GE working with UAV

Geomatic Engineering (GE) program under Department of Civil and Geomatic Engineering (DCGE) utilized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to acquire aerial images of Panga and Itagol of Kirtipur Municipality and Kuttal of Dhulikhel Municipality.

Mr. Ghimire during conversation     Photo: Shivaji Dhakal

"We produced maps of these places which can be utilized by governmental and non-governmental agencies for relief purposes," said Mr. Subash Ghimire, coordinator of GE program. Talking to our reporters, Mr. Ghimire briefed about the work being done by GE program. Here is a brief of what he told:

Mr. Ghimire: Our first year students are engaged in disaster reporting through android application in nearby areas like Kuttal and Nayagaon. Second and third year students are volunteering with other students in the University. As I have known, they are working in Panchkhal, Nayagaon and Sankhu. GE fourth year students are studying change detection before and after earthquake through satellite imagery, assessing post-disaster situation, and preparing GIS maps using OSM data.

Our masters students in Land Administration (2014 batch) are involved in post-earthquake mapping of ward no. 1 and 11 of Banepa municipality, ward no. 8 of Bhaktapur, ward no. 4 of Bhaktapur, and Gothatar VDC

I request our students to be careful about the accuracy of the location based data. Much appreciation for your work.

* Ujjwal Thapa & Bijaya Poudel