Construction > Measured surveys
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Code of Measuring Practice
06 July 2010
Long established and understood professional responsibilities to clients are matched by statutory obligations to users of property. It is a criminal offence for those involved in estate agency...
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What is a measured survey?
08 October 2007
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) provides this useful definition of a measured survey in its publication Definitions of Inspections and Surveys of Buildings(readers who experience difficulty viewing this...
Summary
Measured surveys are an accurate record of property, structures or land as they exist at the time of survey. They do not usually include conjecture, assumptions or designs. They are the result of direct measurement on site and are usually delivered in 2D or 3D digital formats. Traditionally regarded as the 'building block' of core information upon which all subsequent phases of planning, design and development are based, there is increasing recognition that measured surveys have an additional role to play in the establishment and maintenance of estate and building information systems.
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