Adamu Bala is a Lecturer in the Department of Geomatics at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, where he specializes in Geo-Information Science, Remote Sensing, Mining Surveying and Professional Practice. He obtained his B.Eng. & M.Sc. in Geomatics, PGDE, PGD Mining Engineering, and is currently enrolled in a PhD in Geomatics. He previously worked with Kabir & Associates Limited, Katsina and the Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geosciences, Jos as a Surveyor/GIS Analyst and Geoscientist, respectively, for a cumulative seven (7) years before joining academia in 2018. Bala is registered/licensed as a Surveyor with the Surveyors Council of Nigeria and a member of professional bodies including the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), FIG Young Surveyors Network (YSN), Nigeria, National Association of Surveying & Geoinformatics Lecturers (NASGL), and Northern Surveyors Forum (NSF). He has attended and fully participated in numerous national and international conferences including FIG Working Week, 2013 in Abuja and has numerous local and international publications to his credit.