The document outlines the process and importance of conducting a route survey for fiber project implementation, emphasizing that it is crucial for project accuracy and successful execution. It describes the necessary equipment, such as GPS devices and distance measuring wheels, and highlights the need for ground truthing to gather precise data about the proposed fiber cable route. The survey provides critical information for project drawings, financial proposals, and serves as a guide for implementation in varying terrain conditions.

2. HOW TO CARRY OUT
ROUTE SURVEY FOR
FIBER PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION
.

3. WHAT IS FIBER ROUTE
SURVEY

4. This stage of fiber project implementation is very crucial to the
success of the project to the client and the contractor.
It involves moving round the proposed fiber cable route for
ground truthing/verification exercise.
The process involves the use of certain hardware devices and
software. The hardware (GPS and Distance measuring wheel
in this case) are used to capture the points and line features on
the project proposed route while the software are deployed to
edit, manipulate and collate the captured data for further
analysis

5. WHY IS ROUTE SURVEY
NECCESSARY
At this stage we are discussing the Importance of route survey
to a successful project implementation

6.  To present some level of Accuracy
 To generate Project drawing (proposed route drawing
showing the location of the surveyed facilities)
 For Financial proposal (generate BoQ : Bill of quantity)
 Information about Manhole coordinates
 Information about Manhole to manhole cumulative distance
 Information about Terrain details and quantities
 To serve as Implementation guide

8. BEFORE THE ROUTE SURVEY
.

9. The scope of work(sow) document already rolled out to the prospective
contractors to study and know the scope of the work which include the starting
point and the ending points, the sites to be connected (names, locations and their
coordinate), the proposed route for the cable. Most of the information on the
SOW are sketchy and merely to guide the survey team, they are not 100%
accurate, hence, the need for technical site survey. The SOW given on a hard
copy will have the image/picture of the proposed route displayed on a plain
sheet or Google earth cut-out

11. DURING SURVEY
As said earlier the survey process is a ground trothing exercise
that requires some levels of details and accuracy for easy
implementation. In a rough terrain, it might require moving on
foot with the capturing equipment and camera. Taking note of
all the different terrain, marking of manhole location, and noting
various obstacles and proffering way-out

12. ROUTE SURVEY EQUIPMENT
• GPs Device
• DISTANCE MEASURING WHEEL
• DRAWING MATERIALS (PAPER, PENCIL)
• DIGITAL Camera

13. ROUTE SURVEY EQUIPMENT
• GPs Device
• DISTANCE MEASURING WHEEL
• DRAWING MATERIALS (PAPER, PENCIL)
• DIGITAL Camera

14. GPs Device
GPS known as Global Position system device is tracking and data collection
device that have been programmed to work with minimum of 4 satellites at
every point in time. It can capture both line and point data. X and Y
coordinates for point data and series of X and Y coordinates for line data
Point features such as Manhole locations, cell site location, other major
landmarks on the route are recorded as waypoints. Line or linear feature such
roads/street, terrain on the route are represented with lines are called tracks
and Routes

15. GPs Device
POINT FEATURE COORDINATE (XY)
Latitude N6 26.948, Longitude E3 28.668
LINE or LINEAR FEATURE (XY,XY+1, XY+2………..XY+n)
The GPS also has the capacity to record the timing of record and the Z-value
(the elevation) of each feature captured
All the captured details are store in the GPS which is downloadable into
computers system that has compatible software for further analysis.
GPS is battery powered, hence it can be used in a remote area without fair of
malfunctioning.

16. DISTANCE MEASURING WHEEL

17. The measuring wheel takes the record of distance as the tyre of
the wheel revolve progressively. This equipment is suitable in
capturing the terrain data.it is connected with the satellite nor
uses battery. It is purely manual in operation. It doesn’t store
data intelligently as GPS. Someone needs to be writing down
the value on a data sheet feature by feature. It is only useful to
measure line/linear feature.
With good GPS in place during survey, a measuring wheel is not
very necessary

18. DRAWING MATERIALS (PAPER, PENCIL)
A jotting material is required
to compliment the work of
the Gps for more accuracy to
be sure and more details to
be captured without wasting
time. While GPS capture the
features and give annotation,
sketch drawing of the
surveyed portions will be
taken

19. DRAWING MATERIALS (PAPER, PENCIL)
A jotting material is required
to compliment the work of
the Gps for more accuracy to
be sure and more details to
be captured without wasting
time. While GPS capture the
features and give annotation,
sketch drawing of the
surveyed portions will be
taken

20. DRAWING MATERIALS (PAPER, PENCIL)
• The information on the sketch drawing include
• The names of the roads traversed
• Manhole numbering
• Major landmarks on the road
• The values of the measured featured
• Side of the road surveyed

21. DIGITAL Camera
Digitalcamera is needed to capture what is referred to as
project picture. This is to some extent to prove to the client
that field survey of the proposed route were actuallycarried
out. Some of the picture that would be attachedto the drawing
include: picture of obstruction, thrust boring, diversion,bridge
crossing, bad terrain (swamp, erosion prone areas, road
shoulder encroachment etc). most of the time digitalcamera
may not be needed if the GPS has such facility

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