Accurate surveying is the foundation on which every project is set out and built, and modern instruments like the total station and GNSS have transformed the speed and precision possible. This program equips surveyors and engineers with practical digital land surveying skills, from operating total stations and GNSS to setting out, data processing, and producing reliable survey deliverables.

As projects demand ever-tighter accuracy and digital workflows, skilled surveyors who master modern instruments are in steady demand. This course combines hands-on instrument technique with surveying principles and introduces emerging trends in robotic and GNSS surveying.


Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:

  • Understand surveying principles and fundamentals
  • Apply levelling and height measurement
  • Operate the total station effectively
  • Apply angle and distance measurement
  • Conduct traversing and control surveys
  • Apply coordinate systems and datums
  • Conduct detail and topographic surveys
  • Apply setting-out techniques for construction
  • Use GNSS and GPS surveying
  • Apply error analysis and accuracy
  • Process and adjust survey data
  • Produce survey drawings and deliverables
  • Apply digital terrain modelling
  • Integrate survey data with CAD and BIM
  • Apply surveying standards and best practice
  • Apply emerging trends in robotic and GNSS surveying

Course Outline

  • Module 1: Surveying Principles & Fundamentals
  • Module 2: Levelling & Height Measurement
  • Module 3: Total Station Operation
  • Module 4: Angle & Distance Measurement
  • Module 5: Traversing & Control Surveys
  • Module 6: Coordinate Systems & Datums
  • Module 7: Detail & Topographic Surveys
  • Module 8: Setting-Out for Construction
  • Module 9: GNSS & GPS Surveying
  • Module 10: Error Analysis & Accuracy
  • Module 11: Survey Data Processing & Adjustment
  • Module 12: Survey Drawings & Deliverables
  • Module 13: Digital Terrain Modelling
  • Module 14: Survey Integration with CAD & BIM
  • Module 15: Emerging Trends: Robotic & GNSS Surveying

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for land surveyors, civil engineers, site engineers, and technicians who carry out surveying and setting-out using total stations and GNSS for construction and infrastructure projects. No prior surveying experience is required.


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