Module 1: Professional Scope, Records, and Survey Types - Worked Examples

These scenarios practice survey classification, scope definition, document requests, and professional responsibility before field mobilization.

Fence Construction on an Existing Titled Parcel

A client presents a title and asks the Geodetic Engineer to locate the existing property corners so a perimeter fence can be constructed. No new lots are proposed.

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Dividing One Parent Lot into Three Saleable Lots

An owner asks to split one registered parent parcel into three resulting lots for future registration and sale.

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Combining Two Adjacent Registered Lots

A client owns two adjacent titled lots and wants one resulting parcel for a planned development.

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Title Copy Without an Approved Survey Plan

A client supplies a photocopy of a title containing a technical description but has no copy of the approved survey plan.

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Representative Requests Survey Access

A property owner's representative hires the surveyor and asks the crew to enter a gated parcel immediately.

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Client Reports a Boundary Dispute at an Existing Fence

Two neighbors disagree about a fence. The client asks the Geodetic Engineer to “prove the fence is illegal.”

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Selecting Deliverables for a Boundary Verification

A lender requests confirmation of parcel geometry and visible building position but does not ask for new parcel creation.

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Preventing a Wrong-Lot Mobilization

A client says “survey Lot 12,” but the title shows Lot 12-B while an old sketch in the email is labeled Lot 12-A.

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