07/06/2023
🔎 Where are all the surveyors? 👀 Australia’s surveyor shortage is only growing. While the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the intake of migrant skilled labour, there is also a declining interest in young people choosing surveying as a career.
Research conducted by the Association of Consulting Surveyors National recently revealed that “the ongoing skills shortfall in the surveying and geospatial profession will reach nearly 1,400 professionals nationally by 2024, eventually reaching over 2,000 in 2029 – which is an average of 1,500 extra surveyors and geospatial professionals required each year to meet national demands”. The impact of this shortage has delayed projects, increased demand on existing surveyors and created escalating costs.
However, there remains a major opportunity for mining and other industries to fill this skills gap by harnessing drone technology to assist in data collection needs. This is not a case of replacing surveyors with technology but using data collection tools to free up their time to focus on existing responsibilities on site.
Discover more about the case for outsourcing surveying drone data capture in our latest blog > https://www.rocketmine.com/why-outsourcing-drone-data-capture-can-solve-australias-growing-surveyor-shortage
