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1. 1" Question: Standard accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. In Primary traverse the
theodolite least reading is
2. 1" Question: Standard accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. In Secondary traverse, the
theodolite least reading is
3. 1" Question: Standard Accuracy for conventional instruments in surveying. The azimuth reading for
the Primary traverse is
4. 1/5,000 - Tertiary Control relative error using new survey technology shall not be greater
5. 1/10,000 - Secondary Control relative error using new survey technology shall not be greater
6. 1/20,000 - New survey technology, the Primary Control relative error shall not be greater
7. 1)Cancellation -Surveys later i. Survey for the purpose of land registration covering non-alienable and disposable area;
found to be erroneously and/or ii. Previously approved surveys of different claimants per order of the court;
spuriously approved and notin iii. Previously approved subdivision covering surveyed and registered landsfound to be
accordance with the purpose for erroneously executed and/or not in conformity with the owner'sagreement; and
which it was authorized may be iv. Surveys executed in violation of this Regulation
cancelled, as in:
8. 1.For steel tapes: two (2) years or up to three (3) breaks, whichever comes earlier;
9. 1 minute Question: Standard accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. In tertiary transverse, the
engineers' transit least reading is
10. 1 traverse if no mention Question: Standard Accuracy for secondary control the number of observation position with 1
second theodolite is
11. 2) Amendment - Any survey or plan may be corrected and amended by administrativeaction of the approving
official, provided, in the case of amendment affecting anuntitled land parcel boundary, the land
claimant or registered owner and adjoining landclaimant or registered owner consent to said
amendment. Amendment surveys cover unregistered lands for purposes of changing the
boundary lines and by increasing or decreasing the number of corners and lots without
affecting the original area.
12. 2.For engineer's transits and three (3) years;
optical and electronic
theodolites:
13. 2 traverse if no mention Question: standard accuracy for Primary control the number of observation position with one
second theodolite.
14. 3.For EDM and ETS: two (2) years.
15. 3)Rejection -Surveys found to be covering previously approved survey and/or in-alienable areas when
plotted on the projection map may be rejected.
16. 4 Standard accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. In astronomical observation of
primary traverse, the number of series in the evening is
17. 4.For GNSS Receiver: two (2) years.
18. 4)Political Boundary Monuments: a)Provincial Boundary Monuments (PBM),
b)City Boundary Monuments (CBM),
c)Municipal Boundary Monuments (MBM),
d)Barangay Boundary Monuments (BBM);
19. 5 cm per km Question: Standard accuracy for primary traverse using conventional instruments, the lines error
of closure not to exceed
20. 5 cm per km - Primary control linear error using new survey technology, shall not exceed
21. 5) Triangulations a)Bureau of Lands/Lands Management Services,
Station established by: b)BCGS/NAMRIA,
c)United States Army Corps of Engineers
d)US Coast and Geodetic Survey,
e)Other organizations, the work of which is of acknowledged standard
22. 6 D/R for interior and Question: Standard accuracy in Primary Control the number observation in a sets with 20" 30" transit is
exterior angles
23. 6) Primary stations of ...
approved Cadastral
Surveys;
24. 7) Friar Lands ...
reference Monuments
(Mon) and Old Survey
Monuments (OSM);
25. 8) Church towers, ...
historical monuments
and other prominent
permanent structures
of known position;
26. 8 or 4 Standard accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. In astronomical observation if primary traverse,
the number of series in the morning is
27. 10 cm per km Question: Standard accuracy for secondary traverse using conventional instruments, the lines error of
closure not to exceed
28. 10 cm per km - Secondary control linear error using new survey technology, shall not exceed
29. 10" to 15" Question: Standard Accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. The azimuth reading for Secondary
traverse is
30. 12 mm multiplied by Question: Primary vertical by square root of distance control using new survey technology shall not
square root of exceed
distance
31. 20 cm per km - Tertiary control linear error using new survey technology shall not exceed.
32. 20 cm per km Question: Standard accuracy for Tertiary Traverse using conventional instrument, the linear error of closure
not to exceed
33. 20" to 30" Standard accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. In secondary traverse, the engineers' transit least
reading is
34. 20" to 30" Standard accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. In primary traverse, the engineers' transit least
reading
35. 30" to 1 minute Question: Standard Accuracy for conventional surveying instruments. The azimuth reading for tertiary is
36. a.Base Map - shall be a map showing certain fundamental information, used as a base upon which additional data of
specialized nature are compiled. The standard base maps of thePhilippines shall be classified into regional,
provincial, city, municipal and barangay boundary map. For those with approved cadastre, the base maps
shall be MunicipalBoundary and Index Map (MBIM), Barangay Boundary and Index Map (BBIM),
andCadastral Maps (CM).
37. a.Conventional which shall refer to the instruments in the conduct of traverse, triangulation, and trilateration and other
surveying instruments terrestrial-based surveying methods.
38. a. Local Plane - also known as the "floating" reference systemwherein the surveys are referred to location monuments with
Coordinate System no definite geodetic positionsand no subsequent adjustment to the basic geodetic control network. These
(LPCS) reference pointsare established as the need arises, per survey project (Public Land Subdivision,
GroupSettlement, Townsites, etc.) or per locality or municipality, wherein the relative positionamong the
control points within the same system can be determined.
39. a. Luzon 1911 Datum - shall refer to the Triangulation Station Balanacan located inMarinduque Province which has the following
description:Coordinates: Latitude = N 13 deg. 33 min. 41.000 s ec.Longitude = E 121 deg. 52 min. 03.000 sec.
40. Amendment Surveys - shall refer to the surveys covering untitled/undecreed properties by changing the number of lots thereof
without affecting the original technical description of the boundary
41. a. Original Certificate shall be issued by the LMB after thecalibration. A National Database on survey instruments shall be
of Instrument established andmaintained/updated by the LMB.The validity of registration shall be:
Registration (CIR)
42. Approval of Survey ...
and Project Control
43. a.Survey Authority - shall be valid for a period of 6 months from the time of its issuance up tosubmission of the corresponding
survey returns.
44. AUTHORITY FROM In case of owner or claimant of a property covered by a previously approved survey within a cadastral
THE REGIONAL project desire changes or subdivision, he shall secure
TECHNICAL
DIRECTOR FOR
LANDS
45. Authority to conduct - The GE shall first secure a survey order or survey authority before conducting surveys of lands of the
surveys in lands of the public domain.
public domain
46. b.Aerial which are used in aerial triangulation, compilation andfeature extraction using aerial photograph high-
photogrammetric precision cameras mounted on an aircraft.
instruments
47. Barangay Boundary - is a base map coextensive with acadastral case for each barangay prepared for each cadastral case (one
and Index Maps (BBIM) barangay is equal to one case)in a convenient scale on drafting film or other stable transparent materials in
the same size as acadastral map. Other pertinent information shall be included as required by the Manual
of Procedures
48. b.Cadastral Map - are those which shows all lots and other details of the cadastral survey within the quadrant.
49. Be indicated on the - The area in conflict between the property undergoing survey in previous approved survey not yet
plan of the previous patented or decreed be survey as separate lot and shall be
Survey by the DENR
50. Below 1,500 hectares Question: Standard accuracy for Tertiary traverse using conventional instrument, the project area to be
controlled is
51. Below 15,000 hectares Question: Standard accuracy for Secondary traverse using conventional instruments, the project area to be
controlled is
52. between 100m to Question: standard accuracy for traverse spacing of stations in Secondary Control, using conventional
500m instruments, is
53. between 100m to Question: standard accuracy for traverse spacing of stations in Primary Control, using conventional
1000m instruments, is
54. Blacklisting of Geodetic
Engineering Practitioners
55. B.Lot CornerMonuments
56. Bodies of Water
57. b. Philippine Plane
Coordinate System
(PPCS)/Luzon 1911,
58. b. PRS92 Datum
59. b. Renewal of CIR may be
issued by the LMS
concerned after the usual
recalibration thereof.A
copy of the renewed CIR
shall be furnished to the
LMB for updating the
NationalDatabase on
Surveying Instruments.
60. b. Survey Order
61. Buffer Zone
62. c. A copy of the CIR shall
be furnished the LMS at
the start of every year for
indexing purposes.
63. Cadastral and Isolated
Surveys
- Firms, companies, partnerships, associations, corporations or individual practicing GE's who abandon
DENR bid survey projects without reasonable cause shall be barred from participating in the bidding of
other survey project sand in the actual conduct of such surveys. The LMB/LMS shall pursue the
necessary and appropriate legal actions through the PRC - Board of Geodetic Engineering and the
proper Court against the said erring practitioners/firms. The LMB/LMS shall likewise publish/post the
list of delinquent surveying companies or practitioners and may impose sanctions such as non
acceptanceof the survey returns of isolated surveys submitted for verification and approval. Blacklisted
practitioners may be reinstated upon completion of the project and in accordance with the Manual of
Procedure.
1)Standard concrete monuments.
2)Concrete posts which are part of the fence when not less than ten centimeters indiameter, or metal
pipes not less than two centimeters in outside diameter.
3)Living edible fruit trees not less than fifteen (15) centimeters in diameter or trees belonging to the first
group (as per Forestry Timber Classification) with diameter from fifteen to fifty (15-50) centimeters.
4)Points of masonry or concrete walls.
5)Immovable or fixed hard rock or boulders with exposed surfaced of more than one meter in diameter.
6)Pegs either made of wood or steel, being of a composition that will resist destruction byfire, natural
corrosion or decay with at least 50 millimeters square in cross-section for atleast 1.00 millimeters from
the top and not less than 400 millimeters in length
-In the preparation of plans and maps, all bodies of water such asarroyos, esteros, creeks, rivers, lakes,
ponds, pools and the likes, found adjacent or within the lot,shall be properly indicated.
also known as the PhilippineTransverse Mercator (PTM) , are transformed from geographic to grid
coordinates on theLuzon 1911 Datum, determined through astronomical observations. PPCS-PTM was
adopted as the coordinate system in the Philippines pursuant to Lands Circular No. 64, datedJune 30,
1965 with the following characteristics:Spheroid : Clarke 1866Projection: Transverse Mercator, in Zones
of twodegrees net widthPoint of Origin : Intersection of the Equator and the Central Meridianof each
zone, with Northing of 0 meter and an Easting of 500,000 metersScale factor at the Central Meridian:
0.99995
- shall refer to the modified Luzon 1911 Datum which was adopted as thedatum for PRS92. Upon full
implementation of PRS92, the PRS92 Datum (adjusted Luzon1911 Datum) shall be the sole datum to be
used in all surveys and mapping in the country.The PRS92 Datum shall have the following
description:Spheroid: Clarke 1866Geoid-Spheroid Separation:0.34 metersCoordinates:Latitude = N 13
deg. 33 min. 41.000 sec.Longitude = E 121 deg. 52 min. 03.000 sec.
...
-shall be valid within the period as stipulated thereon.
- shall refer to a strip of land with natural or established vegetation, which provides an added layer of
protection to the natural forest including mangrove forest. This shall besurveyed and established using
standards provided for by existing laws, monumented on the groundand properly indicated on the map.
...
- A national inventory and conversion into digital database of all approved land surveys in the country
shall be conducted by the LMB/LMS. It shall comprise the national land spatial index (Land Information
Map) which the LMB is mandated to establish.
64. Cadastral and -For purposes of documenting the boundary agreement process, the Parcel Identification Sheet is adopted for use
Isolated Surveys by all participating claimants in original isolated and cadastral land surveys, while in isolated subdivision or
consolidation surveys of undecreed or untitled properties, only the participating survey claimants within the lot
being surveyed shall be involved, unless there is only one survey claimant, in which case the single claimant's
signature is indicative of his/ her acceptance of the established boundaries.
65. Cadastral Map - shall refer to a map made as a result of a Cadastral Survey, drawn to appropriate scale and showing all land
(CM) parcels and important natural and man-made features within a municipality/project, for purposes of describing
and recording ownership.
66. Cadastral Maps - The CM, as a base map, shall serve as the primary source of land cadastre.
(CM)
67. Cadastral - The progress map based on the control survey of the projectshall be made on reproducible materials of stable
Progress Map base as prescribed in the Manual of Procedures.
68. Cadastral - shall refer to the survey made to determine the metes and bounds of all parcels within an entire municipality or
Surveys city for land registration and other purposes.
69. Cadastral - The GE shall be guided by factors of efficiency and effectiveness in selecting the surveying methods and
Surveys equipment in order to attain the following accuracies:
a.The establishment of Controls and Political Boundary Survey (municipal) shall be in accordance with the 3rd
order (Primary Control) accuracy requirement. The BarangayBoundary Survey shall be in 4th Order (Secondary
Control) accuracy.
b. Lot Survey Accuracy. The standard accuracy of traverse closure shall be in accordance with Tertiary Control
Surveys requirements.
70. Cadastre - shall refer to a set of records about parcels of land consisting of a spatial reference and the related information
on the area, ownership/claims, value and use of land primarily for taxation
71. Calibration and - All conventional survey instruments, GNSS receivers and smart stations shall be properly calibrated by and
Registration of registered to theLMB/LMS before it can be used for any kind of survey covered by this regulation. Surveys
Surveying madewith instruments without valid registration shall not be accepted for verification and approval.
Instruments
72. Cancellation and - Any survey or plan may becancelled, amended and rejected by the approving official.
Rejection of
Approved
Survey Plans
73. CENRO -Isolated Land Surveys, SA if area is 12 hectares and below-Foreshore Land Surveys, SA if area is 12 hectares and
below
74. c.GNSS refer to User Segment in the satellite-based positioning system.
Receivers
75. CITY/MUNICIPAL Isolated surveys of land adjoining any actual or proposed city or municipal streets, notification letter shall be
ENGINEER sent to
76. CITY/MUNICIPAL Isolated surveys of lands adjoining properties owned or claimed by the city or municipality, notification letter
TREASURER shall be sent to the city or municipal mayor or
77. c.Land - is a national standard spatial index map showing all land parcels covered by Cadastral and Isolated Surveys
Information Map over a specific map area with their UPI.This is formerly referred to as the Cadastral Information Map (CIM).
(LIM)
78. Commission - Board of Geodetic Engineering pursuant to Republic Act 8560, the Geodetic Engineering Act, as amended.
(PRC)
79. Community - Survey Authority or ordain in Subdivision of Public Land Survey covered by public Land application shall be
Environment issued by
Natural
Resources
Officer
80. Completed - Complete survey returns of the cadastral survey shall be submitted to the LMS for verification and approval. The
Cadastral verification process shall compose of office (such as computerized verification) and on-site (such as conduct of test
Surveys traverse) validation.However, the LMS may conduct routinary inspection, as the need arises, while the survey is
ongoing
81. Conditions in - Before an SO/SA is granted, the following conditions are required:
the Granting
of Survey
Authority and
Survey Order
82. Conduct of a.
Survey and The LMB in the national level and the LMS in the regional level shall be the repository of all DENR land surveying
Custodianship record and shall be in-charge of the execution of cadastral,isolated and project control surveys. b.The LMB/LMS
of Records shall conduct a massive inventory of the survey records which includes dataof Reference Points, Isolated Survey
plans, Cadastral Maps, Lot Descriptions, etc. using themost appropriate method. The GSD/RSD shall be the
custodian of all Survey Records, boththe digital and hard copies.
c.
The NAMRIA shall be the primary agency on the establishment of the National Geodetic Network of First and
Second Order Accuracy, in which data shall be readily shared with theLMB/LMS.
d.
The Office of the Regional Technical Director (RTD) for Lands shall be the custodian of theLIM at the regional level
83. Control - shall refer to the survey conducted to determine the horizontal and vertical positions of points which will form
Surveys part of a geodetic network or project controls over an area which will subsequently become the basis in
determining the rectangular coordinates in an area.
84. Conversion of - All approved graphicalcadastre shall be converted to numerical cadastre and integrated into PRS92.
Graphical
Cadastre to
Numerical
Cadastre.
85. Conversion - shall refer to the surveys conducted for the purpose of transforming/converting the lots covered by approved
Surveys graphical cadastral surveys, cadastral mapping (Cadm) and photocadastral mapping (PCadm), into numerical or
regular cadastral lots, with computation and plotting in the system of the cadastral project.
86. Coordinate - The complete horizontal position of reference points shall be expressed in latitude and longitude and rectangular
Reference grid (northing and easting) coordinates,collectively known as the Geographic and Plane Coordinates (GPC). In all
System cases, the coordinates of reference points shall be referred to PRS92.
87. Coordinate - shall be the mathematical system of locating positions based onthe standard datum and GPC. The following are
System the coordinate systems for survey in the country:
88. Corporate - In consonance with RA 8560, as amended, the Director of LMB and the RTD for Lands, shall ensure that no firm,
Practice company, partnership, association or corporation will participate in the conduct of bidding for survey projects or
submit survey returns unless the proprietors are GE's or the controlling group are GE's. In all cases, the team leader
of the survey project shall be a GE.
89. Court - No cadastral lot pending registration shall be amended or subdivided by geodetic engineer without order from the
90. c. - shall be the plane coordinate system referred to the modified Luzon 1911Datum known as PRS92. It shall replace the
PPCS/PRS92 PPCS/Luzon1911 and serve the standardcoordinate system for all surveys in the country pursuant to Executive Order
No. 45, seriesof 1993, as amended.
91. Data All existing surveyrecords, maps and plans shall be transformed and integrated to PRS92.
Conversion, a. The current set of parameters being used to transform WGS84 coordinates into PRS92coordinates and vice-versa
Transformation shall continue to be utilized in the densification or establishmentof new control points, until such time that a new
and set or sets of transformation parameters aredetermined. NAMRIA in coordination with LMB/LMS, shall conduct
Integration to research anddevelopment works to formulate the appropriate set or sets of local/zonal parameters.
PRS92. b. To facilitate proper integration of datasets into PRS92, the Bureaus and regional officesshall convert
expeditiously all technical description of lots and survey maps/plans in their custody into digital files.
c. Recovery and observation of existing reference points shall be prioritized by the LMS.
d.The PPCS/Old Luzon coordinates of datasets still in LPCS shall be derived beforetransformation to PPCS/PRS92
coordinates. Submission of digital survey returns shall beencouraged to minimize conversion works
e. All surveys and maps that are still subject to ground survey pursuant to the policyissuances/proclamations or
those not referred to any coordinate system shall immediately beconverted to existing geodetic or project control
f.To address the problem on unavailability and insufficiency of survey records, theLMB/LMS and NAMRIA shall
initiate programs/activities on the reconstruction of alldamaged or worn-out maps/plans and technical descriptions
and reconstitution of all thosemissing, in accordance to existing rules and regulations on such activities.
92. Datum - shall be the level surface, which is at every point perpendicular to the direction of the gravity. It shall be used as
reference for the position on the earth's surface (Horizontal Datum)and the elevation (Vertical Datum) of points. The
data used in the country are the following:
93. Delimitation - Delimitation survey shall beconducted with prior written notice to all the stakeholders thereof including local
governmentofficials, cultural/tribal communities, appropriate government and private entities, and other
partiesconcerned. The said survey shall commence not earlier than five (5) days upon receipt of suchnotice. If there
are nearby or adjacent on-going survey projects, the Chief of Survey Party executingsaid survey shall be informed
in writing for purposes of work coordination.
94. Delimitation - shall refer to the establishment of the permanent forestland and protected area boundaries by conducting actual
Survey ground survey.
95. DENR officials shall issue SA/SO for the conduct of surveys of public and government land for land registration and other
purposes:
96. Director, LMB- Political Boundary Surveys, SO if area involved boundary dispute between two (2) or more provinces belonging to
different regions- Isolated Land Surveys, SA if area is covered by a speciallaw/proclamation giving jurisdiction to
the LMB Admin
97. Directors of -In mineral survey, topography of the previously approved and the new survey, should conform at common
Mines and boundary, in case they differ and error is in the former, the survey plan, a survey correction order be issued by the
Geo-Science
98. DISTRICT Before provincial roads are monumented a notice shall be sent to
ENGINEER
DPWH
99. DISTRICT Isolated surveys of land adjoining any actual or proposed national road notification letter shall be sent to
ENGINEER OF
DPWH
100. d.Planimetric - shall be a map which chows the correct horizontal position of natural andman-made features.
Map
101. d.Smart - a combination of GNSS and total stations.Technical specifications of the above mentioned instruments shall be in
stations accordance with thespecific requirements necessary in a particular type of survey.
102. Easement for - In surveying land which borders esteros, rivers, navigablelakes, the sea or its arms, the Geodetic Engineer shall
public use place a mark on the ground and indicate in thefield notes and plans of the survey the easement for public use. The
easement for public use asdefined under The Revised Forestry Code (P.D. 705) and The Water Code (R.A. 1273)
must bereflected in the survey.
103. e.Photo Map - shall be a continuous representation of the ground obtained by assemblingtogether individual photographs taken
from an aircraft, into a composite picture, scale andthe effects of tilt are corrected. If gridlines, contour lines,
boundaries, place names, andmarginal informations have been added or overprinted, it shall be known as
OrthophotoMap.
104. Establishment of - Reference points, political boundaries and other tracts of lands shall be defined and marked on the ground by
Reference concrete monuments specified in the Manual of Procedure.
Monuments a. The first and last corner of lots along physiographic or natural features shall be monumented. Every
prominent turn based on the highest tide line shall be considered as corner.
b. The LMB/LMS shall establish at least one pair of standard location monuments to be designated as BLLM No.
1 and BLLM No. 2 in each city and municipality.
c. Whenever necessary, additional location monuments shall be established along the controls of projects so
that no lot shall be one (1) kilometer away from a reference point.
d. The establishment and densification of the national geodetic network shall continue to be undertaken in
accordance with EO 45 s. 1993, DAO 1994-22, DAO 2005-13 and other pertinent issuances.
105. Forestland and - The survey control accuracy shall be in accordance with the area coverage under the project control surveys.
National The perimeter survey shall be undertaken in the same manner as in isolated survey.
Park/Protected
Areas
Delimitation
Surveys
106. Forestland and ...
Protected Areas
107. Forestland and - Upon completion of the field survey and preparation of other survey returns, the RCST shall generate FPABM
Protected Areas per province, complete with all the annotations, covering the entire Project area, in accordance with
Boundary Maps thestandards set forth in the Manual of Procedures. Sub-classification shall be treated separately.
(FPABM)
108. Forestland and - Upon completion of the perimeter survey, the Chief of the RCST shall prepare, sign and submit the FPAB
Protected Areas survey returnsusing prescribed forms for isolated surveys for transmittal to the Chief of the RSD for verification.
Boundary Survey Itshall adopt "FBS (Forest Boundary Survey)" as the national survey symbol. The numbering systemmust likewise
be consistent with the existing standards being used by the Department, particularlythe LMS. The usual standard
operating procedures in the verification of isolated survey returns shall be adopted, except that the approval
shall be made by the RED concerned.
109. Forestlands and - shall refer to the surveys conducted by the Regional Composite Survey Team (RCST) or qualified private
National Geodetic Engineers in order to delimit on the ground the boundaries of forestlands and national
Parks/Protected parks/protected areas from the agricultural (A and D) lands as delineated pursuant to Sections 3 and4 , Article
Areas XII of the 1987 Constitution, PD 705, the "Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines" and Republic Act No. 7586,
Delimitation otherwise known as the "National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992." It shall also include the
Surveys subclassification and zonification of said areas.
110. f.Projection Map - shall be a map wherein submitted surveys are plotted to detect the relative positions of surveys conducted.
111. GE Index Cards. - The Regional Surveys Division (RSD) shall maintain an Index Card for every practicing GE which shall be
signed by the said GE in every submission of their survey returns. The said Index Card shall contain the name of
the GE, gender, date of birth, PRC Registration No., and the date of issuance and space for three (3) specimen
signature and three (3)initials. It shall provide columns for information on the submitted survey plans such as
survey symbol and lot numbers, location, area, name of claimants/owners, date of submission, acceptance
logbook entry, number, and date of approval.
112. Geodetic Control - shall refer to the surveys conducted covering extensive areas which take into account the curvature and the
Surveys geoid-spheroidal shape of the earth at sea level for the purpose of establishing basic network of reference
points, covering the first and second order controls.
113. GEODETIC In the hearing of the cadastral case, the Court shall be assisted by.
ENGINEER DENR
REPRESENTATIVE
114. Geodetic -shall refer to a natural person with professional expertise in the field of surveying and the corresponding
Engineer (GE) survey data preseptation in the form of maps, plans, geo-spatial digital maps, etc.; either in the government
service or in the private practice, and who has been issued a Certificate of Registration and Identification Card
by the Professional Regulation
115. Geodetic Engineer's - In order to insure the authenticity of survey returns submitted to the DENR in accordance with laws and
(GE) Dry Seal standing regulations, and to protect the public, all concerned practicing GE's are hereby required to use GE
dry seal with an engraved PRC Registration Number and the Date of Issuance.
116. Global Navigation - is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial
Satellite System positioning with global coverage.
(GNSS)
117. Government Land - shall refer to the surveys of parcels of lands administered by or belonging to the National Government or
Surveys any of its branches and instrumentalities which include:
118. Graphical Cadastre shall refer to a cadastral survey wherein the bearings and distances of the individual lots are determined
using transit and stadia, scaling from photo map, and other graphical methods
119. Group - shall refer to the subdivision of A and D lands of not more than 1,500 hectares into 50 parcels or more.
Settlement/Townsite
Subdivision Surveys
120. g.Thematic Map - shall be a map which represents a particular theme or subject, such asvegetation, forest cover, soils, slope,
etc.
121. h.Topographic Map - shall be a map which shows configuration on the earth's surface calledRelief, and natural features thereon
that include physiographic features, bodies of water,vegetation, and man-made features such as roads and
buildings.Standards and specifications for maps shall be provided in the Manual of Procedures.
122. i)Friar Land Estates - shall refer to the surveys on the lands purchased by the government from the Religious Orders and private
Surveys corporations from 1904 to 1913,for distribution to actual occupants and bonafide settlers pursuant to Act
1120,otherwise known as the "Friar Lands Act";
123. iii)Local Government - shall refer to the surveys on thelands acquired by the provincial, city/municipal, or barangay government
Units (LGU) Lands pursuantto the Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991," and other
Surveys pertinent laws which are not needed for public purposes.
124. ii)National - shall refer to the surveys of all patrimonial properties owned by the government not intended for public
Government Lands use; and
Survey
125. In. PRS92 - shall refer to the Philippine Reference System of 1992, a national common coordinate reference system for
all surveys and maps pursuant to Executive Order No. 45 dated January 5, 1993, as amended.
126. Isolated Survey - Survey returns for the different kinds of survey shall be submitted tothe LMS for verification and approval.
The LMS shall post the official checklist of requirements of survey returns for different kinds of survey in
prominent places in the Regional Office for theinformation of geodetic engineers. Incomplete requirements
shall be a ground for non-acceptance.The LMS shall not impose any additional requirement not listed in the
said checklist specified in theManual of Procedures. The LMS may conduct on-site inspection and validation,
during the conductof the survey.
127. Isolated Surveys - In conducting isolated land surveys, the GE shall be guided by the following:
a. Original, subdivision, consolidation or consolidation-subdivision isolated survey, shall be conducted using
equipment and methods that will meet the tertiary control accuracy.
b. When conducting Relocation/Verification Survey, the Allowable Position of Error shall not exceed + 10
centimeters. However, the allowable difference in the area shall not exceed ±1square meters for every 1
hectare.
128. Isolated Surveys - shall be comprised of all classes of surveys of isolated parcels of land used for agricultural, residential,
commercial, resettlement, or other purposes covering areas not more than 1,500 hectares. These surveys are
classified as follows:
129. Isolated Surveys - All plans and forms to be used in isolated surveys conductedfor administrative or judicial registration
Plans purposes shall be in accordance with the standard formatas prescribed by the Manual of
Procedures.Geodetic Engineers shall submit their original plans properly prepared, the masthead filledup,
signed and sealed. TIN, PTR, PRC ID Numbers should be indicated in the Survey Plan.
130. Kinds of A.Reference Monuments
Reference 1)Geodetic Control Monuments
Monuments- 2)Bureau of Lands Location Monuments (BLLM);
Reference 3)Bureau of Lands Boundary Monuments(BLBM);
Monuments 4)Political Boundary Monuments:
shall be any
of the
following:
131. Land - The Land Information Map (LIM), a computer-based standard spatial index map, shall be prepared by the LMS to
Information improve monitoring of survey plansapproval, detection of overlaps and prevention of double issuance of title. The
Map (LIM) LMB shall design themost appropriate labeling specification, scales and grid intervals, LIM numbering, parcel
plottingand cross-indexing in order to suit Philippine conditions and following the policy on the unique parcel
identification. The preparation of these maps shall be in accordance with PRS92.a) Real (hardcopy) maps shall be
consistent with the generally accepted elements of a map(title, orientation, scale, source of information, grids,
legend, author, dates and other marginal information), and plotted in appropriate scales following the prescribed
marginalinformation.; and b) Digital (softcopy) maps easily converted into GIS-ready format and
interfaced/integratedwith other datasets and software environment. Database (Spatial and Aspatial) will beseamless
(provincial, regional and national) and with built-in electronic data security system
132. Land - In mineral land survey, aside original plan approved, the survey returns shall be retained and custody of the
Management
Sector
133. Land - Upon completion of cadastral survey acopy of the public notice compliance before the final lot survey shall be
Management forwarded to the
Sector
134. Land - In mineral survey, the topography of the previously approved and the new survey should conform at common
Management boundary. In case they differ and error is in the former, the correction be implemented by
Sector
135. Land - The technical man, field and office methods, the equipment and supplies to be used by geodetic engineers in
Management cadastral project shall be subject to pre-approval and strict supervision and inspection by
Service and
CENRO
136. Land - Before the transmittal of cadastral Survey returns for verification and approval to the Lands Management Services, a
Management final inspection shall be made by
Services and
CENRO
137. Land - shall refer to the official recording of land ownership based on the legal documents submitted to the Register of
Registration Deeds for the Province or City where the land is located.
138. Legal - For the purpose of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing andsalvage, the banks of esteros, arroyos, creeks, and
easements rivers throughout their entire lengths, situated inurban areas, agricultural areas, and forested areas shall be subject to
the three (3) meters, twenty(20) meters, forty (40) meters easement for public use, respectively. The shorelines of seas
andlakes, throughout their entire length are subject to twenty (20) meters easement pursuant to P.D.705, the Forestry
Code.
139. Management of - The National Geodetic Network Information System (GNIS) shall be established to provide management and
Survey Records operational support tothe DENR, other stakeholders and general users of the network.
and a.
Information The GNIS shall consist of a national facility that shall have the storing, updating, reporting,transformation, data
and National analysis, and security capabilities. The system shall also have onlineaccess between the DENR, LMB, NAMRIA,
Geodetic and the LMS regional office for data sharingand efficient servicing of the public. b.The NAMRIA, in coordination
Network with the LMB/LMS, shall be responsible for thedevelopment of the system and once it becomes operational, shall
Information also install the system inthe LMB and LMS, with corresponding provisions for linkages and security features.
System c.
The NAMRIA shall publish both in print and in digital form, the First and Second Order PRS92 Geodetic Control
Points. The LMB in the national and the LMS in the regionalscope shall do the same with the Third and Fourth
Order Control Points. The format and theinformation in the certifications shall be uniform and in accordance with
the joint issuanceof the NAMRIA and LMB.d.The NAMRIA and LMB/LMS shall regularly update the GNIS and shall
periodicallyexchange digital copies in a uniform or compatible format of the same. The list shall includethe name
or designation, location (province, municipality, barangay), grid and geographiccoordinates, and upon request,
descriptions of the control points.
140. Metes and - shall refer to the description of a land parcel with its boundary directions and distances, together with a note of
Bound adjacent property owners, their lot numbers, and other relevant natural and man-made features.
141. Mineral Land -Survey plans of mining claims shall be prepared on theisolated survey plans. Titled properties within the claim
Survey Plans shall be properly plotted. The format andtext of the plan shall be as prescribed in the Manual of Procedures.
142. Mineral Land - Before the commencement of the survey, the geodetic engineer shall notify the DENR Regional Office concerned
Surveys and the chairman of the barangay where the claim/application is located, of the date of the execution of the
survey.
143. Mineral Land - shall refer to surveys of mining claims, quarry applications, sand and gravel applications, and other mineral
Surveys lands within private or public lands, executed for mineral agreements, permits, licenses or for other purposes
pursuant to the provision of RepublicAct No. 7942, otherwise known as "The Philippine Mining Act of 1995".
144. Mineral Land - The LMS shall verify and approve survey plan of lotscovered by mineral claims, quarry applications, and other
Surveys related purposes in consonance with the provisions of RA 7942 and DAO 96-40, as amended. No mineral land
survey plan inside the proclaimed, reserved or declared protected areas,forestland, timberland, or national parks
shall be accepted unless there is legal basis to conduct suchsurveys.
145. Mineral Land - Survey of mineral lands, executed for mineral agreement, or for other purposes pursuant to the Mining Act of
Surveys 1995, shall be in the 4th Order (Secondary Control)accuracy.
146. Mines and -All mineral land survey shall be executed by licensed and deputize geodetic engineers upon receipt of an order
Geo-Sciences survey of from
Regional
Director
147. Monument - shall refer to any concrete object that is set permanently in the ground to mark the position of a point or a
boundary corner.
148. Municipal - is a base map coextensive with the boundary of the cadastral project covering the entire municipality drawn in a
Boundary and convenient scale ondrafting film or other stable transparent materials in the same size as a cadastral map and
Index Maps showingother pertinent information as required by the Manual of Procedures.
(MBIM)
149. MUNICIPAL as the cadastral sketching progresses the center lines and width of all roads other than provincial road shall be
ENGINEER requested to be indicated by
150. Muniments of -deeds and other documentary evidence of title or ownership to land.
Titles
151. NAMRIA Shall be the repository of land Classification records which included field notes, computation and land
classification maps and other related documents
152. NAMRIA Establishment of first and second order PRS'92 is one of the function of the
153. NAMRIA In delimitation survey of forest reserve and done by authorized private geodetic engineers, the GPS data for
processing and adjustment to PPCS-TM/PRS'92 shall be submitted
154. NAMRIA -Delimitation Survey on Land Classification, Survey Order (SO)
155. NAMRIA In delimitation of reservations, parks and other protected areas done by authorized private
geodetic engineers, the observed GPS data for processing and adjustment to PPCS-
TM/PRS'92 shall be submitted to
156. NAMRIA In delimitation survey of forest reserves using GPS receiver to establish positions of the
corners, delimitation of the surveys design and executing of GPS survey be undertaken by
157. National Database of Geographic The National Database of GPC of all Land Survey Reference Monuments belonging to the
and Plane Coordinates (GPC) of all Third Order and below shall be managed by the LMB with copies furnished to the concerned
Land Survey Reference LMS. Data of the newly established reference points in the LMS shall be furnished to the LMB
Monuments- for updating of the National Database. The database shall also have online access between
the DENR, LMB, NAMRIA, and the LMS regional office for data sharing and efficient servicing
of the public.
158. Notification of Survey and Persons a.CGSD/NAMRIA, Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) District Office;
and entities to be notified before b.Local Government Planning and Development Office (PPDO and MPDO/CPDO)
the conduct of surveys-The c.Barangay Officialsd.The railway and communication companiese.Owners or claimants of
followingshall be notified when properties within the area
necessary before the conduct of f.Other concerned government agencies
control surveys:
159. not to exceed 2.5" VP Question: standard accuracy for primary traverse angular error of closure, using conventional
instruments
160. not to exceed 10" VS Question: standard accuracy for Secondary traverse angular error of closure, using
conventional instruments,
161. not to exceed 30" VP Question: standard accuracy for Tertiary traverse angular error of closure, using conventional
instruments,
162. Numerical Cadastre shall refer to a cadastral survey wherein the bearings and distances of the individual lots are
determined from the computations based on the actual ground survey.
163. Orthophoto Map (OPM) -OPM shall serve a dual purpose of positioning points tofacilitate the survey of land parcels
in difficult areas where it satisfies the accuracy standard set bythe principle of graduated
accuracy, consistent with land use, as may be specified by instructions, or provide graphical
positioning of unavailable map detail for completion of the LIM. Detailedinstructions on the
procedures shall be issued by the LMB Director.
164. Other Land Surveys - shall refer to the surveys made for purposes of determining the metes and bounds of
parcels not included in the enumeration above and intended for a specific purpose
165. Over 15,000 hectares Question: Standard accuracy for Primary traverse using conventional instruments, the project
area to be controlled is
166. Parcel Information Sheets (PIS) - shall refer to a document recording the boundary adjudication agreement by all concerned
and participating claimants or owners, in collaboration with the geodetic engineer, a
Barangay official, and adjudicator, indicating and describing the boundaries of a land parcel
and any natural features, marks and occupations that are or near the boundary in
167. Patrimonial Property - shall refer to properties owned by the State but are not intended for public use, public
service or for the development of national wealth.
168. Physiographic Features ...
169. Political Boundary Control Map - The political boundary map (PBM) shall be prepared on a reproducible material of stable
base as approved for official use by the LMB. Thismap shall be submitted to the LMB/LMS
together with the approved political boundary control mapand computations. If
computerized print-out map, a digital copy of the said map shall also besubmitted. The
political boundary map shall be prepared in accordance with the Manual of Procedures.
170. Prior to filing of lease application - Survey shall be made
is the CENRO
171. Prior to filing - A tract applied for sale by an applicant, survey shall be made
of sale
application in
the CENRO
172. Private Land -shall refer to the surveys covering lands claimed or owned by an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or any
Surveys other form of organization, undertaken for purposes of original or subsequent land registration.
173. Project - are maps showing the main and subsidiary controls in aspecific project. The survey control map shall be prepared
Control Maps on reproducible materials of stable basesuch as drafting film 0.03 mm with polyester or mylar base. The standard
format dimensions andfonts shall be as prescribed in the Manual of Procedures.
174. Project - shall refer to the surveys conducted to establish the positions of points of reference for projects with a limited
Control geographic coverage such as a municipality, a large isolated tract of land, a group settlement, a barangay or group
Surveys of municipalities, covering primary control (third order), secondary control (fourth order) and tertiary control.
175. Projection - shall refer to a map where all lots subject for verification and approval are plotted to determine cases of overlaps
map with previously approved plans.
176. Projection - In the absence of an approved CM or standard spatial index map, a provisional cadastral map, also known as
System and projection map, shall be prepared in a scale of 1:4000 byusing the length of minutes and second of arc of parallel
Projection and meridian passing through the BLLM No.1 of the municipality or locality which is established as the point of
Map reference for all surveystherein. The projection maps shall continue to function as progress maps in monitoring
theverification and approval of survey plans until such time that a Land Information Map is instituted.
177. PROVINCIAL Isolated surveys of lands adjoining any actual or proposed provincial road notification letter shall be sent to
ENGINEER
178. Provincial -Isolated surveys of lands adjoining properties owned or claimed by the National Government, notification letter
Environmental shall be sent to
and Natural
Resources
Officer
179. PROVINCIAL Isolated surveys of lands adjoining properties claimed or owned by provincial government, notification shall be
TREASURER sent to the
180. Public Land shall refer to the subdivision of A&D lands covering an area of more than 1,500 hectares
Subdivision
181. Public Land - shall refer to all original surveys covering A and D lands which has not been subjected to private rights nor
Surveys devoted to public use pursuant to the provisions of public land laws.
182. purposes. ...
183. RA 7160 - Provincial boundaries disputes shall be settled in accordance with procedures in Local Government Code
184. Reclamation - Filling of sub,merged land duly approved by the Philippine Reclamation Authority
Projects
185. RED Cadastral Surveys, SO-Parks and Protected Areas Delimitation Surveys, SO if area is 5,000 hectares and above-
Political Boundary Survey SO if there is no involved inter regional boundary dispute-Delimitation Survey for
Watershed Reservation, SO if area in the sameregion is 5,000 hectares and above-Reclamation Project Surveys, SO
if area is 100 hectares and above-Isolated Land Surveys, SO if area is more than 100 hectares-Survey of LGU Lands,
SO for area more than 100 hectares-Foreshore Land Surveys, SA if area is more than 100 hectares
186. Reference - shall refer to a point appropriately marked on the ground with an established horizontal and vertical position.
Point
187. Regional - Mineral Land Surveys, SO
Director MGB
188. Regional - Mineral Land survey returns shall be submitted to the
Director of
Mines and
Geo-Science
Bureau
189. REGIONAL Mineral land survey returns shall be verified and approved
TECHNICAL
DIRECTOR
190. REGIONAL After the boundary survey of group settlement project, the scheme of for Lands subdivision prepared by geodetic
TECHNICAL engineer shall be approved by the
DIRECTOR
191. REGIONAL In the event that claimant wants to combine the untitled approved plan of Lands and the additional unsurveyed area
TECHNICAL in one cadastral lot, the approved survey cancellation order be issued by
DIRECTOR
192. Regional - During cadastral survey, adverse claim on titled properties shall be disregarded unless supported by an order from
Trial Court the
193. Regional - During cadastral survey, claims inside title or decreed properties shall be disregarded except by an order from the
Trial Court
194. RTD for -Delimitation Survey for Watershed Reservation, SO if area in the sameregion is less than 5,000 hectares
Forestry
195. RTD for -Political Boundary Survey, SO if the involved are the barangays of thesame city or municipality-Public Land
Lands Subdivision, SO-Reclamation Project Surveys, SO if area is less than 100 hectares-Townsite Reservation and Group
Settlement Surveys, SO if area is up to1500 hectares-Isolated Land Surveys, SO if area is more than 12 hectares, up to
100hectares-Survey of LGU Lands, SO if area is up to 100 hectares-Foreshore Land Surveys, SA if area is 12 hectares
up to 100 hectares
196. RTD for - Parks and Protected Areas Delimitation Surveys, SO if area is lessthan 5,000 hectares
PAWCZMS
197. Salvage - Lands bordering the seas, gulfs, bays, or ports shall besubject to easements of salvage zone of twenty (20) meters
zones and measured land ward from the interior limit of the shore line and an easement of coast police of six meters wide from
coast police the shore line withinthe salvage zone. The easement of coast police is the obligation to leave a right of way six
(6)meters wide within the salvage zone.
198. Sangunian - Land surveys affecting barangay road in a certain municipality, a notice and consultation be made on the widths
Barangay and center line of the office of
199. Sangunian - Survey returns of complex subdivision project for housing shall be accompanied by Scheme of Subdivision or Site
Bayan/ Development Plan with the resolution approve by the
Panglungsod
200. Secretary - shall refer to the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR).
201. Secretary - Parks and Protected Areas Delimitation Surveys, SO if area covers 2or more regions- Delimitation Surveys for
Watershed Reservation, SO if area covers 2 or more regions
202. SECTRETARY Survey Authority or Land Classification or Delimitation surveys and delimitation surveys of areas proposed for
OF DENR reservation shall be issued by
203. Standard - Standard signs and symbols used in mapping and other cartographic works, with their corresponding dimensions
Signs and and colors, shall be included in the Manualof Procedures to be issued by the LMB Director.
Symbols
204. Survey -That the parcel subject of the request shall:
Authority 1.Be within the A and D area.
2.Have no existing claims and conflicts
3.Be outside any existing civil, military and/or any other kinds of reservations.
4.Not be the subject of a pending land registration case or any pending litigation.
5.
Not be within any ongoing cadastral or public land subdivision project.
205. Survey - shall refer to the permit issued by the concerned DENR Official to a private Geodetic Engineer to conduct isolated
Authority survey over public lands for public land application purposes.
(SA)
206. Survey of - The GE shall undertake surveys of private land upon request or authority of the owner or legal claimant or
Private authorized representative or upon receipt of a court order. He shall include the proof of ownership or any document
Lands stating the claimants/owners muniment of title to the land or the basis on which private ownership is claimed and the
particularsthereof when submitting survey returns for verification and approval. If the land is encumbered asshown in
the entry at the back of the title, a written authorization from the person or entity in whichthe encumbrance was
executed in favor of, shall be submitted. In addition, if the land is subject of ongoing court litigation as shown at the
back of title, a written authorization from the concernedcourt shall be secured. The certification on the copy of title
by the Register of Deeds (ROD) shall bevalid only for three (3) months before the submission of survey returns.
207. Survey on - The Headof the concerned government agency or his/her duly authorized representative shall issue surveyauthority
Lands within for survey of lands under the jurisdiction of their respective agency by virtue of existinglaws. The copy of pertinent
the laws, legal documents or muniment of title stating therein their jurisdiction or ownership over the subject property
Jurisdiction shall be included in the survey returns.
of other
Government
Agencies
208. Survey - The following shall be required in the issuance of SO:
Order 1.Clearance and/or endorsement from concerned agencies which has jurisdiction over the parcel involved.
2.Copy of court order, if the subject parcel of land is under litigation.
209. Survey - shall refer to the instruction issued by the concerned DENR Official toa government GE or private GE to conduct
Order (SO) survey over a parcel of land of the public domainor survey project for a specific purpose.
210. Survey Plan - shall refer to a two-dimensional map showing the metes and bounds of a surveyed parcel or parcels of land and
other pertinent information.
211. Survey - shall refer to the collective documents submitted by a Geodetic Engineer (GE)as a result of the survey conducted
Returns and other relevant documents as may be required.
212. Surveys - The survey returns of the main and subsidiary control shall be submitted to the LMS for verification and approval.
The verification process shall compose of office (such as computerized verification) and on-site (such as test
traverse) validation. Only projectcontrols that were verified and approved shall be used in the verification of Political
Boundary andCadastral Lot Surveys.
213. Survey A system for identifying survey plans comprising of survey symbols, Regional codes and Control Numbers as per
Symbols entry in theRegional Survey Registry Book shall be established, maintained and updated. This system shall beused in
and the classification and identification of all kinds of surveys to facilitate the recording, filingand record keeping of
Numbering survey plans and maps and their corresponding survey returns. A preliminarynumbering system based on the existing
for Isolated Receiving Log Book Entry Number to track the status of survey returns prior to its approval shall also be established.
Plans -
214. Technical A technical description for each lot, whether computer/electronic or manually generated, duly signed by the
Descriptions concerned geodetic engineer, shall be prepared upon approval of the survey plan. It shall contain pertinent
- information as prescribed bythe Manual of Procedures and submitted with the survey plan for land registration
purposes.The technical description for previously approved survey plan may be issued by LMB/ LMS for registration
and other purposes.
215. Types of ...
Maps - The
following
are the
types of
maps:
216. Types of - The following instruments shall be used in the conduct of surveys for the issuance of land patent, leases,
Survey adjudication of titles and for other administrative or judicial purposes:
Instruments
217. Unique - shall refer to the number exclusively assigned to a land parcel in reference to its physical spatial position on the
Parcel Land Information Map (UPI = LIM Number +Parcel Number)
Identifier
(UPI)
218. Validity of Survey Order and Authority - The validity of SA and SO shall be as follows: