Purpose of the Program:
It is a branch of science that establishes the geometric, numerical and semantic relations of all objects on the earth with each other and offers the obtained information to the service of other engineering, science and social sciences. The first stage of all kinds of planning and projecting begins with the production of maps. The maps produced form the infrastructure of engineering services. Therefore, the importance of cartography in our country is increasing day by day.
In this context, the aim of the Map Cadastre Program is to produce maps of all sizes needed by the country, by making calculations and drawings on the data obtained by following the technology closely, using electronic measuring instruments and instruments that can measure in the field via satellites such as GPS/CORS. to carry out studies and applications of small projects related to the land.
Job Description of the Map Technician:
Graduates of the Map and Cadastre Program receive the title of 'Map and Cadastre Technician'. It is an intermediate element that provides the workflow between the engineer and the technician/worker in the map sector.
Map Cadastre Technicians; highway, railway, dam, irrigation, tunnel, infrastructure (road, sewerage, drinking water, gas line, communication line, subway, etc.) maps, zoning plan applications, parcel planning, cadastre, expropriation, land consolidation projects preparation and implementation, production of topographical maps, real estate valuation, surveying of historical-architectural structures and plan-quote works of historical-architectural structures, oil-mine exploration and reserve determination studies, etc. take an active role in the execution of technical services.
Required Qualifications and Working Conditions
Those who want to be a map and cadastre technician; who can participate in field studies, drawing, calculation and application activities, have general skills, can see shape and space relations, can perform arithmetic and geometric operations, have developed hand-eye coordination and drawing skills, enjoy working outdoors and in the field, open to cooperation, physically strong and They must be strong people.
Map cadastral technicians work in the office to evaluate the measured data, as well as to carry out their duties in the field. According to the situation of the workplace, topographers work in cooperation with professional disciplines such as geology, geophysics, mapping, civil, environmental and petroleum engineers. Their duties require frequent travel.
Main Courses Taught in the Program
In the Map and Cadastre Program, there are courses that contain mostly mathematics and law infrastructure. Forming the infrastructure of the profession; There are professional mathematics, professional trigonometry, professional calculations, basic law, real estate law, and introductory courses in basic information technologies, algorithms and programming. As vocational courses; There are courses on land surveying, map drawing, cadastre, photogrammetry, application, land management, cartography activities, map making, geographic information systems.
Graduates' Fields of Study
Map and Cadastre Technicians; General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre, General Directorate of Iller Bank, General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Special Provincial Administrations, Municipalities, Universities, Turkish Coal Enterprises, Mineral Technical Exploration, General Directorate of Soil and Agricultural Reform, GAP , DLH, DDY, DHM etc. They can work in public institutions and private sector organizations (Map Companies, Construction Companies, Mining Companies, etc.).
Profession Progress
Map Cadastre Technicians may become department chiefs in the institutions and organizations they work for, depending on their length of service and their performance. On the other hand, those who have successfully completed the Mapping and Cadastre Program can transfer vertically to some undergraduate programs if they are successful in the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) opened by OSYM. In addition, they can directly enroll in the Economics and Business Administration departments of the Open Education Faculty.
According to Table 2 of the 2016 Vertical Transition Guide, Map Cadastre Associate Degree Graduation Areas to be Preferred Undergraduate Programs:
environmental engineering
Geomatics Engineering
Map engineering
Geological Engineering
Forest engineering
Land Registry
City and region planning