Cadastre (land boundaries)

and land management

Field and office procedures for boundary and/or cadastral surveys.

Understand legal and physical land boundaries and legal title

Advanced geospatial

technology

The principles of geospatial technologies including remote sensing, laser scanning and Geographic Information Systems

Advanced mapping and measurement

Primary data capture techniques and the importance of accuracy and precision, including the use of electronic distance measurement, automatic levels, lasers and other instrumentation

Geospatial data management

and analysis

How to analyse and manage geospatial data. Interpretation of plan and map data and legal documents. Holding, retrieving and security of data.

Geodesy

The principles of geodesy including co-ordinate systems, transformations, projections, datums and their importance

Health and safety

How to ensure safe and secure working environments for self and others and the principles of managing risk.

Law of land and sea

The law and regulations and the role of legal advisers relating to land and sea

Sustainability

How to embed sustainability into your work and best practice principles including the principles of ‘One Planet Living’, balancing economic, environmental and social objectives, minimising energy use, using sustainableconsumables, use of appropriate equipment to minimise carbon emissions

Personal effectiveness

Understanding client requirements, how to supervise tasks and others, safety and conflict avoidance. How to manage projects and tasks to specified programmes, targets and budgets

Cadastre (land boundaries) and land management

Undertake and manage boundary and/or cadastral surveys adopting appropriate scales and selecting appropriate supporting documentation. Use and interpret aerial photography and digital imagery.

Advanced geospatial technology

Identify, assess and source datasets from a range of technologies (including laser scanning, remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems) to meet client requirements and assess quality and fitness for purpose

Advanced mapping and

measurement

Use the primary data capture techniques ensuring accuracy and precision, use appropriate co-ordinate systems, datums, transformations and projections.

Geospatial data management and analysis

Analyse and manage geospatial data including plan, map and legal data and ensure security of data. Retrieve and analyse data from manual and electronic sources.

Health and safety

Ensure safe and secure working environments and manage risk appropriately

Law of land and sea

Apply law and regulations relating to land and/or sea and ensure compliance

Sustainability

Manage activities in a way that contributes positively to sustainability and implements best practice. Apply the principles of ‘One Planet Living’ and appropriately balance social, economic and environmental objectives.

Personal effectiveness

Respond appropriately to client requirements, supervise tasks and others, adopt a strong safety culture and ensure effective conflict avoidance.

Effectively manage projects and tasks to specified programmes, targets and budgets and show independent judgement and responsibility

Provide a high standard of service

Provide the best possible advice, support or performance of agreed terms of engagement with attention to detail. Show commitment to Continuing Professional Development for self and others

Act in a way that promotes trust in the profession

Act in a professional and positive manner at all times

Treat others with respect

Treat everyone with courtesy, politeness and respect and consider cultural sensitivities and business practices

Take responsibility

Always act with skill, care and diligence and deal with any complaint in an appropriate professional manner.

Act with integrity

Always be trustworthy, open and transparent. Respect client confidentiality and provide professional, unbiased advice

Knowledge

Understanding of the principles of setting out, 3 dimensional machine control, deformation monitoring (changes in shape of structures due to stresses from weight), drawings and plans

Skill

Undertake setting out (marking out plans on site) , prepare data for 3 dimensional machine control, deformation monitoring and as built surveys.

Analyse construction drawings and plans to review the structural stability of proposed construction 

Knowledge

Understand the principles and limitations of hydrographic survey including methods of collection, analysis, quality control and processing and

presentation of hydrographic data

Skill

Undertake hydrographic surveys including assessment of survey requirements, equipment specifications and suitability. Taking responsibility for the survey of a body of still or running water, related shoreline or underwater features, in accordance with client requirements and the approved specification. Analysing

data collected, presenting survey findings and advising clients

Knowledge

Understanding of the law, regulation and geospatial data requirements to

trace, identify and map underground utilities and service routes.Understanding of electrical and electromagnetic theory.

Skill

Collect appropriate, accurate, geospatial data to trace, identify and map underground utilities and service routes such as telecommunications, electricity distribution, natural gas, storm drains or water mains. Use of relevant technologies including radio frequency locators and ground penetrating radar

Knowledge

Understand how to specify, plan and undertake surveys using appropriate instrumentation including a theodolite and a total station.

Skills

Identify the reasons for the survey, the client’s requirements, equipment required, the area to be surveyed, the detail and accuracy required, the grid and datum the survey will relate to and how the data is to be presented.

Undertake surveys using appropriate instrumentation including a theodolite and a total station. Evaluate information to meet client requirements and explain complex survey issues such as 3D modelling and visualisation, boundary issues and the impact of survey findings on construction plans to clients.