land surveyor
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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.
Hierarchy
2 · Professionals → 21 · Science and engineering professionals → 216 · Architects, planners, surveyors and designers → 2165 · Cartographers and surveyorsRelated skills
- adjust engineering designs (essential · skill/competence)
- adjust surveying equipment (essential · skill/competence)
- approve engineering design (essential · skill/competence)
- calibrate electronic instruments (essential · skill/competence)
- cartography (essential · knowledge)
- civil engineering (essential · knowledge)
- compare survey computations (essential · skill/competence)
- conduct land surveys (essential · skill/competence)
- determine property boundaries (essential · skill/competence)
- document survey operations (essential · skill/competence)
- engineering principles (essential · knowledge)
- engineering processes (essential · knowledge)
- ensure compliance with safety legislation (essential · skill/competence)
- geodesy (essential · knowledge)
- geomatics (essential · knowledge)
- mathematics (essential · knowledge)
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products (essential · knowledge)
- operate surveying instruments (essential · skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (essential · skill/competence)
- perform surveying calculations (essential · skill/competence)
- prepare surveying report (essential · skill/competence)
- record survey data (essential · skill/competence)
- surveying (essential · knowledge)
- surveying methods (essential · knowledge)
- technical drawings (essential · knowledge)
- topography (essential · knowledge)
- use technical drawing software (essential · skill/competence)
- advise architects (optional · skill/competence)
- advise on mining environmental issues (optional · skill/competence)
- apply digital mapping (optional · skill/competence)
- collect data using GPS (optional · skill/competence)
- collect geological data (optional · skill/competence)
- collect mapping data (optional · skill/competence)
- compile GIS-data (optional · skill/competence)
- conduct research before survey (optional · skill/competence)
- create cadastral maps (optional · skill/competence)
- create GIS reports (optional · skill/competence)
- create thematic maps (optional · skill/competence)
- design scientific equipment (optional · skill/competence)
- develop geological databases (optional · skill/competence)
- geographic information systems (optional · knowledge)
- geography (optional · knowledge)
- geology (optional · knowledge)
- interpret geophysical data (optional · skill/competence)
- photogrammetry (optional · knowledge)
- prepare geological map sections (optional · skill/competence)
- process collected survey data (optional · skill/competence)
- quantity surveying (optional · knowledge)
- study aerial photos (optional · skill/competence)
- urban planning law (optional · knowledge)
- use CAD software (optional · skill/competence)
- use geographic information systems (optional · skill/competence)
- value properties (optional · skill/competence)
Details
surveying engineer
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