Risk-based acceptance framework FAQs

 

When will the surveyor profiles next be reviewed?

In 2012, LINZ will be undertaking the first complete review of surveyor profiles since their introduction as part of the risk-based acceptance process in 2008.

See January's Landwrap article for further information.

Is the surveyor profile for an individual surveyor or firm?

The surveyor profile is generated by LINZ for the individual surveyor, not the firm.

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Will the surveyor profile be publicly available?

No, the surveyor profile is mailed out to the individual surveyor and isn't publicly available.

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Will the surveyor profile be available to my firm or professional body?

Yes, survey managers or principals of survey firms may request the profiles for any surveyor in their firm. The Cadastral Survey Licensing Board may also request requisition statistics and profiles on individual surveyors as and when required.

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Can a surveyor request a review of their current profile?

Yes, if a surveyor feels their profile is incorrect they may ask to have it reviewed by emailing info@linz.govt.nz and include the words Surveyor Profile Query in the subject line of their email. However, due to the impending review of all surveyor profiles, individual reviews will be postponed pending the outcome of the overall review.

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What is the review process for updating the surveyor's profile?

LINZ will soon be reviewing all surveyors’ profiles and will take into account requisition statistics under RCS 2010, audits and Surveyor-General reviews. Thereafter, profiles will be reviewed annually.

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How will LINZ assess surveyors with low volume lodgements when there is little or no data to base an assessment on? For example, a surveyor with low volume lodgements of simple datasets without requisitions may then lodge more complicated plans with a greater risk profile.

The weighting criteria used for setting surveyor profiles includes a weighting to specifically reflect risks attached to a surveyor with low volume lodgements. Also, the dataset complexity profile will help mitigate risks associated with more complicated plans.

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What is the level of audit proposed, as this may be a fairer assessment of a surveyor's profile rather than requisitions that may include matters of a minor nature?

Since  implementation of the risk-based acceptance framework, 10% of the datasets validated have been reviewed by a LINZ licensed cadastral surveyor, prior to approval. The results of this analysis will feed into future surveyor profiles in addition to other information including the compliance audits undertaken for the Surveyor-General or any other reviews.

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What are the consequences of lodging datasets that have a high risk profile? Will this cost the surveyor more in lodging fees or will processing time be longer?

The current lodgement fees and service level of 10 days will apply to all datasets. However, in practice - the datasets with low risk profiles will be able to be processed more quickly.

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What will happen if I don't attach the Dataset Profile Lodgement Form to my dataset?

LINZ will not reject the dataset if the Dataset Profile Lodgement Form is missing when the survey is lodged. In such cases, however, LINZ staff will determine the dataset risk profile from the surveyor current profile and a determination of the Dataset Complexity Profile.

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On the Dataset Profile Lodgement Form, if I have ticked all the boxes in 'Low' and just one box in 'Medium', what's my Dataset Complexity Profile rating?

Your rating will be 'Medium'.

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What are the top 10 requisitions?

Refer to the Top 10 Survey Requisitions for the current list.

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What is SDC (Survey-accurate Digital Cadastre) Status?

SDC status is assigned to individual nodes and can be used in several ways. Surveyors can be confident that the coordinates for SDC nodes meet the Surveyor-General's Rules for accuracy. This means the coordinates can be used to reliably locate and verify marks in the field.

The SDC status also supports a number of semi-automatic validation checks within the Landonline environment. For instance, one of the least-squares validation adjustments of a new survey hold SDC nodes as fixed points, assessing how well its observations agree with the existing record.

NOTE: SDC status marks can be viewed in the Landonline spatial view by selecting and applying the layer: Marks/NZGD2000/NZGD2000-SDC

For more information on SDC status, refer to the Surveying Education for e-survey users.

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