The mission of the Division of Land Resources is to promote the wise use and protection of North Carolina's land and geologic resources through scientific investigations and maps of the NC Geological Survey, through the mining, dam safety, and sedimentation control programs of the division's Land Quality Section, and through the Geodetic Survey Section to maintain the official survey base of the State to support mapping, boundary determination, and property delineation. Public education in the earth sciences, and technical assistance in our regulatory programs, are essential elements of our mission.