posted on 2023-05-17, 05:41authored byJanssen, V, Grinter, T, Roberts, C
Cadastral surveying is concerned with the process of gathering evidence in the form of position information that is used to define the location of objects or land boundaries for the purposes of identifying ownership and/or the value of land parcels. The advent of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), has revolutionised the way 3-dimensional positions are determined and GPS surveying techniques, particularly Real Time Kinematic (RTK), are increasingly being adopted by cadastral surveyors. This paper presents a methodology for using RTK GPS observations to improve the existing cadastral survey control infrastructure, based on an extensive survey carried out in New South Wales, Australia. It is shown that accuracies (RMS) of 11 mm in the horizontal and 34 mm in the vertical component (1ƒã) can be achieved for this dataset. Calculated bearings and distances agree very well with the official values derived from the state¡¦s survey control database, easily meeting accuracy specifications and survey regulation requirements. 55% of the unestablished marks surveyed were able to be upgraded to cadastral survey control quality. Enhancements in the GPS survey design would have enabled an even higher percentage of marks to be classified as established, showing that the RTK GPS technique is well suited to improving survey control infrastructure for cadastral surveyors.
History
Publication title
Engineering Journal
Volume
15
Pagination
43-54
ISSN
0125-8281
Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences
Publisher
Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Engineering
Place of publication
Thailand
Rights statement
Copyright 2011 Engineering journal.
Repository Status
Open
Socio-economic Objectives
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems