Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for data collection
- Locate and review relevant legislative/regulatory, enterprise requirements and background information for site/project
- Locate and interpret specifications for spatial and environmental data collection
- Develop a data collection plan in accordance with specifications and relevant requirements
- Establish codes for environmental attributes
- Assemble equipment and check that it is fit for purpose
- Confirm plan with supervisor, as necessary
- Safely collect GPS and environmental data
- Set up environmental measuring instruments on site and perform pre-use/calibration checks
- Set up GPS equipment with correct datum and projection settings
- Operate instruments/equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications and enterprise procedures
- Determine conditions for obtaining optimum GPS positions
- Collect point positional data in accordance with data collection plan
- Attribute environmental data for each location
- ‘Ground truth’ GPS data using maps, aerial photos and/or satellite imagery
- Verify environmental data, identify atypical results and review procedures/troubleshoot equipment, as necessary
- Report data and finalise documentation
- Use appropriate GPS software to download and process GPS and environmental data and extract required information
- Use specified quality tests and enterprise procedures to check acceptability of environmental data
- Report location and environmental data using required formats and within the expected timeframe
- Complete all required documentation
- Maintain the security and confidentiality of data and documentation in accordance with enterprise requirements