CPPSSI4040Collect spatial data using a total station

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What an assessment for CPPSSI4040 must cover

24 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 6 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for spatial data collection.

  • 1.1Review project specifications, information and control marks and plan surveying tasks in consultation with appropriate persons.
  • 1.2Check site conditions to identify factors that could impact on operation of equipment.
  • 1.3Identify optimum equipment positions to improve accuracy and precision of measurements.
  • 1.4Comply with legislative and organisational requirements for workplace safety.

2 Operate total station.

  • 2.1Set up and check equipment according to manufacturer specifications.
  • 2.2Interpret equipment software menus and configurations and collect required spatial data and related attributes.
  • 2.3Measure identified survey components and reduce data according to job specifications.
  • 2.4Perform surveying calculations relating to height, distances, angles, bearings and coordinates
  • 2.5Measure and calculate basic spatial data based on control marks with known coordinates heights.
  • 2.6Validate and record legible measurements and computations according to job specifications and data collection plan.

3 Finalise spatial data collection.

  • 3.1Check and validate accuracy of spatial data by applying industry-accepted standards and procedures.
  • 3.2Take additional measurements where required and make adjustments to data to correct errors.
  • 3.3Download data and complete project documentation according to organisational requirements.
  • 3.4Store and file data in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements.

Performance evidence

  • a minimum of five 3-D traverse legs
  • resections to a minimum of four control points
  • spot level and detail surveys over a minimum of 500 m2 area
  • pick up building outlines using reflectorless radiations.

Knowledge evidence

  • methods for setting up, levelling and adjusting equipment
  • types, functions and accuracies of total stations used in surveying
  • methods for calculating spatial data and verifying its accuracy
  • mathematical concepts relating to algebra, trigonometry and geometry and their use in calculating basic spatial measurements
  • methods for downloading data collected using terrestrial technologies
  • formats and documentation used for recording spatial data collected using total stations.

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Questions about assessing CPPSSI4040

What does an assessment tool for CPPSSI4040 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSSI4040 needs to address all 24 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 6 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CPPSSI4040?

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