The Surveying and Spatial Sciences group within the School of Geography and Environmental Studies offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses across the spatial sciences, offered through the Faculty of Science and Engineering, at the University of Tasmania.

Contact information

Surveying and Spatial Sciences
School of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 76
Hobart , Tasmania 7001
Tel. +61 3 6226 2463
Fax: +61 3 6226 2989
E-mail: Secretary@geog.utas.edu.au
http://www.utas.edu.au/spatial

Facilities

The Surveying and Spatial Sciences group has the following specialist facilities to support its teaching and postgraduate activities:

GIS Laboratory

The recently upgraded GIS laboratory is used by undergraduate students studying Surveying and Spatial Sciences, geography and other science disciplines and by our graduate and postgraduate students. The laboratory includes 13 Pentium PC's running ArcGIS 9.0 and ArcView 3.3, Matlab, image processing and database software, FIXIT, various GPS processing suites, Columbus (geodetic network adjustment) and LISCAD (computer aided surveying and engineering package).

Geodetic Laboratory

The geodetic laboratory includes UNIX and LINUX machines running scientific GPS analysis software. The lab supports postgraduate research using the GAMIT/GLOBK GPS software in addition to the TRACK suite for kinematic applications.

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Laboratory

The photogrammetry laboratory supports undergraduate coursework and postgraduate research in photogrammetry - mapping from aerial and ground based photography. The facility includes photogrammetry software (Adam Technology), high speed digital and standard video cameras, close-range photogrammetry and motion analysis software (WinAnalyse).  Undergraduate students undertake project work using large format photgraphs captured from aircraft, as well as smaller format photographs captured using high-resoution handheld digital cameras.  Recent examples of undergraduate projects include mapping historic buildings, mapping the detailed topography of fossils, and mapping complex corals.  Research students use the laboratory for work in areas as diverse as mapping forest structure from aerial photography and airborne laser scanning, to mapping small lesions in human teeth.

Field Survey Store

A well equipped store of field surveying instruments including a range of GPS receivers and Wild, Sokkisha, and Leica electronic theodolites and total stations.