 posts
#2
Struggling
: "Handheld, ground-based scan of 60 m pylons and 2 mm cables"
37 posts
#3
Frustrating
: "This week's work..."
26 posts
#4
Looking For
24 posts
#5
Surveyor
: "Should I pay $6,000 for a Surveyor to define property boundaries?"
19 posts
#6
Worst
18 posts
#7
Equipment
: "Recent Field Stones"
16 posts
#8
Job
: "How one Job went today…"
14 posts
#9
Gps
: "One Channel for all tutorials, demos, software training on Gps, GNSS, Remote Sensing, Geology, Geophysics"
12 posts
#10
Advice
: "Asking for a raise soon, Advice welcome"
12 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
Advice And Recommendations
21 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
Discussion
: "What's your favorite "survey"?"
49 posts
#2
Picture
: "This week's work..."
41 posts
#3
Help
: "Book like this one that doesn't cost $300 for a physical copy?"
40 posts
#4
Humor
: "We've all dealt with this guy"
32 posts
#5
Informative
: "Ever wonder what’s going on inside these things?"
22 posts
#6
Offbeat
: "Surveying in pop culture..."
6 posts
#7
Today's Office
: "Welcome back to 1985"
5 posts
#8
Video
: "I’ve been playing around with point clouds in Blender"
2 posts
#9
Meme
: "The available evidence was compelling."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Surveying
Yearly
+12k members(22.3%)
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Last updated: June 28, 2026