Surveying and Geomatics Course
A hands-on programme that takes learners from basic levelling to total station work, GPS/RTK and drone mapping. Training is done on RailSite's own sites using the same instruments and workflows the survey team uses…
- Course ID 015
- 2 weeks (10 training days)
- Nairobi
- Intermediate
- Certificate
Course Overview
A hands-on programme that takes learners from basic levelling to total station work, GPS/RTK and drone mapping. Training is done on RailSite's own sites using the same instruments and workflows the survey team uses daily for setting out, topographic and as-built surveys.
- Duration
- 2 weeks (10 training days)
- Course fee
- KES 189,000
- Venue
- Nairobi
Course Requirements
Participants should have:
- Trigonometry and algebra: bearings, angle conversions and solving triangles, which underpin most survey computations.
- Coordinate geometry: working with X, Y coordinates, distances between points and areas of polygons.
- Introductory statistics: mean, standard deviation and error, since every measurement contains some error.
- Basic physics: light, optics and waves, which explain how total stations, GNSS and remote sensing work.
- Computer literacy: spreadsheets and comfort learning new software such as CAD and GIS.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Target Audience
- • Survey technicians and assistants
- • Site agents and clerks of works
- • Engineering and geomatics graduates
- • Contractors who set out their own works
- Personal Impact
- • Gain hands-on skill with levels, total stations, GPS/RTK and drones
- • Produce accurate setting-out and as-built surveys
- • Improve employability on building and civil projects
- Organizational Impact
- • Fewer setting-out errors and less rework
- • Faster, in-house survey capacity
- • Better as-built records for handover and claims
- Course Objectives
- • Operate levels, total stations and GPS/RTK receivers accurately and safely.
- • Carry out setting out of buildings, roads and drainage from drawings.
- • Plan and run drone mapping flights and process the outputs.
- • Prepare topographic and as-built survey drawings and quantities.
- Course Outcome
- Graduates can independently set out a building or road, produce a topographic survey and as-built drawings, and use drone data to support site decisions. They leave with a field-tested checklist and a processed survey from their own capstone project.
Course Modules
Module 1 Foundations of Surveying
- Role of surveying in construction;
- datums, coordinate systems and UTM zones used in Kenya
- units, scale and accuracy
- legal context of land and engineering surveys.
Practical exercise: Identify the datum and UTM zone of a supplied site plan and convert three sample coordinates between systems
Module 2 Levelling
- Automatic and digital levels
- booking and reduction (rise and fall, height of collimation)
- benchmarks and temporary benchmarks
- misclosure and adjustment.
Practical exercise: Run a closed level loop between two benchmarks on the training ground, book the readings and adjust the misclosure
Module 3 Distances, Angles and Traversing
- Taping and chaining
- bearings and angles
- traverse layout
- traverse computation and closing error
Practical exercise: Measure and compute a four-station closed traverse around the training block and calculate the closing error
Module 4 Compaction and CBR
- ■ Setting up and levelling
- ■ Instrument settings and prisms
- ■ Measuring and recording points
- ■ Data download
Practical exercise: Set up a total station over a control point and record twenty detail points for a small plot
Course Administration Details
Methodology
Training is hands-on. Most of the time is spent doing the work on our training site and on live projects, guided by experienced professionals. Short classroom sessions cover drawings, materials and safety. All sessions are in English.Certificate
Participants who complete the course and pass the final assessment receive a RailSite Fieldwork Academy certificate.Training Venue
Training takes place in Nairobi, at our training site and on active project sites. The course fee covers tuition and training materials. Participants cover their own transport, meals and other personal expenses.Group and Tailor-Made Training
We can run this course for your team, company or community group, at a date and location that suits you. Call or message us to plan it.Payment
Pay the course fee on or before the start date. Call +254 721 720 987 or email info@railsitebld.com for payment details.Intakes
Upcoming intake dates
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