Remote Sensing Applications to Land Administration

Course Title Remote Sensing Applications to Land Administration
Institute National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics (NCRG), Karachi, Pakistan
Address National Centre for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics (NCRG)

SUPARCO Headquarters,

SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402

Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Tel.: +92-21-34650765-79 ext: 2275, 2228

Fax.: +92-21-34644928, 34690783

URL:dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk

Application Deadline 04 January 2013 for local participants
14 November 2012 for foreign participants
Starting Date 14 January 2013
Course Duration One Week
Course Level Intermediate
Pre-requisites Basic knowledge of Remote Sensing & GIS
Objectives This course is developed to address the use of new technologies such as RS and GIS in land administration and management. This will help in creating and maintaining the lands records in an effective manner as compared to existing manual techniques practiced by the land management authorities in the country. It provides specialized training in land administration management to key public, quasi-state and private sector professionals. In addition it aims to enhance the existing process of land administration using GIS and RS techniques. The target groups are the professionals- surveyors, engineers, planners, geographers, agriculturalists, natural and social scientists interested in the area of land administration and management.
Contents of Course
  • Introduction to RS and GIS
  • Exploring RS and GIS Techniques to be used in Land Administration
  • Introduction to Land Administration and Cadastral Systems
  • Land Information Management Systems
  • Parcel Boundaries Delineation from RS imagery
  • Cadastral Geo-database Development
  • Integrating Land Register Data and Parcel Boundaries
Course Fee PKR 15,000 (US $ 250 for foreign participants)
Venue NCRG, Karachi
Assessment Oral or written examination
Application Form
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