DMC NAK

• What is the title of the document issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines regarding land survey procedures?


  Manual on Land Survey Procedures
• What is the purpose of the Manual on Land Survey Procedures?


  To provide guidance and compliance procedures for land surveys
• What is the administrative order number associated with the Revised Regulations on Land Surveys?

  DENR Administrative Order No. 2007-29
• What are the two classifications of control surveys as per the Manual?

  • Geodetic Control Surveys
  • Project Control Surveys
• What system should Geodetic Control Surveys be conducted in?


  Philippine Reference System of 1992 (PRS 92)
• What type of receivers are required for conducting Geodetic Control Surveys?


  Survey grade GNSS receivers
• What must be done with the survey instruments before their use?

  Calibration/testing and registration
• Who recommends the project area for Geodetic Control Surveys?


  The Regional Executive Director (RED)
• Who must be authorized to conduct the Geodetic Control Survey?


  A qualified professional as per RA 8560
• What document must be issued by the NAMRIA Administrator for a survey?


  Survey Order
• What signals the start of survey activities for a contractor?

  A copy of the Contract with the Notice to Proceed
• What are the three basic components of the Geodetic Control Survey Party?


  1. Project Main Office
  2. Survey Control Team
  3. Lot Survey Team
• What must be included in the Geodetic Network Design?


  Old Project Control Points and new control points
• Who has the right to inspect and supervise the operations of the survey team?

  The RED and/or the RTD for Lands
• What are the stages of activities in a Cadastral Survey?


  1. Project Control Survey
  2. Political Boundary Survey
  3. Lot Surveys
• What is the purpose of a Project Control Survey?


  To establish main and subsidiary controls over the cadastral project area
• What does a Political Boundary Survey establish?


  Political boundary monuments defining boundary lines
• What is the purpose of Lot Surveys?


  To determine individual lot boundaries for title acquisition
• What must be done with cadastral maps and List of Claimants for lands not subject to private ownership?


  They are identified as Reservations, Forestland, etc.
• When is a cadastral survey project considered in progress?


  From the issuance of Survey Order until final approval of survey returns
• What accuracies must all Cadastral Survey Projects be conducted in?

  Accuracies required under Section 29, DAO No. 2007-29
• Who issues cadastral survey project numbers?


  LMB (Land Management Bureau)
• What instruments are required for Project Control and Municipal Boundary Survey?

  Instruments as per Section 21, DAO No. 2007-29
• What is sufficient for conducting Barangay Boundary Survey and Lot Surveys?


  Use of ETS (Electronic Total Station)
• What must be done if ETS instruments are used?


  Control survey must be conducted as per Section 45
• What are the changes that may occur in the organization of the survey party during a cadastral survey?


  • Survey Control Team may serve as Lot Survey Team after approval
  • Reconnaissance Team may serve as Political Boundary Survey Team
  • Monument Setting Team may split into two groups for different tasks
• What must be collated for data research and old monuments inventory?


  The list of approved surveys and their statuses
• What must geodetic engineers submit within sixty days of an order for ongoing isolated surveys?


  A list of surveys in progress
• What must be submitted to the concerned LMS for verification within four months?


  Field notes, computations, and sketches of isolated surveys
• What happens if surveys are submitted after four months?


  They must be accompanied by a satisfactory explanation
• What should the CENRO do upon approval of the survey contract?


  Cease issuing survey authority over parcels within the project
• What should the Cadastral Survey Management Plan (CSMP) include?


  • Project Management Plan
  • Technical Plan (excluding gravity measurements)
  • Estimated area and number of lots
• What are the preliminary activities in a cadastral survey project?

  1. Organization of Cadastral Survey Party
  2. Posting of general public notice
  3. Inauguration of Cadastral Survey Project
  4. Data research and information drive
• What is the purpose of the general public notice in a cadastral survey?


  To inform the community about the survey project
• What must the Geodetic Engineer/Contractor attach to the general notice?


  A certification of posting
• Who must countersign the certification of posting?

  The Municipal/City Mayor and the Barangay Chairman
• What are the two kinds of notices mentioned in the document?

  General notice and lot claimant’s notice
• What is included in the General Public Notice?


  • Copies in Filipino, English, and local dialect
  • General information on the project
  • Distribution and posting in conspicuous places
  • Copies sent to barangay, municipal, and provincial authorities
• Where should the General Public Notice be posted?


  In conspicuous places in the barangay and municipal building
• What must the Geodetic Engineer/Contractor attach to the General Public Notice?


  A certification of posting