We teach two undergraduate geomatics degree courses within the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences: B.Sc.(Hons.) Surveying and Mapping Science [H244] and B.Sc.(Hons.) Geographic Information Science [F862]. We also share (with the School of Geography) the B.Sc.(Hons.) Physical Geography [FH82], and participate in Joint Honours degrees with mathematics, computing science and geography. I am currently responsible for the following modules:
SVY1005 Introduction to GPS and its applications (compulsory for SMS and GIS at Stage 1, optional for Phys.Geog. at Stage 2; 10 credits in Semester 2). This course provides an overview of the Global Positioning System and its use for metre-level positioning in surveying, GIS and other applications. It provides the foundation for later, more specialised courses in precise (mm-level) GPS positioning (SVY2003) and in higher geodesy (SVY3015).
SVY3014 Geohazards and Deformation Monitoring (compulsory for SMS at Stage 3, optional for others; 10 credits in Semester 2). This course introduces students to a variety of active research areas in geoscience, the capability of geodetic techniques to carry out experiments in these areas, the relationships between geoscientific phenomena and geodetic measurements, and a basic knowledge of the geophysical modelling techniques that can be applied to these measurements.
SVY3015 Advanced Geodesy (led by Prof. Phil Moore; compulsory for SMS at Stage 3, optional for others; 10 credits in Semester 2). This module provides an in-depth coverage of advanced geodetic techniques. My own contribution is a set of four lectures on Kalman filtering.
In addition to normal teaching duties I am Vice-Chair of the Board of Examiners in Geomatics.
We offer MPhil (normally 12-24 months full-time) and PhD (normally 36 months full-time) research degrees in Civil Engineering and Geosciences. Some suggested projects for potential students are listed here, or you can email me if you would like to develop a new idea.
Last modified 2008-Dec-02 by PJC.