Survey Department

19/01/2019

http://dos.gov.np/?medias=call-for-research-paper-article

Call For Research Paper/Article Published Date : December 24, 2018 Survey Department calls for Geoinformatics based research paper/article to be published on Nepalese Journal of Geoinformatics Vol.18. Interested ones can email their paper/article at [email protected] not later than 31st Januar...

19/01/2019

http://dos.gov.np/?albums=maps-of-nepal

कृषि योग्य जग्गाको खण्डिकरण नियन्त्रण गर्नको लागी भूमि व्यवस्था, सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्रालयबाट मिति २०७.....

01/09/2018

The portal created by the Survey Department of Nepal (SDN)facilitates searching and finding geospatial data and associated information services in Nepal. The main mission of this portion is to promote geospatial data sharing in the country. This is also an initiative to create a Metadata and Clearing House Services in Nepal.
User communities could get different geospatial products available at SDN. The official web portal is available at "http://nationalgeoportal.gov.np/"

01/09/2018

The portal created by the Survey Department of Nepal (SDN)facilitates searching and finding geospatial data and associated information services in Nepal. The main mission of this portion is to promote geospatial data sharing in the country. This is also an initiative to create a Metadata and Clearing House Services in Nepal.
This is an opportunity for user communities to have different geospatial products available at SDN. The website of this web portal is "http://nationalgeoportal.gov.np/"

07/07/2016

As being one of the oldest departments in Nepal, the Survey Department, which was established in 1957 to embark on national surveying and mapping activities within the country. It is also a coordinating institution established as the National Mapping Organization (NMA) of Nepal that prepare the various types of maps, advises the government for preparation and updating its national mapping policy and the related works, avoid duplication of mapping work, improve the quality of map related finished products and coordinating intergovernmental and cordial ties with international surveying and mapping organizations.

07/07/2016

The official website of Survey Department of Nepal (SDN) is "http://dos.gov.np/"

I feel proud to mention that Survey Department, as the only National Mapping Organization of Nepal, has been tremendously contributing in the sector of land administration and management of the country by providing essential maps and geoinformation products which are also crucial for the infrastruct...

07/07/2016

Survey Department of Nepal (SDN) has started its own initiative to verify the existing orthometric height of Mt. Everest ( Sagarmatha). SDN uses its own methodology include its own SDN-built techniques combined with the new technologies. The detailed updates can be explored through its own website" http://www.dos.gov.np/everest/"

Trignometrical levelling is performed from selected control points(points to which height is carried by precise levelling).

03/11/2014

This is a historic basic first order control monument, and the base measurement had made to establish a best suite projection system for Nepal. The Everest Spheroid-1830 is the accepted spheroid, and Modified Universal Transverse Mercator( Central Meridian for the zone of 3° of longitude with scale factor of 0.9999) is the adopted projection system in Nepal (1970).