Geomatics Engineering License Exam Preparation (AGeE)

Prepare for the NEC Geomatics Engineering (AGeE) license exam: Surveying, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Geodesy, GNSS, Cadastre and GIS, chapter by chapter, with practice MCQs. Free.

Geomatics Engineering syllabus (AGeE)

  1. Fundamentals of Surveying

    • Introduction to surveying
    • Traditional methods of surveying
    • Horizontal control
    • Vertical control
    • Topographical surveying
    • Adjustment of observation
  2. Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Image Processing

    • Fundamentals of photogrammetry
    • Aerial photogrammetry
    • Binocular vision and digital photogrammetry
    • Fundamentals of remote sensing
    • Image processing and interpretation
    • Terrain models generation and ortho products
  3. Geodesy and Gravity Field

    • Basic geodesy
    • Mathematical and geometrical concept of geodesy
    • Datum, coordinate system and projections
    • Physical geodesy
    • Gravimetry and gravity field of earth
    • Field astronomy and time systems
  4. Cadaster, Land use, and Land Management

    • Introduction to cadastre
    • Land administration
    • Land tenure and land registration
    • Land information system
    • Land use and land valuation
    • Land related Policies, Acts, Rules and Regulation
  5. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

    • Fundamentals and principles of GNSS
    • Mathematical models
    • GNSS signals and processing
    • Satellite geometry and DOP
    • Static and kinematic positioning
    • Positioning by inertial navigation system (INS)
  6. Cartography and Geo-Visualization

    • Fundamentals of cartography and visualization
    • Map projection and map sheet numbering
    • Cartographic visualization
    • Generalization, typography and color theory
    • Digital cartography and web cartography
    • Map element, and reproduction techniques
  7. Spatial Data Management System and Spatial Data Infrastructure

    • Fundamentals of SDBMS
    • Spatial data infrastructure
    • Data model
    • Structured query language
    • Spatial database technology
    • Nsdi
  8. Geographic Information System

    • Fundamentals of GIS
    • Data source and spatial data model
    • Geometric transformation and geospatial analysis
    • Surface modeling
    • Spatial interpolation and application of DTM
    • Open GIS
  9. Engineering Survey

    • Introduction
    • Hydrographic, hydropower and Irrigation survey
    • Underground surveying
    • Route surveying
    • Basic civil engineering
    • Quantity survey
  10. Project Planning, Design and Implementation

    • Engineering drawings and its concepts
    • Engineering Economics
    • Project planning and scheduling
    • Project management
    • Engineering professional practice
    • Engineering Regulatory Body

Sample Geomatics Engineering questions

The Gauss-Krüger projection is commonly used in:

  1. North America
  2. Europe
  3. South America
  4. Asia

Which SQL keyword is used to filter records based on specific criteria?

  1. ORDER BY
  2. FROM
  3. SELECT
  4. WHERE

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using an INS for navigation?

  1. High accuracy and precision
  2. Cumulative errors
  3. Low cost
  4. Long battery life