FIELD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
Review of Surveying unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
Id |
|
Surveying |
Geodetic Surveying |
11131-11134 |
|
|
Geographic Information Systems and Cartography |
8975-8981, 16669 |
|
|
Hydrography |
11135-11151 |
|
|
Subdivisional Design |
11152, 11153 |
|
|
Survey - Land Administration and Applied Resource Management |
8772, 8773, 8779-8786 |
|
|
Survey Practice |
8762-8766, 8774-8778, 8798-8801 |
|
|
Surveying - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
8787-8797, 8982-8985, 16668 |
|
|
Titles and Survey Compliance |
17220, 17223-17225, 19536-19539 |
InfraTrain New Zealand has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published February 2008
Planned review date December 2012
Summary of review and consultation process
A scheduled review of unit standards in the subfield Surveying was carried out between July 2006 and March 2007. InfraTrain acknowledges the plentiful assistance given by the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors (NZIS) in this process, and in inviting interested industry parties including employers, trainees, assessors, and training providers to participate. Working groups were established for each domain and specialist advisors assisted where required for individual unit standards. Consultation occurred through working party meetings held in Auckland and Wellington, teleconferences, and email. The key provider, Unitech, was represented at most of the meetings and teleconferences. Land Information New Zealand was also represented and provided valuable feedback on compliance matters. For the Hydrography unit standards, advisors included the Royal New Zealand Navy and representatives of NZIS and the Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel.
The unit standards underwent thorough review to ensure they were fit for the current needs of the surveying industry, especially with respect to the training needs for the National Diploma in Surveying (Level 6) with an optional strand in Mine Surveying [Ref: 0453], which was being reviewed concurrently.
Following each meeting and teleconference, a summary of the agreed outcomes was circulated to all participants for further comment and verification. The final drafts were made available for comment on the NZIS website and feedback was also received from the School of Surveying, University of Otago, with a view to ensuring appropriate pathways lead to the surveying degree courses.
The Hydrography unit standards were reviewed to ensure they met the Royal New Zealand Navy's urgent need for a qualification in hydrography at Level 3 or 4 and industry and navy requirements for a higher level qualification, aligned with the Fédération Internationale des Géomètres (FIG) and International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) accredited Category B (CAT B) qualification, and suitable as a pathway to university level study in hydrographic surveying.
Further consultation determined that unit standards in cartography, photogrammetry, remote sensing, and survey compliance are no longer relevant for the surveying industry, have not been used, or changes to legislation have made them redundant.
Main changes resulting from the review
This review reflects the legislative, structural, and technological changes affecting the surveying industry over recent years. All unit standards have had their legislation and references updated where necessary, special notes were standardised, definitions added, and outcomes amended to reflect current practice. Consistent assessment was assisted by the addition of precise criteria, and by clarifying the types and extent of evidence required.
· Geodetic Surveying unit standards 11131 and 11133 were replaced by unit standards 23859 and 23860, and 23861 and 23862 respectively.
· Geographic Information Systems and Cartography unit standards 8979, 8980, 8981, and 16669 were replaced by unit standards 23863 and 23864 respectively, and new unit standard 23865 was added to the domain. Unit standards 8975-8978 will expire as they are no longer fit for purpose.
· In the Hydrography domain, unit standard 11148 was replaced by unit standards 23868 and 23869 to separate industrial offshore surveying from coastal zone management, and new unit standards 23866 and 23867 were added to differentiate hydrographic surveying from land surveying competencies.
· In the Subdivisional Design domain new unit standard 23870 was developed to cover skills required to monitor the installation of a subdivision design;
· Survey Land Administration and Applied Resource Management unit standards 8773 and 8783 were replaced by unit standards 23871 and 23872 respectively, to contextualise them for surveying.
· Survey Practice unit standards 8765, 8774, 8775, 8776, and 8777 were replaced by unit standards 23874, 23875, 23876, 23877, and 23878 respectively; and new unit standards 23879, 23880, and 23881 were developed to fill gaps noted by industry.
· Generic unit standard 8762 would expire; the content did not clearly indicate what people are able to do. Assessing the reliability of marks for hydrographic surveying at Level 4 was now covered in unit standard 23866, and confirming the reliability of land survey marks was now covered at Level 6 in 23873.
· Unit standard 8763 would expire as it was no longer required by industry.
· Surveying - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing domain unit standards 8787, 8788, 8982, and 16668 were amalgamated into new unit standard 23882 to avoid over assessment; and new unit standard 23883 was developed to meet industry requirements. Unit standards that 8789-8797 and 8983-8984 would expire because they had not been used and were no longer fit for purpose.
· Legislative changes made the unit standards in the Titles and Survey Compliance domain redundant, so they were expired. New unit standards 23884 and 23885 were developed to meet current surveying industry requirements.
· The credits of unit standards 8764, 8772, 8778, 8782, 8784, 8786, 11135, 11136, 11137, 11141, 11147, and 11149 increased to reflect additional competencies and accuracy requirements and to better reflect the time required to achieve competence.
· The credits of unit standards 11152 and 11153 decreased from 25 to 15 to better reflect the time required to achieve competence.
· The levels of unit standards 8782, 8784, and 11137 increased from 4 to 5; unit standard 11147 increased from 5 to 6; unit standards 11135, 11139, and 11151 increased from 3 to 4; unit standard 11136 increased from 3 to 5; and unit standard 8798 increased from 2 to 3; to better reflect the learning demand and processes carried out.
· The level of unit standard 8772 decreased from 6 to 5 to better reflect the learning demand.
· Titles of unit standards 8766, 8772, 8778, 8779, 8782, 8784, 8786, 8798, 11132, 11136, 11139, 11145, 11150, 11151, 11152, and 11153 were amended to match element statements, to contextualise, and to better reflect content.
· Guidance on target users was added to the purpose statements.
· Unit 8780, Process resource consent application, and Unit 8781, Monitor a resource consent, fell within the gazetted coverage of the Local Government Training Organisation (LGITO). They would expire because they were not appropriate for the surveying industry. LGITO was currently developing resource management unit standards and qualifications with its industry advisors.
Unit standards categorised as category C or D expire at the end of December 2009.
Impact on existing provider accreditations
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Current Accreditation for |
Accreditation extended to | ||||
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Nature of accreditation |
Id |
Level |
Nature of accreditation |
Id |
Level |
|
Standard |
11131 |
5 |
Standard |
23859, 23860 |
6 |
|
Standard |
8979, 8980 |
5 |
Standard |
23863 |
5 |
Impact on existing qualifications
Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards are tabled below.
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Affected |
The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits The qualification lists a C or D category standard |
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Not materially affected |
The qualification lists a standard that has a new title The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification |
The following InfraTrain qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and are currently being reviewed. Items that generated the Affected status are shown in bold.
|
Qualification title |
Classification or standard in the qualification |
|
National Certificate in Surveying (Level 3) [Ref: 0432] |
8762, 8763, 8764, 8774, 8775, 8776, 8777, 8778, 8784, 8798, 17220, 17223, 17224, 17225, 19536, 19537, 19538, 19539 |
|
National Certificate in Surveying (Geographic Information Systems) (Level 4) [Ref: 0996] |
8782, 8783, 8784, 8788, 8789, 8790, 8791, 8792, 8793, 8794, 8795, 8796, 8797, 8979, 8981, 8982, 8975, 8976, 8977,8978, 8979, 8981, 8982, 8983, 8984, 8985, 11132, 11137, 11147, 11148 |
|
National Certificate in Surveying (Hydrographic Surveying) (Level 5) [Ref: 0463] |
8762, 8774, 8775, 8776, 8777, 8778, 8798, 8979, 8980, 11131, 11132, 11133, 11135, 11136, 11137, 11139, 11140, 11141, 11145, 11147, 11148, 11149, 11150, 11151, 19493 |
|
National Diploma in Surveying (Level 6) with an optional strand in Mine Surveying [Ref: 0453] |
8762, 8763, 8764, 8765, 8766, 8772, 8773, 8774, 8775, 8776, 8777, 8778, 8779, 8780, 8781, 8782, 8783, 8784, 8785, 8786, 8798, 11131, 11132, 11133, 11152, 11153 |
All changes are in bold.
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Key to review category |
| |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id | |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced | |
Subfield Surveying
Domain Geodetic Surveying
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
11131
23859
23860 |
Demonstrate knowledge of geodetic reference systems Demonstrate knowledge of geodetic reference systems and describe the New Zealand geodetic datums Demonstrate knowledge of, and calculate on, map projections |
5
6
6 |
4
4
4 |
C
|
|
11132 |
Undertake geodetic computations Perform geodetic computations |
6 |
5 |
B |
|
11133 23861
23862 |
Undertake horizontal and vertical control surveys Explain height differences, and carry out a levelling survey, for geodetic surveying Demonstrate knowledge of GNSS, and carry out a geodetic control network survey, for geodetic surveying |
5 6
6 |
4 4
8 |
C
|
|
11134 |
Undertake astronomical observations and computations |
6 |
5 |
B |
Domain Geographic Information Systems and Cartography
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8975 |
Appraise and interpret a cartographic product |
4 |
4 |
D |
|
8976 |
Demonstrate knowledge of cartographic theory and principles |
4 |
12 |
D |
|
8977 |
Produce a map |
4 |
30 |
D |
|
8978 |
Demonstrate knowledge of printing and duplication processes used in cartography |
3 |
8 |
D |
|
8979
8980 23863 |
Demonstrate knowledge of spatial information systems Demonstrate knowledge of spatial data principles Demonstrate knowledge of spatial information systems |
5
5 5 |
3
6 9 |
C
C
|
|
8981 16669
23864 |
Capture spatial data Apply spatial data principles to capture surveying spatial data Demonstrate knowledge of data capture, and acquire and load data for a spatial information system |
5 6
6 |
3 12
15 |
C C
|
|
23865 |
Present information from a spatial information system |
6 |
8 |
NEW |
Domain Hydrography
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
11135 |
Establish and monitor a tidal station |
3 4 |
5 6 |
B |
|
11136 |
Measure tidal streams Measure tidal streams and currents |
3 5 |
4 6 |
B |
|
11137 |
Process tidal data |
4 5 |
5 6 |
B |
|
11138 |
Determine survey vessel position |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
11139 |
Deploy and recover positional control systems Deploy a positional control system for hydrographic surveying |
3 4 |
4
|
B |
|
11140 |
Determine depth |
5 |
8 |
B |
|
11141 |
Conduct sidescan sonar operations |
5 |
5 6 |
B |
|
11142 |
Determine coastal topography |
5 |
6 |
B |
|
11143 |
Compile hydrographic survey records for presentation |
4 |
15 |
B |
|
11144 |
Demonstrate knowledge of oceanographic processes |
5 |
5 |
B |
|
11145 |
Demonstrate knowledge of marine safety issues for hydrographic surveying Demonstrate knowledge of maritime safety for hydrographic surveying operations |
3
|
5
|
B |
|
11146 |
Demonstrate knowledge of legal aspects of hydrography |
5 |
5 |
B |
|
11147 |
Demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic survey planning |
5 6 |
5 8 |
B |
|
11148
23868
23869
|
Demonstrate knowledge of industrial offshore and coastal zone management surveys Demonstrate knowledge of industrial offshore surveys Demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic surveying in support of coastal zone management |
5
6
6
|
8
8
8
|
C
|
|
11149 |
Carry out nautical charting surveys |
4 5 |
7 8 |
B |
|
11150 |
Use hydrographic software for survey operations Use software for hydrographic survey operations |
4 6 |
6 |
B |
|
11151 |
Undertake the role of a survey motorboat coxswain Conduct sounding operations as a survey motorboat coxswain |
3 4 |
5
|
B |
|
23866 |
Locate existing survey marks, for hydrographic surveys, and assess their reliability |
4 |
5 |
NEW |
|
23867 |
Select site for new hydrographic survey marks, install survey marks, and complete site records for a hydrographic survey |
3 |
3 |
NEW |
Domain Subdivisional Design
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
11152 |
Assess site suitability and prepare conceptual plans for land subdivision Assess a site for subdivision and prepare the proposed subdivision plans and design report |
6
|
25
15 |
B |
|
11153 |
Design services for land subdivision Design infrastructure and services for subdivisions |
6
|
25 15 |
B |
|
23870 |
Establish quality requirements, manage, and monitor the installation of subdivision infrastructure |
6 |
18 |
NEW |
Domain Survey - Land Administration and Applied Resource Management
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8772 |
Demonstrate knowledge of subdivision provisions of district plans Demonstrate knowledge of land administration requirements for subdivisions |
6
5 |
4
6 |
B |
|
8773 23871 |
Prepare a resource consent application Prepare and present a resource consent application in a surveying context |
6 6 |
5 5 |
C
|
|
8779 |
Implement a resource consent Implement a resource consent in a surveying context |
6 |
3 |
B |
|
8780 |
Process resource consent application |
6 |
5 |
D |
|
8781 |
Monitor a resource consent |
5 |
2 |
D |
|
8782 |
Demonstrate knowledge of New Zealand land legislation and land development in relation to survey practice Demonstrate knowledge of land legislation and land development in New Zealand in a surveying context |
4
5 |
4
12 |
B |
|
8783
23872 |
Identify local government organisation and development in relation to the survey industry Describe land administration in relation to land development and surveying |
4
4 |
1
6 |
C
|
|
8784 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand survey system Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand surveying system |
4
5 |
3
6 |
B |
|
8785 |
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation as it relates to Māori land and survey practice |
4 |
3 |
B |
|
8786 |
Prepare an application for the Māori Land Court Describe Māori land judicial and administrative systems and prepare an application for a partition |
5
|
3 6 |
B |
Domain Survey Practice
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8762 23866
23873 |
Confirm reliability of existing survey marks Locate existing survey marks, for hydrographic surveys, and assess their reliability Confirm the reliability of existing land survey marks |
4 4
6 |
5 5
12 |
D |
|
8763 |
Advise local and public utility authorities on survey maintenance |
4 |
2 |
D |
|
8764 |
Produce a topographical survey plan |
5 |
6 8 |
B |
|
8765 23874 |
Produce cadastral survey plans Produce survey data for a cadastral dataset |
5 6 |
15 10 |
C
|
|
8766 |
Set out building and construction control, and obtain local authority certification Survey and set out building and construction control |
5
|
6
|
B |
|
8774 23875 |
Set up survey instruments and targets Demonstrate knowledge of, and set up, survey instruments and targets |
3 3 |
2 8 |
C
|
|
8775
23876 |
Undertake and record linear field measurements for survey purposes Demonstrate knowledge of, perform, and record, linear field measurements for survey practice |
3
4 |
3
8 |
C
|
|
8776
23877 |
Undertake and record angular field measurements for survey purposes Explain, perform, and record, angular field measurements using standard surveying instruments |
3
4 |
4
6 |
C
|
|
8777 23878
|
Determine vertical height for survey purposes Determine differences in height for survey practice |
3 4 |
3 7 |
C
|
|
8778 |
Construct control survey marks, bench marks and trigonometrical beacons Construct and maintain control survey marks on land |
3
|
3
8 |
B |
|
8798 |
Work safely during survey operations Work safely in a surveying workplace |
2 3 |
6 |
B |
|
8799 |
Calculate areas, contours, and volumes for survey purposes |
3 |
8 |
B |
|
8800 |
Apply mathematics to surveying |
4 |
15 |
B |
|
8801 |
Use contemporary software to carry out survey computations |
4 |
6 |
B |
|
23873 |
Confirm the reliability of existing land survey marks |
6 |
12 |
NEW |
|
23879 |
Demonstrate knowledge of safety for survey practice |
2 |
6 |
NEW |
|
23880 |
Explain, and use, the Global Positioning System for survey practice |
4 |
10 |
NEW |
|
23881 |
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation for survey practice |
5 |
6 |
NEW |
Domain Surveying - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8787 8788
8982
16668
23882 |
Demonstrate knowledge of aerial photographs Demonstrate knowledge of photogrammetry in New Zealand Demonstrate knowledge of the physical processes of remote sensing systems Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of photogrammetry and remote sensing Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of remote data acquisition and its use in New Zealand |
3 4
4
6
6 |
2 3
6
14
18 |
C C
C
C
|
|
8789 |
Plan and acquire survey photography |
5 |
5 |
D |
|
8790 |
Use graphical plotting techniques for photogrammetry |
3 |
3 |
D |
|
8791 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles and structures of stereo plotting systems |
4 |
4 |
D |
|
8792 |
Apply orientation processes to analogue, analytical and digital photogrammetric systems |
4 |
6 |
D |
|
8793 |
Capture photogrammetric data |
4 |
10 |
D |
|
8794 |
Produce rectified aerial photography |
5 |
6 |
D |
|
8795 |
Plan and acquire photo control |
6 |
10 |
D |
|
8796 |
Initiate and manage a photogrammetric project |
6 |
3 |
D |
|
8797 |
Calibrate and maintain analogue stereoplotters |
5 |
8 |
D |
|
8983 |
Enhance digital image for surveying purposes |
5 |
6 |
D |
|
8984 |
Register and rectify digital image for surveying purposes |
5 |
6 |
D |
|
8985 |
Classify digital image for surveying purposes |
5 |
6 |
D |
|
23883 |
Plan, process, and assess remote data in a surveying context |
6 |
6 |
NEW |
Domain Titles and Survey Compliance
|
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
17220 |
Re-issue a Certificate of Title |
3 |
7 |
D |
|
17223 |
Issue Certificates of Title |
4 |
8 |
D |
|
17224 |
Demonstrate knowledge and application of Cadastral Survey (Fees) Regulations 2003 |
3 |
5 |
D |
|
17225 |
Demonstrate knowledge of Land Title and survey records |
3 |
8 |
D |
|
19536 |
Lodge and scan survey plans |
3 |
5 |
D |
|
19537 |
Capture survey plans |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
19538 |
Perform Quality Control Functions for Survey Data |
5 |
3 |
D |
|
19539 |
Perform topology and geometry survey data functions |
5 |
6 |
D |
|
23884 |
Demonstrate knowledge of, and extract, cadastral data from Landonline |
3 |
5 |
NEW |
|
23885 |
Create digital cadastral datasets for submission as e-surveys |
5 |
12 |
NEW |