The team from Landmark today hosted a workshop at the University of Chester to provide
students with an insight into the digital mapping datasets that are used in
today’s commercial world, as part of their Natural Hazards Management
course.
The aim of the workshop was to provide
students with an insight into the range of data sources available to
environmental consultants, surveyors, developers and other commercial land and
property professionals, with a particular emphasis on flood risk.
Dr Servel
Miller, Lecturer, Programme Leader – Natural Hazard Management at the University of Chester said: “When studying
Natural Hazards Management, the second year of study concentrates on UK-based
hazards. A large focus of this concentrates
on flooding and flood risk management. Participating in the Promap session introduced the students to a new skill. While they already have experience with GIS,
this provides a new perspective on data sources that can be fed-in to GIS. It’s a great opportunity to review what flood
data is available to them, plus I believe it provides them with additional
skills and experience, which could provide students with a competitive edge
when they move out into the commercial world.”
The workshop is
part of a University Lecture Tour that Landmark is conducting throughout 2014. It provides students studying a range of courses, including Real Estate,
Construction, GIS, Geotechnics and Environmental Consultancy, with practical,
hands-on use of digital mapping tools that are widely used by commercial
practices.
For any universities interested in joining the Promap
University Lecture Programme, please contact:
Paul Marshall, +44 (0) 7798 611121 / paul.marshall@landmark.co.uk
Nick Mills, +44 (0) 7920 784887 / nick.mills@landmark.co.uk  |
| Paul Marshall (left) and Nick Mills (Second Left) and Dr Servel Miller (right) with students from the University of Chester |
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