Basic Information

Major Code: 081201

Major Name :Surveying and Mapping Engineering

Duration of Study: 4 years

Degree Conferred: Bachelor of Engineering

The program's strengths and features: This program is designed to meet the needs of the national and southwestern regional economy, society, and the computer industry for talents in surveying and mapping, and it leverages the school's meteorological advantage disciplines and platforms. By refining the program's development strategy and enhancing students' mathematical foundation, surveying and mapping professional knowledge and skills, it aims to cultivate innovative and interdisciplinary applied talents who can adapt to the new trends of space information science and technology in the 21st century. The program strives to build a distinctive, prominent, and nationally influential specialty.

Goal of Cultivation

This major aims to cultivate high-quality, innovative, and interdisciplinary talents with a solid foundation in surveying, geographic information science, computer science and technology, atmospheric science, engineering and industrial construction, equipped with technical application and development capabilities in engineering and industrial measurement, geographic information systems, and photogrammetry and remote sensing, capable of providing basic surveying and geographic information services. After graduation, it is expected that they will be able to achieve the following goals in society and their respective fields:

1. Be able to engage in specialized technical work such as project design, implementation, organization, and management in surveying and geographic information engineering.

2. Have good communication skills and be able to function effectively as a team member or leader in a group consisting of people from different roles.

3.Be able to expand their knowledge and skills through further education or other forms of lifelong learning.

4. Have employability in the surveying and geographic information industry and the ability to work in related fields.

5. Have good professional ethics, strong ability and awareness to serve society, and a high sense of social responsibility.

III. Graduation Requirements

Students of this major mainly study the basic theories, knowledge and skills of surveying and mapping science and related disciplines, master the theories and technologies of application design, implementation, development, management and decision-making in surveying and mapping engineering and related fields, and receive basic training in scientific research. The requirements for knowledge and ability of graduates include:

1. Engineering Knowledge: The ability to apply mathematics, physical and other natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, and surveying engineering knowledge to engineering practice and solve complex surveying engineering problems.

2. Problem Analysis: able to apply the basic theories and knowledge of surveying science and technology, geography, atmospheric sciences, and computer science and technology to identify, express, and understand the theoretical frontiers and development trends of surveying and spatial information technology through literature research; able to analyze complex engineering problems to obtain effective conclusions.

3.Design/Develop Solutions: able to develop innovative measurement work design solutions that consider human, social, safety, legal, and environmental factors for complex engineering problems in surveying engineering.

4. Scientific Research: Able to conduct research on complex engineering problems in surveying and mapping using modern surveying and mapping scientific principles and scientific methods, including design data collection, analysis, management, and information integration to obtain reasonable and effective conclusions.

5.Use modern tools: able to develop, select and use appropriate technologies, resources, instruments, information technology, big data platforms and artificial intelligence to conduct predictions and simulations on complex surveying and mapping engineering problems and explain the phenomena.

6. Engineering and Society: Understand geographic information engineering theories and techniques, and have the ability to apply and develop them in the field of geomatics. Be able to conduct reasonable analysis and evaluation of geomatics engineering practices and complex engineering problems solutions based on relevant background knowledge, and understand the impacts on society, health, safety, law, and culture, as well as the responsibilities that should be assumed.

7. Environment and Sustainable Development: able to understand and evaluate the impact of surveying and mapping engineering practices on the environment and sustainable social development.

8. Professional Standards: Have a comprehensive understanding of humanities, social sciences, and social responsibility, and be able to understand and abide by professional ethics and relevant laws, regulations, and responsibilities in surveying and related engineering practices.

9. Individual and Team: Able to take individual responsibility in a multidisciplinary team setting, with a sense of teamwork and cooperation.

10. Communication and Collaboration: The ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with peers and the public, including writing reports and design documents, presenting speeches, clearly expressing or responding to instructions, and possessing a certain international perspective to communicate and exchange in a cross-cultural context.

11. Project Management: Understand and master the principles of engineering management and economic decision-making, and be able to apply them in multidisciplinary environments.

12. Lifelong Learning: Have the awareness and ability to learn independently and throughout one's life, with the ability to continuously learn and adapt to development.