Realizing
that aerial photographs are the main source of map
information MSD heavily invested in developing full
in-house aerial photography capabilities. This
includes procurement of an air craft equipped with
high quality camera and GPS controlled navigation
system and the necessary film processing and printing
laboratory.
The
aerial photography section duties include planning,
execution of aerial photography missions, film
processing, quality checking, maintenance of MSD
prints and digital archives of aerial photography.
Geodecy
Section
The
geodesy section is responsible for all kinds of land
and marine surveys including geodetic observation,
ground control, field completion and hydrographic
surveys.
It’s major achievement was the establishment of
the national horizontal and vertical geodetic networks
that serve as the backbone for all map production and
surveying activities. Recently, the section has
finished readjustment of the national network to the
global geodetic reference system known as ITRF.
The section has also accomplished the geoide
determination project that will enable precise
determination of mean-sea-level altitudes directly
from GPS observation.
GIS
Section
Acting
as a national topographic data provider MSD has
accomplished building its national Topographic Data
Base. The data-oriented model adopted for the design
of the data base will enable better serving the data
requirements for a wide spectrum of GIS users.
Besides its responsibilities for the design and
implementation of the National Topographic Data base
the GIS section is in charge of developing GIS
applications, quality checking and data conversion and
data integration.
