Surveying Specialisations

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
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Area/Catalogue
ENGI 3009
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Course ID
206646
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Campus
Mawson Lakes
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of Civil Eng & Cons Mgt
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Course level
3
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

In this course, students will explore specific survey specialisation techniques associated with engineering surveying, mining surveying and hydrographic surveying. Construction surveying principles. Control establishment, maintenance and transfer. As-built and movement monitoring surveys. BIM and Digital Twins. Subsurface Utility Information. Open cut and underground mining overview. Legislative requirements for mine surveying practice. Survey control establishment and transfer. Underground set out and tunnelling. Subsidence monitoring. Volume determinations. Introduction to hydrographic surveying. Tide analysis. Nautical charts and datums. International hydrographic surveying standards. Sonar systems, depth measurement and sea floor mapping techniques. Hydrographic survey planning.

Course learning outcomes

  • Analyse mining and engineering survey environments and outline the various methods of survey control transfer and other survey related practices.
  • Evaluate and critically review different surveying processes, data reliability and accuracy requirements within various environments.
  • Explore and conceptualise the principles and applications of hydrographic surveying.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed GEOE5006 Surveying Specialisations at the University of South Australia

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