Nigeria
Regional Center for Training in Aerospace Survey
(RECTAS)
Contact Person: The Director, Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS) Obafemi Awolowo University Campus P.M.8. 5545Ile-Ife Osun State, Nigeria. Telephone: (234)-36-230.225 or (234,)-36-230.050 Fax: (234)-36-230.481 Electronic mail: rectas@oauife.edu.ng Telex: 34262 RECTAS NGGeneral Information:
The Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS), located on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) (formerly University of Ife), lle-Ife, Nigeria, was officially opened on 21st October 1972. The Centre is bilingual, with English and French as official languages. It has been established to conduct training and research in an African environment in the field of aerospace surveys. RECTAS is a joint project of African countries and it is under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The participating countries are eight (8) at present and are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.
The Governing Council consists of the following members:
(i) the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Under-Secretary General of the U.N or his representative, as Chairman, ex-officio;
(ii) a member appointed by each participating Government;
(iii) another member appointed by the Government of the host country;
(iv) the Director of the Centre, ex-officio, who participates without vote in the deliberations and also acts as Secretary to the Council.
The courses at the Centre are taught in English and French. The Centre presently offers long term courses in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing/GIS at the Technician, Technologist and Post-Graduate levels. It also conducts, on special request, a customized Operator's course in Photogrammetry to suit the individual training needs of member states.
The Centre intends to commence courses in Cartography beginning with the Draughtsman Certificate Course during the 1997/98 Session. Details of the schedule of courses are as indicated below:DURATION AND SCHEDULE OF COURSES
COURSE |
DURATION |
COMMENCEMENT |
ENDING |
A/ PHOTOGRAMMIETRY 1. Technician Diploma 2. Technologist Diploma 3. Post-graduate Diploma B/ REMOTE SENSING 1. Technician Diploma 2. Technologist Diploma 3. Post-graduate Diploma C/ CARTOGRAPHY 1. Draughtsman Certificate 2. Technician Diploma 3. Technologist Diploma |
18 months 18 months 12 months
18 months 18 months 12 months
12 months 18 months 18 months |
April April October
April April October
October April April |
September September September
September September September
September September September |
PHOTOGRAMMETRY UNIT OPERATOR'S CERTIFICATE COURSE IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY
(Offered Under Consultancy Services. For more details, a separate brochure is available upon request)
Objectives:
The Operator's Diploma Course in Photogrammetry is designed to prepare the trainee to execute photogrammetric mapping on as many Photogrammetric instruments (stereoplotters) as possible. This variety of stereoscopic plotting instruments forms the bulk of Photogrammetric instruments available in most mapping organisations in African countries.
At the end of the course, the trainee should be able to manipulate any of the series of stereoplotters for plotting topographic and thematic maps at small, medium and large scales.
TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA COURSE IN PROTOGRAMMETRY
Objectives:
The Technician Diploma Course in Photogrammetry aims at raising intermediate technical personnel capable of supervising the activities of the operators. This is in addition to fulfilling the objectives of the operator's course. The student is exposed to a greater proportion in the theory of Photogrammetry. On successful completion of the course, the participant would have acquired theoretical and practical background sufficient for supervision of production work on photogrammetric instruments.
TECHNOLOGIST DIPLOMA COURSE IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Objectives:
The Technician cannot yet carry out the entire sequence of designing, organising and executing various photogrammetric projects. There is, consequently, a gap or a missing link between the technical and the professional personnel. The technologist course has therefore the primary objective of filling this gap, while broadening the background of the participant with an introduction to such subjects as Programming, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems/Land Information Systems (GIS/LIS).
POST- GRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSE IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Objectives:
1. The main objective of this course is to enable graduates and professionals in surveying and cognate disciplines
acquire comprehensive knowledge in theoretical, practical as well as in management aspect of Photogrammetry.
2. Graduates of this course are expected to take responsibility in their various establishmentsfor planning and execution of photogrammetric projects including (minimal) computer processing of various types of maps and photomaps
3. Graduates of this course are also expected to assist in the management of a photogrammetric unit and in the establishment of such a unit where none exists within a Survey and Mapping organisation.
REMOTE SENSING AND GIS APPLICATIONS UNIT
TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA COURSE IN REMOTE SENSINGAND GIS
Objectives:
The main objective is to provide adequate practical and theoretical training in the routine aspects of Remote Sensing Applications to Resources Mapping and Environmental Monitoring.
After the training, the graduate should be capable of performing under supervision the routine tasks associated
with the following:
(a) Digital Image using PC-based Hardware and Software
(b) Supervised interpretation of analogue imageries
(c) Conversion of interpretation to final thematic overlay
(d) Digitalisation of thematic overlays into geo-data base
(e) Field observations for groundtruthing
TECHNOLOGIST DIPLOMA COURSE IN REMOTE SENSING AND GIS
Objectives:
The main objective is to provide a comprehensive training in the theory and practice of Remote Sensing and execution of Remote Sensing project. After the training, the graduate should be capable of performing very competently the routine tasks performed by the Technician and in addition:
(a) Laboratory maintenance and supervision
(b) Spatial analysis.
Furthermore, the Technologist should have the capacity to supervise Technicians in the routine tasks and relate to professionals in the planning and execution of Remote Sensing Projects, and write draft project reports.
POST-GRADUATE DIEPLOMA COURSE IN REMOTE SENSING AND GIS
Objectives:
The main objective of this course is to provide a training scheme which will enable participants acquire the necessary skills for the applications of Remote Sensing technology to resource development and environmental monitoring in the various African conditions. Accordingly, graduates of the programme should be able to:
1. define those problems to which Remote Sensing and GIS could be applied,
2. search for, order and process or advise on the processing required for obtaining the relevant data, and have a working knowledge of DBMS.
3. Know the kind of analysis required in order to solve the identified problem(s), and
4. write precise technical report with a summary which decision-makers would appreciate and could act upon.
CARTOGRAPHY UNIT
DRAUGHTSMANSHIIP CERTIIFICATE COURSE IN BASIC CARTOGRAPHY
Objective: To provide the necessary skills and knowledge for the basic operations involved in map production, carried out under supervision.
TECHNICIANIS DIIPLOMA COURSE IN CARTOGRAPHY
Objectives: To provide the skills and knowledge necessary for the production of all types of maps, including the use of advanced techniques and digital methods, and for the supervision of a map production within any organisation
TECHNICIANIS DIIPLOMA COURSE IN CARTOGRAPHY
Objectives: To provide the skills and knowledge necessary for the production of all types of maps, including the use of advanced techniques and digital methods, and for the supervision of a map production within any organisation.
TECHNOLOGIST’S DIPLOMA COURSE IN CARTOGRAPHY
Objectives: To provide the skills and knowledge necessary for the planning, organisation and execution of cartographic production using a variety of techniques and sources of spatial data, and for the organisation and execution of training courses in Cartography.
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
| COURSE | PHOTOGRAMMETRY |
REMOTE SENSING/GIS |
| Technician Diploma Course | (i)GCE O/L credit in English, Maths,
Physics, Chemistry, Geography OR High pass Operator’s Certificate of RECTAS or equivalent; and (ii)At least 2 years post qualification experience; (iii) Satisfactory stereoscopic vision. |
(i) School certificate with at least a pass
in English language, credits in Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Geography; (ii) At least 2 years of training or experience in any of the mapping Sciences (Land Surveying, Photogrammetry and Cartography) or any of the Land development and Environmental Sciences such as Geology, Forestry, Agronomy, Soils, Rangeland Management, Town Planning, etc. or Computer Science; and (iii) Satisfactory stereoscopic visions and colours perception. |
| Technologist Diploma Course | (i)GCE A/L, credit in 2 subjects including
Maths, general entry qualification to University OR Technician Diploma in Photogrammetry or equivalent in Surveying; (ii) At least 2 years post-qualification experience; and (iii) Satisfactory stereoscopic vision. |
(i)GCE A/L with good passes in two relevant
subjects, and credit in maths, Physics and Biology at O/L OR Technician Diploma in any of the Mapping Science (Land Surveying, Photogrammetry and cartography) or any of the Land development and Environmental Sciences such as Geology, Forestry, Agronomy, Soils, Rangeland Management, Town Planning, etc. or Computer Science; (ii) 2 years post qualification experience; and (iii) Satisfactory stereoscopic visions and colours perception. |
| Post-graduate Diploma Course | (i) Good B.Sc. in Maths, Physics,
Geography(with Maths), Surveying, Civil Engineering OR High Pass Technologist Diploma (on special request to serve specific training needs) or equivalent; (ii) At least 3 years post qualification experience; and (iii) Satisfactory stereoscopic vision. |
(i)Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or
its equivalent in relevant natural, physical or earth sciences; (ii) At least 3 years post qualification experience; and (iii) Satisfactory stereoscopic vision and colours perception. |
| CARTOGRAPHY |
|
| Draughtsmanship Certificate Course
Technical Diploma Course
Technologist diploma Course |
(i) GCE O/L credit in Geography or
Technical Drawing; (ii) Drafting ability; (iii)Satisfactory colour perception
(i) GCE O/L, with credit in Maths or Physics, Geography, Technical drawing and any other subject; (ii) At least 2 years drafting experience; and (iii) Satisfactory colour perception.
(i) High pass RECTAS Technician Diploma or equivalent; (ii) At least 2 years post qualification experience; and (iii) Satisfactory colour perception |
TRAINING COST PER STUDENT (AMOUNTS IN US $)
Remote Sensing and GIS Courses
| TECHNICIAN | TECHNO-LOGIST | POST- GRADUATE |
SPECIAL COURSES |
|
| Duration of the course | 18 months | 18 months | 12 months | 6 months |
| Tuition fees: | 5,220.00 | 5,220.00 | 3,480.00 | 1,740 |
| Registration fees. Member States Non-member states |
0 1000.00 |
0 1000.00 |
0 1000.00 |
0 - |
| Accommodation | 225.00 | 225.00 | 250.00 | 125 |
| Food allowance & pocket Money |
1,080.00 |
1,080.00 |
1,200.00 |
600 |
| Lecture notes and materials | 300.00 |
350.00 |
400.00 |
200 |
| Book allowance | 75.00 | 100.00 | 125.00 | 625 |
| Health care/Insurance | 75.00 | 75.00 | 50.00 | 25 |
| Student’ union | 15.00 | 15.00 | 10.00 | 5 |
| Field work/visits | 100.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150 |
| Excursions | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250 |
| Project | 300.00 | 350.00 | 350.00 | 350 |
| TOTAL for: -Member States -Non-Member States |
$7,640.00 $8,640.00 |
$7,815.00 48,815.00 |
$6,265.00 $7,265.00 |
$3,507.50 - |
Photogrammetry Courses
| OPERATOR | TECHNICIAN | TECHNO-LOGIST | POST- GRADUATE |
|
| Duration of the course | 12 months | 18 months | 18 months | 12 months |
| Tuition fees: | 3,480.00 | 5,220.00 | 5,220.00 | 3,480.00 |
| Registration fees. Member States Non-member states |
0 1000.00 |
0 1000.00 |
0 1000.00 |
0 1000.00 |
| Accommodation | 150.00 | 225.00 | 225.00 | 250.00 |
| Food allowance & pocket Money |
720.00 |
1,080.00 |
1,080.00 |
1,200.00 |
| Lecture notes and materials | 250.00 |
300.00 |
350.00 |
400.00 |
| Book allowance | 50.00 | 75.00 | 100.00 | 125.00 |
| Health care/Insurance | 50.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 | 50.00 |
| Student’ union | 10.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 10.00 |
| Field work/visits | 100.00 | 100.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| Excursions | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| Project | - | 300.00 | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| TOTAL for: -Member States -Non-Member States |
$5,060.00 $6,060.00 |
$7,640.00 $8,640.00 |
$7,815.00 $8,815.00 |
$6,265.00 $7,265.00 |
Cartography Courses
| DRAUGHTSMAN | TECHNICIAN | TECHNOLOGIST | |
| Duration of the course | 12 months | 18 months | 18 months |
| Tuition fees: | 3,480.00 | 5,220.00 | 5,220.00 |
| Registration fees. Member States Non-member states |
0 1000.00 |
0 1000.00 |
0 1000.00 |
| Accommodation | 150.00 | 225.00 | 225.00 |
| Food allowance & pocket Money |
720.00 |
1,080.00 |
1,080.00 |
| Lecture notes and materials | 250.00 |
300.00 |
350.00 |
| Book allowance | 50.00 | 75.00 | 100.00 |
| Health care/Insurance | 50.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
| Student’ union | 10.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| Field work/visits | 100.00 | 100.00 | 150.00 |
| Excursions | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| Project | - | 300.00 | 350.00 |
| TOTAL for: -Member States -Non-Member States |
$5,060.00 $6,060.00 |
$7,640.00 $8,640.00 |
$7,815.00 $8,815.00 |
METHOD OF APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
All candidates must submit duly completed application forms to the Director of the Centre not later than the 1st of November of the year Preceding the intended -Year of study in the case of courses starting in April, or the 1st of May of the intended Year of study for courses beginning in October, accompanying them with the following:
(a) Certificate of good stereoscopic vision;
(b) Certificate of medical fitness (vide application form);
(c) Statement of Support by candidate's financial sponsor;
(d) 3 passport-size Photographs of the candidate;
(e) Photocopies of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other credentials, originals of which shall be presented on arrival at the center.
All completed forms, duly signed, should be returned to the Director of the Centre. Applicants from RECTAS member states should route their application through the Official Representative of their Government. The respective representatives are as follows:
BENIN: M. le Représentant du Bénin au Conseil d'Administration du RECTAS
s/c. Directeur de I'Institut National des Travaux Géographiques,
Ministére de l'Environnement,
B.P. 360. Cotonou, Republique du Benin.
BURKINA: M. le Représentant du Burkina au Conseil d'Administration du RECTAS s/c. Directeur de I'Institut Géographique du Burkina,
1-5-17, Av. de I’Indépendance,
B P. 7054, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
CAMEROON: M. le Représentant du Cameroun au Conseil d'Adrninistration du RECTAS
s/c. Directeur du Cadastre, Ministére de I'Urbanisme et de 1’Habitat
B.P. 716, Yaoundé République du Cameroun.
GHANA: The Representati've of the Ghanaian Government on RECTAS Governing Council
c/o. Director of Surveys, Survey Department
P.O. Box 191, Cantonment, Accra, Ghana.
MALI: M.le Représentant du Mali an Conseil d`Administration du RECTAS
s/c, Directeur, Direction Nationale de la Cartographie et de la Topographie,
Ministére de l'Equipement et des Transports, B.P. 240, Bamako, République du Mali.
NIGER: M. le Représentant du Niger an Conseil d'Administration du RECTAS
Institute Géographique National du Niger, Ministére de l'Equipement, du Transport et de
l'Aménagement du Territoire, B.P. 250, Niamey, République du Niger.
NIGERIA: The Representative of the Nigerian Government on RECTAS Governing Council
c/o. The Surveyor General of the Federation
Federal Surveys Department, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Keffi, Abuja, Nigeria.
SENEGAL: M. le Représentant du Sénégal au Conseil d'Administration du RECTAS
s/c. Directeur des Travaux Géographiques et Cartographiques
Route du Surveys Géographique de Hann, Enceinte "Le Soleil"
B.P.740, Dakar, République du Sénégal.
OTHER COUNTRIES: Candidates who wish to apply from other countries can send their applications through their sponsors to the Centre at the address on the last page of the brochure.
SOME POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FELLOWSHIPS
External Sources:
| 1. Embassy of Sweden: | Swedish International Development Agency |
| 2. Embassy of Canada: | Canadian International Development Agency |
| 3. Commonwealth Scholarships: | British High Commission British Council |
| 4. Embassy of U.S.: | Country Office of USAID |
| 5. UNDP: | Country Office of UNDP, UNDP fellowships for development, population and environmental studies |
| 6. UNESCO: | Country Office of UNESCO |
| 7. Embassy of France: | French Ministry of Technical Co-operation |
| 8. EU: | Country Office of European Union Delegation. |
| 9. German Technical Co operation: | Embassy of Germany |
| 10. Swiss Technical Co operation: | Embassy of Switzerland. |
National Sources:
1. Agency for Higher Technical Education, possibly located within the Ministry of Education.
(This office may have information about national technical manpower training.)
2. Ministry of Economic Planning - Fellowships/Scholarships Office.
(This office may have information about development projects, which have technical training as a component.)
Note: Provisional admissions can be granted on request to suitably qualified applicants to enable them source for fellowships.
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
The RECTAS Consultancy Services Unit offers the benefit of RECTAS expertise and facilities in cartography, photogrammetry, remote sensing, digital image processing (DIP) and geographic information system (GIS) to African Governments as well as other organisations and individuals;
Training "à la carte":
- Workshops and Seminars in survey and mapping computations, photogrammetric refresher courses, remote sensing, digital image processing, GIS and computer application;
- Workshops in instrument maintenance.
Technical Services to clients:
- Execution of topographic mapping and thematic mapping projects related to various applications including geology, agriculture and soil science, deforestation, desertification, urban and rural planning, and environmental hazards, etc.
-Installation, repairs and maintenance of Photogrammetric, Remote Sensing and GIS equipment.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
The Centre has received over the years technical and administrative support from the Economic Commission for Africa, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as well as from donor countries such as Switzerland, France, The Netherlands, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Technical assistance received up to the end of 1995 include the following:
- the preparatory assistance grant by UNDP;
- financial assistance from the Swiss Government,
- the MAE/GDTA/RECTAS project financed by the French Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) and sponsored by the Embassy of France in Nigeria;
- the DGIS/RECTAS fellowships project financed by the Dutch Government;
- the ECIRECTAS/ITC/GDTA project financed by the European Union through the Development Fund (EDF).
FACILITIES AND SERVICES AT THE CENTRE
With the assistance of the Donors and Development Partners, RECTAS possesses a sizeable number of image processing systems mid a set of satellite imageries and digital data. RECTAS also possesses an analytical plotting
system (Traster T5), stereoplotters, Aerial Triangulation software packages, digitizers, reprographic equipment... In the very near future, the Cartographic Laboratory will be equipped.
Many staff members have benefited from specialised training or refresher courses at GDTA (Toulouse, France), ITC (Enschede, The Netherlands), etc.
1.REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) FACIILITIES
Hard and Software Facilities
RECTAS was equipped in September, 1990 under the RECTAS/GDTA joint project with two Digital Image Processing (DIP) DOS-based workstations running two main DIP software, MULTISCOPE and DIDACTIM, enabling a wide range of users (agronomists, geologists, urban planners, surveyors, etc.) to download, process and analyse satellite images from different sensors with different ground resolutions.
From 1992 till date, a wide range of computers and other computing facilities have been acquired under the MAE/GDTA/RECTAS Project with a view to making RECTAS come abreast with the fast growing information technology. As a result, the DIP/GIS laboratory has been equipped with an array of sophisticated modem microcomputers offering capabilities for the capture, storage, processing and retrieval of remotely-sensed data and for the creation, management and maintenance of geographically referenced databases. Over the years, these systems have offered attractive promise in the realisation of diverse tasks such as: Digital Image Processing, Geographic data base creation, maintenance and management Scientific/Object-oriented programming and applications development etc.
The DIP/GIS laboratory houses six PC Workstations and one SUN 4 Workstation, all of which are interconnected over an Ethernet-based Local Area Network. Running under the SUN UNIX operating system with the TCP/IP, the Sun Workstation serves as the file server. All the PCs contain Ether 16 network cards and run the Pathway Wollongong network interface software to facilitate dynamic file exchange between the Server and the PCs.
NB
M AE: Ministére des Affaires Etrangéres
GDTA: Groupement pour le Développement de la Télédétection Aérospatiale
DGIS: Directorate General of Development Cooperation
EC: European Community (now European Union)
ITC: International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
The PCs range in type from 80386 system to Pentium microcomputer and currently run the following DIP and GIS software:
Remote Sensing software GIS softwares
* Multiscope Ver. 2.3 (for DIP) * SynerGIS Ver. 3.0 (for DIP and GIS)
* Didactim Ver 2.0 (for DIP) * ILWIS Ver 4.1 (for DIP and GIS)
* Alexander (for DIP) * IDRISI (for DIP and GIS)
* TITUS (for DIP) * Microstation (for Computer-Aided Design - C.A.D.)
* GIS Tutor Ver. 2 (for presentation of concepts of GIS
* ARCIWO (for GIS)
*ATLAS (for GIS)
System Hardware Features
The hardware features of the machines and their various capabilities are outlined below:
Machine Local Hardware Features
Name
SUN Hard disk: 1747Mb; Memory: 64Mb; Peripheral devices: High resolution colour
Workstation monitor, CD-ROM reader, Tape and Cartridge drive 3.5" diskette drive.
DIP/GIS Hard disk: 300Mb; Memory. 12Mb; Processor: 80386 with 80387 math co-processor;
Workstation 1 Peripheral devices: High resolution colour monitor, Image screen, Thermal image printer, 6250 BPI band reader, Magneto-optical disk drive, HD 3.5" & 5.25" drives, etc.
DIP/GIS Hard disk: 300Mb; Memory: 12mb; Processor: 80386 with 80387 math co-processor.
Workstation 2 Peripheral devices: High resolution colour monitor, Image screen, HD 3.5" & 5.25" drives, etc
DIP/GIS Hard disk: 1.0 Gb Memory: 12Mb; Processor: pentium. Peripheral devices:
Workstation 3 High resolution colour monitor, Laserjet printer, HD 3.5" diskette drive, etc
DIP/GIS Hard disk: 1.0 Gh; Memory: 12Mb; Processor: Pentium; Peripheral devices: High
Workstation 4 resolution colour monitor, Laser jet printer, CD drive, Pen plotter, HD 3.5" diskette drive, etc.
DIP/GIS Hard disk: 540Mb; Memory: 8Mb; Processor: 80386 DX with math co-process.
Workstation 5 Peripheral Devices: Monochrome monitor, High resolution colour monitor, Pen Plotter. Ink jet printer, Digitising table.
Word Processing Hard disk: 254Mb; Memory: 8Mb; Peripheral Devices: High resolution colour
Workstation monitor, Laser jet printer, 486 microprocessor
In addition to the above machines, there are the following:
A complete system (similar to the Word Processing Workstation in the DIP Lab) dedicated to the Library: Two notebooks, one with a hard-disk capacity of 500Mb and memory capacity of 16 Mb and the other with hard-disk and RAM memory of 200Mb and 8Mb respectively; GPS set; Flat-bed scanner; Film exposing machine for slide production; Several electrical/ electronic devices, maintenance tools, etc.
Analogue Image Interpretation Equipment
*OPTICAL *STEREO
- Zoom Transferscope -Mirror and Pocket stereoscopes
- Sketchmaster -Twin Stereoscope; Stereopret;
- Cameras -Stereosketch 8B 115; PAM SI of APY
Remote Sensing Field Verification Equipment includes: - Binoculars; Clinometers; Radiometer; Tetrameter
PHOTOGRAMMETRY FACILITIES
Photogrammetric Equipment
A number of photogrammetric instruments are available. A few of the most important ones and their quantity are:
Wild Autograph A9 (1); Wild Autograph A8 (3); Wild Autograph B8 (2); Wild Autograph B8S (3);
Kern PG2 (3); ITC Stereotrainer (15); Wild Rectifier E4 (1); Wild Reduction'Printer (1); Mirror Stereoscopes (22); Analytical Photogram-meter Yserman (APY) (1); CMP I Comparator with PDP 11 Computer (1); Traster T5 Analytical Plotter (1); Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment (2).
CARTOGRAPHY AND MAP PRODUCTION FACILITIES:
Among the materials available are: ten (10) sets of draughtsmanship training packages, cartographic materials, light tables, map drawers, etc .
Expected modem equipment in 1997 from technical assistance are.. Educational and Cartographic laboratory computer clusters for computer-aided design (CAD).
RECTAS LIBRARY
The library contains relevant and up-to-date textbooks, journals, reviews, scientific magazines, bulletins and important Project reports and lecture notes in the RECTAS major areas of specialisation, namely: Remote sensing and GIS applications, Photogrammetry, and Cartography. Other allied disciplines covered are Computer science, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Land Surveying (including GPS), Geology, Geography and others. The Library system is computerized.