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Philosophy & Development

Philosophy & Development
Department Overview

Philosophy & Development

The National Diploma programme in Surveying and Geoinformatics is designed to produce Middle level technicians that are capable of performing basic functions in Surveying and Geoinformatics both in the private and public sectors. At the end of the programme, the holder of the National Diploma should be able to:

- interpret spatial measurement from various sources;

- operate surveying & Geoinformatics instruments;

- carry out cadastral survey to defined boundaries of land;

- apply the basic principles of surveying and methods in Surveying & Geoinformatics;

- interpret imagery;

- compile maps at various scales from imagery; and

- carry out cartographic processes for presentation of Geoinformation;

- understand database creation and management.