ADVANCED SURVEYING | TOTAL STATION, GPS, GIS, REMOTE SENSING, DRONE, AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING

Satheesh Gopi, the principal contributor to this book, has over 35 years’ experience as a hydrographer. He retired as Deputy Chief Hydrographer from the Hydrographic Survey Wing of Kerala Port Department. He graduated in civil engineering from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and holds master’s degree in Construction Engineering and Management from Anna University, Chennai. He also holds master’s degrees in Information Technology, and Disaster Management. He has worked with the Survey Department of Government of Dubai for 5 years as a Senior Hydrographer. He is the author of the book Global Positioning System – Principle and Applications and Basic Civil Engineering. He has published research papers on global positioning system, advanced surveying, digital cartography and hydrography in various journals of national repute. Most of his research papers were presented in international conferences, such as International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and Map Middle East. He has worked as guest faculty in reputed engineering colleges and universities. He is a member of Institution of Engineers and life member of Indian Cartographic Association. Sathikumar retired from Government service as Principal, Government College of Engineering, Burton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram. He received his post-graduate degree in Transportation Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1989 and also pursued his Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee in 1996. Madhu is a retired Professor (Civil) from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. He obtained his M.Tech. in Traffic and Transportation Engineering from IIT Madras in 1991.