The main objective of the OLLO TEMPUS project
was the development of open learning materials and course infrastructure
in Land Information Management within Székesfehérvár,
College of Surveying and Land Management (CSLM) at professional and postgraduate
level. The short term development of short cycle professional and practically
oriented courses in Land Information Management using the existing Distance
Learning network and the further development of CSLM facilities.
Distance Learning in GIS - PHARE project
Aims: The development of a distance learning professional
degree in Geoinformatics at CSLM with a potential for further development
to MSc level and focused on a wide target group. The target group consists
of professionals in the Geoinformation and related industries (national
mapping organisations, application oriented organisations - cadastre, local
authorities, utilities companies or private Geoinformation production companies).
Developing and refining distance learning modules in order to facilitate
future conversion into multimedia computer based on-line training packages.
Building up a long term collaboration with the International Institute
for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC) by working on the co-authorship
of the curricula and delivery of courses.
PRONET CCE - EU funded project (lead by ITC)
In the frame of the project CSLM will arrange and supervise the production and delivery of a 4 hour MCBT session on Geoinformatics both in Hungarian and English. The PRONET project will directly contribute to the "National Cadastre Program" of Ministry of Agriculture and the "National Topographic Program" for the benefit of the urban, rural and regional development. Target group: middle level managers at organisations (e.g. local authorities, utility companies, regional councils, ministries etc) potentially using land related, geographic data, responsible for capturing digital data, building databases for GIS, working on spatial query, analysis or modelling, monitoring of natural processes. Strategic direction: The MCBT session focus on problems how to start and manage a GIS project (quality of data, integration problems of data acquisition, financial aspects, typical errors using GIS functions and living with these errors in decision making).
UNIPHORM - PHARE project
Aims: Improving skills levels amongst professionals in PHARE countries comes up against the universal problem of educating and training people in work. This project aims to develop a distance education programme for engineers/technicians in PHARE countries on use of OpenGIS concepts. Independent market analysis by UNIGIS shows a considerable demand for distance education at this level in the GIS area across Europe. The educational needs shown by independent market research by UNIGIS are for focused technical training and support. Research also shows that delivery should be in brief intense packages which require minimum time away from work. There should be small incremental costs. Training should be directly applicable at work.
Profession: associate professor
Position: head of department
Main activities:
1997 Dr habil (University of Sopron)
1996 TEMPUS certificate in distance educational
material development
1989 ARC/INFO Training (Redlands, California)
1985 candidate of science (University of Surveying,
Photogrammetry and Cartography, Moscow)
- digital terrain
modelling in Computer Aided Design (CAD)
1974 PhD Surveying (TU Budapest)
1971 MSc Civil Engineering (TU Budapest)
Profession and functions
1995 head of UNIGIS board in Hungary
1994 head Dept of Geoinformatics (University
of Forestry, Sopron)
1987 associate professor (TU Budapest)
1981 research fellow ( Research Institute of
Surveying and Remote Sensing)
1977 senior lecturer (TU Budapest)
Project Management
Project Co-ordinatorof "UNIPHORM" PHARE Project (1998 - 99)
Project manager of PRONET/CCE "Multimedia Computer Based On-Line Training and Support Service for Professionals in Countries of Central Europe" - EU Project (1997 - 99)
Project Co-ordinator of "Distance Learning in GIS" PHARE Project (1996 - 98)
Project Co-ordinator of "Open Learning for Land Offices" TEMPUS Joint European Project (1995 - 98)
Project Manager of NCGIA Core Curriculum - Hungarian adaptation project (from 1992 to 1994) involving 12 authors and many GIS experts from Hungarian and foreign universities and companies,
Digital Terrain Modelling in Computer Aided Civil Engineering Design (from 1987 to 1990) sponsored by Ministry of Education
Project Manager of Computer Aided Topographic Mapping project (from 1981 to 1985) and pilot project on data acquisition for the Hungarian Digital Elevation Model (1986) sponsored by FÖMI,
GIS education and training
Tel: (36) 22-348-271
Fax: (36) 22-327-697
Email: mb@geo.cslm.hu