Map Reproduction Department 
1. General Printing Studies 
2. Printing Science 
3. Map Print Origination 
4. Photomechanical Processes 
. Machine Printing 
. Print Finishing 
. Chemistry 
. Project 
  
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S.S Equipment 
Provision for training equipment will be provided by 
both donor and the recipient countries. 
5.6 Integrated practical approach. 
It has already been mentioned that the Institute operates 
within a production department and would like to further 
emphasise that, whenever possible, most of the practicals 
shall be deliberately designed to benefit Survey of Kenya 
either on short or long term basis. This will be achieved 
by carefully identifying areas of mutual benefit for both 
sectors. 
The immediate concern to us is the restoration of 
destroyed Geodetic controls which are fundamental for 
most survey work. It has been noted that the available 
National Geodetic controls have slowly been destroyed 
due to vandalism and the initial step the Institute and 
Survey of Kenya wishes to take in resolving this problem 
is to undertake the restoration exercise of the destroyed 
reference datum. This will be implemented gradually 
through deliberate efforts designed to incorporate such 
activities, especially during the industrial attachment of 
the trainees. 
The other area of concern to training and at the same 
time beneficial to Survey of Kenya is that of 
photography. KISM will once again target areas whose 
photographs would have immediate application in 
mapping and revision of existing maps. 
6.0 JOB MARKET 
As earlier stated Survey of Kenya will absorb most of 
the graduates from the Institute and some may filter out 
to the general industry scattered all over the country. The 
annual programmes will be synchronised with the 
retirements so as to remain at a production level that will 
always sustain the demand without straining the market. 
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7.0 FUTURE PROSPECTS 
7.1 Research 
There are very promising prospects for KISM and in 
particular in the area of research. In the expanded 
outlook of the project it is intended that research forms 
part of the institutions activity. At this point it would not 
be absurd to forecast that KISM may have an edge over 
the other existing Institutions in as far as conducting 
research is concern. This view is so held due the location 
of the Institute and the available options under which the 
Institute would have to operate in. 
Admittedly the Institute has at its disposal so much and 
yet diverse unexploited environment under which to 
operate. Given the above circumstances, solutions are 
bound to emerge from such research activities which 
would address specific problems that partly apply to the 
African Continent and possibly to other parts of the 
world. 
7.2 Benefits to neighbouring Countries 
It is envisaged that as the training opportunities provided 
by the Institution unfold to the relevant authorities in the 
neighbouring countries, demand for such will also arise. 
With this point of view it is being considered necessary 
to open up the programmes to outside participants at 
least within the sub-region of Fast Africa. At present this 
arrangement has not been incorporated, but is likely to 
be included in the future expansion plans of the 
Institution. 
8.0 CONCLUSION 
KISM is relatively a young Institute but one with a 
promising future. The advantage it has is that it enjoys 
committed support from both the Japanese and Kenyan 
Governments plus the devoted personnel assigned to it. 
In addition the Institute enjoys overwhelming support 
from Survey of Kenya. In its development it has been 
shown that demand for Technicians in the fields of Land 
Surveying, Cartography, Map Reproduction and 
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, was the primary 
reason for the establishment. 
It has been demonstrated that the Institute would benefit 
the production department through integration of certain 
activities. It has also been made clear that as time goes 
by, expansion of the programmes to cater for higher 
learning and the neighbouring countries shall be 
inevitable. Long live KISM. 
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