GGE 2501: Dylan Staveley-Watson

The area surrounding Prince Edward County, Ontario, is part of the Township System. The sections form a grid pattern that runs off lake Ontario with the concessions intersecting with crossroads. This early form of system was formed in the mid 1800’s. In the entire south region of Saskatchewan, particularly in the region surrounding Yellow Grass, it is easy to notice the plain square grid patterns of the Dominion Land Survey System. The DLSS have lines running from north to south and range lines from east to west. It is then broken up in 36 sections and each of these into 4 quarter sections. Each quarter section is then broken into 16 sub-divisions.   This system was established in the late 1800’s. In the area surrounding Sainte-Louise Quebec it is a very distinct example of the Seigneurial System. The long and narrow parcels represent the land division of inherited land of the original owners. This area representing the Seigneurial System would be originall...

Reflective Blog 4, The main topic of discussion in our class since our last Blog entry has been the professional industry and the associations that are present within these professional jobs. Our class has mainly focused on the surveying profession and has discussed the factors of what it means to be a professional in the surveying field. When it comes to being considered a professional there are many personal and business responsibility’s that must be met in order to maintain a professional status. In the surveying profession it is critical that the land surveyor abide by the rules laid out by the professional organization. This guarantees the client has the highest standard quality of work.   The clients put their trust in the professional to complete the work to a certain standard, with a fair price tag, and represent them with the proper knowledge in legal systems. To ensure that these professional values are being met, associations are formed within the professional fi...

Task Blog Entry 6 I examined the case between John Chisholm and Keith Watson, found: Chisholm v. Watson, et al, 2011 ONSC 3600 (CanLII), < http://canlii.ca/t/flsbs >, retrieved on 2020-02-17 This case involves two parities, the plaintiff John Chisholm and the defendant Keith Watson. The case had been brought to court because a boundary survey that was completed by Keith Watson and was thought to be wrong by John Chisholm. In thinking so Mr. Chisholm decided to sue Mr. Watson for negligence. Leading up to the case Chisholm had gone through some trouble in purchasing the land that was adjacent to his property. He was later informed that another party had purchased the land and had completed two severances on the property adjacent to his. Upon hearing this news, Mr. Chisholm decided to scrutinize the property line between his property and the severed land. This led to Mr. Chisholm to sue Mr. Watson for negligence. The judge in this case ruled in favour of the...

Task Blog Entry 5  The paper; The Mapping Accuracy Of Low-Cost UAV- Based Laser Scanner System: A Case Study Of Hokuyo Utm30lx Laser Scanner is written by Anh Thu Thi Phan. Anh Thu Thi Phan is from the Department of Geomatics Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology- Vietnam National University located in Vietnam. His background is in Civil and Geomatics Engineering and in having an engineering background I would interpret this paper as being correct and well researched providing valid information.

Reflective Blog 2 Dylan Staveley-Watson Cadastral Surveying is the specialty of establishing and re-establishing property boundaries. A Cadastral Surveyor will attempt to create and re-create boundaries in a way that is acceptable by the laws and will establish these boundaries by creating legal documents,   plans of survey and placing physical monuments in the ground. It is important that the surveyor strictly follows these laws in the chance that a legal dispute was to occur between adjacent land owners. If the case were to be brought to civil court   the surveyors job is to act as non partial interpretation to give a professional opinion of where the boundary may be and his/her practices may be called to question. There are many different types of boundaries within Canadian law: Parcels, Jurisdictions, Zones, Administrative Areas and Indigenous Areas. A Cadastral Surveyor may be called to establish, re-establish or delineate any of these boundary types. In par...

Task Blog Entry 4 Clean Water and Sanitation: Clean Water and Sanitation is a major concern within of government organizations around the globe. Many communities struggle with access to clean water supplies and sanitation systems. An effective land administration could put certain rules in place to preserve certain segments of land in order to preserve natural water reservoirs or wetlands. This would allow the communities to have access to safe and clean drinking water. Affordable and Clean Energy: Affordable and Clean Energy is in high demand all over the world. In many places people live without electricity, this may put a strain on the daily lives of citizens. A proper land administration system could ensure that land is delegated for the use of clean energy. Also give incentives for landowners to construct affordable clean energy platforms, that may benefit communities as well as produce an income. Infrastructure and Industry: Developing infrastructure and...