Surveyor General

The Surveyor General is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Historically this would often have been a military appointment, but it is now more likely to be a civilian post.

The following Surveyor General positions exist, or have existed historically:

• Surveyors General in Australia:
  • Surveyor General of New South Wales
  • Surveyor General of South Australia
  • Surveyor General of Queensland
  • Surveyor General of Tasmania
  • Surveyor General of the Northern Territory
  • Surveyor General of Victoria
  • Surveyor General of Western Australia
• Surveyors General in Canada:
  • Arpenteur général du Québec
  • Surveyor General of Ontario
  • Surveyor General of Nova Scotia
• Surveyor General of Cornwall, UK
• Surveyor General of Hong Kong
• Surveyor General of India
• Surveyor General of Ireland
• Surveyor General of New Netherland
• The Surveyor General of Pakistan
• Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (formerly Surveyor General of Ceylon)

• Surveyors General in the United States and its colonial predecessors:
  • Surveyor General of the United States
  • Surveyor General of Arizona
  • Surveyor General of North Carolina
    • Surveyor General of the Province of North Carolina
  • Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (today's north-central U.S.)
  • Surveyor General of Spanish Louisiana

See also

• Surveyor Generals Corner (Australia)
• Public Land Survey System (United States)