# Competences — land surveyor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d8e502b4-1be6-4d10-a224-151688f8f0c8).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **adjust surveying equipment** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **calibrate electronic instruments** (skill/competence)
- **cartography** (knowledge)
- **civil engineering** (knowledge)
- **compare survey computations** (skill/competence)
- **conduct land surveys** (skill/competence)
- **determine property boundaries** (skill/competence)
- **document survey operations** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **ensure compliance with safety legislation** (skill/competence)
- **geodesy** (knowledge)
- **geomatics** (knowledge)
- **mathematics** (knowledge)
- **mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products** (knowledge)
- **operate surveying instruments** (skill/competence)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **perform surveying calculations** (skill/competence)
- **prepare surveying report** (skill/competence)
- **record survey data** (skill/competence)
- **surveying** (knowledge)
- **surveying methods** (knowledge)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **topography** (knowledge)
- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise architects (skill/competence)
- advise on mining environmental issues (skill/competence)
- apply digital mapping (skill/competence)
- collect data using GPS (skill/competence)
- collect geological data (skill/competence)
- collect mapping data (skill/competence)
- compile GIS-data (skill/competence)
- conduct research before survey (skill/competence)
- create cadastral maps (skill/competence)
- create GIS reports (skill/competence)
- create thematic maps (skill/competence)
- design scientific equipment (skill/competence)
- develop geological databases (skill/competence)
- geographic information systems (knowledge)
- geography (knowledge)
- geology (knowledge)
- interpret geophysical data (skill/competence)
- photogrammetry (knowledge)
- prepare geological map sections (skill/competence)
- process collected survey data (skill/competence)
- quantity surveying (knowledge)
- study aerial photos (skill/competence)
- urban planning law (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use geographic information systems (skill/competence)
- value properties (skill/competence)