Earth Sciences Students Conduct Fieldwork Application to Master Surveying and Field Measurement Skills
Sana'a – Media Office – Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources
Monday, November 9, 2026
In line with the Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources' vision to enhance practical applications and bridge academic knowledge with field reality, students from the Department of Earth Sciences carried out a comprehensive practical field application in surveying and field measurements. The exercise aimed to help students acquire essential skills and techniques required to execute surveying work accurately and professionally.
The training covered horizontal distance measurements, pinpointing locations and field coordinates, and drafting survey maps using various surveying equipment and tools. These included measuring tapes, surveying chains, range poles (ranging rods), chaining arrows, pegs, and hammers—enhancing the students' ability to handle and correctly utilize field equipment.
The field operations included defining the survey boundary and control points, fixing range poles, measuring distances as well as surrounding details and features, and recording data and observations in field notebooks for subsequent processing and engineering draft preparation. Students were also trained on various surveying techniques, including tape measurement, line intersections, perpendicular offsets, and diagonal measurements, in addition to identifying potential measurement errors and methods for their detection and correction.
This practical training is part of the educational activities designed to develop students' professional and practical skills, boosting their readiness to enter the job market and meet the demands of sectors related to mining, geological exploration, and natural resources.
Such activities reaffirm the commitment of the Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources at Sana'a University to developing its educational outcomes and preparing qualified scientific professionals equipped with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to perform field tasks efficiently and competently.
