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
2021 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 co-organisers:
Emily Tidey emily.tidey@otago.ac.nz
James Berghan james.berghan@otago.ac.nz
| Semester One |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Institution | Title |
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| 4 March | School of Surveying Summer Bursary students: Hugo Collins, Liam McElwain, Yoyo Wu, Devon Allen & Ansela Fifita | School of Surveying, University of Otago | What did our Summer Bursary students get up to this year? (Part 1/2) |
| 11 March | School of Surveying Summer Bursary students: Khaylm Marshall, Daniel Gonzales Diaz, Yoyo Wu, Xuhong Chai and Laura Sterup | School of Surveying, University of Otago | What did our Summer Bursary students get up to this year? (Part 2/2) |
| 18 March | Tom Simons-Smith | Dunedin City Council and WSP | Climate Adaptation Planning: St Clair-St Kilda Coastal Plan |
| 25 March | Dr Chris Pearson | School of Surveying, University of Otago &Trimble NZ | Getting Trimble VRSnow and RTX coordinates on the same page as NZGD2000 |
| 1 April | 2021 Honours students:
Alex McCulloch, Cameron Bartlett, Daniel Gonzalez, Devon Allen, Jeremiah Er, Liam McElwain SURV470 Professional Project student:
Harry Rattray | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Alex McCulloch: Lase scanning with an iPad Pro
Cameron Bartlett: Cultural perspectives in conservation
Daniel Gonzalez: Antenna calibrations for deformation monitoring
Devon Allen: Restrictive nature of covenants
Jeremiah Er: Detecting structural deformation with low-cost GNSS receivers and smartphones
Liam McElwain: Spatial analysis of comics
Harry Rattray: A future for Forbury Park (SURV470 Professional Project) |
| 8 April | MID SEMESTER BREAK - no seminar |
| 15 April | Dr Melanie Remy | Division of Sciences Research, University of Otago | Research Funding Opportunities for Surveying |
| 22 April | A Prof Sarah Wakes | Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago | Modelling wind flow over coastal dune systems |
| 29 April | Lutfur Rahman | School of Surveying, University of Otago and
School of Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology | Safe Routes to School Framework and Active Transport to School across Urbanization Settings in Otago, New Zealand (PhD presentation) |
| 6 May | Holly Walker | The Helen Clark Foundation and WSP New Zealand | The Shared Path: why we need low-traffic areas in New Zealand's cities |
| 13 May | Kurt Bowen | Paterson Pitts Group | Mobilising Land for Affordable Housing - Policy Options for Private Development in Dunedin City |
| 20 May | Dr Matt Amos | LINZ | SouthPAN – New Zealand and Australia’s Satellite Based Augmentation Network |
| 27 May | Dr Peter Lamb | School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago | Mapping sports performance using positional data |
| 3 June | Long Chen | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Spatial distribution of active transport to school and its factors across different urbanisation settings in Otago, New Zealand (PhD presentation) |
| Mid-semester break: Weds 16 July @ 4pm | James Mowat and Nick Stillwell | LINZ | Modernising Landonline |
| Semester Two |
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| Date | Presenter | Institution | Title |
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| 15 July | Dr Robert Odolinski | Te Kura Kairūri/School of Surveying | Best Integer Equivariant estimation for low-cost, multi-GNSS, single- and dual-frequency RTK receivers with short and long baselines |
| 22 July | Marcus Hall & Liam Sercombe | Beca | The Surveyor's Role As Innovator |
| 29 July | Dr Mick Strack, Emily Tidey | Te Kura Kairūri/School of Surveying | Surveying at the Survey+Spatial NZ Conference |
| 12 August | Anselm Haanan | LINZ | Contributing to the New Zealand Survey System |
| 19 August | Level 4 - no seminar |
| 26 August | Level 4 - no seminar |
| 2 September | MID SEMESTER BREAK - no seminar |
| 3 September - 10am | Frances Ifeoma Ukonze | Te Kura Kairūri/School of Surveying | Integrating green infrastructure as an adaptation tool for climate change in sustainable land transport development (PhD presentation) |
| 9 September | Level 3 maintained at Otago this week - no seminar |
| 13 September - 1pm | Dr Francesca Marzatico | Te Kura Kairūri/School of Surveying | Focus on the Pacific: Traditional governance in the Solomon Islands. From qualitative research to evidence based programming. |
| 23 September | Dr John Donaldson | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa | New Zealand Defence Force | Will land dominate the rising seas? The international legal conundrum framing the next 40 years of UNCLOS |
| 30 September | Declan Stubbing | Discovery Marine Ltd (DML) | Mapping Shallow Water and Shorelines |
| 1 October - 1pm | 2021 Honours students:
Alex McCulloch, Liam McElwain, Cameron Bartlett, Devon Allen, Jeremiah Er, Daniel Gonzalez | Te Kura Kairūri | School of Surveying | Laser scanning with an iPad Pro - Alex McCulloch
Spatial analysis of comics - Liam McElwain
Cultural perspectives in conservation - Cameron Bartlett
Catching covenants – Compliance with and attitudes surrounding restrictive covenants in residential subdivisions - Devon Allen
Detecting structural deformation with low-cost GNSS receivers and smartphones - Jeremiah Er
Antenna calibrations for deformation monitoring - Daniel Gonzalez |
| 7 October | Aubrey Miller | Te Kura Kairūri | School of Surveying | Snow avalanche modelling along Milford Road, Aotearoa New Zealand |
| 14 October | Prof Michelle Thompson-Fawcett | Te Iho Whenua/School of Geography, Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo/University of Otago | Indigenous-led Property Development: Innovations and Implications |
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Conferences
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.
Find out more about the New Zealand Sea Ice Symposium
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