prelude- by Guardian Interview by Harun-Al-Rashid “To achieve the desired goal of digital Bangladesh, we are approaching towards a total digital environment in the field of surveying and mapping. We…

What is a map? What is the purpose of it and how does it help us? All these simple questions have a simple answer-Map is an omnipotent guide who interacts…

Map provides over all idea about an area, urban or rural. Maps may be classified according to scale, uses, purposes and others. General map classifications by scale are Large Scale…

Lithographic Printing Office (LPO) is one of the most important units of SOB. It is an industrial production unit and plays a vital role in Map production. SOB prints various…

Survey of Bangladesh (SOB) is the National Mapping Organization (NMO) of Bangladesh. Some of her important functions are Geodetic Control Survey, topographic survey and mapping etc. SOB is committed to…

Photogrammetry is a science that deals with the technique of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and environment through process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images. In short, it…

Digital Elevation Model (DEM) has become a widely used tool for scientists and engineers working with natural forces on Earth. DEM provides an impression of the landscape with elevation values;…

A fundamental role of any government is to provide optimized service to its administrative areas-from economic development to planning, law enforcement, public works and services etc.  Generally all these are…

Survey of Bangladesh (SOB) the National mapping Organization (NMO) inherits analogue map makingtechnology from its ancestors. Since 1997, SOB switched over digital mapping system with a limited number of hardware…

Bangladesh is a low lying country with vast flood plain. The elevation of the land surface on the southern part is not much above Mean Sea Level (MSL). As we…