Success and Survival in Surveying

Abstract In a recent paper to the First Trans Tasman Surveyors Conference held in Newcastle (see Gates, in press) I had the opportunity to address a number of ‘challenges’ that are facing the profession of surveying. I also spoke about personal health matters that face individual practitioners as the profession ages, and the importance of individuals taking responsibility for themselves, in terms of physical and psychological health, before irreparable damage is done with consequences for reduction of life span and quality of life.