Amanda Manos, PLS

Amanda J. Manos is a Professional Land Surveyor, business owner, educator, and geospatial executive with nearly 30 years of experience. Her career has taken her from field surveying in Alaska to leading Darling Geomatics, a Tucson-based firm specializing in land surveying, reality capture, 3D scanning, drone mapping, and geospatial solutions for complex environments.

As President & CEO, Amanda combines hands-on surveying experience with a practical vision for emerging technology. She leads with the belief that innovation should make work safer, improve decision-making, and deliver meaningful value to clients—all grounded in the fundamentals of sound surveying.

Her background includes leadership positions with regional and national geospatial firms, federal service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Land Management, and ownership of a DBE-certified surveying firm in New Mexico. Her experience spans boundary and federal lands surveys, construction, geodetic control, hydrographic surveying, reality capture, and large multidisciplinary programs. She holds professional surveying licenses in Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, Utah, Oregon, and Nevada.

A committed advocate for the profession, Amanda served as President of the National Society of Professional Surveyors in 2022 and the New Mexico Professional Surveyors in 2014. She has represented the U.S. surveying profession internationally through FIG and was recognized among xyHt’s Top 40 Under 40 Remarkable Geospatial Professionals in 2016. Through teaching geomatics at New Mexico State University and mentoring emerging professionals, she continues to invest in the next generation of surveyors.

Amanda holds a B.S. in Surveying Engineering from New Mexico State University, an A.A.S. in Geomatics from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and a certificate in Executive Women in Leadership from Cornell University.

Her focus is on what comes next—for Darling Geomatics, its clients, and the surveying profession.

Speaking at DGTE 2026

At the Darling Geomatics Tech Expo 2026 in Tucson, Amanda presents Darling Geomatics’ newest technologies and products, including Darling MineSight™ and CorridorCapture™.