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06 Jun 2023
Map Design Competition and GIS Day, 2022

NGES aims to encourage mappers from various professional backgrounds to participate in the open mapping competition. With prizes for winners and strong digital outreach for all participants, the competition saw excellent engagement.

The objective of this program was to build awareness about the potential applications of OpenStreetMap (OSM) datasets for map-making.

A panel of judges from diverse backgrounds was selected, including:

  • Mr. Suresh Man Shrestha, Cartography Expert

  • Mr. Biplob Rakhal, GIS Expert, WFP Nepal

  • Mr. Amrit Karmacharya, Survey Officer, Survey Department

  • Mr. Can Unen, Trainer, Open Mapping Hub – Asia Pacific

This event was organized on the occasion of World GIS Day 2022.

Five winners – first, second, third, best cartography, and public choice map – were awarded and declared winners in their respective categories out of 44 maps submitted by 40 individuals. Additionally, the slogan competition winner was also awarded. For more details and to review the winners and submissions, please see this Facebook post.

Similarly, GIS Day was celebrated by NGES at the Survey Department, Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation (MoLCPA), inviting the Director General and other distinguished guests on the same day.

Guests:

  • Mr. Prakash Joshi, Director General, Survey Department

  • Mr. Sushil Narsingh Rajbhandari, Deputy Director General, Survey Department

  • Mr. Tanka Dahal, Director, Survey Department

  • Er. Sanjeevan Shrestha, Chief Survey Officer

Invitees:

  • Geomatics Engineers

  • Participants of the Map Design Competition

The event was led by our active executive member, Er. Rabi Shrestha, with the support of the NGES team.

Event Date: November 16, 2022
Venue: Survey Department

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08 Jul 2023
NGES successfully organized the GIS day event 2022

NGES successfully organized the GIS day event 2022 and distributed prizes to overall and thematic winners of Map Design Competition

NGES strives to connect its member engineers with both career and academic opportunities available globally. Members can access the latest job openings in the industry as well as admission details for relevant courses in academic institutions.

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20 Mar 2023
NGES Futsal Tournament, 2022

In Loving Memory of Late Er. Prem Thapa  The NGES Futsal Tournament 2022 was successfully held in honor of Late Er. Prem Thapa. 

Tournament Results  

Winner: Rukumeli Napi Pesakarmi Samaj  

Runner-up: The Team  

Best Player of the Tournament: Umang Dotel  

Highest Scorer: Suraj Tolange  

Best Goalkeeper Award: Pradeep Upadhya  

For more details, please review our Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=679133787112264&set=a.598052955220348  

Event Date: December 10, 2022 Venue: Shantinagar Futsal

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