Established 1945 (1904) Administrative staff 3 | Academic staff 24 Location Gdansk, Poland | |
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Head of Department Marek Przyborski, Assoc.Prof of GUT Website wilis.pg.edu.pl/web/katedra-geodezji/ | ||
Department of Geodesy Gdansk University of Technology – continues the tradition of the Department of Surveying and Cartography, established at Gdansk University of Technology in 1945 (formal appointment of the new Department: October 1, 1945, and the formal appointment of the head of the Department: September 1, 1946).
Contents
- Organizational structure
- The Research and Teaching Teams
- Members of Department currently
- Former Members of Department
- Scientific activity
- Conferences and Symposiums
- References
In the annals of the Gdansk University of Technology the Department of Geodesy appears for the first time at the Technical University (Preussische Königliche Technische Hochschule) and the Faculty of Civil Engineering (1904). The first head of the Department of Geodesy was Prof. Hermann Otto Paul Eggert (b. 4 February 1874 in Tilsit, d. January 20, 1944 in Gdansk). In 1921–1937 the next head of the Institute of Geodesy was Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Lührs. In 1938–1945 the Institute of Geodesy and Geometry was led by Prof. Paul Albert Ulrich Graf (February 6, 1908, in Wolgast – September 11, 1954, in Düsseldorf).
After 1945, the Department of Geodesy was led by:
Department of Geodesy - previous names:
Organizational structure
The Research and Teaching Teams
Members of Department - currently
Former Members of Department
Scientific activity
Scientific activity of the Department of Geodesy includes research in the following areas:
Conferences and Symposiums
Surveying the Maritime Economy (1975-1988)
A series of scientific conferences held in 1975, 1979, 1988 by a team led by Adam Żurowski and in cooperation with the Gdansk branch of the Association of Polish Surveyors.
Special Issues Geodetic measurements Engineering (1989)
Polish-German seminar technology in Gdansk.
Conference Departments and Institutes of Geodesy (1994)
Cyclical conference, which is held on 14-15.10.1994 was held in the Department of Geodesy under the auspices of the Section Departments and Institutes of Geodesy Committee of Geodesy Polish Academy of Sciences.
Jubilee session the Department of Geodesy (2005)
June 17, 2005 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Department of Geodesy at the Polish Gdansk University of Technology held a symposium with the presentation of research papers.
Published materials Jubilee Session of the 60th anniversary of the Department of Geodesy
Conference Innovative technologies surveying (2009)
It took place on 29 June 2009. In the Auditorium GUT in the main building of the Technical University of Gdansk in the framework of the workshop IV of Technology. The theme was surveying Innovative technologies - used in construction and architecture. Co-organizers were the companies: OPGK Gdańsk, BI and ZSI Microsystem Ltd.
Scientific-Technical Conference Geomatics 2010
It was held from 1–2 July 2010. In the main building of the Technical University of Gdansk. Gathered approx. 200 people of Polish and abroad and published 6 volumes of monograph themes.
As part of Geomatics 2010 took place:
Surveying Forum (2013)
It was held on September 19, 2013 in the Main Building at the Gdansk University of Technology Foucault pendulum in the Johnan Hevelius courtyard. The meeting agenda consisted of the following fields: "Provincial Local Government Administration Geodetic and Cartographic - tasks and effects", "Current comments on the functioning of the Municipal Centre for Geodetic and Cartographic Documentation", "Sources of financing the construction ZSIN and BDOT 500", the "Offer training in the field geodesy and cartography", "Use of GNSS reference station networks". There were presentations of companies and open discussions on current industry topics. Forum accompanied by an exhibition of works of diploma graduates Geodesy and Cartography. The Forum was organized in close cooperation with the Gdansk branch of the Association of Polish Surveyors.
GIS Day
Since 2011, the SC Hevelius with the participation of the Department of Geodesy organizes GIS Day (in cooperation with the University of Gdansk and ESRI Poland).
Baltic Geodetic Congress and Geomatics 2016
Department of Geodesy with the Polish Association of Surveyors Polish are going organise the Baltic Geodetic Congress. BGC was held 2–4 June 2016 year at the Gdansk University of Technology. Conference proceedings were published in IEEE Xplore - 2016 Baltic Geodetic Congress (BGC Geomatics) and are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
The following events took part Congress:
Baltic Geodetic Congress (Geomatics) 2017
Department of Geodesy with the Institute of Geodesy University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn are going organise the Baltic Geodetic Congress (Geomatics) 2017. BGC was held 22–25 June 2017 year at the Gdansk University of Technology.