Description
Land surveyors determine, by means of specialised equipment, the distances and positions of points at the surface of sites for construction purposes. They use measurements of the specific aspects of construction sites, such as electricity, distance measurements, and metal structure volumes to create architectural drawings and develop construction projects.
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Theoretical Knowledge
geodesycivil engineeringengineering processestopographymathematicsengineering principlestechnical drawingsgeomaticscartographymining, construction and civil engineering machinery productssurveying methodssurveyingquantity surveyinggeographygeologyurban planning lawphotogrammetrygeographic information systems
Practical Skills
use technical drawing softwareprepare surveying reportrecord survey dataadjust engineering designscompare survey computationsensure compliance with safety legislationcalibrate electronic instrumentsconduct land surveysapprove engineering designperform surveying calculationsadjust surveying equipmentperform scientific researchdetermine property boundariesdocument survey operationsoperate surveying instrumentscreate thematic mapscollect geological datadesign scientific equipmentstudy aerial photosdevelop geological databasesuse CAD softwareconduct research before surveycollect data using GPSprepare geological map sectionscompile GIS-datacreate GIS reportsadvise architectsadvise on mining environmental issuesprocess collected survey dataapply digital mappinginterpret geophysical datause geographic information systemscollect mapping datavalue propertiescreate cadastral maps