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Site Surveying Foundations

Build the habits that make practical instruction more useful.

Four focused study blocks Self-paced digital learning

WHAT THIS OFFER IS FOR

A concise digital foundation for learners who need the vocabulary, data discipline and pre-start routine before working through real instrument workflows.

INCLUDED

  • Control and coordinate context
  • Reading and preparing set-out information
  • Field-file and record discipline
  • Independent-check planning

BY THE END

  • Prepare a small task with more structure
  • Understand why checks are built into surveying workflow
  • Arrive at Practical Surveying Workshops ready to practice

INITIAL CURRICULUM

Four study blocks before supervised instrument practice

Use these concise blocks to build the language, preparation habits and checking mindset that make a practical workshop more valuable.

01

Video lesson + task-plan template · 35 min

Irish site workflow and drawing readiness

Prepare a task from the latest approved information and recognise when a question must be escalated.

  • Drawing title, revision, task boundary and datum
  • Dimensions, levels, coordinates and notes
  • Site communication and handover expectations
02

Screen walkthrough + guided exercise · 40 min

Control, coordinates and data discipline

Describe the role of control and prepare a clear file, naming and check plan before a field task.

  • Control information and project instruction
  • Coordinate context and file hygiene
  • Independent checks and short field records
03

Instrument demonstration + decision guide · 45 min

Total Station and GNSS preparation

Recognise the preparation checks and reliability questions that precede supervised Total Station or GNSS/GPS work.

  • Tripod, centring, levelling and height entries
  • Orientation, residuals and separate checks
  • GNSS control context, obstructions and reliability risks
04

Screen walkthrough + document exercise · 40 min

From field observation to QA handover

Build a basic, truthful record of what was observed, checked, reported and still requires review.

  • Field records and as-built evidence
  • QA checklists and issue escalation
  • Clear task summaries for engineer and site-team handover

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