“Local officials encouraging people to create their own site drawings contradicts the board’s claim that anyone who depicts a site map needs a license.”
Ryan Crownholm traces property lines from Google Maps and public GIS data, with a giant disclaimer that it isn’t a survey. California’s surveying board fined him $1,000 and ordered him to shut down. City building departments hand out pamphlets telling homeowners how to draw the same site plans themselves. Licensing boards protect the licensed. Customers are an afterthought.