Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the survey.
- Key activities and timelines are scheduled with full consideration of the specifications and available resources.
- Organisational GPS survey requirements are complied with and recorded.
- Equipment is prepared for the survey with consideration of the specific project parameters and requirements.
- Existing survey control data is obtained and validated.
- Set out data is collated, validated, manipulated as required and uploaded into the GPS receiver.
- Designated staff responsibilities are communicated to relevant personnel to ensure clarity of understanding of the work and to provide a basis for ongoing assessment.
- Skills and knowledge are updated to accommodate changes in GPS equipment.
- Conduct the survey.
- GPS equipment is programmed and operated according to manufacturer specifications and organisational guidelines.
- GPS survey is related to a reference system based on survey requirements.
- Problems relating to discrepancies in the reference system are resolved.
- GPS data is collected using methodologies detailed in the data collection specifications according to specifications.
- OHS requirements are planned for and adhered to.
- Quality assurance processes are adhered to according to organisational guidelines.
- Finalise the survey.
- Appropriate software is used to process the data according to organisational guidelines to determine required information.
- Validation checks are completed according to project specifications.
- Any discrepancies between specifications and actual are identified and evaluated.
- All required documentation is completed according to organisational guidelines.