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n Am I BI A u n IVER s ITY
OFSCIEnCEAno TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENTOF LANDAND SPATIALSCIENCES
QUALIFICATIONS: BACHELOROF GEOMATICS, DIPLOMA IN GEOMATICS
QUALIFICATIONS CODES:07BGEO,06DGEO QUALIFICATIONS LEVEL: 7 - 07BGEO, 6 - 06DGEO
COURSE CODE: CAS520S
SESSION: JULY 2023
DURATION: 3 HOURS
COURSE NAME: CADASTRALSURVEYING 1
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER:
MrT. Makaza
MODERATOR:
Mr S. Sinvula
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
Calculator, ruler, pencil and eraser
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Cadastral Surveying 1
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Question 1
(a) Define Cadastral Surveying.
(4)
(b)
Explain how the need for land measurement and the need to keep records of claims to ownership of
individual land parcels arose in ancient Egypt.
(2)
(c)
"Because the cadastral system in Egypt developed around the definition of arable land, the system
became also quite important in re-establishing the delineated boundaries after the annual floods of
the Nile River washed away the evidence of land boundaries." Describe how these boundaries were
re-established after the annual floods.
(2)
(d)
Describe the purpose of the Land Survey Act 33 of 1993.
(1)
(e) Describe the four (4) duties of a Land Surveyor as per the Land Survey Act.
(8)
(f)
In countries like South Africa and Namibia, where natural and cultural features are few and far apart,
what is the practical method of demarcating properties?
(2)
(g) Outline any five (5) powers and duties of the Surveyor-General.
(5)
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Question 2
Describe the following types of demarcation surveys.
(a)
Beacon relocation
(2)
(b) Subdivision survey
(2)
(c) Sectional title surveys
(2)
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Question 3
(a) Define 'real servitude/praedial servitude'.
{2)
{b) State the two (2) terms given to two properties that are involved in a servitude such as a right of way
servitude. Indicate the correct term for each property.
(4)
(c) Mention three {3)conditions that must be satisfied for consolidation to be possible.
(3)
(d) What is the purpose of demarcation ?
(2)
(e) When a client wants his/her property beacons to be relocated or the property to be surveyed the
client appoints a land surveyor to do the necessary work. What are the four (4) typical steps that a
land surveyor follows in preparing to do the work?
(4)
[15)
Question 4
(a) State any six (6) kinds of information contained on a farm index card.
(6)
(b) The survey diagram is the fundamental registrable document prepared by a land surveyor. Mention
any seven (7) essential information that is shown on a diagram.
(7)
(c) Indicate at least four (4) scales which can be used to plot the figure of a diagram.
(4)
(d) What situation necessitates the preparation of a general plan rather than a diagram?
(2)
(e) With regards to a subdivision survey, explain what a mother diagram is.
(2)
(f)
Describe any three {3) characteristics of a noting plan.
(6)
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Question 5
(a) State any eight (8) components of survey records.
(b) Name any four (4) categories of coordinates that are found on a coordinate list.
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(8)
(4)
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Question 6
(a) Mention three (3) approaches to beaconing a servitude of uniform width.
(6)
(b) What is the importance of the subdivision sketch during examination at the Surveyor-General's
Office?
(2)
(c) Outline two (2) typical demarcation methods/scenarios encountered in ensuring that beacons are
placed in the correct positions as desired by a client. (Answer should indicate how coordinates are
obtained for each case).
(4)
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Question 7
Indicate what the following symbols denote on a working plan.
(a) single black circle
(1)
(b) double black circle
(1)
(c) double red circle
(1)
(d) circle with a cross
(1)
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