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LAY OUT LAND [3 records]

Record 1 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Geophysics
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Seismic Prospecting
DEF

The member of a seismograph crew who attends to the placement of the geophones.

CONT

Seismic Line Crew Helper. As a Line Crew Helper, Andre lays out and picks up seismic recording equipment for 2D and 3D land seismic data acquisition.

CONT

... the [seismic exploration] industry needs chainsaw buckers to help clear a path in forested areas, survey helpers to mark where the explosives and vibrators need to go, driller helpers to handle the explosives and help drill the shot hole for the explosives, and line crew helpers to lay the cable and sensors that will record the data. ... With as many as fifty line crew helpers needed on a crew, these juggies are the muscle on the team. Line crew helpers are often called recorder helpers because much of their work involves laying the electronic equipment and wires that record sounds coming from underground.

CONT

Helpers are inexperienced people in training positions on seismic crews. After they gain skills and experience, helpers may move to other positions on a crew. Recording helpers, often called jug hustlers, assist seismic observers. In preparation for recording activities, observers may require as many as twenty or more helpers to haul cables, geophones and other recording equipment, and place and connect recording equipment.

CONT

A Line Crew/Recorder Helper/is responsible for the laying out and picking up of seismic recording equipment for the purposes of both 2D and 3D land seismic data acquisition. In preparation for recording activities, there may be as many as fifty or more helpers to lay out cables and plant geophones. The position involves working twelve to fourteen hours per day, walking six to 20 km on uneven terrain, carrying cables and geophones for pick-up or layout(up to 90lbs) ensuring quality control on lay-out and pick-up, participating actively in all company safety initiatives, following all helicopter safety protocol, and loading and unloading of seismic equipment from seismic line vehicles or helibags.

OBS

jug hustler; juggy: slang terms. The term «jug» is a synonym of «geophone».

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Géophysique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Prospection sismique

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Urban Housing
OBS

The first step in the development method is to lay out the most economically feasible subdivision plan and estimate the gross income from the sale of the lots, as if the tract were fully subdivided and sold. From the anticipated gross revenues, the next step is to deduct the total cost of development : the cost of installing streets and utilities, the expense of marketing the lots, interest charges on money borrowed, the cost of administration; professional fees, taxes, overhead, and the developer's profit for undertaking the venture. The balance is presumed to be the value of the raw land-the price which a developer would likely pay for the tract "as is", to be used for subdivision purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

La méthode du lotissement. Elle consiste à projeter une subdivision hypothétique de lots sur l'emplacement. On évalue le prix de vente brut de tous les lots, puis on soustrait les coûts d'aménagement. Le reste constituera la valeur du terrain, y compris les profits. Le profit qu'exige les promoteurs est alors déduit et le solde constitue la valeur s'il n'y a pas eu de retard majeur dans la mise en marché des lots (...) La mesure de la valeur définitive constitue réellement le prix que paierait le promoteur pour le terrain en tenant compte de la possibilité d'utilisation de l'emplacement.

Spanish

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Record 3 1983-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
OBS

To divide(a tract of land) into building lots :lay out a subdivision on(unimproved land).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

... diviser un terrain en lots...

Spanish

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