Field Planning and Construction
Review of Surveying unit standards
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
Surveying |
Survey - Land Administration and Applied Resource Management |
8782, 8784, 8785, 23871 |
|
Survey Practice |
8800, 23880 |
|
Geodetic Surveying |
23859, 23860 |
|
Geographic Information Systems and Cartography |
23863 |
|
Titles and Survey Compliance |
23885 |
|
Subdivisional Design |
11152, 11153 |
The Infrastructure ITO has completed the review of the unit standards listed above and developed some new standards for the domains of Survey Practice and Subdivisional Design.
Date new versions published April 2016
Planned review date December 2020
Summary
The surveying unit standards were reviewed as part of the planned targeted review of qualifications process. The Governance Group and the Working Group for surveying conducted this review and it has followed the process of wider industry consultation with industry.
Main changes
· Standard 8800 had changes made to content.
· A new maths surveying principles standard has been developed at level 3 to provide progression to 8800, the level 4 maths standard.
· Outcomes have been re-arranged in standard 8782 for flow of assessment and the credit increased from 10 to 12.
· New outcome 7 added to 8784 and credit increased from 6 to 7.
· Evidence requirements an d range have been updated in standard 23860 and credit increased from 4 to 5.
· Evidence requirements and range have been updated in standard 23863 and credit reduced from 9 to 6.
· Level of standard 23880 increased from 4 to 5.
· Title of standard 23885 has changed to reflect e-survey for a subdivision and content updated for alignment with new outcomes and credits increased from 12 to 15.
· New ER 2.2 added to 23859 and the credit increased from 4 to 5.
·
Thirteen new standards have been written for the domains of
Survey Practice and Subdivisional Design for assessment with the New Zealand
Diploma in Surveying
(Level 6) and the New Zealand Certificate in Surveying (Level 4).
Category C unit standards will expire at the end of December 2017
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
Planning and Construction > Surveying > Geodetic Surveying
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
23859 |
Demonstrate knowledge of geodetic reference systems and describe the New Zealand geodetic datums |
6 |
4
5 |
B |
23860 |
Demonstrate knowledge of, and calculate on, map projections |
6 |
4 5 |
B |
Planning and Construction > Surveying > Geographic Information Systems and Cartography
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
23863 |
Demonstrate knowledge of spatial information systems |
5 |
6 |
B |
Planning and Construction > Surveying
ID |
Domain |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
11152
23871
29410 |
Subdivisional Design Survey - Land Administration and Applied Resource Management Subdivisional Design
|
Assess a site for subdivision and prepare the proposed plans and design report Prepare and present a resource consent application in a surveying context
Prepare subdivision plans and a resource consent application in a surveying context |
6
6
6 |
15
5
20 |
C
C
|
Planning and Construction > Surveying > Subdivisional Design
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
11153
29411 |
Design infrastructure and services for subdivisions
Design infrastructure and services for subdivision construction works approvals |
6
6 |
15
20 |
C
|
Planning and Construction > Surveying > Survey – Land Administration and Applied Resource Management
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
8782 |
Demonstrate knowledge of land legislation and land development in New Zealand in a surveying context |
5 |
12
10
|
B |
8784 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand surveying system |
5 |
6
7 |
B |
8785 |
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation as it relates to Maori land and survey practice |
4 |
3 |
B |
Planning and Construction > Surveying > Survey Practice
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
8800 |
Apply mathematics to surveying |
4 |
15 |
B |
23880 |
Explain and use the Global Positioning System (GPS) for survey practice |
4
5 |
10 |
B |
29400 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose and application of surveying |
4 |
3 |
New |
29401 |
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply safe work practices when undertaking survey operations |
4 |
5 |
New |
29402 |
Demonstrate knowledge of measurement in surveying |
4 |
14 |
New |
29403 |
Prepare for and undertake a topographical survey |
5 |
10 |
New |
29404 |
Demonstrate knowledge of surveying technology |
4 |
5 |
New |
29405 |
Prepare for and undertake a cadastral survey |
6 |
20 |
New |
29406 |
Set up, check calibration and maintain surveying equipment |
4 |
12 |
New |
29407 |
Prepare for and undertake an engineering survey |
6 |
15 |
New |
29408 |
Undertake survey measurement tasks and checks |
4 |
30 |
New |
29409 |
Demonstrate knowledge of height datums and global navigation satellite system for geodetic surveying |
6 |
10 |
New |
29412 |
Demonstrate knowledge of surveying mathematical principles |
3 |
15 |
New |
Planning and Construction > Surveying > Titles and Survey Compliance
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
23885 |
Create digital cadastral datasets for submission as e-surveys Create an e-survey for a subdivision |
5 |
12
15
|
B |
Key to review category |
|
A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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 |
C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |