S+SNZ Spatial Measurement study plan

Define the statutory and planning instruments that govern land subdivision and urban development in New Zealand, writing each in one sentence from memory.

Compute site yield, net/gross site area, and dwelling density for three worked subdivision layouts.

Sketch a compliant lot layout showing roading hierarchy, servicing corridors, and open-space provision.

List the design inputs (gradient, access, sunlight, stormwater) that constrain a lot layout and state how each changes the design.

Compare five urban design principles (legibility, connectivity, amenity, density, character) and give a measurable indicator for each.

Outline the resource consent process step by step, from application lodgement through to decision and appeal.

Distinguish permitted, controlled, restricted discretionary, discretionary, and non-complying activity status and classify ten short scenarios.

Identify the matters a planner must address under the relevant national direction and regional policy statement.

Explain how the Resource Management Act framework interacts with cadastral boundary definition and subdivision consent.

Summarise the purpose and content of a survey plan dataset and a cadastral survey report.

Describe the role of the Surveyor-General, the cadastral survey rules, and the audit/accreditation pathway.

Interpret ten common cadastral abbreviations and annotation conventions found on survey plans.

Reconstruct boundary definition principles: original marks, undisturbed evidence, and the hierarchy of evidence when re-establishing a boundary.

Compute bearings, distances, and misclose for a closed boundary traverse and apply an acceptable adjustment.

Calculate areas of irregular parcels using coordinate (shoelace) and offset methods and reconcile the results.

Explain the difference between a fixed boundary, a boundary defined by survey, and an accretion or erosion boundary.

Identify the records and field evidence you would gather before redefining a disputed rural boundary.

Set out a horizontal curve and a vertical curve given design parameters, computing tangent, arc, and chainage values.

Compute earthwork volumes by average end area and by prismoidal method for a short road segment.

Convert between grid, ground, and ellipsoidal distances and state when each correction applies.

Draft a setting-out schedule for a road centreline with at least eight stations, including cut/fill notes.

Evaluate GNSS positioning methods (static, rapid static, RTK, network RTK) against accuracy, baseline length, and use case.

Compute a level run with reduced levels from field bookings and assess the misclose against a stated tolerance.

Quantify the effect of scale factor, projection distortion, and refraction on measured distances and angles.

Explain how a total station and digital level observation set is checked for blunders before adjustment.

Describe hydrographic survey operations: sounding methods, tide and datum reduction, and position referencing.

Convert soundings to a common chart datum and quantify the uncertainty introduced by tide reduction.

Define coordinate reference systems, projections, and datum transformations, and select the correct one for three stated datasets.

Perform a spatial overlay and a buffer analysis workflow description with accuracy and topology checks.

Classify vector versus raster data models by their appropriate use cases.

Recall and self-test every domain with 60 written questions, scoring each domain separately.

Re-work the lowest-scoring domain's weak points until each item is explained correctly without notes.

Summarise each of the seven domains onto a single revision sheet of key formulas, standards, and definitions.