1st International Symposium on Engineering Surveys for
Construction Works and Structural Engineering
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom 28 June - 1 July 2004
![](http://m.fig.net/news/archive/news_2004/nottingham/group.jpg) Photo of some of the delegates.
The University of Nottingham was host to an International Federation of
Surveyors’ (FIG) Conference from the 28 June to 1 July. The symposium was
held as part of Working Group 6.4 “Engineering Surveys for Construction
Works and Structural Engineering” and Task Force 6.1.1 “Measurements
and Analysis of Cyclic Deformations and Structural Vibrations”. The
Conference was the “First International Symposium on Engineering Surveys
for Construction Works and Structural Engineering”.
Both these groups are chaired by Dr Gethin Roberts of the
Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy at the University of
Nottingham, and organiser of the symposium.
In addition, Prof Fritz Brunner of Technical University Graz,
Austria organised a workshop based around his task force 6.4.1 “Fibre
optic sensors”.
The conference was attended by 70 people from a vast array of countries
around the World. The symposium was held over the first three days, with a
workshop on the forth. The symposium and workshop saw 56 papers being
presented, covering all aspects of the symposium’s field. The workshop
detailed the research carried out by the University of Nottingham and
Cranfield University as part of an EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council) funded project “A Remote Health Monitoring System Using
Computational Simulation and GPS Sensors”.
Overall, the conference was very successful, allowing international
researchers to be able to discuss and disseminate results. The conference
was part sponsored by the IAG, Leica Geosystems, Topcon, Trimble and
Accurate Controls.
Proceedings from the symposium may be found at the following URL
http://www.fig.net/nottingham/
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