Course Overview

The course is designed for the First year students of Urban and Rural Planning Discipline. This course will be conducted simultaneously with its theoretical counterpart URP 1253. Students of this course are expected to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge from URP 1253.

Course Objectives

This is a practical, hands-on course fully supported by its theoretical concept. This course is aimed at making the students proficient in using different survey equipment. 

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

At the end of the course the students will be able to-

·       Explain the rules of handling different survey components;

·       Identify what equipment to be used for what sorts of survey;

·       Carry out topographic survey using both total station and RTK-GPS;

·       Process and use the collected data by Total Station and GPS;

·       Organise the collected data in the form of digital maps.