Diplôme d'ingénieur INSA Strasbourg, Topographie at INSA Strasbourg

The surveying specialty (created in 1897) trains engineer-surveyors who design, prepare and run measurement projects of objects indoors and outdoors at all scales: 3D imaging, cadastral work, space geodesy, industrial metrology, GIS, mapping, urban and rural planning, photogrammetry, remote sensing and laser scanning.

Department: Topographie  |  Duration: 5-year engineering cycle from the baccalauréat (common first year, then four years in the specialty)  |  Study mode: full-time (French, some courses in English)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Strasbourg, Grand Est, France

What you will study

Topographic instruments and methods, general surveying and error calculation, computing, geographic information systems, geodesy, photogrammetry and remote sensing, civil engineering and urban planning, plus law, land expertise, humanities, business management and languages. Some teaching in English in year 5, and a master pathway in topography and photogrammetry is available.

Career pathways

Service companies in agriculture, economics and industry, local authority technical services, and sworn land surveyor (géomètre-expert) as an employee or in private practice after two years in a surveyor's firm.

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