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Nicholas B. Charles
Biography
He is an academician and practitioner with a deep understanding of the full lifecycle in Geospatial Sciences, Technology and Engineering. He is a Full Registered and Licensed Land Surveyor, recognised by the Board of Control and Licensing of Surveyors (BCLS) and the Institute of Surveyors of Tanzania (IST).
His professional qualifications include a BSc in Geomatics, an MSc in Geomatics, a Postgrad. Certificate In Civil Engineering and Transport and a PhD In Geospatial Sciences and Technologies from Tanzania and Poland.
He is among the most highly rated Land Surveyors in the country. His hard work, integrity and consistency have earned professional recognition to reach greater heights. He has become secretary of the technical committee of the BCLS and Deputy Secretary of the IST. Reached out several times in matters that require high knowledge and commitment to advise the government in matters relating to Land Surveying and Mapping; such as writing a new Land Survey and Registration of Land Surveyors Act 2024, reviewing the Act to establish Ardhi Institute Morogoro, reviewing the BSc In Marine and Hydrographic Surveying program of the Ardhi University, Curriculum review of the Ardhi Institute Morogoro, Supervisor of the project for the establishment of the Continuously Operating Reference Network of Tanzania (CONETA) under Land Tenure Improvement Program (LTIP)to mention a few.
Research Interest
- Topographic surveying
- Aerial and Points Cloud surveying
- Modelling 3D Objects
- Mining Surveying
- GNSS, Navigation Sciences & Technologies
- Cadastral surveying and Land administration
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Projects
He has been a very dedicated practitioner in several projects involving aerial and ground surveying, geodesy, mining services, and various engineering endeavours using state-of-the-art technology in surveying services. A few notable projects are;
- Appointed by the government to co-supervise the establishment of the CONETA for 22 CORS stations in the country and the NCC.
- A field team leader for the construction Surveying of the UDSM new branch in Bukoba.
- Project manager for the preparation of the Lindi Municipal Master Plan, the establishment of the GIS workstation and the regularisation of the Mnazi Mmoja, Kariakoo and Msinjaili areas.
- Team leader for the updation of the Mwadui pit surfaces for volume computations 2023 using aerial surveying techniques.
- A graduate Mine Surveyor at Barrick North Mara Mine site
- A field team leader for the Topographic Surveying for the Kwala Dry Port design phase.
- Team leader for route and alignment surveying and design of the power transmission lines for REA projects in Lindi, Ruvuma, Njombe, Geita, Simiwi, Kagera, Rukwa and Iringa.
- Team leader for the topographic surveying of the different road construction projects in Lindi, Mwanza, Geita, Simiwi, Kagera, and Rukwa.
- Geomatics Engineer in the consultancy project for the Preventive Resettlement plan analysis at Msimabazi River in the Tanzania Urban Program Operations of the World Bank.
Publications
Title: Modelling Road Centerline From Points Cloud Topographic Surveying Data. Authors: Nicholas Charles Batakanwa, Dr.Francis Rigobert Buberwa (PhD), Prof. Nurdin Mushule. February 2024
Link: https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/authorDashboard/submission/51533
Title: Validating Uav-Sfm Photogrammetry Heights for Highway Topographic Surveying in Tanzania.
Authors; Nicholas Charles Batakanwa. January 2024.
Link: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajg.v13i1.3
Title: The Use Of Video Camera To Create Metric 3D Models of Engineering Objects. Authors: Nicholas Charles Batakanwa, Tomasc Lipeck. April 2020
doi:10.4467/21995923GP.20.006.1282
Title: A Critical Review Of Road Survey Requirements And Procedures In Tanzania.
Authors: Nicholas Charles Batakanwa, Giliard Maliaki. November 2024
Link: https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/authorDashboard/submission/52660