Gyeonggi Province Launches Crackdown on Unqualified and Unlicensed Surveying Companies

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province will conduct guidance and inspections of 184 surveying companies throughout the province from May 17 to August 31 to foster sound surveying businesses and provide high-quality surveying services.

The province selected a total of 184 companies for this year's guidance and inspection from all 572 registered surveying companies (10 cities with populations exceeding 500,000 will conduct their own inspections): 115 companies that failed to submit written inspections last year, 56 companies that failed to meet registration standards in the surveying business management system, and 33 companies that closed or had their registrations cancelled last year.

By the end of June, the province will conduct a first-phase inspection to cross-reference preliminary inspection checklists, supporting documents, and entries in the surveying business management system, reviewing whether there are full-time technical personnel on staff, appropriate surveying equipment is held, and change notifications have been submitted.

By the end of August, a second-phase inspection will be conducted on companies that closed last year and those that failed to submit documents through on-site inspections to confirm unauthorized surveying operations and whether registration standards are maintained. The province plans to take strong administrative action against violating and unregistered companies.

The province conducts inspections of surveying companies annually, and through comprehensive inspections last year, took administrative action against a total of 42 companies, including 16 that had their registrations cancelled and 26 that were assessed fines.