Modernisation of the study programme Geodesy and cartography at the Riga Technical University in accordance with contemporary requirements
Strauhmanis, Janis
It should be noted that 1951 until 1989 it was not allowed to provide training for the geodesy speciality at Latvian higher educational establishments. In 1989 training for this speciality was renewed at the Riga Technical University, where at present the Department of Geomatics offers the study programme Geodesy and Cartographyy. At the CLGE conference European Professional Qualification in Surveying (Brussels, 2005) times pointed out that study programmes are changing but the public image of surveyor should not change (prof.Pedro J.Cavero) and geodesic education should include technical education as well as expertise (prof.Karl-Werner Schulte). The study programme Geodesy and Cartographyy offered by the Department of Geomatics at the Riga Technical University is now being modernised taking into account the most recent trends in geodesic and cartographic education; it should be stressed that such a programme is offered only at the Riga Technical University, which means taking responsibility for the level of preparing geodesy and cartography specialists in accordance with contemporary requirements. The main innovations include: 1) introduction of one term field training; 2) offering new courses, such as Topographic Cartography, Remote Sensing, and others; 3) more extensive involvement of students in research work.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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