Earthquake recovery in ChristchurchThe topic of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) working week 2016 is "Recovery from Disaster." It will take place at the Horncastle arena and Addington Events Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand from May 2 through May 6. Appropriately enough, Christchurch has deep familiarity with recovery from disaster after the 2010-11 earthquake sequence that took place there.
Abstract submissions are now closed.
The topic of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) working week 2016 is "Recovery from Disaster." It will take place at the Horncastle arena and Addington Events Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand from May 2 through May 6. Appropriately enough, Christchurch has deep familiarity with recovery from disaster after the 2010-11 earthquake sequence that took place there.
Abstract submissions are now closed.
Of particular interest to readers of Inside GNSS will be Commission 5’s session on Positioning and Measurement, including the following topics:
- Multi-GNSS: Emerging Technologies and Applications
- GNSS Precise Positioning Techniques, Developments and Analysis
- Atmospheric Measurements using GNSS
- GNSS Applications in Disaster Management
- Low-cost GNSS equipment
- Alternatives and backups to GNSS including map matching,
cooperative positioning and 3D modeling techniques - Urban and Indoor Positioning and Navigation
- Multisensor Positioning Applications and Techniques
- Positioning technologies and techniques in support
of Location Based Service
Simon Ironside, New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and Louise Friz-Hansen, FIG, co-direct the conference.
