Training and No.(1) Survey Division

Background

Training and No: (1) survey Division is formed with two sub -divisions. These are Training sub-division and No: (1) survey sub-division.

Background History of Training sub-division (Myanmar Survey Training Center)

Before the World War I, after occupying the Myanmar, the training of district Supdt: of Land Record were opened at Dehradum in India and posted the trainees there to study the land survey subject.

After World War I, the land survey school of Myanmar was opened under the control of land revenue and land survey department in 1918. It was also called special survey school and located at Kamayut Township, Yangon. It distributed the director of the district study.

After that the trainees from that school led and opened the land survey school in each district. Mr. J.C Kalin, Assistant Supdt: of Land Record was the chief of all land survey schools of each district.

There were 30 trainees in each school at this time. When there was less the post of respective department, some schools were cancelled at 1922 and left the 5 districts school. These are Mawlamyine, Kyaukse, Shwebo, Minbu and Pyay.

In 1927, the schools of Mawlamyine, Kyaukse and Minbu were also closed cause of this circumstances were not enough the trainers. Again in 1934, Pyay district was cancelled and there was left Shwebo district school. There was only land survey school in Shwebo and called special survey school with 98 trainees. Head of the school was district director and opened till 1942.

All these schools were closed in 1945 and reopened in 1947. In 1923, the training of Member Course started at Shwebo special land survey school. Supdt; of Land Records Mr. W.E Bell was the first officer-in-charge of No:1 surveying association and he carried out since 1948.

The board of Myanmar exam had to check the writing test of the Basic Survey course and the oral test and practical tests had to be performed by the Supdt: of Land Record from 1948 to 1967. These exams were carried out by the survey school (Training sub-division) of Pyin Oo Lwin and passed out many trainees since 1968 to up to now.

Background history of No: (1) survey Sub-division

No: (1) survey Sub-division was established as No:(1) survey Party on 1st October 1947. This was temporary and director D.E.O. THACKWELL Major, R.E controlled this group.

Building of those was from the age of colony and present building of Pyin Oo Lwin is under control building of India and it was the SURVEY OF INDIA military building.

In 1st October 1947, the survey of India was reformed from the officials from the Shwe Bo Special Survey and formed as No: (1) survey Party.

Formation

Training and No(1) survey Division, Pyin Oo Lwin are formed as follow. There are two sub- divisions and formation are as follow.
Formation of Training sub-division (Myanmar Survey Training Center) is as follow-

          (a)     Principle                          - Director
          (b)     Vice- principle                     - Deputy Director
          (c)     Chief of the Training            - Assistant Director
          (d)     Chief- instructor                   - Staff Officer
          (e)     Demonstrator                       - Junior Staff Officers
          (f)     Warden                                 - Staff Officers and Junior Staff Officers

Principle of Myanmar Survey Training Center

The followings are the principles of Myanmar Survey Training Center after getting the independence.

Sr.No:	Name	Position	Offical Year
1.	MAJOR THACK WELL	Director	1947 – 1948
2.	U Ba Chit	Director	1948 – 1949
3.	MR. H.K.KARN	Officer - in - charge	1949 – 1950
4.	MR. W.E. BELL	Officer - in - charge	1950 – 1951
5.	U Hla Khin Maung	Officer - in - charge	1951 – 1953
6.	U Aye Thwin	Officer - in - charge	1953 – 1956
7.	U Ko Gyi	Officer - in - charge	1956 – 1967
8.	U Than Nyunt	Officer - in - charge	1967 – 1973
9.	U D Aung Yi	Officer - in - charge	1973 – 1977
10.	U Mya Thein	Officer - in - charge	1977 – 1983
11.	U Thein Htay	Officer - in - charge	1986 – 1988
12.	U Thein Lwin	Director	1988 – 1996
13.	U Nyi Htoo	Director	1996 – 2001
14.	U Soe Than	Director	2001 – 2003
15.	U Than Hlaing	Director	2003 – 2004
16.	U Zaw Winn	Director	2004 – 2009
17.	U San Maung	Director	2009 – 2013
18.	U Than Kyaw	Director	2013 – 2016
19.	U Kyaw Htay	Director	2016 - Up to Now

Organizational Structure and Manpower

The organizational structure and strength of staff capacity at the end of March, 2024 are as follow.

Organizational Structure

Manpower

	Strength	Posted	Vacancy

Officers Other Ranks	14 277	12 80	2 197
Total	291	92	199

Objectives

           (1)     To teach the survey techniques that follow up the international level.
           (2) To intent to be the skill of survey have to reach the international level.
           (3) To measure and design the project that for the national building programme.

Director

Tasks of Training and No. 1 Survey Division

Worked out Tasks

In 2013-2014, the tasks that have been finished during the financial year (from April, 2013 to March 2014) are as follow;

Training sub-division (Myanmar Survey Training Center)

           - 2013- 2014 academic year; opening the survey officer course, intake (49); Advanced
              survey course, intake (61); Basic survey course, intake (72); and theodolite training
              course, intake (35)
           - The trainees from survey officer course, intake (49), Traverses Circuit map of 5
              sheets (498.98 acres).
           - The trainees of advanced survey course, (61) intake and basic survey course, (72)
              intake took operations that measure of the cadastral surveying for 18 field maps
              (7763.15 acres) at Madaya and Singu townships in Mandalay Region.

No: (1) Survey sub-division

           - Base on the 1:50,000 scale UTM revised map, compare and check the differences
              on UTM map no:1594, 1694,1595, 1695, 1795, 1895, 1995 and 2095 of 1:100,000
              and 1: 250,000 scale.
           - The update revision task on 1: 50,000 scale UTM map, make field verification on
              (31) sheets in Taninthari Region, (50) sheets in Chin state and Sagaing Region.
           - According to surveying of 18 Cadastral surveying map sheets by Basic and
              advanced survey trainees from Myanmar survey training center in Madaya township
              and Singu township, make field boundary adjustment,fair drawing numbering and
             calculating the area.
           - Measure the area (396.062 hectare) and making the bordering land post to execute
             the first stage of Thilawa special economic zone in Yangon Region.
           - Drawing the Topographic Maps by 1 meter contour interval on 31133 acre areas of
              three Pyu ancient cities (Beikthano, Sriksetra, Halin)
           - Constructing the 80 bench marks and 1st order leveling along the Naypyitaw -
              Mandalay Highway.

Tasks that will be carry out

During the financial year (2015-2016) (from April, 2015 to March 2016), following tasks will be carry out.

Training sub-division (Myanmar Survey Training Center)

The training center will carry out the surveying training under the control of the Training and No: (1) survey division.

Sr.	Training Course	Periods	Qualification	Remark
1.	Officer Survey Training in take (50)	(12) months	- Any graduate - scale of salary is above (99,000 – 1,000 – 104,000)
2.	Advanced Survey Train- ing in take (63)	(8) months	- have to pass the Basic Survey Training Course
3.	Basic Survey Training Course in take (74)	(6) months	- must pass matriculation exam.
4.	Theodolite Training in take (36)	(2) months	- have to pass the Basic Survey Training Course.
5.	Departmental refresher course	(1) month	- internal staff who pass the Basic Survey Training Course.

No: (1) survey sub- division

           - Field work, field verification of 1:50,000 scales UTM maps will be co- operated by
              Geodetic and No:(2) survey division with accordance to the instruction of Director
              General’s office. In the same way, checking of 1:100,000 scales and 1:250000
              scales will be co-operated with together Map Reproduction Division, Yangon.
           - Surveying of other planning administration, farmyard, and township land plan will
              be carrying out.

Learning Survey Subject

           Not only residential of department of surveying but also the candidates concerning with survey subjects from the department of Settlement and land record department , Nay pyi taw City Development Committee (NCDC),Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC), Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC), and Development council and Department of Human Settlement & Housing Development attended to the Myanmar Survey Training Center. According to the negotiations of programme of this department other trainees will be attend.
           Myanmar survey Training Center was established in 1947 and the year 2014, there are 11970 candidates who had been accomplished this course.
           Training course and the candidates who attended are as follow;

Sr:	Training Course	Governmental Department					Remark
Sr:	Training Course	Survey	Irrigation	SLRD *	Others	Total	Remark
1.	Officer	142	1	348	34	525
2.	Advanced	-	-	1907	191	2098
3.	Basic	442	22	7682	401	8547
4.	Theodolite	363	-	-	183	546
5.	Refresher	254	-	-	-	254
	Total	1201	23	9937	809	11970

* Settlement and Land Record Department

Submitted Subjects to teach

(a) Following subjects are taught by English language in Officer survey training Course.

                      ( 1)     Principle of Surveying
                      ( 2)     Linear Measurements
                      ( 3)     Scale
                      ( 4)     Plane-Table Surveying
                      ( 5)     Traversing (Theodolite)
                      ( 6)     Cadastral Surveying
                      ( 7)     Measurement of Area
                      ( 8) Contouring
                      ( 9)     Ordinary Levelling
                      (10)    Tacheometrical Surveying
                      (11)    Triangulation
                      (12)    Topographical Surveying
                      (13)    Ground Control Points
                      (14)    Astronomy for surveyors
                      (15)    Theory of Errors
                      (16)    Map Projections
                      (17)    Graticules of Maps
                      (18)    Survey computation and Adjustment
                      (19)    Fair Drawing
                      (20)    Maps origin and grid system
                      (21)    Introductory Lectures on Aerial Survey
                      (22)    Introductory Lectures on Cartography
                      (23)    GPS Observation & Processing
                      (24)    Total Station & Plotting

(b) Following subjects are taught by Myanmar language in Advanced survey training Course.

                      ( 1)     Principle of Surveying
                      ( 2)     Linear Measurements and its used survey instruments
                      ( 3) Manipulation of theodolite
                      ( 4)     Traversing and its computation
                      ( 5)     Topographical map surveying
                      ( 6)     Detail Surveying
                      ( 7)     Area Calculation
                      ( 8)     Ordinary leveling
                      ( 9)     Map projections
                      (10)    GPS Observation & Processing
                      (11)    Total station & plotting

                      ( 1)     Principle of Surveying
                      ( 2)     Manipulation of Survey Instrument
                      ( 3)     Scale (Linear scale, Diagonal scale, Offset scale)
                      ( 4)     Construction of diagonal scale and its usage
                      ( 5)     Fair Drawing
                      ( 6)     Chain Surveying
                      ( 7)     Plane Table Surveying
                      ( 8) Computation and Adjustment
                      ( 9) Detail Surveying
                      (10)    Area Calculation
                      (11)    Map projection
                      (12)    Hand Held GPS observation & Plotting
                      (13)   Total station & plotting

Instruments, Hardware and Software

Survey Instrument used in Training and No:(1) Survey Division

           -     T-2 (Micrometer type theodolite)
           -     Kern Auto level
           -     Nikkon NiVo 1C Totation
           -     Trimble M-3 Total station
           -     Trimble 5800/R-8 Geodetic GPS Receiver

Training and No.(1) Survey Division

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