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Board warns firm over drone/LiDAR advertising; legal staff to monitor changes
Summary
After reviewing a complaint alleging a company advertised 3D LiDAR and drone surveys that the board considered land-surveying products, legal staff recommended a detailed warning letter; the board approved issuing the warning and monitoring website changes for potential enforcement.
Legal staff summarized a complaint alleging a private company was advertising "advanced 3D LiDAR scanning, drone surveys, and BIM solutions," services that legal counsel said could constitute the unlicensed practice of land surveying if offered to the public as surveying products.
Legal counsel (speaker identified in the record as the program attorney) recommended issuance of a detailed letter of warning that cites the statute and identified advertising elements the board believes are likely to cross into regulated surveying products. "Point cloud…
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