Modernizing surveying and mapping education: the programs in geomatics at laval university

Several studies and symposiums have stated that the surveying and mapping profession is evolving rapidly and that post-secondary education should be modernized. Laval University has recently revised its undergraduate curriculum and the result, implemented in the autumn of 1986, is a modern innovative program that leads to a B.A.Sc. in geomatics. In addition, a one-year Certificate in Geomatics presently being prepared is introduced. Finally, the word “geomatics”, widely used in French, is explained and the B.A.Sc. curriculum is given in the annex.