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Collected on 22 August 2026
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Grave Site Design and Setting Out
The branch designs and sets out grave sites in various cemeteries throughout the city.
The branch designs and sets out grave sites in various cemeteries throughout the city.
Places
eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
Reference
https://durban.gov.za/page/surveying-land-information
Survey Control Establishment
The branch establishes reliable survey control in areas where it is most needed, using modern techniques like GPS, Total Stations, Precise Levels, and specialized networking software. It maintains a database of survey control and offers a coordinate extraction programme based on this database upon request.
Control Establishment of reliable survey control is an essential requirement for Council to ensure that all survey work is based on a common system. The branch has a programme for establishing this control in areas where it is most needed. There is a dearth of quality survey control in many areas of the city - especially height control. This branch uses the latest techniques including Global Positioning Systems (GPS) together with more traditional Total Stations and Precise Levels combined with specialized networking software to provide reliable solutions. The branch maintains a database of su
Monitoring Surveys for Structures and Slopes
The branch conducts regular monitoring of structures such as bridges, walls, buildings, embankments, and natural slopes throughout the city for movement using special survey techniques and equipment.
Monitoring Various structures including bridges, walls ,buildings and embankments together with natural slopes throughout the city need to be monitored for movement. This requires the use of special survey techniques and equipment . The branch undertakes this work on a regular basis.
Speed Timing Location Surveys
The branch surveys speed timing locations and produces the relevant certificates.
Speed timing locations are surveyed and the relevant certificates produced.
GIS Feature Surveying
The branch undertakes the survey of features and their attributes for Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
The branch undertakes the survey of features (and their attributes) for Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Topographical Surveys
The Land Surveying Branch provides topographical surveys that show existing features of an area. These plans are used by engineers, planners, and architects as a basis for their design work. Output formats include Civil Designer, AllyCad, AutoCad, and DXF. Digital formats in two and three dimensions, as well as paper and plastic film copies, are available.
Topographical surveys are undertaken to provide plans showing existing features of an area. These plans are used by Engineers, Planners and Architects as a basis for their design work. Output formats include Civil Designer, AllyCad , AutoCad and DXF . Digital formats in two and three dimensions as well as paper and plastic film copies are available.
