Specifications

Metric survey forms an essential component of the conservation cycle as well as providing a valuable source of base mapping for analytical projects. Whether supplying metric survey data to buildings curators, conservators, architects or archaeologists surveyors need to know what makes survey work for cultural heritage. A proven specification is a valuable tool for use in achieving this goal.

 Getting the right survey for the right job is important to the heritage conservation community and this specification will act as a guide to both the user and the supplier of metric survey data. It contains a description of the services expected and, where possible, the performance indicators that can be used to ensure the successful management of metric survey projects.

Metric Survey Specifications for Cultural Heritage is a revised and updated 2nd edition of Metric Survey Specifications for English Heritage - the standard specification that English Heritage has successfully used to procure metric survey for the last 9 years. The new title reflects a more generic approach that, it is hoped, will make the specifications even easier to apply across the cultural heritage profession. This new edition also covers the collection of terrestrial laser scan data that, as the technology matures, are becoming increasingly applicable to the survey of historic buildings and landscapes. The section on laser scanning is based on the Addendum to the Metric Survey Specification for English Heritage that was previously available on this page.

The book is available for purchase from our online shop.

Alternatively you can download a free pdf version below.

Metric Survey Specifications for Cultural Heritage (7mb)

The specification follows the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) standard for specifications i.e the contents of the right-hand pages constitute the clauses of the specification, while the left-hand pages contain guidance pertinent to those clauses. Where the title of a clause on a left-hand page is prefixed by a # symbol, then the clause requires intervention from the user of the document. This usually takes the form of making choices from a list by deleting the options that are not required, but may also require ticking required options in a list or the insertion of text. If a clause is not edited, then the first option should be taken as the default. In most cases this will be the recommended option. To facilitate the production of specifications tailored to particular projects a Microsoft Word document containing only the actual clauses, as found on the right hand pages of the full document, is available here.

Editable Version - Metric Survey Specifications for Cultural Heritage(0.5mb)

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