RICS Geomatics Evening Lecture series 2003-04 

Thursday 5th of Feb 2004 
RICS, Parliament Square, SW1P 3AD 
17.15 for 18.00 

Title: Developments in Geodesy at Ordnance Survey 

Speaker: Dr Paul Cruddace, Geodetic Advisor Ordnance Survey GB 

Dr. Paul Cruddace received his degree in Surveying Science from Newcastle
University in 1991. He carried on his studies with Professor Paul Cross at
Newcastle with a PhD in the use of GPS and geophysics to investigate the
seismic cycle in Greece. From Newcastle, Paul then moved to work for the GPS
equipment manufacturer Ashtech in a support and then product management role
for a couple of years. In 1998, academia draw Paul back for a 2 year
research fellowship at the Geomatic Engineering Department, UCL, where he
worked on a European Union funded project - building upon some of the work
of his PhD. By 2000, the call of the Ordnance Survey saw Paul move down to
Southampton where he is the Geodetic Advisor - responsible for geodetic
developments, especially around GPS technologies, and working on geodetic
issues with other government departments. 

During his presentation Paul will cover the following topics: 

· Brief outline of where we have come from in terms of Ordnance Survey's
Geodetic Control networks. 

· Review the current status of Ordnance Survey geodetic infrastructure and
describe working practices to be used with it (bringing in the RICS GPS
Guidelines) 

· Examine geodesy's place in underpinning Ordnance Survey's products 

· Introduce the future vision of GPS infrastructure in GB, linking in with
European and global satellite navigation developments and how they may
effect the GB user. 

RICS Geomatics Evening Lecture series 2003-04 

Thursday 4th of March 2004 
RICS, Parliament Square, SW1P 3AD 
17.15 for 18.00 

Title: Environmental mapping for developing countries- using remotely sensed
imagery and GPS in Belize 

Speakers: Duncan Moss MRICS Ordnance Survey GB & Dr Neil Stuart, University
of Edinburgh. 

The World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in August
2002 concluded that, for many developing nations, Remote Sensing (RS) Global
Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) may
provide the only cost-effective means of collecting and managing high
quality data to comprehensively monitor and map the extent of problems such
as land degradation and land cover change. 

Whilst remote sensing is sometimes the only means for developing nations to
acquire an up to date assessment of their natural resources, these images
must be accurately rectified (warped) to bring them into a map projection
before they can be used reliably for mensuration, detection and monitoring
of change. This is also essential if the image maps are to be integrated
with other collateral data sets such as topographic data, other
environmental data or socio-economic data. 

The lecture will focus on the recently released RICS Foundation research
paper ' Environmental mapping for developing countries' specially focusing
on the study area in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area (RBCMA)
of north-western Belize. 
The Use of Remote Sensing Imagery for Admiralty Charting - Evening lecture
programme 2003-04 (extra date)

RICS Geomatics Evening Lecture series 2003-04 

11th of March 2004 in conjunction with RSPsoc 

University of Newcastle, time 1800hrs. Bedson Building. 

The use of high resolution (pixel size smaller than 30m) imagery has long
been used in support of Admiralty chart production. Coastlines can be
mapped, offshore rocks located, reefs plotted and, depending on water
clarity, sub-surface features can be charted. The United Kingdom
Hydrographic Office (UKHO) uses a variety of imagery - both aerial
photography and satellite imagery such as Landsat, SPOT and IKONOS. Examples
will be provided to illustrate how the imagery has been used to enhance the
Admiralty chart as well as other non-chart products which have been produced
from Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing work. 

Speaker: Ruth Adams 
Ruth Adams works for the UK Hydrographic Office based in Taunton heading up
the Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing sections. During her career
she has worked closely with the Royal Navy hydrographic surveyors and has
had periods of detached duty at sea. Her geodetic expertise is a particular
strength. Other career postings have included Project Management and
charting for the Fleet Air Arm. 

She has a degree in Surveying Sciences from the University of Newcastle upon
Tyne and is a chartered surveyor with the RICS. She is the RICS UK delegate
for FIG Commission 4, Hydrography. 

All lectures at RICS are preceded by coffee/tea from 17.15 and start at
18.00hrs. 
All lectures usually last 1 hour. 
All lectures are free unless otherwise stated and open to non-RICS members. 
RICS geomatics lectures may count towards your CPD requirements. 

For further information please contact James Kavanagh [log in to unmask] 




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