Surveying and Mapping Flashcards
Tell me about your understanding and the importance of accuracy for
mapping.
Tell me about a data capture technique you have experience of using. What are the knock on effects of this technique for accuracy and
precision?
How do you check that your instruments are accurate/calibrated?
What are the basic principles of geodesy?
What is BIM?
What is GIS?
What is imagery software?
What is digital terrain modelling?
What are digital elevation models?
What are Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and how can they
be used in land surveying?
What RICS guidance relates to the use of GNSS?
Tell me about HMLR Practice Guide 40: supplement 1.
What is GPS?
What is a map?
What are the three main forms of mapping?
Tell me about a typical map scale and it’s applications.
What are the main map scales used for HM Land Registry Plans or those
used in your jurisdiction? Tell me about the application of one of these scales.
What is the Ordinance Survey?
Tell me about a digital mapping software you have used.
Why might you want to use a hard copy/digital map?
What are the advantages of using digital mapping?
Where are OS maps generally used in your scope of work?
Tell me about a type of map you use in your role.
What is a red line plan?
What other colours might you find on a map?
What is a title plan?
What is a raster map?
What is a vector map?
What is the OS MasterMap?
What is a topography layer?
What is the Integrated Transport Network layer?
Why is it important to keep maps updated?
What is the difference between topography layer and Land-Line?
What is OS VectorMap Local?
Do OS Maps show legal boundaries?
Why is it important that maps are accurate?
Tell me briefly about your understanding of licensing in relation to
mapping.
Explain the key principles of the RICS Guidance Note Boundaries 4th
Edition.
What RICS guidance relates to the measurement of land?
What measurement bases does this introduce?
What are the uses of aerial photography?
What do you understand from the RICS Guidance Note Earth Observation and Aerial Surveys 6th Edition?
What is the owner called on a Land Registry Title?
