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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Assess fitness for use of spatial data 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
258638  Assess fitness for use of spatial data 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Geographical Information Sciences 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 12 - Physical Planning and Construction Physical Planning, Design and Management 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  13 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2018-07-01  2023-06-30  SAQA 06120/18 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. 

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This unit standard is useful for people who aim to achieve career advancement in the GIS field by assessing the fitness for use of data to be used for a specific project or specified applications, having been given the assessment methodology and the area and theme of interest to be checked.

A person credited with this unit standard is able to:
  • Understand the parameters given for doing the assessment.
  • Demonstrate meticulousness, conscientiousness and thoroughness.
  • Demonstrate an ability to check data manually, semi-automatically and fully automatically.
  • Log, report on the results, and determine whether or not the data are fit to use.

    Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following:
  • Communication at NQF Level 5.
  • Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 5.
  • Understanding capabilities of Geo Information Systems.
  • Interpret geo-information.
  • Understand the principles of sampling, etc (from Statistics' USs).
  • Understand data quality and metadata. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    Range statements are included with specific outcomes as necessary. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Understand the parameters given for doing the assessment. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    Sample to be checked, what to check against, what to check, etc. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Data for checking can be identified, extracted and prepared for assessment according to the sampling criteria provided. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Data from a source of higher authority can be identified, extracted and prepared for assessment. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Knowledge of the use to which the data set will be applied is understood and demonstrated in terms of its implications for assessing the data. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Demonstrate meticulousness, conscientiousness and thoroughness. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Meticulousness is understood and demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Conscientiousness is understood and demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Thoroughness is understood and demonstrated. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Demonstrate an ability to check data manually, semi-automatically and fully automatically. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Manual methods of checking are understood and demonstrated in terms of spatial data. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Including, but not limited to, side-by-side, overlays, written descriptions.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Semi-automatic methods of checking are understood and demonstrated to assess fitness for use of spatial data. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Including, but not limited to, heads-up checking, counts, summaries.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Fully automatic methods of checking are understood and demonstrated to assess fitness for use of spatial data. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Including, but not limited to, polygon closure, feature labelling, slivers, gaps, containment in polygon hierarchies, intersections, network connectivity, undershoots, overshoots.
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Log, report on the results, and determine whether or not the data are fit to use. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Logging on the fly of checks done and errors or inconsistencies detected is understood and demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Documenting logs legibly, intelligibly and accurately is understood and demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Summarising logs into a report is understood and demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    The fitness for use of data is determined, understood and demonstrated by means of an assessment report. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider through the relevant ETQA by SAQA.
  • Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard. 

    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Solve problems. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team/group/organisation or community. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage oneself and one`s activities responsibly and effectively. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, organise and critically evaluate information. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematics and language skills in the modes of oral and written presentations. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically (showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others). 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Display an understanding of the world as a set of related systems. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Contribute to the full development of each learner and the social and economic development of society at large. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    Terminology:

    Source of higher authority: An independent dataset considered to be of a higher quality (accuracy, currency, completeness, consistency, precision). Typically, it will be at a larger scale and/or more current and/or from a data producer considered more reliable. 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  63589   National Diploma: Geographical Information Science  Level 5  NQF Level 05  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  CETA 
    Elective  63689   Bachelor of Arts: Geographical Information Science  Level 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2018-06-30   
    Elective  63711   Bachelor of Geographical Information Science (GISc)  Level 7  NQF Level 07  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2018-06-30   


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
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