Surface Planning

Design to Dirt

A drawing becomes useful in the field when its levels, coordinates and version are understood by the people and equipment doing the work. A design may be correct while the machine follows the wrong datum or an outdated file. Resolve that transfer before soil moves.

Red scraper grading an Australian dirt pad — application concept
Red scraper grading an Australian dirt pad · Supplied application concept

Plan the surface handover

BeforeAgree the coordinate system, vertical datum, benchmark and drawing revision.
Work stageCompare an independently surveyed control point with the field system. Identify breaklines, exclusion areas and hold points in a form the operator can use.
AfterRecord changes and return the verified surface information to the designer.

What to verify

Retain the issued design and the as-built check as separate records.

Confirm the proposed configuration, worksite conditions and intended use before deployment. Describe the function required and assess it with the complete tractor and implement combination. Concept illustrations are not confirmation of available equipment or approved loading.

Scope and limits

Do not infer a surveyed boundary or certified design from an illustrative terrain model.

Continue the job brief

Discuss this work

Include the location, existing condition, intended surface, material, available tractor and proposed dates.