Survey of Pakistan

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Survey of Pakistan
مساحتِ پاکستان
Major General Rafiq-ur-Rehman, HI(M), Surveyor General of Pakistan
Parent agencyMinistry of Defence (Pakistan)
WebsiteSurvey of Pakistan

Survey of

Urdu: مساحتِ پاکستان) is the sole national mapping and land surveying government agency of Pakistan. Its head of department is titles as "Surveyor General of Pakistan".[1]

About Survey of Pakistan

Survey of Pakistan, which emerged as successor to pre-partition Royal Survey of

Geographic Information System
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Mission

To delineate and demarcate International Borders, carry out topographic survey, prepare national geographical data base and publish maps of Pakistan Type Geology, Mineralogy, Geography, and Earth Sciences

Functions

To survey, print and publish topographical maps of cis-frontier terrain of Pakistan on scale 1:50,000 and derived maps on scales 1:250,000 and 1:1,000,000 for general public use and the defence forces of Pakistan. To establish and maintain geodetic network in the entire country. To delineate and demarcate international borders of Pakistan. To carry out cantonment surveys and others surveys on any desired scale which government / semi government/ autonomous bodies may demand. In addition to above maps preparation of other derived products like Provincial, District, Tehsil maps, Guide maps, Street Maps. A ~ Z Maps and Atlases of desired information for national development projects and general public. To establish and maintain National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) of Pakistan.[3]

Regional Offices

  • Geographic Information Centre, Lahore.
  • Geographic Information Centre, Peshawar.
  • Geographic Information Centre, Karachi.
  • Geographic Information Centre, Quetta.

Specialized

  • Directorate of Technical & Coordination, Rawalpindi.
  • Directorate of Printing & Geodesy, Rawalpindi.
  • Directorate of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Rawalpindi.
  • Directorate of Cartography & GIS, Rawalpindi.

Training

  • Survey Training Institute,[4] Islamabad.
  • Directorate of Training & Research, Rawalpindi.

See also

References

  1. ^ Survey of Pakistan
  2. doi:10.3390/land10020188
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  3. ^ http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1397721138_588.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Survey of Pakistan".

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