BCS Teatime Talk The use of Mapping and Geospatial data on HS2

High Speed 2 is Britain’s new high speed railway, 140 miles of track, four new, state-of-the art stations, two depots and 32 miles of tunnel.  This talk will give an overview of surveying approaches and geospatial data on the High Speed 2 project, including coordinate system and datum, survey control, survey activities, and survey data including 3D web-based mapping.

Jim is Lead Survey Control Engineer at High Speed 2 Ltd, and is responsible for the topographic and engineering survey standards and requirements for the project.  He has a PhD in Geodesy from Newcastle University, spent several years working in the offshore survey industry in locations from Vietnam to the Arctic, and has previously worked on projects defining datums and coordinate systems for both the UK Hydrographic Office and Network Rail (VORF and SnakeGrid, respectively).