University 'Data & Mapping' Lecture Tour reaches Newcastle

The team from Landmark has undertaken a workshop at Newcastle University to provide students with an insight into the range of digital mapping datasets used in today’s commercial world.  

The aim is to support their current MSc studies and future careers in land and property-related industries.

Using the Promap service, students were able to access Ordnance Survey maps, plus a wide range of datasets that provide current and historic mapping data. The extent of the data enables users to determine an area’s risk of potential threats, such as flooding or land contamination, as well as access historical land use data and more.  

Through the session, students were able to interrogate the Promap system, which is widely used throughout the commercial world, and determine the extent of the land and property data that is available to them, both now for their studies and also for when they move into their future careers.

Philip James, Senior Lecturer in GIS, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Newcastle University said: “Around 70 of our MSC students, who are currently studying a range of degrees including geotechnics, hydroinformatics, environmental consultancy and engineering geology, took part in the Promap session. 

Having the team from Landmark host the Promap masterclass offers students a real flavour of what data is available in the commercial world.   Here at the University, we have access to virtually any dataset we need for academic use. It’s therefore important for our students to understand what data, maps and reports are available to them when they graduate and start working in commercial consultancies. It also provides a good insight into the related costs that businesses have to budget for in order to access the information they need for a project.

There is an enormous wealth of data out there and this session provided a great insight into what datasets are available and just how they can be put into practice.”

The workshop is part of a University Lecture Tour that Landmark is conducting throughout 2014, which 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 heavily used by commercial practices.

Do you want your university to be part of the tour?

For any universities interested in joining the Promap University Lecture Programme, please contact Paul Marshall or Nick Mills on 07798 611 121 / 07920 784887 or email Paul.Marshall@landmark.co.uk / nick.mills@landmark.co.uk.