| Author(s) | Dafer Ali Algarni |
| Affiliation | Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia dalgami(ii)ksu.edu.sa |
| Title | Integration of Surveying Engineering and Other Sciences: |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Engineering Sciences. Volume 14, No 2. (2002/1422) |
| Abstract | Despite the role of Surveying Engineering (SE) in engineering and other sciences, it is still considered by many people as an unknown or unimportant discipline. The conceived portion of the SE technology by others is very limited to a small part of the whole versatile technology. This problem seems to stem from one more serious problem, that is the neglection of integration between sciences. Research seems to be the only means to prove that such evaluation or understanding of SE is quite unwarranted. Therefore, this research is trying to cast some light on the status of integration between SE and other disciplines, on its importance and its necessity in the present time. By doing so, we share our concerns with the reader based on his/her background and prove the importance and role of SE in all existing applications. Due concern is given to the concept, levels, and theoretical as well as practical approaches of integration from the SE perspective. The importance of such integration for technology is then presented. It could be concluded that SE is well-integrable with virtually all-existing disciplines and that the amount of such integration is increasing rapidly nowadays. In the last two years of the period of inspection (1995-2000), the number of integrated published research increased dramatically. Based on this, the integration of SE with all disciplines is deemed necessity if we are to produce powerful land-related information technology. It is observed that the technology of today is based mainly on integration. However, integration can not be successful while any other discipline is degraded. |
