Abstract
The Niger Delta is the main area of crude oil production in Nigeria. However, for several years the provision of geodetic control for basic mapping, engineering and exploration surveys along the Niger Delta has been impossible to achieve because of the very difficult terrain and the uncertain weather conditions in the area.Recently, a cooperative project initiated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and involving all the other oil prospecting companies, was embarked upon in order to establish 100 satellite-based survey control points to support surveying and mapping activities in the Niger Delta. Eight-nine of these controls were surveyed by Global Positioning System (GPS).The application of GPS in survey operations is new in Nigeria. This paper reports on the use of the GPS in the Niger Delta Control Survey Project and comments on the potentials and viability of the GPS technology in Nigeria. A brief review of the basic characteristics of the GPS has been included for completeness.
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