Published: 27 Jun 2024
A former land surveyor, trainer and tech support expert has been appointed as a new tutor at The Survey School. Adam Ball has joined the staff team at The Survey School, based in Worcester, which provides practical survey training via the two year TSA Surveying Course and a range of short courses.
Land surveying and tech support experience
Adam worked as a land surveyor for 15 years at a variety of survey companies around the UK, mainly carrying out topographical measured surveys. Starting off as a Survey Assistant and working his way up to Senior Surveyor, he specialised in GNSS control networks and undertook a lot of work for the Environment Agency. He was then appointed as a trainer and tech support for Leica Geosystems, where he worked for the next 15 years across the UK and Ireland.
Adam says,
“Now I’m at The Survey School, I’m finding it really interesting to see what is on the syllabus and how it is being taught in order to ensure the TSA Surveying Course is able to keep abreast of advancing technology in the profession. For example, we are currently introducing more emphasis on terrestrial laser scanning as it is an increasingly important part of modern survey methodology.
“It is good to see such a range of different experiences and backgrounds of students attending the surveying course at The Survey School and the progression of past students is very impressive too.”
Commenting on Adam’s appointment as tutor, Manager at The Survey School, Alan Mansell, says,
“Adam’s experience, both as a land surveyor and as a technical expert, means he is ideally placed to deliver exactly what students attending The Survey School need – a perfect combination of professional expertise and real lived experience. We are delighted to have Adam on board as part of our team.”
The Survey School is home to the TSA Surveying Course and is the UK’s only commercial training centre that provides training to the land survey profession which is accredited by The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES).
