***Land Management and Training Centre, Dhulikhel (Administration block)
A scene of Kathmandu University administration building .
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
GEOMATICS ENGINEERING
This is a personal blog on geomatics. Geomatics engineering is the new breakthrough in the engineering sector which has just been launched at Kathmandu University with the association of Land Management and Training Centre(LMTC) , Dhulikhel .Government of Nepal is providing 75% scholarship to the students enrolled in this program.
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Geomatics Engineering is a rapidly developing discipline that focuses on spatial information (i.e. information that has a location). The location is the primary factor used to integrate a very wide range of data for viewing and analysis. Geomatics Engineers apply engineering principles to spatial information and implement relational data structures involving measurement sciences, thus using Geomatics and acting as Spatial Information Engineers. Geomatics engineers manage local, regional, national and global spatial data infrastructures.
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Geomatics is a new term incorporating what used to be called "Surveying" along with many other aspects of spatial data management. Following the advanced developments in digital data processing, the nature of the tasks required of the Professional Land Surveyor has evolved and the term Surveying alone does not any more describe the whole range of tasks that the profession deals with. As our societies becomes more complex, information with a spatial position associated with it becomes more critical to decision-making, both from a personal and a business perspective, and also from a community and a large-scale governmental viewpoint. A Geomatics Engineer uses knowledge coming from several disciplines, such as:
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* Geodesy (terrestrial, celestial, and orbital coordinate systems measurements)
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* Positioning and Navigation (e.g. with GPS) * Digital Imaging (how to extract useful information from images according to the application, e.g. environmental studies or agricultural studies)and Mapping (how to make the maps of tomorrow) using Photogrammetry (airborne photographs) or Remote Sensing (images taken by satellite sensors)
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* Geographical Information Systems (computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information)
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* Land Tenure Systems (land information managing, land surveying, land right).
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Geomatics Engineering is a rapidly developing discipline that focuses on spatial information (i.e. information that has a location). The location is the primary factor used to integrate a very wide range of data for viewing and analysis. Geomatics Engineers apply engineering principles to spatial information and implement relational data structures involving measurement sciences, thus using Geomatics and acting as Spatial Information Engineers. Geomatics engineers manage local, regional, national and global spatial data infrastructures.
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Geomatics is a new term incorporating what used to be called "Surveying" along with many other aspects of spatial data management. Following the advanced developments in digital data processing, the nature of the tasks required of the Professional Land Surveyor has evolved and the term Surveying alone does not any more describe the whole range of tasks that the profession deals with. As our societies becomes more complex, information with a spatial position associated with it becomes more critical to decision-making, both from a personal and a business perspective, and also from a community and a large-scale governmental viewpoint. A Geomatics Engineer uses knowledge coming from several disciplines, such as:
______^________________^___________________^______^________________^___________________^
* Geodesy (terrestrial, celestial, and orbital coordinate systems measurements)
______^________________^___________________^______^________________^___________________^
* Positioning and Navigation (e.g. with GPS) * Digital Imaging (how to extract useful information from images according to the application, e.g. environmental studies or agricultural studies)and Mapping (how to make the maps of tomorrow) using Photogrammetry (airborne photographs) or Remote Sensing (images taken by satellite sensors)
______^________________^___________________^
* Geographical Information Systems (computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information)
______^________________^___________________^______^________________^___________________^
* Land Tenure Systems (land information managing, land surveying, land right).
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First batch of Geomatics Engineering ,inauguration ceremony.
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