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