Vermessungswesen
Vermessungswesen, in English surveying and geomatics, is the discipline and profession that measures, represents, and manages the geometry and position of objects and land on the earth's surface. It encompasses geodesy, cadastral surveying, topography, cartography, photogrammetry, remote sensing, and the integration of geospatial data in information systems. Professionals in this field are surveyors or geomatic engineers.
Historically, Vermessungswesen grew from practical land measurement for agriculture, construction, and taxation into a formal science
Key activities include planning field campaigns, data collection, measurement corrections, network adjustment, coordinate determination, and map
Vermessungswesen supports land administration, construction and infrastructure development, urban planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster management. In
Education combines geodesy, geomatics, cartography, and computer science at universities and technical colleges. The practice is