Preparing to become a DPLG (Diplômé Par Le Gouvernement) land surveyor

THE LAND SURVEYOR :

The profession is regulated by law (Law of May 7, 1946). To guarantee mastery of technical and legal skills, the profession is regulated and access to it is limited: engineering diploma (bac+5) or Diplôme de géomètre-expert foncier DPLG. The DPLG land surveyor is subject to a number of obligations: registration with the Ordre des Géomètres Experts, professional ethics, insurance, transparency...

THE LAW:

The surveyor "carries out studies and topographical work to establish the boundaries of landed property and, as such, draws up plans and topographical documents, at any scale and in any form, concerning the definition of rights attached to landed property, such as plans for the division, sharing, sale and exchange of landed property, plans for demarcation or demarcation of landed property... Article 1 of the law of May 7 1946.

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  • Engineering degree.
  • Master's degree in engineering sciences, urban planning, architecture, landscape, geomatics and topography.
  • Graduated from the CNAM topometry institute.
  • Holder of a BAC+2 in the field, with 5 to 8 years' professional experience.

ADMISSION DEADLINES :

  • Send application 15 days before start of academics.

HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY :

 

MODULE 1: LAW / 112 HOURS (2 SESSIONS OF 56 HOURS EACH)

Private law (56 h)
  • Introduction to law: Legal concepts and generalities, jurisdictional organization, law of evidence, legal subjects, sources of law.
  • Law of obligations: Law of the main contracts, system of obligations, law of contractual and tortious civil liability.
  • Property law: the right of ownership and its dismemberments, possession, easements.
Public law (56 h)
  • Fundamentals of public law: general public law (basics of constitutional law), administrative law.
  • Specialized public law subjects: town planning law, development operations and procedures, environmental law and rural law.

MODULE 2: MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND GEOMATICS / 112 HOURS (1 SESSION)

  • Geodesy: geometric geodesy, physical geodesy, spatial geodesy, reference systems, map projections.
  • Topography: Angular and length measurements, direct and indirect levelling, tacheometric measurements, topographic work, GNSS survey, practical field work, indoor use of measurements. Use of GNSS measurements as a tool for measuring deformation.
  • Photogrammetry: Introduction to digital imaging, application to photogrammetry. Land and airborne Lidar.
  • Underground network detection: Introduction to the detection of underground networks using sub-surface geophysical methods. Georeferencing of identified networks.
  • Geographic information systems: Introduction to GIS, formats and organization of geographic data (raster/vector GIS), georeferencing and data projection systems (2D-pseudo3D), creation of geolocalized databases, application to parcel mapping management, 3D visualization, integration of GPS data.

MODULE 3A: REGIONAL PLANNING / 56 HOURS (1 SESSION)

  • Interior design : Is planning a constant in society? Planning in time and space. The notion of planning and the role of geographers. History of French regional planning policy. From administrative "mille-feuilles" to the functioning of local authorities, the challenges of territorial reform. Policies applied to specific areas: rural/coastal/mountain areas. Land use: tensions and conflicts.
  • Urban planning: the city, statistical definition, division and organization of urban space. Urban planning and development: actors, laws and practices of the city within the French territory. Major housing policies. Planning and use of public spaces. Organizing mobility in the city. Production systems in French cities. Large-scale urban planning tools. Operational urban planning tools: POS, PLU, SCOT. The sustainable city (energy, biodiversity, eco-neighborhoods) and the challenge of urban redevelopment. Drawing up risk prevention plans (PPRi, PPRn, etc.). Managing watercourses in urban areas. Green and blue networks in France. Territory observatories: landscape observatory and land observatory (consumption of agricultural land, real estate dynamics, etc.).
  • Urban planning workshop: Applying the knowledge acquired in regulatory and operational urban planning. Drawing up a PLU and linking it to a SCOT. Managing urban planning in a medium-sized town using urban planning documents and the PLU: regulatory application.

MODULE 3B: PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT / 56 HOURS (1 SESSION)

  • Division: Division of land ownership, land delimitation, co-ownership, division into volumes.
  • Real estate management and brokerage: condominium administration, rental appraisal, accounting, taxation.
  • Valuation: Real estate valuation methods.
  • Cadastre: French cadastre, international cadastral systems.

OPTIONAL DISSERTATION SUPPORT MODULE :

  • Defining the subject of the dissertation. 

The USMB, in its capacity as the institution that implements the academics modules, can participate in the definition of dissertation topics proposed by candidates. Indeed, the issues developed in the dissertation must be "defined" by the candidate in consultation with the internship supervisor and a teacher who is a member of the teaching team responsible for implementing the study seminars" (article 3 of the order of February 1, 2011). Teachers do not suggest topics, but can help you reframe your own. The topic must be likely to advance the profession, on the basis of your experience and the data at your disposal.

academics :

  • UFR Sciences & Montagne, Campus scientifique 73376 Le Bourget-du-Lac.
  • Faculté de Droit Domaine Universitaire de Jacob-Bellecombette 73011 Chambéry.

Duration academics :

  • 4 modules of 8 to 16 days.

Workforce :

  • 30 trainees maximum.

Contents of academics :

  • Module 1: Law
  • Module 2: Measurement science and geomatics
  • Module 3A: Regional planning
  • Module 3B: Property development
  • Dissertation support module

Cost of academics (conventional rates) :

  • Cost of 56-hour module: €2,400
  • Cost of 112-hour module: €4,800
  • Cost of optional dissertation design support module: €1,200
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