GEOMATIC

What is Geomatics?

Geomatics is an applied science and a professional discipline. As an applied science it involves an integrated approach to the measurement, analysis, management, and display of geographic and other spatial data. As a professional discipline, geomaticians have specialist skills, knowledge, and understanding in order to provide services that meet the needs of society and which contribute to social and political stability, quality of life and the management of natural heritage and resources. Geomatics professionals may be involved in designing, conducting and managing activities relating to surveying, geography, information systems, land development and planning, law and commerce.  Geomatics professionals use the latest satellite, laser, acoustic, and information technology and are continually branching into new challenging areas of specialisation, as the programme streams described below demonstrate.
The School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics offers a number of streams in the BSc (Geomatics) degree. These are intended to provide graduates with a qualification that is flexible and allow entry into a number of different careers. Moreover, specialist knowledge of spatial information science and spatial data acquisition (a feature of all streams) provides a geomatics professional operating in another area of specialization (e.g. geology or environmental science) with an advantage over competitors.

The four-year BSc (Geomatics) degree, awarded by the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, offers the following streams within the degree programme:

BSc(Geomatics) in Geoinformatics, a four year Geomatics degree majoring in either Computer Science or Environmental and Geographic Science.

BSc(Geomatics) in Surveying, a four year Geomatics degree majoring in Surveying.

Students wishing to specialise further may register for a Masters (or a Doctoral degree if a Masters degree has been attained) and join the large team of enthusiastic and multi-national postgraduate students. Entrance Merit Scholarships are available from the University of Cape Town for new postgraduate students. The closing date for applications is the 31st November. This handbook is targeted at undergraduate students, and prospective postgraduate students should refer to the Geomatics web page for more details of postgraduate options.

5 Things You Need to Know About Geomatics

Geomatics is the measurement, analysis and management of data relating to the earth and the built environment. Also known as surveying engineering or geospatial science, Geomatics is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information or spatially referenced information.

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GEOMATICS

1. The science of deriving information about an object using a sensor without physically touching/ contacting it is called remote sensing, which is a key part of geomatics.
2. Remote Sensing technologies can provide millions of points of land or structure-based data versus hundreds or a few thousand points from traditional surveying technologies.
3. Typical technology and tools used in the collection and processing of data includes: Survey total station, 3D High Definition (laser) Scanner, Global Positioning System (GPS), Digital aerial imagery (Air-borne and satellite), and computer-based geographic information system (GIS).
4. Geomatics Engineers design, develop, and operate systems to collect and process spatial information about land features, natural resources (gravel, stone, other misc. raw building material) as well as man-made features (buildings, bridges, industrial facilities (piping, steel structures, pumps, vessels, etc.).
5. The more traditional practice of land surveying primarily focuses on the determination and recording of property boundaries and parcels of real-estate. Some tasks within the surveying discipline extend into the civil engineering field including topographic surveys, design and layout of public infrastructure, urban subdivisions, mapping, and control surveys for construction projects.

LET SEBAGO SHOW YOU THE ADVANTAGES of GEOMATICS

Whether it’s surveying a roadway, analyzing bridge components, documenting a historic building, quantifying material volumes or retrofitting an existing structure, High Definition 3D Laser Scanning is a highly-accurate, time-reducing, and cost-effective solution. Sebago Technics has been scanning since 2013 and has successfully completed multiple projects over a wide array of project disciplines.

For more information and/or a demonstration, please contact:

HAMENYIMANA ISMAEL
sumalee.sl70@gmail.com