Geomatics has Close Ties with Industry

Andy Hoggarth, Director of Business Development at Teledyne CARIS, visited the Department of Geomatics on September 13, 2019. During his visit, he gave a presentation to Geomatics Engineering students and faculty on the trends in hydrography, specifically automation advancements in Hydrographic surveys; the emergence of machine learning for noise removal; the use of cloud data services for the distribution of new products and services that will support autonomous shipping and marine science; and, finally, the Airborne Lidar Bathymetry as a tool that is being used more and more in coastal waters.

After the presentation, Andy Hoggarth met with Geomatics Engineering faculty to discuss collaboration opportunities. The Department of Geomatics Engineering has academic licenses for CARIS HIPS & SIPS software available for teaching and research, while the software is included in the training of 4th year undergraduate students taking the Hydrography class.  

Andy Hoggarth is the Director of Business Development at Teledyne CARIS and co-chair of OGC Marine Domain Working Group. He has worked for Teledyne CARIS for 17 years following a 7 year period working offshore around the world as multibeam data processor. Teledyne CARIS has been part of the Teledyne Technologies for 3 years but has been developing geospatial software for 40 years from its headquarters in Fredericton, NB.