Geomatics Engineer

Engineers solve problems and devise new ways of doing things. Often, those two goals go hand in hand. As a Geomatics Engineer, you have many options when it comes to reaching these goals. That’s because Geomatics Engineers work in an industry that encompasses land development, communications, utilities, government services, and everything else that involves spatial considerations.

“Okay, but what do I do as a Geomatics Engineer?” you ask. You design storage systems, create grids and maps, organize information, and interpret data gathered by electronic devices. This information helps governments to plan civil projects, the military to obtain a better view of the battlefield, and large businesses to access organized systems of information.

Geomatics is not a new industry, but rather a regrouping of a variety of well-established ones. Land surveying is one such industry. In this field, you map an area for a construction project or residential building. You also interpret legal descriptions, record boundaries, consider utility needs, and develop a plan that encompasses environmental considerations.

Another aspect of geomatics involves building and managing systems for spatial information, examples of which include information gathered for vast communication systems, land development, utilities delivery, and governmental services. You also work to design and maintain databases full of aerial and satellite photographs, intelligence data, geographical information systems (GIS), and ground positioning systems (GPS). You then use this information to create computerized or physical models of land terrain, scaled drawings, and maps.