Membership Categories (Please Read)

• Professional Member: A Professional Member of this corporation shall be limited to Registered Land Surveyors in good standing with the Indiana State Board of Registration for Land Surveyors. A Professional Member shall be eligible to vote, hold office and to participate fully in the affairs of the Corporation.
• Associate: An Associate Membership will be granted to those non-registered individuals who are actively engaged in support of the practice of land surveying. An Associate Member is entitled to vote and participate fully in the affairs of the Corporation but shall not be entitled to hold office. Associate Members shall, at such time that they become Registered Land Surveyors in good standing with the Indiana State Board of Registration for Land Surveyors, become Professional Members without further vote of the Board of Directors of this Corporation.
• Affiliate: An Affiliate Membership will be granted to those individuals who qualify under the following provisions:

Anyone who is affiliated with the Land Surveying profession or

Any Non-Resident who is registered and in good standing as a Land Surveyor in a state other than Indiana.

An Affiliate Member is not entitled to vote, or hold office but will receive Newsletters and be invited to participate in meetings.

• Student: A Student Membership will be granted to those non-registered individuals who are endeavoring to make surveying their chosen career and who are enrolled as a full time student as defined by the university or school they are attending. Membership in this class shall not exceed a total of five (5) years. A Student Member is not entitled to vote or hold office, but will receive newsletters and be invited to participate in meetings.
• Life: Any person holding Professional Member status shall be eligible to petition the Board of Directors to change his membership to that of a Life Member. If the Board of Directors finds that the Professional Member so petitioning has reached the age of 65 years and has been a Professional Member (or Member before July 1, 1999) of this Corporation for at least a total of twenty (20)years, it shall grant the petition and the Professional Member will become a Life Member. If the Board of Directors finds that the Professional Member so petitioning has not fulfilled the above requirements, the Board may grant a petition if it finds that the Professional Member has retired from active practice for reasons of health and is no longer engaged in Land Surveying. Life Members shall be furnished with a Life Membership card and Certificate and such membership shall take effect upon approval by the Board of Directors. Life Members shall not be subject to payment of dues, but shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of full Professional Member status in this Corporation.

ISPLS Code of Ethics (Please Read)

CODE: As Surveying and Mapping Professionals, we recognize that our ethical responsibilities extend to the public, to our clients, and to our peers. Accordingly, we acknowledge the following elements to identify our basic values: integrity, competence, and social awareness. Surveying and Mapping Professionals uphold and advance these values by (I) supporting and participating in the continuing development of the surveying and mapping professions: (II) serving with honesty, with forthrightness, and within their areas of skill; (III) using their expertise for the enhancement of human welfare and for the stewardship of resources.

CREED: As a Professional Surveyor, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skills to the advancement and betterment of human welfare. I pledge to give the utmost performance; to participate in none but honest enterprise; to live and work according to the laws of humankind and to the highest standards of professional conduct; to place service before profit, honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations.

CANONS: In humility and with the need for divine guidance, I make this pledge: A Professional Surveyor should (1) refrain from conduct that is detrimental to the public; (2) abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of land surveying within the licensing jurisdiction; (3) accept assignments only in one's area of professional competence; (4) develop and communicate a professional analysis and opinion without bias or personal interest; (5) maintain the confidential nature of the Surveyor -Client relationship; (6) use care to avoid advertising or solicitation that is misleading or otherwise contrary to the public interest; (7) maintain professional integrity when dealing with members of other professions.