{"id":43658,"date":"2025-11-04T19:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inj.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=43658"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:47:14","slug":"surveying-technology-branch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inj.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=43658&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Surveying Technology Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"oil-wp\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\n  <div class=\"oil-container\">\n\n    <!-- Main Column -->\n    <div>\n\n      <!-- About the Department -->\n      <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n        <h2 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83d\udccb About the Branch<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4;\">\nThe Surveying Technology Branch is a specialized branch within the Civil Engineering Department at the newly established Najaf Technical Institute. It aims to prepare technical personnel with scientific and practical competence in land surveying, photogrammetry, remote sensing, and the production of digital and topographic maps using the latest engineering equipment and software. The branch focuses on training students in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS\/DGPS) technologies and their applications in construction, road, and urban planning projects, keeping pace with technological and scientific advancements in the field of surveying engineering.\n\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Vision, Mission, Objectives -->\n      <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n        <h2 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83c\udfaf Vision, Message, Objectives, and Graduate Job Description<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"oil-accordion\">\n\n          <!-- Vision -->\n          <div class=\"oil-accordion-item special-header\">\n            <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\">\n              <span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span>\n              <span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f Vision<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n              <p>\n\nTo achieve excellence and innovation in training specialized technical personnel in the field of surveying technologies, both scientifically and practically, to meet the needs of the job market and keep abreast of modern developments in spatial measurement and analysis\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Mission -->\n          <div class=\"oil-accordion-item special-header\">\n            <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\">\n              <span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span>\n              <span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83c\udfaa Mission<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\nPreparing qualified human resources, both scientifically and practically, in the field of surveying and geomatics engineering technologies, who are able to compete in the labor market according to approved international quality standards, and who are able to use the latest surveying equipment and software to support construction, urban development and planning projects.\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Objectives -->\n          <div class=\"oil-accordion-item special-header\">\n            <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\">\n              <span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span>\n              <span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83c\udfc6 Objectives<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n              <ul style=\"direction:ltr; padding-left:20px;\">\n              <li>To develop technical performance by updating curricula and surveying laboratories to meet international quality standards, and to involve branch members in specialized training courses<\/li>\n              <li>To contribute to community service by conducting courses and workshops in surveying and geomatics applications to support high-quality reconstruction and construction projects<\/li>\n             <li>To exchange theoretical and practical expertise with counterpart departments and branches in technical institutes and colleges, and with the public and private sector job market<\/li>\n             <li>To provide technical and engineering consultations in the fields of surveying and geographic information systems to government institutions and the private sector<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Graduate Job Description -->\n          <div class=\"oil-accordion-item special-header\">\n            <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\">\n              <span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span>\n              <span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf93 Graduate Job Description<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n         <p>\nThe Surveying Technology Department graduate is a highly skilled technical professional capable of performing field and office surveying work with high accuracy. They possess the following skills:\n<br>\n1. Performing triangulation, ridge surveying, and leveling operations to establish horizontal and vertical ground control points using various surveying instruments such as theodolites, levels, total stations, and DGPS.\n<br>\n2. Conducting topographic surveys and site mapping for various engineering projects, and preparing general and accurate topographic maps.\n<br>\n3. Creating maps from aerial photographs and data using surveying equipment and specialized software for processing aerial images and extracting ground features.\n<br>\n4. Designing and producing maps according to Iraqi and international standards, using modern digital equipment and software.\n<br>\n5. Preparing digital maps and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to collect, monitor, store, analyze, and update spatial data, and to generate thematic maps necessary for engineering and planning projects.\n\n            <ul style=\"direction:ltr; padding-left:20px;\">\n           \n                \n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Gallery -->\n      <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n        <h2 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83d\udcf7 Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"oil-images\">\n          <div class=\"oil-image-box\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inj.atu.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/476605827_122198107466241049_5663261943469676208_n.jpg\">\n            <div class=\"image-title\"> Department Lectures<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oil-image-box\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inj.atu.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-16_08-52-21.jpg\">\n            <div class=\"image-title\"> Classrooms<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oil-image-box\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inj.atu.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-16_08-52-22.jpg\">\n            <div class=\"image-title\">Practical Applications<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n      \n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Sidebar -->\n    <div>\n\n      <!-- Centered Profile -->\n      <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate oil-profile centered-profile\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inj.atu.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2025-11-24_18-30-06-e1770154105270.jpg\" alt=\"Assist.Lect. 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