Cadastral Surveying

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
ENGI 4026
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Course ID
206662
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
4
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

In this course, students will explore the theoretical and practical aspects of cadastral surveying and to also explore land boundary anomalies and investigation methods for their resolution. Searching survey and title records. Boundary surveying principles and techniques. Survey computations and data management. Survey investigation. Plan preparation, lodgement and examination. Natural boundaries. Identification surveys. Status of roads. Audit surveys. Boundary evidence and ambiguity. Old system land. Rural surveys and historical marking practices.

Course learning outcomes

  • Understand the principles for retrieving land boundary records.
  • Explain how boundaries are created and the fundamental considerations and computations in their redefinition.
  • Undertake boundary surveys of moderate complexity with associated computations, plan drafting, lodgement and examination.
  • Distinguish the various forms of natural boundary and evaluate the impacts of their ambulatory nature on the geometric definition of land.
  • Examine the techniques used to resolve land boundary ambiguity and explain their applications in practice.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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