Department of Geomatics

This project centers on the critical task of conducting a route survey and designing a particular road in Jesse Town, a community with growing infrastructure needs. The study blends traditional surveying methods with advanced technology, particularly Autodesk Civil 3D, to streamline the road design process. The project's route survey commenced with meticulous data collection and benchmark establishment, ensuring data precision and the creation of accurate topographic maps. Traversing and leveling procedures provided a comprehensive understanding of the town's terrain. The data collected served as the basis for road design. Autodesk Civil 3D played a pivotal role in the road design phase. The software facilitated the creation of horizontal and vertical alignments, cross-sections, and drainage systems, ensuring a cohesive and optimized road design. Furthermore, its 3D modeling capabilities provided realistic visualizations, enhancing stakeholder communication and decision-making. The project covers a view and detailed explanation of the route survey which in chider reconnaissance survey, theologize traversing and levelling operation as well as transferring of height across the road sections for proper road chambering and culvert design. The project result shows a well detailed road design which meets all the necessary criteria

This project was undertaken for the purpose of creating a Utility map of the University of Benin. The goals were to locate subsurface utilities using the Global Navigation Satellite System and to provide information from the data in form of maps. This details the procedures that are taken to collect, process, and manipulate data from secondary sources as well as data collected on the field in order to accomplish the project's objective. The fieldwork took place in July/August 2023. The TERSUS GNSS rover used during this fieldwork was connected to Geosystem CORS, which was used to obtain the X, Y, and Z coordinates for all the utilities inside the research area, and the antenna of the rover was placed at 200 cm was used to obtain the height. Data from the field was downloaded from the data logger, transferred to a notepad, and then opened in a Microsoft Excel environment. With ArcMap's display X, Y data tool, the excel file was opened and then converted to shapefile format. It was added as a layer using the shapefile. The layer was placed on top of a Google Earth image of the study area, however there was a slight displacement that was fixed with ArcGIS's spatial adjustment tool. An extensive and precise database of subsurface utilities has been produced as a result of the underground mapping project at the University of Benin utilizing GNSS technology. The location, depth, type, and condition of the several utility networks on campus have all been usefully revealed by this mapping project. The university has considerably enhanced its infrastructure management, safety procedures, and maintenance processes by utilizing GNSS technology. The mapping data acts as a fundamental resource for upcoming development initiatives, ensuring effective resource allocation, reducing disruptions, and improving the overall sustainability of the campus infrastructure