research

Geomatics staff and students at Newcastle carry out cutting-edge research encompassed under two main themes, namely Geodesy and Geospatial Engineering, participating in major projects funded predominantly by research councils, industry and government. Our findings are disseminated in leading international journals and at international conferences and symposia, as well as in professional magazines, the media and through educational outreach programmes. Geomatics formed a signficant component of the Newcastle University submission to the Civil Engineering Research Assessment Exercise 2008, and was ranked second in the UK by the influential Research Fortnight magazine.

Geodesy

Geodesy research at Newcastle provides unprecedented understanding of the global system. Research predominantly focuses on computations and analysis for GPS and satellite tracking and associated geophysical inferences, which contribute to international activities that include our participation in both the International GNSS and International Laser Ranging Services as associate analysis centres.

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Geospatial Engineering

Geospatial Engineering at Newcastle involves the collection, management, processing, analysis and application of geographic information, encompassing the contiguous disciplines of photogrammetry and laser scanning, remote sensing and geoinformatics. We conduct novel, highly interdisciplinary research to provide new mapping and monitoring methodologies and informatics tools to support system modelling and management. Our scientific research is conducted at a variety of scales relating to the earth and its infrastructure, from the assessment of engineering materials under laboratory testing through to the development of city-wide models and beyond.