50 años de Ingeniería Catastral y Geodesia

Abstract

The Cadastral Engineering and Geodesy curricular project was born as a need for the organization of the national territory of Colombia. Today it is a construction of knowledge around earth sciences, cadastre, geodesy, geophysics, cartography, remote sensing, geomatics, geographic information systems, planning, land use, environmental management and territorial analysis, among others. This is why a group of members of the curricular project decided to make a simple but emotional tribute to the Francisco José de Caldas District University, because it is at this university where we have had the opportunity to train professionals in the areas of knowledge specific to cadastral and geodetic engineers. This taking into account that five decades have passed since the creation of the program by Professor Ramon D’Luyz Nieto, who took on a very difficult challenge against many internal and external rejections from other professions. The stories and anecdotes that can be told in these years are quite a lot and it is our duty to deliver to the academic community, made up of students, administrative staff, graduates, pensioners and teachers, a message of gratitude for the path taken and the full assurance of commitment to continue forward in all future challenges that the academy, the Capital District, the regions, the country and the Latin American and international context demand to continue in this mission of professional training that has been entrusted to us. The book does not want to be pretentious in any sense, it is not a historical account of the curricular project in these 50 years; in fact, it omits more in several aspects. Nor is it a scientific document in which the advances in science and technology of the professional work of the cadastral and geodetic engineer can be consulted, , nor is it a compilation of essays; it is a sample of this journey of half a century, a thank you and recognition to those who have directly or indirectly been part of this wonderful story that began 50 years ago. The book is also for those who want to be part of our academic community to consult elements that motivate them to develop their professional paths. The topics have been organized according to the intervention of the professors, graduates and students who participated in the preparation of the book. In addition, a succinct review of some of the curricular grids from different periods throughout these years was made; a brief historical information on the curricular project; some essays made by us in each of our areas of knowledge, without any different pretension of doing things with the heart and with a completely autonomous vision of what we consider important to show in this tribute. Also included are some of the articles published in the newspaper El Tiempo at different times, where reference is made to the undergraduate program and its importance in the country; The article also presents Ramon D’Luyz Nieto’s vision of the philosophical-political profile of the cadastral and geodesic engineer, as well as a tribute to Professor D’Luyz by some final-year students. There are also some interviews with him that have already been published in other documents, and some photos that allow us to remember the passage of the curricular project through history, which each time leaves a deeper mark on the future of the country’s socioeconomic development.