"Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) is keen on keeping pace with every cutting edge IT technologies, communication devices and digital technology-related applications in survey sciences, map production, and utilization of new technologies to meet customer geometric info demand," H.E. Shaikh Salman Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Head of SLRB, said.

"To keep pace with the global trend in these fields, Head of SLRB directed to use the best globally used systems and tools for positioning and survey. Consequently, SLRB's Topographical Survey Directorate has recently purchased static GPS stations due to be operated by next September.

He added, “Having such network is a qualitative transformation for GPSs in Bahrain being the first of its type in the region. Stations selected have been meant to provide the best expandable coverage possible for all Bahraini territories,". This system is a part of the Department's project to upgrade the infrastructure of these systems. With four ad hoc positions for mini-static non-stop stations in Bahrain, the system operates in pre-determined conditions to meet operation standards in terms of technical specifications or position at Amwaj islands. King Fahd Causeway Scout Headquarters of the Ministry of Education and a fourth at Hawar Resorts Resort. Every station includes e-devices to feed information used in GPSs.

He Shaikh Salman pointed out that the aforesaid stations provide a constant detection of satellite GPS-enabled coordinate locating system. The whole system houses a central control room in the Department at Umm Al-Hasm. This control room receives and processes data from the four stations by ad hoc programs. Afterwards, centimeter accurate coordinate models are used with availability of network communication through GPS GSM-enabled devices. This system has several applications including easier mapping, source management, agricultural purposes, environment control, construction works, oil, gas and natural source exploration to enable planners and decision-makers responsible for natural source management and development.

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