The Examination topics in the help system give detailed information on the examination process, and provide insights into how PlanTest works. There is often more than one way something can be done, and this flexibility is part of the design. The topics follow the designed purpose of PlanTest as a decision support tool for cadastre.
PlanTest is designed to ease the integration of data and documents from various sources into a single working environment. At its heart is a powerful analysis engine that evaluates survey data and other information on many levels. The entire application is built to a workflow - so it is all about efficiency and job execution. Results of the analyses are presented in windows that have the functions needed to investigate errors and warnings, and apply decisions and actions. All this functionality is designed for deep customization - so it works the way you want it to work.
The Short Story - An examination is a series of decisions on checks against the submitted plan or survey. The standard decision choices are Pass, Fail, Ignore, or No Decision. These are customizable. Decisions can be made on each step in the workflow, and are saved with examination results.
Examination is usually for the purpose of standard cadastral transactions, like subdivision of land parcels, yet it can be used in other ways. Many jurisdictions have taken on large scale back capture of paper plans to digital digital data. PlanTest examination can be used to validate the product of such work as part an ongoing project, or to evaluate the previously capture "per original" plans before use in the examination of recently submitted jobs. It can also be using in fabric improvement projects, or specific development projects. Since workflows and tests can be custom built, any need to validate survey or cadastral data can be addressed.
Examination topics:
The examination process...
Decisions...