{"id":9812,"date":"2019-08-16T11:17:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T11:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/?p=9812"},"modified":"2022-08-15T11:55:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T11:55:44","slug":"rear-admiral-tim-lowe-cbe-visits-the-lyell-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/rear-admiral-tim-lowe-cbe-visits-the-lyell-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Rear Admiral Tim Lowe, CBE visits the Lyell Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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BGS was proud to welcome Rear Admiral Tim Lowe, CBE to the Lyell Centre in Edinburgh on 15 August 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rear Admiral Lowe was hosted by current BGS Chief Executive Prof John Ludden, CBE, and director of the Lyell Centre, Dr Tracy Shimmield. During the visit, the Rear Admiral also met with Martin Smith, MBE, BGS Director of Global Geoscience, as well as members from the BGS Marine Geoscience and Marine Operations teams and Lyell Centre marine scientists Dr Alex Poulton and Dr Andrew Sweetman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rear Admiral Lowe is the acting chief executive and the UK national hydrographer at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO). A serving rear admiral in the Royal Navy, he is also a navigation and underwater warfare specialist and has commanded both ashore and afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rear Admiral was keen to understand the marine research the BGS carries out and how data is collected and used. Rear Admiral Lowe was given a tour of the marine operations base and the wider facilities within the Lyell Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lyell Centre is a strategic partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the BGS, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the Scottish Funding Council and Heriot-Watt University. The partnership enables them to work together combining their expertise in geoscience. Exploring themes ranging from geology and geophysics to marine ecosystems, the centre\u2019s combination of pure and applied expertise employs innovative methods and technologies to society\u2019s most important environmental science and energy challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BGS and the UKHO are partner bodies of the Geospatial Commission<\/a>, an expert committee that aims to maximise the value of geospatial data. The UKHO will be
providing an evidence base to help the commission in the development of the National Geospatial Strategy and will be instrumental in ensuring that the commission is aware of all relevant marine data for the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rear Admiral Lowe exploring BGS Marine Operations with head of department Oliver Peppe. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t

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It has been a pleasure to welcome the rear admiral to the Lyell Centre and discuss some of the important marine work the Lyell Centre is involved in. We discussed how this research is being used to help us all understand our marine environment, provide data to help develop policy and make informed decisions on how we use and protect our oceans.<\/p>\n

Dr Tracy Shimmield, Director of the Lyell Centre.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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It\u2019s been fascinating visiting the Lyell Centre, meeting so many talented staff from the British Geological Survey and getting a better understanding of what they do and how we can work together even more closely.<\/p>\n

Marine geospatial data is critical to helping us make the best use of our oceans and the vital research carried out by this organisation is helping to improve our understanding of the UK\u2019s marine environment. This is important work and by collaborating with partners like the BGS, we believe that together we can unlock the full value of marine geospatial data to support the safe and sustainable use of our oceans into the future.<\/p>\n

Rear Admiral Tim Lowe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t

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The need to characterise the nature of the seabed globally, as well as map it, is critical in our quest for new energy and mineral systems and sub-seabed uses. We intend to work closely with the UKHO on these issues.<\/p>\n

Prof John Ludden, BGS Chief Executive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\n\n

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