Department of Geodesy GUT


Department of Geodesy Gdańsk University of Technology – continues the tradition of the Department of Surveying and Cartography, established at Gdańsk University of Technology in 1945.
In the annals of the Gdańsk University of Technology the Department of Geodesy appears for the first time at the Technical University and the Faculty of Civil Engineering. The first head of the Department of Geodesy was Prof. Hermann Otto Paul Eggert. In 1921–1937 the next head of the Institute of Geodesy was Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Lührs. In 1938–1945 the Institute of Geodesy and Geometry was led by Prof. Paul Albert Ulrich Graf.
The Department of Geodesy at the Gdańsk University of Technology is the oldest in the present Polish unit dealing with science and education in the field of geodesy and cartography.
After 1945, the Department of Geodesy was led by:
Department of Geodesy - previous names:
Scientific activity of the Department of Geodesy includes research in the following areas:

Conferences and Symposiums


Surveying the Maritime Economy
A series of scientific conferences held in 1975, 1979, 1988 by a team led by Adam Żurowski and in cooperation with the Gdańsk branch of the Association of Polish Surveyors.
Special Issues Geodetic measurements Engineering
Polish-German seminar technology in Gdańsk.
Conference Departments and Institutes of Geodesy
Cyclical conference, which is held on 14–15.10.1994 was held in the Department of Geodesy under the auspices of the Section Departments and Institutes of Geodesy Committee of Geodesy Polish Academy of Sciences.
Jubilee session the Department of Geodesy
June 17, 2005 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Department of Geodesy at the Polish Gdańsk University of Technology held a symposium with the presentation of research papers.
Published materials Jubilee Session of the 60th anniversary of the Department of Geodesy
Conference Innovative technologies surveying
It took place on 29 June 2009. In the Auditorium GUT in the main building of the Technical University of Gdańsk in the framework of the workshop IV of Technology. The theme was surveying Innovative technologies - used in construction and architecture. Co-organizers were the companies: OPGK Gdańsk, BI and ZSI Microsystem Ltd.
Scientific-Technical Conference Geomatics 2010
It was held from 1–2 July 2010. In the main building of the Technical University of Gdańsk. Gathered approx. 200 people of Polish and abroad and published 6 volumes of monograph themes.
As part of Geomatics 2010 took place:
Surveying Forum
It was held on September 19, 2013 in the Main Building at the Gdańsk University of Technology Foucault pendulum in the Johnan Hevelius courtyard. The meeting agenda consisted of the following fields: "Provincial Local Government Administration Geodetic and Cartographic - tasks and effects", "Current comments on the functioning of the Municipal Centre for Geodetic and Cartographic Documentation", "Sources of financing the construction ZSIN and BDOT 500", the "Offer training in the field geodesy and cartography", "Use of GNSS reference station networks". There were presentations of companies and open discussions on current industry topics. Forum accompanied by an exhibition of works of diploma graduates Geodesy and Cartography. The Forum was organized in close cooperation with the Gdańsk branch of the Association of Polish Surveyors.
GIS Day
Since 2011, the SC Hevelius with the participation of the Department of Geodesy organizes GIS Day.
Baltic Geodetic Congress and Geomatics 2016
Department of Geodesy with the Polish Association of Surveyors Polish are going organise the Baltic Geodetic Congress. BGC was held 2–4 June 2016 year at the Gdańsk University of Technology. Conference proceedings were published in IEEE Xplore - 2016 Baltic Geodetic Congress and are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
The following events took part Congress:
Baltic Geodetic Congress 2017
Department of Geodesy with the Institute of Geodesy University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn are going organise the Baltic Geodetic Congress 2017. BGC was held 22–25 June 2017 year at the Gdańsk University of Technology.
The conference proceedings of the 2017 Baltic Geodetic Congress 2017 are indexed in IEEE Xplore.
Baltic Geodetic Congress 2018
BGC was held 21–23 June 2018 year at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
The conference proceedings of the 2018 Baltic Geodetic Congress 2017 are indexed in IEEE Xplore.