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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Scope spatial data acquisition.
   • Client instructions are analysed and project specifications determined according to organisational requirements.
   • Data requirements and constraints are identified in consultation with appropriate persons and recorded according to organisational requirements.
   • Additional information is gathered to clarify acquisition requirements according to project specifications and organisational requirements.
2. Evaluate collection options.
   • Technical, financial, legal and resource implications of available collection options are assessed to ensure preferred option meets project specifications.
   • Preferred collection option is selected based on project specifications and organisational requirements.
   • Assessment process is documented according to organisational requirements.
3. Develop collection plan.
   • Spatial data collection specifications, deliverables, constraints and principal work activities are identified and documented in a plan according to project requirements.
   • Identified risks, contingencies and resources, as well as technology and techniques to be used to collect spatial data, are included in plan.
   • Process to verify integrity of required spatial data is specified in plan according to organisational requirements.
   • Plan is finalised and communicated to appropriate persons according to organisational requirements.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.
Appropriate persons must include at least two of the following:	client end user financial or legal specialist manager qualified surveyor spatial data provider supplier.

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit. The person must also develop and document a spatial data collection plan that meets client specifications for two different projects.

While developing the above spatial data collection plans, the person must:

conduct research and consultation to gather information as the basis for scoping spatial data acquisition requirements

select a preferred spatial data collection method for inclusion in the plan based on evaluation of available options

apply industry-accepted methods for assessing validity and integrity of spatial data

apply contingency measures and risk management strategies to the planning process

comply with organisational requirements for:

allocating resources and working within budgetary constraints

communicating with clients and spatial data providers

recording and reporting information, and completing documentation

using the equipment specified in the assessment conditions

working safely when using screen-based equipment

comply with legal requirements relating to client service provision, and accessing spatial data

exercise precision when archiving, retrieving and managing spatial data.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

legal requirements for accessing, storing, retrieving and archiving digital and hard copy spatial data, including data privacy and information copyright

methods for assessing and validating spatial datasets and dataset sources

organisational policies and procedures relating to:

budget and resource constraints

client service and communication

completing records and documentation

using equipment

work health and safety

principles of risk management relating to collecting spatial data

purpose and use of metadata, including:

availability

conditions of use

coordinate system

currency

custodian

data accuracy

data description

date of acquisition

licence

quality

source

spatial data acquisition methodologies

version control

spatial data capture methodologies

spatial data formats and structures

key features of spatial reference systems.

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