Geomatics Undergraduate Engineering Student Society

Previous/other names: N/A

Prominent date(s) of activity: c. 1960 - present

History: Geomatics Engineering was established at UNB in 1960 as a program within the Department of Civil Engineering. In 1965 it became the Department of Surveying Engineering. In 1994 the Department name was changed to Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering to reflect changes in technology, such as GPS.

Activities:

Note(s): Geodesy is "the science of understanding the shape of the earth and how it changes."

Source(s):

• Student Union, Clubs and Societies, [Geomatic Undergraduate Engineering Student Society (Guess)]
• The Brunswickan, vol. 143, no. 16, 2010, p. 3.