COUNTRY REPORT

2nd SAS Training

Program.
28-30 Nov. 2007

Presented by:
Ramesh Rajbhandari
Survey Officer
Survey Department.
Nepal
District of Nepal
 Contd…
• Nepal is a Himalayan country with diversified
geographical features. Geographically, it is located at
280 N to 320 N latitude, 780 E to 880 E longitude.
• It has a somewhat rectangular shape extended
longitudinally with approximate area of 141000 km2 .
• It has the highest altitude of 8848m Mt. Everest, and
the lowest height 62m in altitude from mean sea
level.
• 85% of the country covers mountainous area and
15% covers plain area
• Administratively it has divided in 75 district with
having capital district headquarter.
 Rivers of Nepal

• It has major three river:

Koshi - Eastern Part of country
Narayani – Middle of the country
Karmali – Western part of country
• It is agriculture based country.
• The major agriculture production are rice, wheat
and maize.
• 90% of people are involved in agriculture and
rest are involved Tourism, business industries
and services.
 Economic

• Agriculture
• Tourism: Trekking, Rafting, Jungle
safari, Wild Life safari
• Mountain Expedition
• Herbal farming
 Organization Structure
National Science & National Planning Ministry of Land Other Ministry
Technology Council commission Reform &
Management

Land Use Project Survey

Department Of Department of
Department
Land Reform Land
Revenue
National Mapping
Guthi
Sub Committee Corporation Department Of
Land Information
and Archive
Commission
for Resettlement of
Land less People Academy training of
Surveying and Land
Reform Management

Topographical
Geodetic Survey
Survey Branch Cadastral Survey District Survey
Branch Section 75 districts
Branch
Remote Survey of Nepal
GPS Section
Section
Survey Field
Gravity
Digital Section Party- 7 nos
Section

Field Section Computation

Section

Press
 Introduction

The Survey Department (SD) is the

central organization under the
Government of Nepal responsible
for National Surveying & Mapping
activities within the nation.
 Responsible :

• For the accomplishment of the Geodetic measurements,

land surveys, production and distribution of maps and
Geo-information in the country to support multi-sectoral
development activities.
• Formulation of plan and policy related to production.
• Maintenance and development of new products.
• Introduction of modern technology suitable for the nation
in order to keep pace with new trends and development.
• Building common data sharing platform within the nation
and outside the nation.
 Present Situation
.Prepared Topographic map of the country in 1:25000
and 1:50000 scale. Total 722 no of Topographic map
sheets of covers the entire country.
Prepared the Topographic Database of the country.
Updating the Topographic map by RS and GIS
technology.
Preparing DEM of the country.
Building common data sharing platform for within and
outside of the Nation.
Production of administrative map for planning and
development activities.
Completed the establishment of National Ground Control
Points for surveying and mapping activities.
• Carry out GPS control survey whenever
required and connected to nation framework of
control points.
• Maintaining the cadastral map for property
authentication purpose.
• Distribution and transfer of land ownership
certificate to the people.
• Carry out the new cadastral survey and prepare
the map for new and disaster affected area for
land property authentication.
 Organization and Technology and
Transformation:
• Many organization are using conventional
technology as per their resources.
• The organization is gradually transferring
new technology in this field as compelled
by the rapid development of surveying and
mapping technology.
 Objective and use of SAS
• Obj.-:To penetrate on Sentinel-Asia System (operation)
training for disaster management.
• Use:- There are various governmental and non-governmental
organization working in this field differentiating with procedure
and technology as per available resources. Thus SAS can be
used in various context and ways such as:
• Developing the pre and post management theory and
techniques for disaster management.
• Developing the practice of emergency observation request
byICT method.
• AWerness programm.
• Moving towards “life-first society” by ICT and space
technology.
• Developing the practice of requesting .
• Practicing the World Wide Web for data dissemination.
• Minimizing the victims and economic loss.
• etc.
 SAS and Organization:
• This is suitable and appropriate time to
come together by using Sentinel-Asia
platform for disaster management
purpose.
 Laging:
• Do not know.
• Different organization and no practice of sharing
geo-information.
• Very less awareness in this field.
• No pre management for disaster especially like
our country due to budgetary problems.
• High cost of technology.
• No attitude to change from conventional to new
technology. generation gap)
• Do not know the accessibility of satellite imagery
data.
 Future Target:

• Facilitate NGIIP for data sharing platform.

• Facilitate Digital-Asia for data sharing
internationally.
• Facilitate to construction of “lofe-first society
together by ICT and sapce technology.
• More practicing of requesting, observation habit.
• Use of GIS and RS for disaster management.
• More awareness program.
• Publicity of satellite imager data and use of it for
disaster management purpose.
• etc.
• Thank You for your kind Attention!!