Thursday, January 21, 2010

Difference Datum

This land owner want us to counter checked his land boundary because somebody told him that his land still has another 200 acres in the jungle. He very excited because there are many expensive log can be abstracted out if the boundary is really 200 acres. He could not sleep well because of this information. His man on the ground also excited because perhaps his boss will give extra BONUS for the "value" information.

The management team told me they personal saw the boundary line by the forest officer in the computer map. This is why the management team very confidence there are another 200 acres in the jungle and further more they passed me the coordinate to assist me. However, all the dreams and bonus disappeared when I found the first mark near the old drain.

The land owner and the management team always called me what was the progress of my survey but unluckily to them because all the boundary marks fall near to old drain about 4-5m and all the big log just stand behind of these boundary marks.
On the last of my survey, I told the management team that even GPS is an intelligent tool in detection position but when come on cadastral survey. It will another story because the GPS system have not yet implemented on title survey where JUPEM is trying to do currently.

The coordinate given by the forest officer is incorrectly because of difference datum and this is why they said the land in jungle. The management disagreed with the mark found on the ground and claimed perhaps somebody misplace it. I told them these marks were planted before Malaya independant where the survey was carried out in year 1927. During that period, they were using chain with theodolite and further more the area is hilly. Those day surveyor and his team really worked and the mark we found is the evidence.


2 comments:

arif said...

juga perkara yg sama berlaku kepada saya semasa survey lot permohonan tanah berdekatan dgn lojing,gua musang.haiya.......at the beginning kene gaduh2 dulu untuk buktikan yg kita as a surveyor sudah buat kerja dengan betul...

what a nice experience.hahaha...

lkc_lai said...

No easy to become a land surveyor sampai nak gaduh....nasib baik tak keluar parang.