SURVEY ORDER AND SURVEY AUTHORITY
Article 4 DAO 2007-29
Position Survey
Delimitation Surveys for Parks &
Secretary, DENR Protected Areas and Watershed
Reservation
Political Boundary Surveys
Director,
LMB/DENR-TS
Isolated Land Surveys
Delimitation Survey on Land
Admin, NAMRIA
Classification
Cadastral Surveys
Political Boundary Survey
Parks and Protected Areas
Delimitation Surveys
RED, DENR or
Delimitation Survey for
RD, DENR-TS Watershed Reservation
Reclamation Project Surveys
Isolated Land Surveys
Survey of LGU Lands
Foreshore Land Surveys
Political Boundary Survey
Public Land Subdivision
Reclamation Project Surveys
RTD for Lands or Town site Reservation & Group
ARD, DENR-TS Settlement Surveys
Isolated Land Surveys
Survey of LGU Lands
Foreshore Land Surveys
Regional
Mineral Land Surveys
Director, MGB
Delimitation Survey for
ARD for Forestry
Watershed Reservation
Isolated Land Surveys
CENRO
Foreshore Land Surveys
Coverage Issue
area covers 2 or more regions SO
boundary dispute b/w 2 or
more provinces belonging to SO
different regions
area is covered by a special
law/proclamation giving SA
jurisdiction to the LMB
SO
no inter-regional boundary
dispute
area is 5,000 hectares above
SO
area is more than 100 hectares
area is more than 100 hectares
Involves barangays of the same
city or municipality SA
area is less than 100 ha
area is up to 1,500 hectares
area is more than 12 ha, up to SO
100 ha
area is up to 100 ha
area is 12 ha up to 100 ha
SA
area in the same region is less
SO
than 5,000 hectares
area is 12 hectares and below SO
area is 12 hectares and below SA
 Control Surveys find horizontal and vertical positions of points forming a geodetic network or project
controls over an area to become the basis in determining rectangular coordinates in an area
a) Geodetic Control Surveys covers extensive areas taking account into earths curvature and geoidal-
spheroidal shape at sea level to establish basic network of reference points, covers 1st & 2nd order
controls
b) Project Control Surveys to establish positions of reference points for projects w/ limited geographic
coverage e.g., a municipality, large isolated tract of land, group settlement, barangay/municipalities
covering pirmary (3rd order), secondary (4th order), and tertiary control
Cadastral Surveys to determine the metes and bounds of all parcels w/in an entire municipality/city for
land registration and other purposes
a) Numerical Cadastre the bearings & distances (b&d) of individual lots are determined from
computations based on actual ground survey
b) Graphical Cadastre - the b&d of individual lots are determined using transit and stadia, scaling from
photo map, and other graphical methods
c)Public Land Subdivision subdivision of alienable and disposable (A&D) lands covering an area of more
than 1,500 hectares
Isolated Surveys comprised of all classes of surveys of isolated parcels of land used for agricultural,
residential, commercial, resettlement, or other purposes covering areas not more than 1,500 hectares
a) Group Settlement/Town site Subdivision Surveys subdivision of A&D lands not more than 1,500 ha
into 50 parcels or more
b) Public Land Surveys original surveys covering A&D lands which has not been subjected to private
rights nor devoted to public use pursuant to the provisions of public land laws.
c) Amendment Surveys surveys covering untitled properties by changing the number of lots thereof
w/out affecting the original technical description of the boundary
d) Private Land Surveys covers titled lands owned/claimed by an individual, a partnership, a
corporation, or any other form of organization, undertaken for purposes of original or subsequent land
registration
e) Government Land Surveys parcels of lands administered by or belonging to the National
Government or any of its branches and instrumentalities including:
i) Friar Land Estates Surveys surveys on lands purchased by govt from Religious Orders and private
corporations from 1904-1913, for distribution to actual occupants & bona fide settlers pursuant to
Act 1120 Friar Lands Act.
ii) National Government Lands Survey surveys of all patrimonial properties owned by the
government not intended for public use
iii) Local Government Units (LGU) Land Surveys for lands acquired by the provincial, city/municipal,
or barangay government pursuant to RA 7160 Local Government Code of 1991 and other
pertinent laws w/c are not needed for public purposes
f) Conversion Surveys purpose of transforming/converting lots covered by approved graphical
cadastral surveys, cadastral mapping (Cadm) and photo-cadastral mapping (PCadm), into numerical or
regular cadastral lots with computation and plotting in the system of the cadastral project.
g) Other Land Surveys for determining metes and bounds of parcels not including in the enumeration
above and intended for a specific purpose.
Mineral Land Surveys surveys of mining claims, quarry applications, sand & gravel applications, and
other mineral lands w/in private or public lands executed for mineral agreements, permits, licenses or for
other purposes pursuant to RA 7942 or The Philippine Mining Act of 1995.
Forestlands and National Parks/Protected Areas Delimitation Surveys surveys conducted by the
Regional Composite Survey Team (RCST) or qualified private GEs to delimit on the ground the boundaries
of forest lands and natl parks/protected areas from the agricultural A&D lands as delineated pursuant to
Sec. 3 & 4, Article XII of the 1987 Constitution, PD 705 Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, and RA
7586 National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992. It shall also include the sub-classification
and zonification of said areas.