{"id":20824,"date":"2020-03-05T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T13:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/smith-kay\/"},"modified":"2020-03-07T15:47:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T15:47:46","slug":"smith-kay","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/smith-kay\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Kay Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"content-section\" id=\"tabs\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"content-menu\"><li class=\"active\"><h5><a href=\"#tabs-1\">Biography<\/a><\/h5><\/li><li ><h5><a href=\"#tabs-2\">Research<\/a><\/h5><\/li><li ><h5><a href=\"#tabs-3\">Publications<\/a><\/h5><\/li><li ><h5><a href=\"#tabs-4\">Skills &amp; qualifications<\/a><\/h5><\/li><li ><h5><a href=\"#tabs-5\">Awards &amp; associations<\/a><\/h5><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" id=\"tabs-1\"><div class=\"col-12\"><p><strong>Kay Smith&#8217;s Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"blueBullet\">2005 \u2013 ongoing : Remote Sensing Geologist (BGS) in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/research\/earthHazards\/epom\/home.html\">Earth and Planetary Observation and Mapping Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2005 \u20132005 : Spatial Data Manager (CEH) Extraction of hardcopy spatial data and creation of digital EO data archive<\/li>\n<li>2004 \u20132004 : Research Associate (Unversity of Durham) Determination of forest parameters, wind-throw mapping and habitat mapping from LiDAR and EO data<\/li>\n<li>2003 \u20132004 : Research Associate (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Palaeochannel mapping in the Vale of York: ALSF-funded project<\/li>\n<li class=\"blueBullet\">1999 \u20132003 :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/etheses.dur.ac.uk\/3127\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD. University of Durham &#8220;Airborne Thermography and Ground Geophysical Investigation for Detecting Shallow Ground Disturbance under Vegetation&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1998 \u20131999 : MSc (Distinction). University of Dundee &#8220;Remote Sensing, Image Processing and Applications&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>1992 \u20131996 : BSc (Hons) Geology. University of Edinburgh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\" id=\"tabs-2\"><div class=\"col-12\"><p><strong>Research interests<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>Analysis of thermal radiance measurements (FLIR T650sc) and calculation of thermal inertia for determining sub-surface structural and compositional variability<\/li>\n<li>Generation of seamless multi-source, multi-resolution, multi-temporal DEM for enhancing digital geological mapping across the onshore-nearshore-offshore environment<\/li>\n<li>Calibration and analysis of thermal satellite imagery for geoscience applications<\/li>\n<li>Photogrammetric generation of 3D point cloud data from stereo oblique photography for geological mapping of vertical\/near-vertical faces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\" id=\"tabs-3\"><div class=\"col-12\"><p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>Westhead, K., Smith, K., Campbell, E., Colenutt, A., &amp; McVey, S. (2015) Pushing the boundaries: integration of multi-source digital elevation model data for seamless geological mapping of the UK&#8217;s coastal zone. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 105(04), 263-271<\/li>\n<li>Vye-Brown, C, Crummy, J., Smith, K., Mruma, A. &amp; Kabelwa, H. (2014) Volcanic hazards in Tanzania. British Geological Survey Open File Report, OR\/14\/005. 38pp.<\/li>\n<li>Howard, A.J., Whyman, M.H., Challis, K. and McManus, K. (2009) Studying and managing archaeological resources on a regional scale: the Vale of York Visibility Project. In: McManamon, F.P., Stout, A. and Barnes, J. (ed.) Managing Archaeological Resources: Global Context, National Programmes, Local Actions. Left Coast Press, California, pp. 139-155. ISBN 9781598743111s<\/li>\n<li>D.A. Gunn, S.H. Marsh, A.D. Gibson, G.J. Ager, K.B. McManus &amp; S. Caunt (2008) Remote thermal IR surveying to detect abandoned mineshafts in former mining areas. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 08\/2008; 41(3):357-370. DOI: 10.1144\/1470-9236\/07-204<\/li>\n<li>Howard, A.J., Whyman, M., Challis, K. and McManus, K.B. (2008) Recent work on the geomorphological and archaeological landscape of the Vale of York. In: Atherden, M. and Milsom, T. (eds) Yorkshire Landscapes Past and Present. PLACE, York, pp 69-76. ISBN 9780955342400<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\" id=\"tabs-4\"><div class=\"col-12\"><p><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>Hyperspectral and multispectral optical image acquisition, processing and interpretation<\/li>\n<li>Data integration, digital mapping and interpretation in GIS (ArcGIS)<\/li>\n<li>ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, ER Mapper, NERC ARSF (azgcorr, azexhdf, APLGUI) for data visualisation, manipulation and interpretation<\/li>\n<li>Photogrammetric point cloud and orthophoto generation in AgiSoft PhotoScan Pro<\/li>\n<li>3D visualisation using GeoVisionary and SocetSet<\/li>\n<li>UAV surveying with optical and thermal image acquisition<\/li>\n<li>Programming in UNIX, IDL, HTML, C++<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\" id=\"tabs-5\"><div class=\"col-12\"><p><strong>Professional associations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>2000 &#8211; ongoing: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Boards and committees<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>2012 &#8211; ongoing: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) Technical Programmes Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>2015 &#8211; ongoing: Scottish Government Remote Sensing Working Group and LiDAR Technical Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"tags":[],"bgs_role":[213],"level":[],"location":[5],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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