Janet Burroughes

Dr Janet Burroughes

Job title: Senior Technician (Marine Science), School of Marine Science and Engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: Room 402, Fitzroy, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Email: J.Burroughes@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

As Senior Technician in Hydrography and Oceanography, I am responsible for the hydrographic survey equipment within the School of Marine Science and Engineering (MSE). This equipment includes a variety of Global Positioning Systems (GPS's), echo sounders, side scan sonar, magnetometers and a range of conventional land survey equipment. This equipment is used for teaching and research in a wide variety of disciplines throughout MSE. I also look after the hydrography computing facility situated in Fitzroy 307 and act as Web Master, designing and maintaining the Geomatics Research Group website (http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/geomatics/).

I support academic staff with practical work in hydrography, as well as running land and boat based survey practicals for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Qualifications & background

Relevant Experience:

Hydrographic Surveyor for ABP Port of Hull

Assistant Land Surveyor for Engineering Surveys Limited

Qualifications:

PhD Hydrography, University of Plymouth

MSc Hydrography, University of Plymouth

Postgraduate Diploma in Hydrographic Surveying, with Distinction, University of Plymouth

BSc Geophysical Sciences, with First Class Honours, University of Southampton

LTHE Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Professional membership

The Hydrographic Society

Teaching interests

1.The effects of Meteorological conditions on Land and Hydrographic Survey.

2.Digital terain modelling, particularly modelling of bathymetric data.

3.Practical Hydrographic Surveying, including GPS and traditional land surveying, single and multi-beam echo sounding, side scan sonar (SSS) and sub-seabed profiling.

4.Electronics and interfacing of electronic equipment.

Research interests

Modelling of Bathymetric Data.

Publications

1. Burroughes, J. E., Abbott V. J. & Morris, K. P. (2000) Management of Hydrographic Survey Requirements. Proceeding of Conference: Oceanology International 2000, Brighton, UK.

2. Burroughes, J. E., George K. J. & Abbott V. J. (2001a) Interpolation of Hydrographic Survey Data. The Hydrographic Journal 99.

3. Burroughes J. E. & George K. J. (2001b) Automation of Interpolation by Zoned Inverse Distance Weighting for Linearly Distribution of Soundings. GeoCoast, September 2001.