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Videos About Surveying

There are plenty of perspectives on surveying out there!

Throughout the year there are a lot of surveying events and career expos. Sometimes, there’s someone there with a camera, ready to talk about surveying – and that’s where this page comes in. It’s a resource for you learn more about what surveying means to different people from different walks of life.

Here you will find interviews with surveyors, students, educators and teachers; videos going into the ins and outs of surveying as a profession; instances of surveying appearing on the news; and more.

We will continue to post more videos on this page as they come to hand, so don’t forget to check back periodically.

RMIT Experience Surveying Day

After resting for a year, the RMIT Experience Surveying Day was revived in October 2019. Now based at a brand new site – centrally located in Carlton, a 13 minute walk from the CBD – the afternoon event was still a chance for school students to put surveying to the test for an hour. Spencer, one of the first students to take part in the day at the new location, took time out from his afternoon to chat about the event, what he found interesting, and whether surveying was on the horizon for his future studies. Thierry Demathieu, Program Manager for Surveying at RMIT, also added his thoughts.

 

Drones and surveying at North Metro TAFE

Surveying technology has come a long way since the days of the pyramids. Today, the surveyor tool kit includes everything from GPS to scanners to total stations. This technology can be incredibly powerful and in this video Martin Robinson at North Metro TAFE in Western Australia outlines some of the opportunities that his students get to work with this technology. In this instance, they’re flying drones to capture imagery that will be utilised to produce a digital twin of the survey site.[/vc_column_text]

SISP Industry Partners

In August 2019, students from Muswellbrook High School got the chance to explore surveying and STEM fundamentals as part of a day of drones, maths and measurements. Bengalla Mining Company team members dug into sustainable mining and rehabilitation with the students. It was for the NSW Department of Education’s Muswellbrook Academy of STEM Excellence (MASE), part of a STEM Industry School Partnership Program (SISP) which will bring applied mathematics and airborne drone flights to students. Keep your ear out for more events to come.[/vc_column_text]

Women in Surveying Day 2019 Videos

One of the biggest dates on the 2019 surveying calendar – now set to be an annual event – is Women in Surveying Day. Held in March 2019 as part of NSW Women’s Week, female surveying students from around the state descended on Hyde Park for the chance to discover more about surveying as a profession, take part in maths in surveying activities, and meet important figures like the NSW Surveyor General Narelle Underwood and the Governor of New South Wales, David Hurley.

Explore some of the videos from the day below.[/vc_column_text]