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Salary Ranges
Employment
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Forensic Surveyor / Expert Witness
Federal, state, and local laws play a large part
in surveyors’ careers.
A licensed surveyor can clarify and add credibility to a court
case about aspects of an industrial accident or an automobile
accident. Surveyors who build reputations in the forensics field
and serve as expert witnesses are in high demand. Being an expert
witness and forensic surveyor requires extensive knowledge about
surveying and many years of experience.
The data this specialist collects, analyzes, and maps is typically
included as evidence at a trial, hearing, or lawsuit. As in all
court cases, all parties carefully scrutinize evidence, especially
opposing counsel. It often hires their own forensic surveyor
to contradict the surveying evidence. Therefore, it takes a great
deal of precision to do forensic surveying. In addition, professionals
who want to specialize in forensic surveying or serve as expert
witnesses must be good communicators. They have to convey
technical information in a way that people who do not have a
background
in surveying can easily understand in order to make decisions.
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