Land Survey and Cartography Department

The Land Survey and Cartography Department in an academic institution is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue careers in the fields of land surveying, cartography, and geospatial technologies. This department focuses on both the theoretical aspects of mapping and the practical application of survey techniques, utilizing modern tools such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and remote sensing technologies. It prepares students to work in various sectors such as urban planning, construction, environmental management, and transportation.

Mission and Vision

Mission:
The Land Survey and Cartography Department is dedicated to providing high-quality education, research, and professional training in land surveying and cartography. The department equips students with technical and analytical skills, preparing them to contribute effectively to the planning, design, and management of land resources.

Vision:
To be a leading department in the field of land surveying and cartography, fostering innovation, environmental stewardship, and spatial thinking. The department aims to produce graduates who are proficient in both traditional and modern mapping technologies and can meet the growing demands of the geospatial industry.

Conduct Topographical Survey

UNIT DESCRIPTION         

This unit describes the competencies required by a surveyor to conduct a reconnaissance, monument control points, determine position of control point, determine position of detail points, and prepare topographical map

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit of competency.

Required Skills

The individual needs to demonstrate the following skills:

·       Handling of the survey equipment

·       Setting up of survey equipment

·       Operating survey instruments

·       Planning and organizing skills 

·       ICT skills

·       Design skills.

·       Computing skills

·       Excellent communication, negotiating and presentation skills

·       Interpersonal skills

·       Decision making skills

·       Analytical skills

·       Measuring skills

 

Required knowledge

The individual needs to demonstrate knowledge of:

·       Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)

·       Safety measures

·       Survey instruments

·       Map projection

·       Map designs

·       Types of monuments

·       Levelling

·       Traversing

·       Triangulateration

·       GNSS

Conduct Mining Survey

UNIT DESCRIPTION         

This unit describes the competencies required by a surveyor to conduct a reconnaissance, establish surface and underground baseline, measure surface and underground works and prepare mine plans

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit of competency.

Required Skills

The individual needs to demonstrate the following skills:

·       Operating mining survey equipment

·       Interpretation skills 

·       Analytical skills

·       Measuring skills

·       Planning and organizing skills

·       Design skills

·       ICT skills

·       Computing skills

·       excellent communication, negotiating and presentation skills

·       Interpersonal skills

·       Decision making skills

 

 

Required knowledge

The individual needs to demonstrate knowledge of:

·       Personal Protective Equipment (PPE’s)

·       Safety precautions

·       Environmental health and safety

·       Mining and environmental laws, Acts and regulations

·       Types of minerals

·       Mining technologies

 

Principles of Cartography

UNIT DESCRIPTION         

This unit describes the competencies required by a surveyor to apply cartographic techniques, communicate using maps, distinguish between maps and plans, determine scale of maps and plans, compile and project maps, apply principles of reference systems and represent relief.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit of competency.

Required Skills

The individual needs to demonstrate the following skills:

·       Projecting maps

·       Relief interpretation

·       Operating cartographic equipment

·       Scaling

·       Scanning

·       Digitizing

·       Geo-referencing

·       Editing skills

·       Text placement

 

Required knowledge

The individual needs to demonstrate knowledge of:

·       Cartographic techniques

·       Cartographic symbols

·       Map projections

·       Coordinates conversion

·       Cartographic rules

·       Standard scales

·       Map texts

Principles of Geospatial Information System

UNIT DESCRIPTION         

This unit describes the competencies required by a surveyor to collect data, pre-process data, process data, present data, store and archive data.

ReRequired Skills

ThThe individual needs to demonstrate the following skills:

·       Basic ICT skills

·       GIS data manipulation

·       Cartographic skills

·       Data collection

·       Operating GIS equipment

·       Use of GIS software

·        International Map of World (IMW) sheet indexing

·       Designing maps

ReRequired knowledge

ThThe individual needs to demonstrate knowledge of:

·       Spatial data models

·       Map projections

·       Data sources

·       Map design

·       GIS software

·       IMW

·       Spatial referencing

·       Scales

·       Web mapping

·       Map publishing