Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping is a Public College located in Ruaraka Consituency and is accredited by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) to offer Diploma and Certificate programs.
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Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping (KISM) is a middle-level public Technical Institution in the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning under the Department of Survey.
The Institute started as a mini ? type technical cooperation between Survey of Kenya (SOK) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 1991.
KISM started by offering one-year in-service courses to officers of SOK before embarking on the diploma and higher diploma courses in the field of Surveying, Mapping, and Printing.
KISM has six departments namely;
- Administration
- Land Survey
- Cartography
- Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Map reproduction and Humanities and Sciences
The Institute is also involved in carrying out consultancy and production work in the field of Surveying, Mapping and Printing.
Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping (KISM) is based in Ruaraka, adjacent to the NYS Training Institute.
Programs offered at Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping
Cartography
Certificate
KNEC
Cartography or mapmaking is the study and practice of making maps. Mapmaking involves the application of both scientific and artistic elements, combining graphic talents and specialised knowledge of...
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Certificate
KNEC
Land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them, commonly practiced by...
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Certificate
KNEC
Printing Technology is one of the fields in engineering courses which deals with printing press operations, design and creation. At present, printing technology is non-impact and mostly makes use of computers.Printing technology students...
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Diploma
KNEC
Land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them, commonly practiced by...
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Diploma
KNEC
Photogrammetry is a 3-dimensional coordinate measuring technique that uses photographs as the fundamental medium for measurement. The fundamental principle used by Photogrammetry is triangulation or more specifically called...
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Higher Diploma
KNEC
Photogrammetry, as its name implies, is a 3-dimensional coordinate measuring technique that uses photographs as the fundamental medium for metrology (or measurement). The fundamental principle used by Photogrammetry...
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Higher Diploma
KNEC
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps, it is also referred to as Map Making. Cartography involves the application of both scientific and artistic elements, combining graphic talents...
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Higher Diploma
KNEC
Land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them, commonly practiced by...
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Higher Diploma
KNEC
Land surveying is the science, art, and profession of determining the positions of points on the surface of the earth and measuring the distances, directions, angles, and elevations...
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Diploma
KNEC
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps, it is also referred to as Map Making. Cartography involves the application of both scientific and artistic elements, combining graphic...
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