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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to assess the quality of spatial product or service.
  2. Assess quality of spatial product or service.
  3. Monitor quality control process.

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

colleague

end user

engineer

manager

registered or qualified surveyor

site personnel

supplier.


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 apply quality control measures to:

one spatial product

one spatial service.

While applying quality control measures to the above spatial product and service, the person must:

analyse specifications and spatial data requirements to develop quality control processes

schedule work tasks and organise resources and equipment

determine and apply quality assessment criteria to products and services

identify and resolve quality variances

comply with industry-accepted standards for validating accuracy of surveying data and identifying errors and discrepancies

comply with organisational, legal and statutory requirements for:

completing records and documentation

health and safety when using surveying equipment

recording, storing and filing data

using, checking and storing equipment

conduct independent inspection, tests and audits of spatial products and services

design and plan quality control measures to account for:

identified risks and contingencies

legal and statutory standards and legislative requirements

resources

technologies and techniques to be used

design computations to be used to assess quality of spatial data

implement project management mechanisms to ensure that quality control processes are completed within required timeframes and comply with specifications

interpret specifications to identify products and services to be examined and assessed

monitor and maintain quality improvements

perform error analysis using one of the following methods or pieces of equipment:

computer-aided design

digital gauge

dimensional gauge

measurements

tapes

templates

visual inspection

promote quality awareness among the work team

communicate clearly with others to clarify and report quality control information and negotiate task completion

supervise staff to complete work tasks on time.


Knowledge Evidence

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

accuracy and precision requirements and tolerances for surveying products and services

data formatting, processing and reduction techniques

industry-accepted methods for validating data to identify errors and discrepancies

legislative, statutory and industry requirements and standards relating to work tasks

methods of assessing existing spatial datasets and dataset sources

methods for calculating surveying data and verifying its accuracy using spatial reference systems

methods for error analysis using sample products and services

methods for reporting non-conformities in spatial product or service

organisational policies and procedures relating to:

health and safety when using screen-based equipment

reporting and documentation

supervising the work team

using and allocating resources

using computers and software

quality control measures and assessment criteria that can be applied to spatial products and services

project management techniques for scheduling, measuring and monitoring work progress and planning for contingencies

purpose and application of independent inspection, testing and auditing of the quality of spatial products and services

reference and coordinate systems for surveying data, including Australian Height Datum and Map Grid of Australia

purpose and use of metadata in relation to quality assessment of spatial products and services.