Surveying and Mapping

Question 1

GIS

Answer 1

Geographic Information System

Question 2

Usual Grid Reference

Answer 2

British National Grid EPSG 2770

Question 3

Raster layer

Answer 3

A static image used in making a base map

Question 4

Vector Layer

Answer 4

A database of points making up features on a map. A vector is interactive and can be assigned new features

Question 5

Title plans should include

Answer 5

North Arrow, Scale, OS permission to use, boundary, location, easments/wayleaves, title, date

Question 6

GEA

Answer 6

Gross external area - Area of a building measured at each floor

Question 7

NIA

Answer 7

Net internal area - The useful internal area measured to the internal wall

Question 8

GIA

Answer 8

Gross internal area - Area of a building measured to the internal face of the wall

Question 9

Land registry preferred scales

Answer 9

1:2,500. 1:1,250, 1:500

Question 10

What standard is available for property measurement

Answer 10

January 2018 RICS property measurement 2nd edition
International property measurements standards 15 January 2023

Question 11

what is longitude and latitude

Answer 11

a coordinate system that describes a location on Earth’s surface:

Question 12

What is Geodesy

Answer 12

Geodesy is the science of measuring and mapping the Earth, including its shape, size, and gravity field

Question 13

Satellite CRS

Answer 13

EPSG 3857 - pseudo mecreotr
projected coordinate system used for rendering maps in Google Maps

Question 14

What is a coordinate reference system

Answer 14

a standardized way to describe a location on Earth using a set of three numbers, or coordinates

Question 15

what do i mean by scale

Answer 15

scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground