Recent projects

• Coastal erosion and beach lowering (various sites in Scotland
• Methods for evaluating tree heights
• Laser Scanning for  building heritage and conservation (with Glasgow City council)
• Performance of groynes as coastal defence measures
• 3D model of golf course for run off management
• Developing a pedestrian navigation network
• Comparison of methods for determining  height
• Bare earth DTM creation
• Application of landscape genetics
• Hydrographic survey of Bardowie Loch
• Developing a 3D urban model
• Built environment survey of Hopetoun House
• Evaluation of survey methods in woodlands
• Survey of a school to facilitate infrastructure management

For students hoping to continue into research, we have two major research groups:

• Human Geography Research Group
• Earth Systems Research Group

Many students complete projects related to ongoing research activity in these groups.