Memory photo in 1998

I had graduated since 1998 and today I am able to meet some of my coursemates in facebook. This is the great of technology in net. Even through we are over the nation but this sosial network program enable us to "gather" again and share our view. It is a wonderful and important to meet our old friends since graduated.

This photo was taken in year 1998. Dinner with lecturers before convocation if I do not mistaken. According to my friend, some of them I need to greet with "Dr."

There are 2 licensed land surveyors in this photo. Photo was took in Polytech in Ipoh in year 1995 or 1996.

Oil & Gas Specialist in North Dakota

Oil & Gas industry has been rapidly growth since century ago and the successful of this industry depending on the specialist behind it. There are many surveying works involve in initial stage such as topography survey to enable the engineer to design the land. Demarcation and acquisition survey is another vital subject in this industry. The pipeline will go through the affected lot which involve of local land laws and it must be carried by those qualify licensed land surveyor. High tech equipment such as GPS is a compulsory tool to provide high accuracy control in this large scale project. The project can not afford to make any mistake which will cause delay and money matter.

Beside land surveyor specialist, the engineer role is important in land development such as roadway design and drainage analysis.

Oil & gas industry is huge and it needs a special team to manage the whole project. If you require the special team please kindly visit http://www.highlandseng.com/.

Setting out by Topcon Total Station GPT-3005

How to use Topcon total station GPT-3005 for setting out. Below is the prosidur to follow:-

1. Press “MENU” buttom
2. Choose “F2 :LAYOUT”
3. Input a file name for the job
4. Press “ESC” buttom to escape from the program
5. Choose “Menu” again
6. Select “F3 : MEMORY MGR”
7. Press “F4” to pagedown
8. Under Memory MGR choose “F1 : COORD. INPUT”
9. Select the file created in step 3 in above
10. Choose “F1 : NEZ”
11. Start input the point and follow by coordinate by N,E
12. Z can be ignored.

Setting out in construction project

Recently, one of my construction friends referred to me regarding the datum in cadastral.

According to JUPEM circular KPUP 6/1981, there are 3 types of datum.

First datum is 2 (two) old marks found in position where the difference in distance is 50mm in 40 meter length. These both old marks can be observed or computed cum one solar observation to prove the bearing. If the difference in bearing between solar and old is nearly perfect (10” – 30”) then there is your datum.

Second datum is 3 (three) old marks in position. The angle for first class survey is 10” and the second class is 30”. The distance can be directly observed or computed. For the case of computed, we need a solar observation to prove your bearing.

Third datum is by GPS but sorry I still do not know how to apply.

According to my friend, road & drain are from Engineer plan while building plan is from architect. When he superimposed these both digital data and noticed that both plans can not be matched. After thoroughly checked and found that the architect did not follow the actual boundary dimension. This is normal scenario and architect does not bother the boundary issue. They ensure that their structure design is within the boundary and the less is other professional business. Thus, land surveyor must justify ourselves before start set the structure according to their plan. The best solution is preparing a precomp plan and endorse by a Project Manager referring to architect plan.

Setting out in construction project where I can relate to fitting concept. In this case, each professional (land surveyor, engineer & architect) have own fitting. So, orientation plays an important role in apply for the setting out. Baseline is a main keyword for the whole concept.

Basically, baseline is a concept of comparison of new survey with old survey and land surveyor need to justify ourselves whether the marks are in position or otherwise. Land surveyor can not start from datum marks and make a conclusion that the others marks are out by coordinate method. Present cadastral survey in Malaysia is involving of bearing and distance unless JUPEM start using least square adjustment method in future. All the lots in the certified plan or PA must have mis-close and seldom have perfect mis-close unless the lot is small. This is the main reason why coordinate system can not apply. If the whole lot have mis-close of 0.3 m then one of the marks in coordinate will have 2 coordinates by difference in 0.3 m.

Once the land surveyor finds the perfect baseline (3 marks in position) then apply the orientation. Then coordinate system only can start apply in setting out and locate other old marks either in position or no.

Even though, presently digital data are available from the entire professional in cad format but land surveyor must be careful when using the data. Insertion of common point is important and we can not just insert where the datum started and will cause the whole structures or engineer/architect boundary also will shift into a direction.
The conclusion is look for a baseline before using coordinate system to set your structure in construction.

River reserve in Malaysia

I have a case that involve of river reserve and I understand that if the river go through the lot then we need to provide a reserve for the river. It is something like when we apply for sub-division or partition; we need to provide road reserve.

I read the National Land Code (NLC) 1965 under section 353, it stated that resurvey of land that having natural boundary such as river in my case but I could not find what is the allocation of the reserve.

Similar with NLC 1965 section 49, it also do not provide the provision of river reserve. Perhaps I should look into river enactment or can anybody help me from where I can get the information regarding river reserve provision.

There is a info stated that if the width of river is 20m then the reserve is one chain on both side from river bed. I do not how true of this fact and I need help from your all. Highly appreciated for you input.

Network software -Teamviewer

My TSM handheld GPS was no functioning when I was in Pahang. I through the signal was weak at the other site and I tested again in Melaka. The same result as appealed in Pahang.

Thus, I contacted the Mapinfo technical person and told him the problem. He wanted me to send my device to him but I was in Melaka. This Mapinfo guy is a very smart and good in computer. He suggested me to download “Teamviewer” from net and enable him to log into my computer without coming down to Melaka. It is a powerful tool in net and this is the first time I heard. It is something like hacker log in other computer.

What is Teamviwer? Teamviewer is a network software and it can be downloading from http://www.teamviewer.com/ and there are a few categories. One of them is free for uncommercial use. Once we have completed the download the program and run the program. The program will provide an ID and password. Call you partner and pass these 2 items to him/her then connection will be linked once others side key in the ID and password.

We are able to log in other friend pc by using this program even we are far in distance and this is the leverage of internet. You are able to see all the data and in fact you are control from other side. It is really powerful and useful communication tool.

Once the Teamviewer linked, I can see the Mapinfo guy able to check my pc system and the mouse is moving itself (control by Mapinfo guy). Have a try on this program and it should be helpful to our industry.

Road map in Title Survey Module

This is the second time we realised that the road maps in title survey module was no accurate being inserted into the system. The first I found was in Negeri Sembilan when I input the lot and noticed that the road was inside the lot. I worried why the road can fall inside the lot but when we went to side and found that the road alignment was outside of the lot.


The second experience was in Pahang recently. The lot nearly divided the lot into 2 as attached photo.

However, we are able to justify ourself that the road map in TSM is wrongly inserted because we found 3 boundaries marks on the ground with handheld GPS cum PA value in the system.