Lassi Annti Kivioja (1927-2014)

Lassi Annti Kivioja, 87, of Lafayette, Indiana, died on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Creasy Springs Health Campus. Lassi was born March 29, 1927 to Reverend Vilho Kivioja and Alice Bergroth Kivioja in Kalajoki, Finland. He immigrated to the United States in 1955 and became a naturalized citizen in 1961.

Lassi received his MSc in Physics from The University at Helsinki while working at the Finnish Geodetic Institute specializing in earth’s gravity. He was an instructor and received his Ph.D from the Department of Geodetic Science at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, working there at The Mapping and Charting Laboratory.

Kivioja was an educator, researcher, inventor, author, and patriot. A professor emeritus at Purdue University, his career there spanned over 26 years, where he taught and conducted research in Geodetic Sciences. Source - here.

Lassi Annti Kivioja (1927-2014)

read his obituary - here

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Geodetic Working Group under Jupem 2014

Bahagian Ukur Geodetik Jupem (dulunya Seksyen Geodesi) sudah sekian lama menubuhkan kumpulan task force yang dipanggil Kumpulan Kerja Geodetik (Geodetic Working Group). Sebanyak empat kumpulan GWG telah ditubuhkan dengan tujuan menyediakan platform bagi menjalankan aktiviti yang bersesuaian mengikut bidang kepakaran masing-masing. Empat GWG tersebut dibahagikan menurut pasukan berikut;

1. Project Team 1 on Reference Frame

Chairman             -              PM Kamaludin bin Hj. Mohd Omar (UTM)
Secretary             -              En. Irwan Khushaini bin Mohd. Jan (JUPEM)

2. Project Team 2 on Gravity Field and Geoid Modelling

Chairman             -              En. Zainal Abidin bin Md. Som (UTM)
Secretary             -              En. Mohd Rosly bin Abdul Rahman (JUPEM)

3. Project Team 3 on Regional Geodynamic

Chairman             -              Dr. Mohd Effendi bin Daud (UTHM)
Secretary             -              En. Soeb bin Nordin (JUPEM)

4. Project Team 4 on Positioning and Application

Chairman             -              PM Dr. Kamaludin bin Hj. Talib (UiTM)
Secretary             -              En. Shafiq Azwan bin Zalil (JUPEM)

Senarai penuh keahlian dalam setiap GWG tersebut boleh dirujuk dalam dokumen berikut -  GWG complete list

Sebahagian ahli yang hadir mesyuarat pertama GWG Team 2 (Gravity Field & Geoid Modelling)

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Faculty of Earth Science & Technology ITB

While at ITB we also pay a courtesy visit to the office of the Dean, Faculty of Earth Science & Technology. In Indonesian language it is Fakultas Ilmu dan Teknologi Kebumian (FITK). The FITK Dean is an expert in petroleum engineering and he has active involvement with the Indonesia national oil company, Pertamina. Geodesy Dept ITB is one of academic entities within the FITK.

Short meeting with the Dean of FITK

Photograph taken infront FITK Building

(No 2 from right is Pak Bambang classmate of Allahyarham Ibrahim Yaakub)

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ITB - Journal Paper Writing Workshop (2014)

The Journal Paper Writing Workshop held at Geodesy Department ITB with participation of about twenty G&G postgraduate students. A number of ITB Geodesy students also joined the program presenting their research works. The workshop was attended also by ITB Geodesy academic staff as facilitators.

G&G PhD candidate Wan Anom presenting her paper

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Visit to ITB Geodesy (2014)

A visit to Geodesy Department ITB by G&G staff and research students was organized in December 2014. The main program of the visit is to conduct Journal Paper Writing Workshop. The workshop was held for two days (17 & 18 Dec).

Geodesy Department, ITB

Dean Miswan (in red batik), Kamaludin (white shirt) & Dr Abdullah (black shirt)

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Tugas Sem II 2011/12 FGHT

Jadual tugas Sem II Sesi 20111/12

SGU 4803 (Ukur Deformasi)

Jadual tugas Sem II Sesi 20111/12

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Tugas Sem I 2010/11 FKSG

Jadual tugas Sem I Sesi 2010/11

SGU 2043 (Teknologi Pengukuran) bersama SMS

SGU 4863 (Ukur Industri)

Jadual tugas Sem I Sesi 2010/11

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Tugas Sem II 2009/10 FKSG

Jadual tugas Sem II Sesi 2009/10

SGU 4803 (Ukur Deformasi)

Jadual tugas Sem II Sesi 2009/10

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Tugas Sesi I 2008/09 FKSG

Jadual tugas Sesi I Sesi 2008/09

SGU 2043 (Teknologi Pengukuran)

SGU 4863 (Ukur Industri)

Jadual tugas Sesi I Sesi 2008/09

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Jadual Sem I 2003/04 FKSG

Jadual tugas Sem I sesi 2003/04.

SGU 1013 Ukur Asas
SGS1523 Ukur & Pemetaan (BSc Remote Sensing)

Sem I Sesi 2003/04

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Tugas Sesi Sep 2003/04 FKSG

Agihan tugas sesi Sep 2003/04.

SGU 3203 (Ukur Kejuruteraan Industri)
SGU 4275 (Projek Sarjana Muda)

Jadual Sem II 2002/03 FKSG

Jadual tugas Sem II Sesi 2002/03.

SGU 3203 - Ukur Kej Industri

Sem II - Sesi 2002/03

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Jadual Sem I 2002/03 FKSG

Jadual Sem I Sesi 2002/03.

DBQ 1132 Ukur Kejuruteraan
SGU 4275 Projek Sarjana Muda

Sem I - Sesi 2002/03

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Jadual Sem II 2001/02 FKSG

Jadual 2001/02 Semester 2 FKSG.

SGU 3203 (UKI).

Jadual sem II 2001/02

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Jadual Sem I 2001/02 FKSG

Jadual tugas Sem I 2001/02.

DBQ 1132 Ukur Kejuruteraan.

Sem I Sesi 2001/02

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Jadual 1999/2000 Sem II FKSG

Jadual tugas 1999/2000 Semester II.

SGU 3203.

Jadual tugas Sem II 1999/2000

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Jadual 1999/2000 Sem I FKSG

Jadual Sem I 1999/2000 FKSG.

DBQ 1132 (Ukur Kejuruteraan).

Jadual Sem I 1999/2000

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Tugas Sem II 1997/98 FKSG

Tugas Sem II sesi 1997/98.

DUT 3654 Teknologi Ukur Terkini
SAE 2023 Ukur Kejuruteraan - membantu

Jadual sem II  -  1997/98

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Pengajar Sime Sembawang Sep 1997 FKSG

Tugas pengajar kursus sime sembawang 1997.

Surat lantikan

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Jadual Tugas Dis 1996/97 FKSG

Jadual tugas sesi Dis 1996/97.

SAW 2023 (Ukur Kejuruteraan) 2 seksyen.

Sesi Disember 1996/97

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Jadual Tugas Julai 1996/97 FUHT

Jadual tugas sesi Julai 1996/97 FUHT.

IUB 0762.

Sesi Julai 1996-97

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Tugas Pengajaran 1994-95 Disember (FUHT)

Jadual pengajaran 1994-95 (FUHT) sesi Disember.

Subjek - WUL 1814 (2 DKA)

Jadual Waktu Sesi Disember 1994-95

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Tugas Pengajaran 1994-95 Julai (FUHT)

Jadual pengagihan tugas pengajaran 1994-95.

Ukur Kejuruteraan Jitu (SUT 5013)

SUT 5013 (Ukur Jitu); membantu Ukur Tanah (IUB 0752)

Sesi Julai 1994-95

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Jadual Tugas 1992-93 Sesi Dis FU

Jadual tugas sesi Disember 1992/93 Fakulti Ukur.

IUB 0762.

Sesi Disember 1992/93

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Artikel Tentang Geoid di Austria

Austria adalah negara yang hebat dalam geodesi fizikal dengan tokoh seperti Helmut Moritz dan Hans Sunkel. Maka pastinya kajian mengenai geoid mereka sudah mantap. Namun negara Austria yang bergunung dilitupi Alps tentu ada cabarannya. Untuk mengetahui perkembangan geoid Austria bacalah artikel berikut;

– a detailed analysis of the astrogeodetic geoid solution in the south east of Austria oleh B Wiesenhofer dan N Kuhtreiber (kedua-duanya dari Graz), V&G 3/2008.

– the austrian geoid: recent steps to a new solution. E Erker, N Hoggerl, et al., V&G 2/2003. 11 pages.

– Austrian Geoid 2000. E Erker, Moritz & Sunkel. VGI 3/1996. 6 pages.

Baca juga:

– ‘The use of least-squares collocation for the processing of GOCE data’. Tscherning, C C., V&G 1/2010, 6 pages.

– The role of satellite laser ranging in terrestrial gravity recovery. Andrea Maier, S Krauss & O Baur, V&G 1/2014. 8 pages.

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IAG 141 - GGHS Venice 2012

IAG 141 - Gravity, Geoid & Height Systems is the proceedings of the IAG Symposium GGHS2012. The symposium was held in Venice in October 2012. IAG 141 was edited by Urs Mati (Geodesy Department of Swisstopo). Rizos and Pascal Willis was the series editor and Assistant series editor respectively.

IAG 141 (Published 2014)

Among the papers published;

Assessment of high-resolution gravity field models and their application in quasi-geoid modelling of Finland (Mirjam Bilker-Koivula)
Comparison of Goce global gravity field models to test fields in Southern Norway (Sprlak, OCD Omang etc)
Evaluation of recent Grace and Goce satellite gravity models and combined models using Gps/levelling and gravity data in China (Jiancheng Li, Wenbin Shen etc)
Evaluation of Goce/Grace over Argentina (Tocho, Vergos & Pacino)
Evaluation of Goce/Grace over Greece (Vergos, Tziavos & Kotsakis)
Evaluation of Goce-based models in Turkey (Ince, Erol & Sideris)
New geoid model for Croatia (Basic & Olga Bjelotomic)
Validation of regional geoid model of Saudi (Alothman, Bouman, Gruber, Alomar, ... )

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Deformation Svy MGU (2014)

I was given the task to teach Deformation Survey to postgraduate students of MGU Geomatics taught course class.

The MGU taught course students (2014)

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Surveying Book by Cambridge Academic 2014

A book ‘Plane and Geodetic Surveying’ – second edition is available at PSZ. The book written by Aylmer Johnson was published by CRC Press in 2014. Dr Johnson is a senior lecturer at Engineering Department, Cambridge University.

The title page

The back cover

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IAG 139 General Meeting (Melbourne 2011)

IAG 139 "Earth on the Edge" is the proceedings of the IAG General Assembly held in Melbourne in 2011. The proceedings was edited by Rios (UNSW) and Pascal Willis.

IAG 139 (Published in 2014)

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Open Lecture on Gravity & Geoid (2014)

I have presented an open lecture entitled "Gravity and Geoid: The intricacies of height datum" on June 12, 2014 held at Lecture Room 4, C03, FGHT UTM. The lecture was organized by the Geomatic Postgraduate Students Association and was attended by a number of postgraduate students from GNSS & Geodynamic (G&G) research group.

A photo taken with some of G&G postgraduate students after the talk

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PSM Supervision (2013-2014)

There were four students doing their final year projects under my supervision and finished by June 2014.

My PSM students (2014)

From left - Kim Leng, Aisyah, Hafidz and Lim

The topic of their PSM works were;

Liow Yih Jin "UTM Campus tour for android operating system".
Mohd Hafidz Arif bin Ishak "Development of new version Fredy03 software in geodetic deformation analysis".
Nor 'Aisyah binti Rasyid "The trend analysis of geodetic monitoring network by use of robust S-transformation method".
Peh Kim Leng "Android application on solar observation computation".

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Mgu2534 Ind Svy 2014

Ind Svy was offered as a subject for MGU taught course. This group of student was the last batch under me. That was in May 2014.

From left: Azliza, Amalina (now doing PhD), Sharifah (Polisas), Izzati (now doing PhD Mjiit), Hamzah (Jupem Perak), Jonathan Chivatsi (Kenya), Raimi, ... (Polisas)

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Eugene Derenyi UNB - Obituary

 

Professor Remote Sensing UNB Dr Eugene Derenyi meninggal dunia pada Jan 8, 2014. Derenyi lahir pada 1932 di Sopron Hungary. Beliau berhijrah ke Canada pada 1956. Derenyi bertugas sebagai professor di UNB selama lebih tiga puluh tahun. Beliau meninggal dunia di Toronto.

Derenyi memperolehi MScE pada 1963 dan PhD pada 1970. Kedua-duanya dari UNB. Tesis MScE beliau ialah 'Deflections of the Vertical in Central New Brunswick' dan tesis phd 'An Exploratory Investigation Concerning the Relative Orientation of Continuous Strip Imagery'. 

Baca obituary di sini - link.

Eugene Derenyi (1932-2014)

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Industrial Survey (2014)

Industrial Survey (Sgu4863) is an elective subject offered to final year students of geomatic engineering program. It is also offered as a compulsory subject to postgraduate students who registered in MSc (Geomatics) taught course. Photos below were taken in Jan 2014 show some of the undergraduate and postgraduate students who under take Industrial Survey.

Front row from left: Hafiz Ishak, Hazim, Zulhilmi, AbuBakar (Nigeria), Jonathan (Ghana)

Second row from left: Shukri, Hazwan, Hanif, --- , Hamzah (Jupem)

Farhan Hanif and ____

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Front row from left: Jonathan (Ghana) and AbuBakar (Nigeria)

Second row from left: ____, Azaliza (MSc), Izzati (MSc)

3rd row from left: ___, ____, Aisyah, ____

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Photo 3

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