Geomatics education in the face of global challenges - A Saudi Arabian case study

Surveying and Land Information Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 81-90

  Aina, Y A ^a   Aleem, K F ^b   Hasan, M M ^c   AlGhamdi, H ^a   Mohamed, A ^d  

^a YANBU INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Geomatics USA LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Geomatics education; Geospatial technology; Saudi Arabia; Student enrollment

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; TRAINING;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84922763860     PISSN: 15381242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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