The School of Surveying and Saptial Information Systems has
recently changed its name from the School of Geomatic Engineering.
The School's programs involve an integrated approach to the
acquisition, analysis, storage, distribution, management and
application of spatially-referenced data.
Surveying:
- Satellite Surveying (position determination techniques
using satellite signals)
- Geodesy (determining the mathematical model of the Earth,
and its gravity field, and the practice of control network
surveying)
- Hydrography (mapping the seabed and waterways for navigation
and off-shore resource management)
- Engineering Surveying (precise surveying for engineering
projects)
- Cadastral Surveying (knowledge of the laws and practices
for survey of property boundaries)
- Land Management and Development (project management for
land development, environmental assessment for resource
management and change of land use)
Spatial Information Systems:
- Land Information Management (the use of computer-based
information systems of spatially related data for planning
and administration purposes)
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (computer-based information
systems for environmental assessment and monitoring)
- Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (the use of airborne
and spaceborne remotely sensed images for mapping and resource
surveys).
The School boasts a proud record of achievement; its graduates
are leaders in industry, government and academic circles.
It has forged strong links with leading research and teaching
institutions in North America, Europe and Asia, and members
of the School’s staff hold positions of leadership in
both international and national scientific and professional
bodies.
