The Laboratory of Geodesy and Hydrographic Surveying is based at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics in Limassol, CΥ.  The laboratory was established in 2007 and has two main objectives: (a) to provide an innovative capacity building environment and (b) to conduct high-quality basic and applied interdisciplinary research. The CUT Geodesy Lab a.k.a. Celestia Lab is the only laboratory in Cyprus dedicated to Geodesy and the promotion of relevant global, regional and national initiatives.