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Clear answers before you test SurveyMarkup.

SurveyMarkup is intentionally focused. These answers explain the synthetic public beta, its stated coverage and the human decision boundary.

SurveyMarkup is an assistance tool.

Professional review remains required.

Q01What is SurveyMarkup?
SurveyMarkup is an advisory review aid for survey data QA: reading plain-text survey reports, linking PDF evidence to findings, running data-quality checks on coded map linework, and previewing Australian CRS options. Every result is advisory and unverified.
Q02Who makes cadastral and professional decisions?
Every professional decision remains with the registered surveyor. SurveyMarkup only organises advisory attention items and review evidence.
Q03What does "advisory and unverified" mean?
Advisory means an informational hint to speed up review. Unverified means a tolerance or measurement result has not been confirmed against the applicable standard. Nothing becomes trustworthy for deliverables until a registered surveyor confirms it.
Q04Does SurveyMarkup change my raw survey data?
No. Your original file is preserved and never modified. SurveyMarkup is a review layer; you remain responsible for checking original data and every output.
Q05Why is registered surveyor sign-off required?
SurveyMarkup is a checking aid and cannot make the professional call. It never sets a result as surveyor-confirmed on its own. A registered/licensed surveyor must review and sign off before any deliverable, lodgement, or legal/cadastral decision.
Q06Which export formats are supported?
Map Linework supports advisory CSV, DXF, GeoJSON and KML exports, and Report Reader/PDF Markup produce advisory review summaries. Exports remain working files for registered-surveyor review, not survey deliverables.
Q07Which report files are supported?
The underlying Report Reader supports .rpt and .txt structures. During the synthetic public beta, explore the bundled worked example instead of using a client file. PDF Markup demonstrates a separate fictional evidence workflow.
Q08Does the Report Reader support PDFs?
Report Reader and PDF Markup are separate workflows. The current public experience uses fictional examples only; scanned or image-only PDFs are outside the demonstrated coverage.
Q09Does SurveyMarkup support Australian coordinate systems?
SurveyMarkup includes preview support for GDA2020, GDA94, MGA zones 49-56, AUSGeoid and AHD. Coordinate outputs remain unverified — confirm them before any professional use.
Q10Where is my data stored, and should I upload real files?
Real customer-file intake is disabled during the synthetic public beta. Use only the fictional worked example and bundled synthetic demonstrations; no client file is needed. Browser-local demonstration state may remain on your device until you clear it. During the synthetic public beta, use the bundled fictional examples only.
Q11How do the AI explanations work, and are they safe?
AI features are off during the synthetic public beta and provider credentials are not part of the launch workflow. The public worked example uses deterministic, pre-written evidence and stated limits.
Q12Do map or AI features send data to a third party?
Map tiles can create standard network and map-view requests to the map provider when a map demonstration is opened. Real customer-file intake and AI features are off in the synthetic public beta, so the launch workflow sends no customer-file context to an AI provider. The security page lists every dormant optional path separately.
Q13Are payments active?
No public payment or subscription offer is active in the synthetic beta. The current action is to inspect the fictional worked example or request a workflow interview.
Q14How do I discuss this workflow?
Request a short workflow interview through the contact form. You do not need to share a client file; the conversation can use the fictional worked example.
Q15Can I use SurveyMarkup for survey deliverables?
No. Use it as an advisory review aid only — it is not for survey deliverables. Professional review by a registered surveyor remains required before relying on any output.
Q16Who is responsible for the final survey decision?
The registered surveyor remains responsible for every professional decision. SurveyMarkup produces advisory attention items to support that review.
Q17Does SurveyMarkup support GDA2020 and MGA zones?
For preview only. It can surface GDA2020, GDA94 and MGA zone 49–56 metadata so mismatches are easier to catch during review. Coordinate correctness stays unverified and must be confirmed by a registered surveyor.
Q18Can I export DXF for CAD or 12d-style workflows?
Map Linework can export advisory CSV, DXF, GeoJSON and KML as working files for review and handoff. They are not survey deliverables, and SurveyMarkup is not a 12d plugin or a replacement for 12d.
Q19Is SurveyMarkup a Bluebeam alternative?
It is a narrower, survey-specific advisory review workflow for evidence-linked PDF review — not a full replacement for Bluebeam's broad AEC collaboration platform.
Q20What file size can the Report Reader handle?
The supported-files register records the technical limits of gated workflows. Real-file intake is disabled in the synthetic public beta, so use the bundled example rather than testing a client file.
Q21Does SurveyMarkup run in my browser?
The synthetic demonstrations run in the browser, and some demonstration state may be stored locally where applicable. Real customer-file intake is disabled in the current public beta.
Q22Is there an API or automated QA?
Not in the public beta. SurveyMarkup is an advisory review aid — there is no automated QA sign-off, and a registered surveyor must confirm any result before it is relied on.

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