SURCON Technologist study plan

Map the Domain 1 and Domain 3 exam objectives into a personal checklist and mark each item as known, shaky, or unknown

Define and correctly distinguish horizontal and vertical control, traverse, triangulation, and GNSS static versus RTK workflows

Compute a closed traverse angular misclosure and distribute it using the equal-correction method on a worked example

Convert between grid, geodetic, and geocentric coordinates for a single point using published projection parameters

Explain the role of reference frames and datums and convert coordinates between a local datum and a modern terrestrial reference frame

Describe GNSS observation types, error sources, and mitigation (ionosphere, troposphere, multipath, satellite geometry) and interpret DOP values

Outline a leveling network adjustment and identify the purpose of redundant observations and least squares

List the components of a topographic survey deliverable (surface model, contours, breaklines, feature codes) and the quality checks applied to each

Trace the cadastral survey workflow from field evidence collection through boundary determination to plan lodgment

Identify the types of boundary evidence and rank their weight in boundary re-establishment

Describe how a survey plan and its associated dataset are structured and what attributes link parcels to the register

Compare subdivision, consolidation, and easement survey requirements and the plan type each produces

Explain the principles of a land registration system, including the distinction between title registration and deed registration

Describe the register, parcel identifier, and cadastral index, and how they stay consistent with the survey record

Identify the statutory duties of a surveyor when lodging a plan, including certification, accuracy statements, and disclosure of discrepancies

Apply a conflict-of-interest and record-keeping scenario to the relevant professional conduct obligations

Summarize the surveyor's duties to the public, clients, and the profession, and distinguish them where they conflict

Describe the purpose and process of a professional standards or disciplinary investigation and the surveyor's obligations during it

Explain continuing professional development, competence limits, and the duty to decline work outside one's competence

Apply privacy and data-handling obligations to cadastral records and client survey data

Re-establish a lost boundary corner from recorded bearings and distances and from physical evidence, and document the reasoning

Compute a parcel area from coordinates and reconcile it against the recorded area, explaining acceptable tolerances

Describe the accuracy standards and positional uncertainty statements expected in cadastral and engineering surveys

Identify common sources of cadastral plan error and the correction or amendment process for each

Describe the geoid, ellipsoid, and height systems and convert between ellipsoidal and orthometric heights

Explain map projection distortion and select an appropriate projection for a given survey extent

Outline a control survey specification covering accuracy class, observation method, redundancy, and reporting

Interpret survey measurement uncertainty and propagate error through a simple traverse

Complete a timed 100-question mixed mock exam across all four domains and score each domain separately

Review every missed item and classify the cause as knowledge gap, misread question, or calculation error

Revisit the weakest two objectives from the week 1 checklist and close them with targeted practice

Recite the key formulas, tolerances, and statutory duties from memory in a single condensed sheet