Announcements - September 2026

Upcoming Events:

• General Membership Meeting & Crab Feast | October 3, 2026 | Baltimore, MD

  • Join the Baltimore Chapter for an afternoon packed with delicious food, cold drinks, great company, and plenty of fun! Bring your spouse, friends, coworkers, or guests, and enjoy one of our most popular annual events! You MUST register by September 28, 2026.

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• Annual Fall Conference | October 14-17, 2026 | Ocean City, MD

  • The Maryland Society of Surveyors Annual Fall Conference & Exhibition is a key event for professionals within the field of land surveying, convening experts, educators, and practitioners to engage in professional development opportunities, including workshops, seminars, and technical sessions. The conference also features an exhibition showcasing the latest technologies, products, and services pertinent to the surveying profession. Attendees can network with peers, earn continuing education credits, and stay updated on industry standards and legislative changes. This event serves as a crucial platform for advancing the practice and understanding of surveying in Maryland and beyond.

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Article of Interest: DC Buildings Department Wants to Photograph Every Property in the City

DC's Department of Buildings (DOB) wants to trade some of its door-to-door inspection work for a citywide camera survey.

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A Surveyor in a 1,035-Year-Old Story

Dan Burke, Jr. recently ran into a stubborn land surveyor (redundant?) in a 745-year-old telling of a 1,035-year-old story from Gimhae, South Korea. Samguk Yusa: Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms (compiled c. 1281) by Iryeon features ghosts and a land surveyor that was tasked with surveying the plot of land for the Tomb of King Suro - a real place!

See the excerpt below:

In the second year of Hsun-Hua (991) a land surveyor in Kimhae-pu named Cho Mun-son reported to the King that the acreage set aside for the maintenance of King Suro's shrine was too large and that it should be reduced to fifteen 'kyol' unit of farmland) as under the old system and the remainder divided among the corvee laborers employed in Kimhae prefecture. When the King received this recommendation he rejected it, saying, "A sage-king emerged from an egg from Heaven and ruled over his people for 158 years, until he died. This was a happy event whose equal is rarely found in history of the world since the time of the three legendary emperors (Sui-len, Fu-hsi, and Shen-nung) of ancient China. I am too much in awe of his memory to reduce the acreage which supports King Suro's shrine, which has been hallowed ever since his death by his royal descendants."

But the surveyor persisted in his recommendations, and at length the court agreed that half of the shrine should be given to the corvee laborers. When the division had been completed by royal order, the surveyor had sudenly fell ill and was obliged to take to his bed. There he fell asleep and dreamed that he saw seven or eight ghosts armed with long ropes and sharp swords approaching him with a terrible roar: "You have done us wrong. We shall cut off your head!" Down flashed the swords like lightning upon his neck and up sprang the surveyor from his bed, waking with a scream. He was so frightened that he ran out of the house, and fell dead as he was passing through the city gate. His death prevented him from affixing his seal to the land-survey register (which was necessary to make the transfer of shrine land legal).

Bob Banzhoff Presenting to the Clear Spring Historical Association

Surrounded by fall decorations, Mason Dixon speaker, Bob Banzhoff, shared his deep knowledge about the surveyors. Attendees say the presentation was outstanding!

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