Centre for Geospatial Science
The University of Nottingham
Fully Funded PhD studentship: Integration of geospatial and real-time
positioning data for predictive location analysis.
The Centre for Geospatial Science (CGS) is a cross-disciplinary research
centre focusing on geospatial intelligence, geospatial interoperability and
mobile location-based services (see: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cgs for
more details). The Centre, directed by Professor Mike Jackson, currently
has seven affiliated academics from four Schools in the University and a
complement of ten research staff/students. We receive funding from both
Government and industry and the Centre has excellent computing facilities
with a broad range of commercial software.
The focus of the research is the investigation of techniques for deriving
improved geographic intelligence on people and asset movement through
combining real-time positioning information, GIS data and other relevant
data sources.
The University’s Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy
(IESSG) (see www.nottingham.ac.uk/iessg) in which the CGS is co-located,
together with the School of Geography, has a large programme of research
into positioning using global positioning satellites, network positioning
and inertial navigation sensors. This studentship will build on current
research and in particular investigate how geographic and other forms of
prior knowledge can be used to refine the prediction of current and future
location of people and assets.
The research is supported by QinetiQ Ltd and the student will have the
benefit of being able to work closely with other researchers engaged in
positioning and geospatial intelligence at both the University and
QinetiQ.
All tuition fees will be paid and, in addition, the student will receive a
maintenance award of between £12,300 and £15,000 per year depending on
qualifications and experience. Please note that this award non-taxable.
Candidates should be British citizens and have a good first degree in
geography/geomatics, computer science, physics, mathematics or other
relevant subject with modeling and computing skills.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor M J Jackson, Email:
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Applicants should send a detailed CV, together with the names and addresses
of two referees, to Ms A Duggan, Centre for Geospatial Science, Sir Clive
Granger Building, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham
NG7 2RD. Email: [log in to unmask] Closing date: 23 September
2006.
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