The two groups signed a formal five-year assistance agreement to work together to enhance knowledge related to the public land survey system.

The Oregon Institute of Technology Geomatics program and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have signed a formal five-year assistance agreement to work together to enhance knowledge related to the public land survey system.

Geomatics is a modern scientific term referring to the measurement, analysis and management of spatial data of the Earth's physical features and the man-made environment.