Land Surveying

Studying Land Surveying

Land Surveying is a field of study that involves everything related to the collection, presentation, and evaluation of geographical data: you’ll learn how to collect, examine, and document information about the Earth's surface. That includes, for example, soil compositions and geographic coordinates.

Typical questions in this field of study are as follows: what is the size and shape of this street, this plot of land or this landscape? What methods and technologies are used to create maps? And how can drones and aerial photography be used to capture geographical data?

A degree program in land surveying combines scientific and technical skills: from subjects such as physics and geography to computer science and spatial planning. You’ll also become acquainted with the practical use of geodetic instruments such as GPS devices and laser scanners to take precise measurements and create terrain models.

Land surveying is a large and practice-oriented field of study consisting of sub-areas such as geodesy, cartography, geomatics, and geoinformation. You can often specialize in certain areas when choosing your program. Typical degree programs are called geodesy, applied geodesy, geomatics and geodesy, and geoinformatics.