SURVEY DEPARTMENT

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Geospatial Data Infrastructure

in Myanmar

16-17 October, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 Contents
• General description
• Organization
• Establishment of Myanmar Datum 2000
• Current Situation
• Geodetic Services
• Users
• Issues to be Resolved
• Future Plans
• Contact Information
 General Description

From 1905 to 1946, under the British rule, all the surveying
works were undertaken by the Survey of India.

At the end of World War II, the British government separated

surveying works from Survey of India.

On 1st November 1946 Survey Department was established.

 Old Triangulation Series

 Old Geodetic Datum:

Indian Datum on
Everest 1830 ellipsoid
with Lambert conical
orthomorphic projection.

 Topographic maps at
scales of (1 inch =1 mile,
1 inch =2 miles,
1 inch = 4 miles)

 Maps were published in

1935-1944.
 Lambert
Projection
One Inch Map
(1 inch = 1 mile)

Sample Map Sheet

 Lambert
Projection
Half Inch Map
(1 inch = 2 mile)

Sample Map Sheet

 Lambert
Projection
Quarter Inch Map
(1 inch = 4 mile)

Sample Map Sheet

 Organization
Survey Department is fully responsible for production of
National Topographic Maps and Ground Control Points (GCP)
establishment for the entire country.

Main Objectives of Survey Department:

- To produce National Topographic Maps

- To demarcate the national boundary

with neighboring countries

 Organization Chart
Director General

Deputy Director General

International Aerial
Geodetic & Boundary &
Planning & Training & Survey Map
No(2) Civil
Administration No(1) Survey Construction &Photogr Reproduction
Survey
Division Division Survey aphy Division
Division Division Division

Main Intl; Civil

Survey No(1) Geodetic No(2) Aerial Aerial Map Map
Boundary Constructi
Planning Budget & Store & Survey Survey Survey Survey Photo Drawing Printing
Training Survey on Survey
& Admin Account Map Sub Sub Sub Sub Sub Sub Sub
Center Sub Sub
Division Division Division Division Division Division Division
Records Division Division
 Establishment of Myanmar Datum 2000

The following factors are the main causes to reproduce the National
Topographic maps with UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) Projection

1) Most of the maps were produced last 70 years ago.

2) The old projection system of Myanmar, Lambert, was suitable only for the
nations whose East-West extent is longer than North-South extent.

3) The units used in old map were in British System and not suitable for the
modern mapping practice.

4) UTM Projection is widely accepted and used in the mapping world today.

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Myanmar Datum 2000
Establishment of Transformation Parameters

Identification and selection of

(9) Primary Triangulation stations
whose Indian coordinates are
known and evenly distributed
over the area of country to form
a new primary horizontal network.
They are:-

1) Myitkyina (Maru bum)

2) Kale (Hkwe-u taung)
3) Meikhtila (Taungpila)
4) Sittwe (U-Gin taung)
5) Kengtung (Loi Hsu Khan)
6) Yangon (Ngweya taung)
7) Kyaikkami 1 (Amherst Base Line,
-near Htonman village)
8) Kyaikkami 2 (Kyaikkami)
9) Myeik ( Nattalin taung)
 Datum Definition
 Base on Everest 1830 Ellipsoid
Semi-Major Axis (a) = 6377276.345 m
Semi-Minor Axis (b) = 6356075.434 m
Flattening (f) = 0.003352811

 Transformation Parameter
between WGS84 and Myanmar Datum 2000
• dx = - 246.632 m
• dy = - 784.833 m
• dz = - 276.923 m
 Ground Control Survey

Dual Frequency Differential GPS

(Ashtech Z12, Trimble 5800)

Digital Level (Trimble DiNi 0.3)

Total Station (Trimble M-3 (1”)

 Primary Network
98º

UNION OF
MYANMAR

(9) Stations I N D I A

Year 2000 Myitkyina

MYTK

C H I N A

K ALE

SH
• Network Accuracy 0.1 ppm

DE
LA
NG
Hakha

BA
Sagaing
Mandalay

K engTung

• Position Accuracy 0.01 - 0.05 m M EIK

Taunggyi L A O S

S ITTWE

Sittwe Magway

Loikaw

3220

Bago T H A I L AND

Y ANG

Yangon S D02
Hpa-an
Pathein
Mawlamyaing

K YA1 K YA2

3550

Dawei

3300

M YEIK
 Geoid Model Of 98º

UNION OF

The UTM Area. Geoid-

MYANMAR

I N D I A

Ellipsoid Separation 0352

0351
0353

0349
0354 0355

0348
0370
Myitkyina
MYTK

0369

Values Between Geoid

0350 0368
0367

0347

0345
0346
C H I N A
0365
0342 0366
0341
0343 0340

0334
0364
0363
0338
0361

0334 0337
0339
0335
0362
0336
0358
0332
0333 0359 0357
0360

And MMD 2000 On

0331 0330
0327

0326 0328
K ALE
0329

0372 0356

H
0024 0025 0026
0023 00025 00026
2003

ES
2002 00022 00027
2001 0022 0024
2003 00029 0023 S S 01 00028 S S 02

AD
2001 00030
0030
00033
00031 00032

L
00035
2004

NG
2005
00038
2006 00036
Hakha 00037 00034

BA
00039
00041
00042
00045 00044 00043 00040
2007

00051

Everest 1830 Ellipsoid

2008
2010
2009
00046
00047 Sagaing S S 04 00048
00049
00050
00053 Mandalay
00052
00053A 00054 00054B
00054A
2014
00058
2013
00001 00057
2011 00002 00003
2012 00004
00055 K engTung
00005
2015
2017 00056
2016 00056A 00059
00009 00008
00007
2018
S S 03
00060
2021 00065
2022 00061 00010 00011 00006
00062

2020
00021 Taunggyi L A O S
2019 00063 00064 00016 00015 00066
00014 00067
00013
M EIK 00012

2025 00068
2026 00069
00017 00018 00019 00071
00020
2024 2023
00070
S ITTWE 00072

00073
Sittwe 2028
00074
Magway
2027
00079 00082
00076 00077 00080
2029 00075 00081
00078
00083
2032 00088
2031 2030
00085 00087
00084
00086
Loikaw
00090 00089
S S 06
S S 05

00093
0324

Geoid contour interval 1 m.

0325 00091 00092
00094

00095
0323
00099 00098 00096
00097
0322 3220
0321

0319

0315
0320

0316
0317

Accuracy +/- 0.1 m in plane areas

0314

0313

0318

0311
0312

0307

Bago T H A I L AND
0308
0306 CP 01
CP 24 0310
CP 38 CP 13 CP 12 CP 06 CP 02
CP 23
CPAA
CP 03
CP 22 CP 14 CP 07
CP 39 Y ANG CP 04
0305 CP 40 CP 37 CP 25

0304 CPBB
CP 41
CP 26
Yangon S D02
CP 08
CP 05
Hpa-an
CP 15
Pathein CP 36
CP 21

CPCC CP 10 CP 09
CP 42
0303
CP 27
CP 16 CP 11 Mawlamyaing
0302
CP 35 CP 28 CP 20
CP 43
CP 18
CP 34 CP 17

K YA1 K YA2
CP 44 CP 19
CP 29
0301 CP 33
CP 32 CP 31
CP 30

3550

Dawei

3300

M YEIK
 FINAL COMPUTATION OF GPS
STATIONS

• Average Baseline Length 30-50 km

• Baseline Accuracy 0.5 ppm = 0.5 mm/km
• Position Accuracies 0.03 - 0.05 m
Current Situation
Current Condition of GCP Network

Primary Network = (9) Points

(Zero Order Accuracy)

Secondary Network = 474 Points

(First Order Accuracy)

Secondary Network = 341 Points

(Second Order Accuracy)
 GCP LIST IN MYANMAR

Sr. No YEAR GCP .Nos REMARK

1 2000-2001-2002 103 Including 53A,54A,54B,56A
2 2002-2003 32
3 2003-2004 72
4 2004-2005 33
5 2005-2006 85
6 2006-2007 51
7 2007-2008 43
8 2008-2009 30
9 2009-2010 - No Observation
10 2010-2011 68 43Nos(2010) 25Nos(2011)
11 2011-2012 33
12 2012-2013 100 50Nos(2012) 50Nos(2013)
13 2013-2014 64 35Nos(Annual) 29Nos(Aerial Photo)
14 2014-2015 53 35Nos(Annual) 18Nos(Aerial Photo)
15 2015-2016 48 35Nos(Annual) 13Nos(Aerial Photo)
Total 815
Photogrammetry and Map Production
 ALGORITHM OF FUSION WITH COLOR COMPOSITE

Tie-Point Area

I
G B
R

Output
MosaicRGBI
PAN Image
 River and Drainage
 River
 Stream
 Canal
 Reservoir
 Lake / Pond
 Coastal line
 Shoal
 Built up information

Pagoda
Monastery School

Sport field Road and Bridge Railway line and Bridge

Geospatial feature collection
Contour Generation
 Digital Terrain Model (DTM)

Digital Surface Model (DSM)

 Contour generation to display

the topography
WORK FLOW CHART OF MAP REPRODUCTION DIVISION

Raw data Importing

By TNT mips software

Raw Data

 .dxf format
 ASCII format

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Field Completion and Map Compilation
 Map Printing

Two Colour Printing Machine

Heidelberg (SM 102)

Paper Cutting Machine

Printed Maps
SQZK 115 NE
THE MAPS PRODUCED BY SURVEY DEPARTMENT

 1 : 50000 scale maps

 1 : 100000 scale maps
 1 : 250000 scale maps
 1 : 1000000 scale maps
 Boundary maps
 Myanmar map ( 1inch = 45 mile)
 Myanmar map ( 1inch = 20 mile)
Atlas maps of Myanmar
 Yangon Guide map
 Naypyitaw Guide map
 Geodetic Services
 Survey Department provides Geospatial Data (Base
Map) with the permission of Defence Ministry.

 50 meter interval DTM Points are available for the

DEM generation

 Survey Department maintains GPS Observation

Network for the whole country

 Survey Department is preparing to Share the Spatial

data for One Map Myanmar Project.

 Survey Department is seeking technical & financial

assistance to establish the Continuously Operating
Reference Station (CORS) system.
 Users

 Government Organization / Agencies

 Local Authorities

 Private sector / companies

 Issues to be Resolved

 Reliability of existing GPS Ground Control Points

 Large scale mapping for capitals and cities
 Establishment of new Tidal Station and
accurate Geodetic Leveling Network
 Establishment of CORS system across nationwide
 Overseas training for Survey Technicians
 Survey Act for Surveying and Mapping
 Upgrading the Survey Training School

Survey Department cannot afford such implementations by

itself due to technical limitations and financial constraints.
 Future Plans
 Regular checking for accuracy of existing GPS

Ground Control Points

Large scale mapping for capitals and cities

 Survey Act for Surveying and Mapping

 Establishment of CORS system

 Upgrading the Survey Training Center

 Contact Information
U Aung Moe
Director (Geodetic & No.2 Survey Division),
Survey Department,
Nay Pyi Taw,
Myanmar
www.surveydepartment.gov.mm
Email; [email protected]
Phone: +(95)(67) 413679,
Fax: +(95)(67) 413180