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Classifications of Surveying
Based on the purpose (for which surveying is
being conducted), Surveying has been classified
into:
• Control surveying : To establish
horizontal and vertical positions of
control points.
• Land surveying : To determine the
boundaries and areas of parcels of land,
also known as property survey, boundary
survey or cadastral survey.
• Topographic survey : To prepare a
plan/ map of a region which includes
natural as well as and man-made features
including elevation.
• Engineering survey : To collect
requisite data for planning, design and
ex*****on of engineering projects. Three
broad steps are
1) Reconnaissance survey : To
explore site conditions and
availability of infrastructures.
2) Preliminary survey : To collect
adequate data to prepare plan /
map of area to be used for
planning and design.
3) Location survey : To set out
work on the ground for actual
construction / ex*****on of the
project.
• Route survey : To plan, design, and
laying out of route such as highways,
railways, canals, pipelines, and other
linear projects.
• Construction surveys : Surveys which
are required for establishment of points,
lines, grades, and for staking out
engineering works (after the plans have
been prepared and the structural design
has been done).
• Astronomic surveys : To determine the
latitude , longitude (of the observation
station) and azimuth (of a line through
observation station) from astronomical
observation.
• Mine surveys : To carry out surveying
specific for opencast and underground
mining purposes.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF QUANTITY SURVEYING***
It is believed that the ancient Egyptians used a
system of quantity surveying but it was not until
the 17th century restoration of London after the
Great Fire that Quantity Surveyors developed as
an occupation.
Although Quantity Surveyors were probably
active in Australia from our earliest settlement, it
was not until 1853 that the first firm date is
recorded when Mr C E Moyes advertised in the
Port Phillip Directory "Builders supplied with
quantities of any contract they may wish to
tender for". From 1859 till the 1890s depression,
Quantity Surveyors were highly active in the
building industry in both public and private
sector in Victoria. In New South Wales, Evans
and A W W Pate opened a Sydney based
partnership in 1892. Pate moved to Perth
between 1904 and 1908.
John Anderson Wood of Melbourne opened an
office in Sydney in 1908 and helped form the
first recorded QS professional body in Australia
the Quantity Surveyors Association of NSW with
a membership of nine.
Blackburn and Whyte (a Melbourne based firm)
were established in Queensland in 1910 and an
Institute of seven members was formed in 1933.
An Institute was formed in Western Australia
some time before 1930 and it was not until 1948
that South Australia formed an Institute
(although Harry Farrar and Co were operating as
Quantity Surveyors in 1879). Some time prior to
1927, Norman Newton established a QS office in
Canberra.
In the 1940's and 50's state Institutes were
developed separately but in 1951 the first
national QS organisation was formed - The
Australian Institute of Quantity
Surveyors.However, the existing state Institutes
led by Queensland formed a separate national
body called the Institute of Quantity Surveyors
(Aust) in 1953.
By 1971 it was agreed to merge the two national
Institutes and incorporate as a limited guarantee
company called the AIQS Limited. Approval was
later obtained to omit Limited from the common
use title. The Australian Institute of Quantity
Surveyors remains the professional association
representing Quantity Surveyors, Construction
Economists, Cost Managers, Estimators,
Schedulers, Value Managers and Development
Managers.

Another opportunity for you guys is here from Tuesday to Friday next week

TOTAL week is here from Monday 5th September to friday 9th of September 2016 for every member of CEDAT room 3033

Payments for beach bash are made to your respective associations

The combined beach bash is here for every member of Cedat and expect a lot of fun for example Beach volleyball, beach socket, singing and dancing competition and competing in our respective colleges and the winner takes a trophy so don't miss this and also to interact with people from COBAMS, STAT,CIT,CONAS all of them on that day kiggwa kwolwooo.....

Perks and Challenges
of being a valuation

surveyor
Perks:
If you have a head for
figures you may love the
challenge of valuing
complex and interesting
properties and coming up
with a realistic figure to
reflect their true worth.
You can specialise in a
number of different areas
of valuation surveying,
meaning you’ll be able to
offer expert advice to your
clients on whatever
property or asset type is of
particular interest to you.
Valuation provides a great
combination of desk and
site based work, with the
potential for travel into
global markets, should you
choose that route.
Challenges:
The property market is
always changing, so
sometimes valuation when
the future direction of the
economy is uncertain can
be challenging.
Getting all the information
together that you need to
produce a realistic
valuation can be difficult,
time consuming and require
all the detection skills you
have to offer.
You’ll need to be good at
dealing with people so that
you can explain your
decisions and respond
when others disagree with
your conclusions