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Common survey field mistakes to check before office review

A practical, advisory guide to the field-data issues that most often surface during office review. Use it as a prompt list — none of these checks is a compliance test, and a registered surveyor confirms what matters.

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Advisory only

Advisory and unverified — not for survey deliverables. A registered surveyor must confirm any output before it is relied on.

What SurveyMarkup can flag or organise

Missing or inconsistent feature codes
Height, prism and setup prompts
CRS mismatches and RL jumps to review

What it cannot prove or certify

It is not a compliance checklist
It does not certify a survey
It does not replace professional review

Missing or wrong feature codes

Uncoded or mis-coded points slow drafting and can hide structure. Reviewing codes early keeps linework clean.

Height, prism and instrument setup

Pole height, prism constant and target setup are easy to get wrong and worth a deliberate check before reduction.

Pole height entries
Prism / offset constants
F1/F2 spread and resection geometry

CRS metadata and RL jumps

A datum/zone mismatch or an unexplained RL jump is exactly the kind of thing to flag before a handoff. SurveyMarkup can surface these as prompts.

Worked example · synthetic

A reviewer runs through the checklist on a returned job.

What SurveyMarkup surfaces

Missing or mis-coded points
A prism-constant mismatch worth confirming
An unexplained RL jump between setups

Reviewer's call: Each item is a review prompt, not a compliance test. A registered surveyor confirms what matters.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a compliance checklist?

No. It is a practical, advisory prompt list. Compliance remains the responsibility of qualified professionals.

Can I give this to junior staff?

Yes — as a review-prompt aid. Final judgement still sits with a registered surveyor.

Does SurveyMarkup automate these checks?

It can surface several of these patterns as advisory prompts; the results stay unverified.

Related survey workflows

Survey field data checkingThe advisory checks behind the guide.Survey QA checklistThe full field-to-office checklist.Open the Report ReaderReview reports in the browser.DocumentationHow the tools work.

Related next steps

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