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MYCOORDINATES
6 | September 2011
Weak Foundation
While surveying and surveyors flourishes,
In Far East and South East Asia,
Countries like India are an enigmatic and intriguing case.
Despite a great history and legacy,
The challenge to prepare and groom surveyors,
To meet the present day needs and demands,
Apparently, looks huge.
For educational institutes, which too are not many
The surveying remains a peripheral curriculum,
And for students, it is yet to be a promising career.
With present, far from being up to mark,
Offers little hope for the future.
Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org
ADVISORS Naser El-Sheimy PEng, CRC Professor, Department of Geomatics Engineering, The University of Calgary Canada, George Cho
Professor in GIS and the Law, University of Canberra, Australia, Associate Professor Abbas Rajabifard Director, Centre for SDI and Land
Administration, University of Melbourne, Australia, Luiz Paulo Souto Fortes PhD Associate Director of Geosciences, Brazilian Institute of
Geography and Statistics -IBGE, Brazil, John Hannah Professor, School of Surveying, University of Otago, New Zealand