• Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), An Associate Member of the National Aeronautic Association
  • American Association of State Geologists (AASG)
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU) – professional society for geophysicists
  • American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
  • Aerial Archaeology Research Group (AARG)
  • Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG)
  • Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG) – this entity designs and administers the Fundamentals of Geology (FG) exam and the Practice of Geology (PG) exam that are required for professional geology licensure
  • California Board of Professional Engineers Land Surveyors and Geologists (BPELSG)
  • Denver Geophysical Society (DGS)
  • Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) – professional society that puts on the Symposium on the Applications of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – federal government agency that has oversight over all airspace, they also issue the FAA Part 107 small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) certificate
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – federal government agency that has oversight over the electromagnetic spectrum, they issue licenses to use specific bands of the electromagnetic spectrum as well as exemptions from the licensure requirement such as for GPR
  • GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) – an entity that issues the GISP certificate
  • GIS Colorado (GISCO)
  • International Society for Archaeological Prospection (ISAP)
  • IEEE
  • Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
  • National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
  • National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
  • National Park Service (NPS) – issues qualifications for certain individuals to perform work on NPS property
  • Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
  • Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG)
  • Society of Applied Geoscientists and Engineers (SAGE)
  • Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
  • Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI)