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OFSCIEnCEAno TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND THE BUILTENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
QUALIFICATIONS:BACHELOROF GEOMATICS, DIPLOMA IN GEOMATICS
QUALIFICATIONSCODES:07BGE0,06DGEO QUALIFICATIONSLEVEL:7 - 07BGEO, 6 - 06DGEO
COURSECODE: CASS20S
SESSION:JULY 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
COURSENAME: CADASTRALSURVEYING 1
PAPER:THEORY
MARKS: 100
SECONDOPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION QUESTIONPAPER
EXAMINER:
MrT. Makaza
MODERATOR:
Mr S. Sinvula
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
Calculators may be used as well as other drawing equipment.
THIS QUESTIONPAPERCONSISTSOF 4 PAGES(Including this front page)
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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 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 5 powers and duties of the Surveyor-General.
(5)
(24]
Question 2
(a) What is the purpose of a demarcation survey?
(2
(b) State in terms of Act 33 of 1993 who is entitled to perform demarcation surveys.
(3)
(c) Outline 3 scenarios that may necessitate a beacon relocation/replacement survey.
(3)
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Question 3
(a) Describe the procedure that a person who wishes to acquire a portion of a public open space adjacent
to his/her erf for consolidation with his/her current erf would follow. Description should include the
processes involved and the professionals involved from initial identification of the portion of interest
up to and including the registration of the consolidated diagram.
(8)
(b) State the 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 3 conditions that must be satisfied for consolidation to be possible.
(3)
(d) Explain how erf diagrams and farm diagrams are filed in the Surveyor General's office.
(2)
(17}
Question 4
(a) State ANY 6 kinds of information contained in an erf register.
(6)
(b) The survey diagram is the fundamental registrable document prepared by a land surveyor. Name and
describe at least 4 types of survey diagrams.
(8)
(c) Indicate at least 5 types of information that is included on a working plan.
(5)
(d) What information does a working plan show to the examiner and other land surveyors?
(2)
(e) Describe ANY 3 characteristics of a noting plan.
(6)
(27}
Question 5
(a) State ANY 8 components of survey records.
(8)
(b) Name ANY 4 categories of coordinates that are found on a coordinate list.
(4)
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Question 6
(a} Mention 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 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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