The School of Surveying runs a seminar series showcasing projects and results related to the School research themes. Our speakers are from within the School and wider University, as well as nationally and internationally renowned visitors.
View the list of seminars from previous years
2024 Seminar schedule
The seminar series normally runs weekly during semester time (the current slot is Thursdays at 12 noon in the L1 lecture theatre.
Some seminars are streamed and recorded – where this is provided you will find a weblink at the bottom of a speaker's poster, which is accessed by clicking on the 'Title' in the listing below. Remote access is monitored by the University of Otago's eConferencing department, which can provide technical support (via Zoom or on 03 479 8997).
To be added to the mailing list for alerts about up-coming seminars, please email:
Surveying Seminars survsems@otago.ac.nz or the organisers:
Emily Tidey emily.tidey@otago.ac.nz and
Yong Chien Zheng yong.chienzheng@otago.ac.nz
Semester 1
| Date | Presenters | Institution | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March | Craig Cliff | Toitū te Taiao: Sustainability at Otago | Net Carbon Zero programme: Tackling greenhouse gas emissions at Otago |
| 14 March | Jackie Fox and Emily Chatfield | Te Pokapū Hāpai Huka Hauā : Disability Information and Support | Unlock your academic potential with Disability Information and Support |
| 21 March | BSurv honours candidates for 2024 | Te Kura Kairūri: School of Surveying |
Digital Geomorphology: How much change is there in the Kitchener avalanche path? (David Sheppard) Low-cost GNSS and Mobile AR for survey positioning (Gray Robinson) Vertical Tide Reductions: a low-cost, dual-frequency, multi-GNSS solution (Ryan Slattery) |
| 28 March | Professor Jade Morton | University of Colorado Boulder | Colorado Centre for Astrodynamics Research | Spaceborne GNSS-R for Ionosphere and Earth Observations |
| 4 April | Mid Semester Break – no seminar | ||
| 18 April | Josh Paku and Malindi Reihana-Ruka | Te Kura Kairūri: School of Surveying | Summer scholarship presentation |
| 25 April | ANZAC Day – no seminar | ||
| 2 May | Professor Abby Smith | Te Tari Pūtaiao Taimoana: Dept of Marine Science | Losing the Unknown: distribution of bryozoans around southern Aotearoa New Zealand tell a story |
| 9 May | Dr Todd Redpath | Te Kura Kairūri: School of Surveying | Deep south national science challenge project |
| 16 May | TBC | ||
| 23 May | Maritsa Nisa | Te Kura Kairūri: School of Surveying | Assessing Vertical Land Motion in Indonesia: How it impacts the coastal regions |
| 30 May | Dr Elisabetta D'Anastasio | Te Pῡ Ao: GNS Science | GeoNet Data and data access |
Semester 2
| Date | Presenter | Institution | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July | Brad Cooper, Adam Knyvett and Chester Rosie | Toitū Te Whenua LINZ and Ocean Infinity (OI) | Toitū Te Whenua LINZ – seabed mapping of the approaches to Otago (PDF) |
| 25 July | Phil Jackson | Trimble | Machine Guidance & Machine Control (PDF) |
| 1 August | No seminar – it’s graduate recruitment time | ||
| 8 August | No seminar – it’s graduate recruitment time | ||
| 15 August | Gang Qiao | Tongji University | Insights into the capabilities of new photon-counting altimetry satellite ICESat-2 using multi-sensor observations over Antarctic Ice Sheet (PDF) |
| 22 August | No seminar – Te Kura Kairūri: School of Surveying event | ||
| 29 August | Boyd Peacock | GetHomeSafe | The Story of GetHomeSafe (PDF) |
| 5 September | Mid Semester Break – no seminar | ||
| 12 September | Jeanette Ward | Abley | What makes a good street? (PDF) |
| 19 September | Gary Chisholm | Trimble | How surveying is critical to one of the worlds most important waterways - the Panama Canal (PDF) |
| 26 September | Safoora Zaminpardaz | RMIT | Impact of Outlier Monitoring on Confidence Regions: Geodetic Examples |
| 3 October | Jayachandran P Thayyil | University of New Brunswick | Importance, Perils, and Limitations of High Sampling of GNSS Signals for Space Weather Research |
| 10 October | TBC | TBC | TBC |
|
17 October (evening) | BSurv honours students | Te Kura Kairūri: School of Surveying | TBC |
Past events
S+SNZ Conference, Dunedin, 2023
The Survey+Spatial 2023 Conference was held in Dunedin this year from 30 Aug - 1 September. The theme is Marking the Journey, Hāpaia and we will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of Te Kura Kairūri | the National School of Surveying at this time.
30 Aug: Pre-conference workshops hosted at Te Kura Kairūri, 310 Castle Street, Dunedin. Find out more about the workshops here.
31 Aug & 1 Sept: Conference hosted at Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo, 362 Leith Street, Dunedin.
1 Sept: School of Surveying Reunion Dinner, held at the University Union.
GeoComputation 2019, Queenstown
For its 15th outing, the international GeoComputation conference came to New Zealand, running from 18th to 21st September 2019 in conjunction with the New Zealand Geospatial Research Conference (NZGRC) 2019.
Find out more about GeoComputation 2019
125th NZIS Conference, Dunedin, 2013
The New Zealand Institute of Surveyors celebrated its 125th anniversary at their annual conference held in Dunedin from 29-31 August 2013. The occasion also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the National School of Surveying.
Find out more about the 125th NZIS Conference
SIRC NZ 2013
SIRC NZ 2013 (since named NZGRC) was the inaugural GIS and Remote Sensing research conference for New Zealand, running on 29th August and 30th August 2013 at the University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ.
Find out more about the SIRC NZ 2013
Symposia
GIS@Otago 2019 Symposium
The School of surveying and University Library are hosting a GIScience Symposium to bring together students and staff from every corner of Otago University to learn about all things GIS.
Find out more about the GIS@Otago 2019 Symposium
2014 New Zealand Sea Ice Symposium
The New Zealand Sea Ice Symposium is a biennial event attended by New Zealand's sea ice research community. The 2014 edition is being hosted by the School of Surveying.