Post by Alex Liggett on Aug 31, 2016 9:35:34 GMT
Saturday saw the 15th AGM and workshop of the ICS. Members came from across NZ to the Sudima Hotel in Christchurch for a packed day of technical sessions.
Alex Liggett from Fox & Associates (ahem) chaired a session on graduate supervision, exploring matters ranging from training agreements to the finer points of professional practice.
This was followed by a lively session on the RCS 2016 project chaired by Bruce Speirs of Timaru's Land Services Group. Bruce has put a great deal of effort into forming up a set of proposed rules to feed into the upcoming redraft of the Rules for Cadastral Survey. The fruit of Bruce's labours can be viewed here, and if you have any views on what is broken in the current rules, or feedback on the proposed replacements, join the discussion here.
After a sociable lunch, members reconvened for a presentation from Mike Wilson of Accurate Instruments on the latest tools of the trade from Focus and Spectra Precision. There are some pretty clever toys in the range, and several of the audience were seen fidgeting with their chequebooks following this presentation.
Lyall Lukey of Lukey Resources ran an extended session on the strategic direction of the ICS. This was a great opportunity for the participants to look at what and where we want the organisation to be, and how we might get there.
GNSS luminary Brent George from the Christchurch office of KOA Ltd ran a very informative session on some of the pitfalls of the use of GNSS in urban cadastral surveys, along with a few best practice hints and tips.
The final presentation of the day was from Mark Geddes of TL Survey Services in Dunedin. Mark was a project engineer on the Aquatics Centre for the 2012 London Olympics. His presentation gave an amazing insight into surveying on such a crowded site with its many H & S, logistic and measurement challenges.
The day finished with a satisfying meal in the Sudima restaurant followed by an even more satisfying test match between the All Blacks and the Wallabies.
I was too wrapped up in the sessions to grab any photos during the day, but I did manage to get a quick snap of a few of the participants enjoying a well-earned refreshment in the bar after the close of play.
L-R: Ralph Winmill, Tony Hawke, Brent George, Pat Sole, Richard Matheson, Bruce Speirs.
It was a great day guys, and I look forward to seeing you all next year!
Alex Liggett from Fox & Associates (ahem) chaired a session on graduate supervision, exploring matters ranging from training agreements to the finer points of professional practice.
This was followed by a lively session on the RCS 2016 project chaired by Bruce Speirs of Timaru's Land Services Group. Bruce has put a great deal of effort into forming up a set of proposed rules to feed into the upcoming redraft of the Rules for Cadastral Survey. The fruit of Bruce's labours can be viewed here, and if you have any views on what is broken in the current rules, or feedback on the proposed replacements, join the discussion here.
After a sociable lunch, members reconvened for a presentation from Mike Wilson of Accurate Instruments on the latest tools of the trade from Focus and Spectra Precision. There are some pretty clever toys in the range, and several of the audience were seen fidgeting with their chequebooks following this presentation.
Lyall Lukey of Lukey Resources ran an extended session on the strategic direction of the ICS. This was a great opportunity for the participants to look at what and where we want the organisation to be, and how we might get there.
GNSS luminary Brent George from the Christchurch office of KOA Ltd ran a very informative session on some of the pitfalls of the use of GNSS in urban cadastral surveys, along with a few best practice hints and tips.
The final presentation of the day was from Mark Geddes of TL Survey Services in Dunedin. Mark was a project engineer on the Aquatics Centre for the 2012 London Olympics. His presentation gave an amazing insight into surveying on such a crowded site with its many H & S, logistic and measurement challenges.
The day finished with a satisfying meal in the Sudima restaurant followed by an even more satisfying test match between the All Blacks and the Wallabies.
I was too wrapped up in the sessions to grab any photos during the day, but I did manage to get a quick snap of a few of the participants enjoying a well-earned refreshment in the bar after the close of play.
L-R: Ralph Winmill, Tony Hawke, Brent George, Pat Sole, Richard Matheson, Bruce Speirs.
It was a great day guys, and I look forward to seeing you all next year!