Showing papers on "Construction surveying published in 2009"

The networked rtk - changing techniques for gps surveying

Abstract: The land surveying community is about to enter a new era of control surveying. Traditional methods of Global Positioning System (GPS) static and single base Real Time Kinematic (RTK) control surveying found in most surveying and engineering projects, the recent integrated networks of reference stations interpolating corrections for the point of survey replacing the local base station. Rather than using densely spaced “permanent” or passive physical monumentation, now get the three dimensions controls from much sparser physical networks and establishing site coordinates utilizing the Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) system as truth. Providing professional surveying services in support of many of New York City’s major engineering department projects has provided a base of experience will be described and analyzed to demonstrate the great potential of the networked RTK as a powerful control surveying tool. The Queens’s drainage system, New York State Department of Design and Construction (NYSDDC) and Rockland County’s environmental study, Department of Environmental Conservations (NYSDEC) were accomplished utilizing this technique. This paper will discuss each project and provide a case study that included extensive accuracy quality control checking. This paper presents an applicable proto-type technique, considered mandatory, for the worldwide engineering projects. The reflection of the obtained results will soon give way to launch establishing controls for similar Egyptian projects such as the Geo-digital registration of the irrigation structures and the remote sensing applications for north coast lakes.

Data pre-processing program for building final surveying

Abstract: This article introduced the method and specification of the building final surveying.According to the currently concretely method of the field work and the indoor work about the Beijing building final surveying,and aiming at the detect of traditional method for building final surveying,a data pre-processing program for building final surveying was proposed.Its design,work flow and function were introduced too.At last,the application and prospect of this program were put forward.

Use of moral theory to analyse the RICS Nine Core Values and RICS Rules of Conduct

Abstract: Ethics is a vitally important issue for professionals. Ethics is a vitally important issue for professionals. The general public has trust and belief in professionals because of their professional knowledge and the high quality services that they can offer, but it is also due to their high level of conduct of the professionals. The aim of this paper is to discuss the use of moral theory as a framework to analyse the nine RICS Core Values (RICS, 2006) and the RICS Rules of Conduct for Members (RICS, 2007). The chosen moral theories aredeontology', 'utilitarianism' and 'virtue ethics'. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, comprising twelve chartered surveyors from the three major RICS disciplines: Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying and General Practice. Their views on the application of the moral theory to explain the RICS ethical principles were gathered. The interviewees have mixed opinion on the use of moral theory on explaining RICS Core Value sand Rules of Conduct. There is a slightly stronger view that deontology is the most suitable moral theory. This is because the surveyors do not know the outcome when they are working on it, so the best strategy is to ensure they have undertaken the process correctly. On the other hand, the interviewees who have been RICS members for longer and have more involvement with the RICS professional ethics tend to think that virtue ethics is the most appropriate theory to explain RICS ethical standards as they understand the importance of the correct 'result' and 'process'. The interviewees generally welcome the move from the 60-page RICS Rule Book to 10- page RICS Rules of Conduct. However, they have suggested some improvement, which is to refer to the separate Policies and Helpsheets on Handling Clients Money, Complaints Handling Procedures and Professional Indemnity Insurance in the Rules of Conduct.