APPLICATION FOR

AREA STATUS /
CLEARANCE
Hello!
I am Kenneth Solidum
Geodetic Engineer of MGB-MIMAROPA
 AREA STATUS

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 AREA STATUS

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 The process…

Evaluation
FILING OF and Assessment of
APPLICATI Indorsement
Indorsement the Area and
ON TO THE back to the
to the submitted
PROVINCE Province/City
Regional documents
/ CITY Office
 “
EVALUATION OF THE
SUBMITTED
AREA STATUS / CLEARANCE
APPLICATIONS
 Indorsement from PMRB/CMRB

W
hat are the documents necessary for the
Area Status/Clearance Applications?
Attached documents…

Letter of Indorsement
Application Form
Survey/Sketch Plan
Narrative Survey Report
E-file of the survey plan (AutoCAD or GIS file)
Other necessary supporting documents:
Waiver of Rights
Barangay Resolution
Evaluation of Area Status Application
ISSUANCE OF AREA STATUS

MINERAL LAND SURVEY MAP (MLSM)

PLOTTING 05 06
04 INDORSEMENT

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DIGITAL MAPPING/PLOTTING AND
01 02 ATTRIBUTION

DATA ENCODING TECHNICAL DATA COMPUTATION

EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

DATA
ENCODING
Application Number
Applicant’s Name
Location
Type of Application
Date Received
Area (Hectares)
Signed Deputized Geodetic Engineer
Tie Line Descriptions
Lot Technical Descriptions
Remarks
EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

DATA
ENCODING
Information reported on the submitted
Survey/Sketch Plan, Narrative Survey
Report and/or submitted E-file of the
plan are all verified and cross
referenced to each other.
EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

TECHNICAL DATA
COMPUTATION
“Linear Error of Closure (LEC)” is computed.
- less than 1.0 m

Computation of Lot Corner 1 Geographic

and/or Grid Coordinates and other reported
computed coordinates are also checked
EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

TECHNICAL DATA
COMPUTATION
LEC = 0.0013 m REC = 1 / 160141

LOT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES GRID COORDINATES

BEARING LATITUDE (NORTH) LONGITUDE (EAST)
LINE DISTANCE (M) CORNER NORTHINGS EASTINGS
D M S D M S D M S
1-2 S 58 44 W 17.67 1 12 32 40.5000 122 17 37.80000 1,387,275.743 423,255.563
2-3 N 89 52 W 21.10 2 12 32 40.2000 122 17 37.30000 1,387,266.572 423,240.459
3-4 N 78 21 W 61.67 3 12 32 40.2000 122 17 36.60000 1,387,266.621 423,219.359
4-5 N 0 19 E 18.43 4 12 32 40.6000 122 17 34.60000 1,387,279.074 423,158.959
5-6 S 86 13 E 48.41 5 12 32 41.2000 122 17 34.60000 1,387,297.504 423,159.061
6-1 S 68 56 E 51.65 6 12 32 41.1000 122 17 36.20000 1,387,294.310 423,207.366
PERIMETER = 218.93 m
 Technical Descriptions

Type of Application
Name of Applicant

Reference Point Used Location

Tie-Line Area
Descriptions
Date of Survey

Signed and sealed of

Deputized GE
including
his/her information

Computed Corner 1
Coordinates
WHYYY??
Why is it important to check the Linear Error of
Closure and the computed lot corner
coordinates?
Is this okay??...
 EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

DIGITAL MAPPING/PLOTTING AND

ATTRIBUTION
Creation of digital shapefiles (shp)
POINT SHP AND POLYGON SHP

Encodes necessary attributes to the digital

files
DIGITAL PLOTTING USING ArcGIS software
Overlaying on Google Earth Image
 EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

MINERAL LAND SURVEY MAP

(MLSM) PLOTTING
Manual plotting of application on existing
copies of MLSM Maps

Checks with the manual plotting of

previous existing applications and permits
MINERAL LAND SURVEY MAP
PLOTTING
 EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

ISSUANCE OF AREA STATUS

After the evaluation and plotting, assessment of

the area being applied is determined either
“Free of conflict”, “In conflict with” or
“Others” – stating the significant remarks on
the submitted application.
AREA STATUS DOCUMENT
 EVALUATION OF AREA STATUS

INDORSEMENT OF AREA STATUS

After thorough evaluation of the area status

application, the result is forwarded to the
Province/City thru an Indorsement signed by the
Regional Director.
AREA STATUS INDORSEMENT
Thanks!