Survey Reports Glossary |
| Appurtenant Tenement |
The land benefited by an easement. |
| Cadastre |
A central record of land in the State e.g. boundaries, roads, waterways, parcel identifiers, names etc which define the subdivisional pattern of a locality on the ground. |
| Contour |
An imaginary line connecting points of equal elevation. |
| Contour Survey |
This is a topographical drawing of the property showing the terrain of the land using a grid pattern of spot heights. |
| Control Marks/Points |
A system of measured points marked on the ground, which is used as fixed references for positioning other surveyed features. |
| Contiguous |
Land is contiguous to other land even if it is divided by, or separated from the other land by, a natural feature e.g. a watercourse or a railway, road, public reserve etc |
| Crown Land |
Any land, which has not been alienated by the Crown. |
| Deposited Plan |
A plan lodged with the LPI depicting the subdivision of land. |
| Encroachment |
The use of part of an adjoining property without consent, usually a structure i.e. boundary overhanging the neighbouring properties. |
| First Schedule |
Part of a register folio that sets out the ownership details i.e. registered proprietor, tenancy and shares. |
| Folio Identifier |
The reference number for a folio. The number is usually comprised of the lot number and plan number for the parcel. |
| Identification Survey |
A drawing of the property showing whether there are any encroachments by or on the subject property. |
| Land Parcel |
An area of land with defined boundaries, which forms the fundamental unit of land ownership. It is also the basis for maintaining land information, including information about rights and interests. |
| Land Title |
The evidence of a person's rights to land. |
| Legal Parcel |
The smallest parcel of land capable of sale without further confirmation of subdivision. |
| Lien |
The right to hold the property of another as security for payment of a debt, e.g. a crop, wool lien etc A lien can also be over documents such as a certificate of title. |
| LPI |
Land and Property Information department of New South Wales. |
| Multi Entitlement |
Also known as a dual entitlement. In situations where 2 or more parties have a right to take delivery of a certificate of title. The Registrar-General may retain custody of the certificate until the entitlement can be resolved. Dual entitlement usually occurs when a plan changes the subdivision pattern for a parcel and different parties produced the prior certificates of title for the land comprised in the new parcel. |
| Survey |
A representation or drawing of land surveyed, prepared from particulars recorded in surveyors field book. |