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Slide 1

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 2

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 3

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 4

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 5

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 6

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 7

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 8

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 9

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 10

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 11

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 12

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 13

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 14

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 15

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 16

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department


Slide 17

Raja Ram Chhatkuli
Survey Department
Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.dos.gov.np

GWF NMO-Industry Exchange Forum
16 January 2011, Hyderabad India







Landlocked
Himalayan
Country in South Asia
Federal Democratic Republic
(on
the
way
of
state
restructuring, No Federal
system yet)
Until now 5 Dev. Regions, 14
Zones, 75 Districts, 58
Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs



Area: 147,181 Km2



Population: 23.15
[2001 Census]



Population Growth Rate: 2.27

million

gfkL ljefu



Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic,
and diverse culture

Survey Department



Beautiful but difficult to mapping

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

The Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Population Distribution

Physiographic Regions
Kathmandu

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



The Organization
◦ One of the central organizations of Government of Nepal
◦ About 2,480 permanent staff nationwide
◦ Around 83 permanent and several periodic (project) offices scattered all
over the country



National Mapping Organization



National Cadastre Organization



National hub of Spatial Data Infrastructure
gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



National Mapping Organization
◦ Regulating, Monitoring and Coordinating Mapping activities in the country



Topographical Surveying Activities










Topographic Map Series 1:25K/ 1:50K
Larger scale topographic mapping on demand
Small scale topographic mapping
Various kinds of maps on different Scales
Atlas production
List of Geographical names
Multi-resolution NTDB 1:25K, 1:50K, 1:100K, 1:250K, 1:500K, 1:1M

Geodetic Surveying Activities

◦ Geodetic Surveys of different orders
◦ Nationwide network of Control (Horizontal and Vertical) Points

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Airborne Gravity Survey
Horizontal Control Survey

Vertical Control

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

GIS/ Digital Cartography

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Cadastral Surveying Activities

◦ Nationwise coverage of land registration based on large scale cadastral
plans




1:500 (urban areas)
1:1250 (Semi-urban areas)
1:2500 (Rural areas)

◦ Parcel-based mapping in urban areas
◦ Cadastral Resurveying
◦ Cadastre Updating to Support Land Registration Activities



Development of LIS

◦ Computerization of Land Records
◦ Digitization of Cadastral maps

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Total station data capture in
Municipality cadstre

Commonly Used
Traditional Plane-tabling

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National Geographic Information Infrastructure (NGII)
established in 2001
National Mapping Committee to coordinate mapping and
geospatial activities
◦ MOLRM Secretary – Chairman
◦ Joint Secretary of several ministries- Members
◦ Director General of Surveys – Member Secretary







Mapping Specifications for all mapping from government/
public funds to be approved by Survey Department
Central depository of maps, and aerial photography and
spatial data
Mechanism for data and metadata sharing

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



Forest Resources Assessment project
◦ Forest resource assessment data, maps and report
◦ Forest cover mapping for the whole country using satellite
remote-sensing technology
◦ Development of Forest Information System as part of the NSDI



Airborne Gravity Survey project



Urban mapping and U-GIS development project



Modernizing parcel-based land information system project





National landuse project

Several LiDAR mapping projects

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department



1:10,000 base mapping for southern half ..



Re-engineering of cadastral system





Use of satellite remote-sensing and/or aerial photogrammetry (plus ground based GPS/ numerical
survey in creating parcel-based database)



OpenSource cadastre and land registration system (OSCAR)



Re-structuring the land information service delivery system

Restrengthening NSDI





Establish a National Remote sensing Center having


Data Acquisition System



Data Processing System



Data Archiving System



Data Dissemination System



Data Analysis, Information processing and Mapping System



Data Networking and Decision-support System

Creating temporal database for glaciers, glacial lakes and snow line survey
Landuse planning (land consolidation, landuse zoning)

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department





National mapping in Nepal under
technological transformation
There are Risks and there are Opportunities

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department

Thank You !!!

gfkL ljefu

Survey Department