The Nigerian Association of Geodesy (NAG) has called for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in solving geodetic problems and research.
This is contained in a communiqué read by the President of the association, Timothy Idowu, at the end of the 2024 NAG Scientific Conference and General Assembly on Saturday in Bauchi.
The theme of the conference is “Decision Support Systems and Geodetic Applications for National Development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”.
According to the association, AI is a valuable tool for enhancing research, development, and innovation.
“Integration of geodesy with AI can be of immense benefit in the areas of positioning, dynamic determination of geoid, prediction of various anomalous bodies within the earth, study of celestial bodies, agriculture, education, business, and healthcare, amongst others.
“AI can handle and process large amounts of geospatial data. Geodetic information is vital for infrastructural development for better nation-building,” it said.
The Communique said the adoption of AI techniques in research and solving geodetic problems should be encouraged in the country.
It said that the adoption of integrated geodesy and AI techniques should be used for geodetic and geophysical studies to curb insecurity and other geodetic applications.
NAG stressed the need for the inclusion of AI and its subsets, such as machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and others, in the curriculum of surveying and geo-informatics.
“The teaching of geodesy, using AI and its subsets, should be more directed to solving real-life societal problems and practical applications rather than dwelling only on theories.
“More awareness about Geodesy is needed to attract more people into the field of geodesy, considering the potential of AI and Machine learning.
“It is expected that the technology should be used to improve the accuracy and precision of geodetic observations, and relevant government agencies should give priority to geodesy and geodetic products.”. (NAN)
