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
2020 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 contact:
James Berghan
Email james.berghan@otago.ac.nz
| Semester One | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Presenter(s) | Institution | Title |
| 27 February (in L2) | Peter Frost | University of Otago | Wellbeing and Support Services at Otago - for Surveying students |
| 28 February (Friday 10:00-11:30 in L2) | John Hannah (S+SNZ, NZ), Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse (SSSI, AUS), James Kavanaugh (RICS, UK), Derek Shanks (Trimble, USA) & Don Grant (RMIT, AUS) | Hosted by Survey and Spatial NZ (S+SNZ) | Weblink: Online Panel: The Future of the Profession - for S+SNZ members (Click here for poster) |
| 28 February (Friday 14:00-15:00 in L1) | Bronwyn Clarke | Library, University of Otago | Literature Searching Workshop - for Surveying staff and students |
| 5 March (in L2) | Christina Hulbe, Fraser Jopson, Emily Tidey & Kelly Gragg | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Studying and time management, then, Computing tips and tricks at Surveying - for Surveying students |
| 12 March | Summer student presentations from Jessie Scurr, Liam McElwain, Devon Allen, Thorton Birchler-Stockdill, Hugo Collins & supervisors | School of Surveying, University of Otago | What did our Summer Bursary students get up to this year...?! |
| 19 March | James Weir | Otago Regional Council | GIS Development in Emergency Management Otago |
| 19 March (PUBLIC LECTURE, 17:00 - 18:00 in L2) | Toby Stoff | Clark Fortune McDonald | PUBLIC LECTURE to celebrate Global Surveyors Day (21 March): You Call That Steep? A Madcap Adventure Where a NZ Surveyor Takes on Guinness |
| 26 March - 9 April (inclusive) | POSTPONED - No seminars during first weeks of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 | - | - |
| 14 April - webinar | Cory Brooks (Unique Subsea Australia), Emily Tidey (School of Surveying, University of Otago) | Hosted by NZ Region of the Australasian Hydrographic Society (AHS) | Cory: The latest hydrographic technology to hire from Unique Subsea Australia, QLD Emily: Hydrographic surveying in NZ's sub Antarctic Islands Click here for weblink on AHS webpage |
| 16 April | MID SEMESTER BREAK - no seminar | - | - |
| 23 April | POSTPONED - Some seminars planned to occur during COVID-19 response will move to Semester 2 | - | - |
| 30 April | Dr Paul Denys | School of Surveying, University of Otago | The ups and downs of coastlines: Implications of vertical land motion on coastal hazards |
| 7 - 21 May (inclusive) | POSTPONED - Some seminars planned to occur during COVID-19 response will move to Semester 2 | - | - |
| 28 May | Professor Kath Dickinson | Department of Botany, University of Otago | Botanic Gardens as biodiversity hotspots |
| Semester Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Presenter | Institution | Title |
| 9 July | NO SEMINAR THIS WEEK - WELCOME BACK | ||
| 16 July | Martin Forbes and Todd Redpath | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Martin: Ross Ice Shelf rift interaction study (RISRIS), Todd: Insights into seasonal snowpack process from high resolution drone photogrammetry |
| 23 July | Dr Losā Moata’ane | Division of Sciences, University of Otago | Pacific knowledge and collaborations: A conversation with the Associate Dean (Pacific) |
| 30 July | Greg Leonard | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Antarctica sea ice research at University of Otago: Where we've been and where we're going |
| 6 August | School of Surveying staff | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Honours topics presentations |
| 13 August | Hamish Price | School of Geography, University of Otago | Geospatial tools for atmospheric science |
| 20 August | Saeed Rahimi and Martin Forbes | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Saeed: What sort of explanations agent-based models produce and how they contribute to our understanding of movement behaviours?, Martin: Ross Ice Shelf rift interaction study (RISRIS) |
| 27 August | MID SEMESTER BREAK - no seminar | ||
| 3 September | Bruce Robinson | Global Survey | Combining GNSS and Total Station Data |
| 10 September | Anselm Haanen | Surveyor-General/Kairūri Matua, Land Information New Zealand | TBC |
| 17 September | Peter Latu and Long Chen | School of Surveying, University of Otago | Peter: BSurv Honours presentation, Long: PhD research presentation |
| 27 September | |||
| 1 October | Janet Stephenson | Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago | TBC |
| 8 October | Aubrey Miller | School of Surveying, University of Otago | TBC |
| 15 October | NO SEMINAR - SEMESTER 2 EXAMS | ||
| 22 October | NO SEMINAR - SEMESTER 2 EXAMS | ||
| 29 October | NO SEMINAR - SEMESTER 2 EXAMS | ||
| 5 November | NO SEMINAR - SEMESTER 2 EXAMS | ||
Conferences
GeoComputation 2019, Queenstown, 18th to 21st September 2019
The 15th International conference on GeoComputation, GeoComputation 2019, will run in the Rydges Lakeland Resort Hotel, Queenstown, from 18th to 21st September 2019.
Find out more about GeoComputation 2019
125th NZIS Conference, Dunedin, 2013
The New Zealand Institute of Surveyors will be celebrating its 125th anniversary at their annual conference to be held in Dunedin from 29-31 August 2013. The occasion also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the National School of Surveying.
Find out more about the 125th NZIS Conference
SIRC NZ 2013
SIRC NZ 2013 is a new GIS and Remote Sensing research conference, 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.
