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DR PHILIP COLLIER



Contact Details

Organization: Geomatics
Position: SENIOR LECTURER
Email:
Homepage: http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/people/pac.html
Work: 8344 8125
Mobile: 0413 514 210
Fax: 9347 2916
Room: 316
Level: 03
Building: Engineering Block D
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Satellite positioning and geodesy GPS, GNSS Australia
Least squares estimation and analysis network adjustment Australia
Maritime boundary delimitation marine boundaries, UNCLOS, continental shelf Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Surveying (Honours) University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1984
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1988

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member International Global Navigation Satellite Systems Society Member 16-Jun-2007
Associate International Association of Geodesy Associate IAG 04-Mar-1991
Member Australasian Association of Engineering Education Member 10-Aug-2006
Member United States Civil GPS Service Interface Committee Member 12-Mar-2003

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne Teaching Excellence Award 2004 29-Oct-2004
Other (Award) The University of Melbourne Edward Brown Award for Excellence in Teaching 06-Dec-2005
Scholarship Government of Australia Post-graduate Research Award 06-Feb-1984
Other (Award) BMW BMW Scientific Award 2001 (2nd Prize) 04-Sep-2001
Other (Award) Connell Wagner Pty Ltd John Connell Innovation Award 22-Oct-2003

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Defining and developing a marine cadastre for Australia Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 09/10/2002
A marine cadastre for Australia - addressing key scientific and policy issues Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2004

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
CRC SI 1.2 :Quality control issues for real-time positioning Chief Investigator CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION 31/03/2004
QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES FOR REAL-TIME POSITIONING Chief Investigator CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION 26/11/2007
IMPLEMENTATION AND VALIDATION OF REAL-TIME QUALITY CONTROL FOR CORS NETWORKS AND MOBILE USERS Chief Investigator CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION 20/11/2008
CORS NETWORK HIGH PERFORMANCE POSITIONING STUDY Chief Investigator CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION

Consultancies

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
AREA GROUND ELEVATION MONITORING Chief Investigator 876-MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRIVATE GROUP

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Acquiring and Integrating Bathymetric LIDAR: Developing a Seamless Coastal DEM from Topographic and Bathymetric LIDAR Data
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Hydro International
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 12-17
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • A New Approach to Delineating the Littoral Zone for an Australian Marine Cadastre
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Coastal Research
    Volume: 24
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 780-789
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Major Reference Works

  • Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science:Datum
    Year: 2008
    Reference Work Title: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science
    Publisher: Sage Publications(Thousand Oaks)
    Author(s):

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Bathymetric LiDAR Performance in Shallow Coastal Waters
    Year: 2008
    Event name: Hydro8 - New Opportunities: 16th European Based biennial conference of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 16th European Based Biennial Conference of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies
    Page numbers: 3:1-11
    Author(s):
  • Delineating the Littoral Zone Using Topographic and Bathymetric LIDAR
    Year: 2008
    Event name: ABLOS 2008 Conference - Difficulties in Implementing the Provisions of UNCLOS
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the fifth Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) Conference
    Page numbers: 1-14
    Publisher: International Hydrographic Bureau
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/ablos/#ABLOS%2708
  • Field Testing of a Soft-Storey Building In Melbourne
    Year: 2008
    Event name: Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference 2008
    Conference Publication: Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference 2008
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: Australian Earthquake Engineering Society(Melbourne)
    Author(s):
  • Integration of Bathymetric and Topographic LIDAR: A Preliminary Investigation
    Year: 2008
    Event name: ISPRS 2008
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the XXI Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
    Page numbers: 1299-1304
    Publisher: International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing(Amsterdam)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • GPS Deflection Monitoring of the Westgate Bridge.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Applied Geodesy
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 32-41
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Real-Time Quality Control for CORS Networks and Mobile Users
    Year: 2007
    Event name: IGNSS 2007
    Conference Publication: International Global Navigation Satellite Systems Society Symposium 2007
    Page numbers: 110-124
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Integrated technologies for augmented reality applications
    Year: 2006
    Book: Advances in Mobile Mapping Technology
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis
    Authors(s):
  • Resolving Spatial Uncertainty in the Tidal Interface
    Year: 2006
    Book: Administering Marine Spaces: International Issues
    Publisher: The International Federation of Surveyors(Copenhagen)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Augmentation of Low-Cost GPS Receivers
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Coordinates
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 28-34
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A Rigorous Approach to the Technical Implementation of Legally Defined Marine Boundaries


    Year: 2006
    Event name: Land and Sea Spatially Connected
    Conference Publication: Fifth Trans-Tasman Survey Conference
    Volume: .
    Issue: .
    Page numbers: Paper 0018:1-12
    Publisher: Spatial Sciences Institute(Canberra)
    Author(s):

  • Code-Carrier Phase Smoothing via the Least Squares Observations Equations Model


    Year: 2006
    Event name: International Global Navigation Satellite Systems Society 2006
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the IGNSS 2006 Symposium
    Volume: .
    Issue: .
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
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  • Integration of GPS measurements and secondary structural elements into the serviceability design of structures


    Year: 2006
    Event name: Tenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Tenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10)
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 13-20
    Publisher: Asian Institute of Technology(Bangkok)
    Author(s):

  • Validating a CORS Network Management Model


    Year: 2006
    Event name: International Global Navigation Satellite Systems Society 2006
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the IGNSS 2006 Symposium
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
    Author(s):

  • Validating a Model for CORS Network Management


    Year: 2006
    Event name: International Global Navigation Satellite Systems Society 2006
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the IGNSS 2006 Symposium
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
    Author(s):
  • Defining the Coastline for an Australian Marine Cadastre
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Land and Sea Spatially Connected
    Conference Publication: Fifth Trans-Tasman Survey Conference
    Page numbers: Paper 0010:1-10
    Publisher: Spatial Sciences Institute(Canberra)
    Author(s):
  • GPS Deflection Monitoring of the Westgate Bridge
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Twelfth FIG Symposium on Deformation Measurement and Third IAG Symposium for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering
    Conference Publication: Twelfth FIG Symposium on Deformation Measurement and Third IAG Symposium for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering
    Volume: .
    Issue: .
    Publisher: International Federation of Surveyors(Frederiksberg)
    Author(s):
  • High Precision GPS Deformation Monitoring using Single Receiver Carrier Phase Data
    Year: 2006
    Event name: IAG Symposium Jaen, Spain
    Conference Publication: Geodetic Deformation Monitoring: From Geophysical to Engineering Roles, International Association of Geodesy Symposia Series
    Volume: 131
    Page numbers: 95-102
    Publisher: Springer(Berlin)
    Author(s):
    URL - restricted access http://www.springerlink.com/content/t01218k35428w233/

Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Augmentation of Low-Cost GPS Receivers via Web Services and Wireless Mobile Devices
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Global Positioning Systems
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 1-2
    Page numbers: 85-94
    Publisher: Int'l Assoc of Chinese Professionals in Global Positioning Systems(Calgary)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Continuous Stability Monitoring of the Victorian Reference Station Network - GPSnet
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Biennial conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute SSC2005
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the National Biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute SSC2005
    Page numbers: 231-240
    Publisher: Spatial Sciences Institute(Melbourne)
    Author(s):
  • Developing a Model for CORS Network Management
    Year: 2005
    Event name: GNSS 2005 - The International Symposium on GPS/GNSS 2005
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of GNSS 2005 - The International Symposium on GPS/GNSS 2005
    Publisher: Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
    Author(s):

Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Augmentation of Low-Cost GPS Receivers via Web Services and Wireless Mobile Devices
    Year: 2004
    Event name: International Symposium on GNSS/GPS (GNSS 2004)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium on GNSS/GPS
    Page numbers: 1-14
    Publisher: University of New South Wales Press(Sydney)
    Author(s):
  • Fast Ambiguity Resolution Performance Using Partially Fixed Multi-GNSS Phase Observations
    Year: 2004
    Event name: International Symposium on GNSS/GPS (GNSS 2004)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium on GNSS/GPS
    Page numbers: 15
    Publisher: University of New South Wales Press(Sydney)
    Author(s):
  • Improving Land Vehicle Safety Using Augmented Reality Technologies
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 4th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology (MMT2004)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology (MMT2004)
    Page numbers: 1-25
    Publisher: York University(Toronto)
    Author(s):
  • Marine SDI and Cadastre Activities in Asia-Pacific
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference
    Conference Publication: Coastal Zone Asia-Pacific Conference '04
    Page numbers: 6
    Publisher: Coastal CRC(Indooroopilly)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00001108/
  • Real-Time Quality Assessment of CORS Networks
    Year: 2004
    Event name: International Symposium on GNSS/GPS (GNSS 2004)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium on GNSS/GPS
    Page numbers: 1-11
    Publisher: University of New South Wales Press(Sydney)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • A marine cadastre for Australia
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Waves
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 12-12
    Publisher: The Marine Coastal and Community Network(Yeronga)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A high accuracy GPS survey of the main runway at Melbourne airport
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Spatial Knowledge Without Boundaries - 1st National Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings - SSC2003
    Page numbers: 11
    Publisher: Spatial Sciences Institute(Canberra)
    Author(s):
  • An augmented reality intelligent navigation aid for land applications
    Year: 2003
    Event name: SatNav 2003 - The 6th International Symposium on Satellite Navigation Technology Including Mobile Positioning & Location Services
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings SatNav 2003 - The 6th International Symposium on Satellite Navigation Technology Including Mobile Positioning & Location Services
    Page numbers: 14
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
    Author(s):
  • Assessing the need for an Australian marine cadastre
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Coastal GIS 2003 - An integrated approach to Australian coastal issues
    Conference Publication: Coastal GIS 2003
    Page numbers: 69-85
    Publisher: Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong(Wollongong)
    Author(s):
  • Australian Marine Cadastre Research and Activities
    Year: 2003
    Event name: FIG/UNB Meeting on Marine Cadastre
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of FIg/UNB Meeting on Marine Cadastre
    Page numbers: 11
    Publisher: International Federation of Surveyors(Frederiksberg)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00001118/
  • First steps towards an Australian marine cadastre
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Spatial Knowledge Without Boundaries - 1st National Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings - SSC2003
    Page numbers: 10
    Publisher: Spatial Sciences Institute(Canberra)
    Author(s):
  • Ionospheric estimation with the quasi ionospheric free ambiguity resolution strategy
    Year: 2003
    Event name: The 6th International Conference on Satellite Navigation Technology Including Mobile Positioning and Location Services
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings SATNAV 2003
    Page numbers: 15
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
    Author(s):
  • Issues in Defining the Concept of a Marine Cadastre for Australia
    Year: 2003
    Event name: FIG/UNB Meeting on Marine Cadastre
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of FIG/UNB Meeting on Marine Cadastre
    Page numbers: 14
    Publisher: International Federation of Surveyors(Frederiksberg)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00001117/
  • Issues in the development of a marine cadastre
    Year: 2003
    Event name: ABLOS Conference 2003
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Third Interenational Conference of the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea - Addressing Difficult Issues in UNCLOS
    Page numbers: 12
    Publisher: International Hydrographic Bureau
    Author(s):
  • Positioning maritime boundaries with certainty - a rigorous approach
    Year: 2003
    Event name: ABLOS Conference 2003
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea - Addessing Difficult Issues in UNCLOS
    Page numbers: 17
    Publisher: International Hydrographic Bureau
    Author(s):
  • Sensitivity of the Quasi Ionospheric Free Ambiguity Resolution Strategy to Changes in the Ionospheric Stochastic Model
    Year: 2003
    Event name: SatNav 2003 - The 6th International Symposium on Satellite Navigation Technology Including Mobile Positioning & Location Services
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings SatNav 2003 - The 6th International Symposium on Satellite Navigation Technology Including Mobile Positioning & Location Services
    Page numbers: 13
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
    Author(s):
  • The influence of Galileo and modernised GPS on fast ambiguity resolution over extended distances
    Year: 2003
    Event name: The 6th International Coference on Satellite Navigation Technology including mobile Positioning and Location Services
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings SATNAV 2003
    Page numbers: 15
    Publisher: Menay(Ashgrove West)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Defining a Marine Cadastre
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Measure & Map
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 18
    Page numbers: 32-34
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  • Monitoring the Surface Movement of the Sorsdal Glacier, East Antarctica 2001-2002
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Surveyor
    Volume: 47
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 43-51
    Publisher: Institution of Surveyors Australia
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  • The Automated Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries: An Australian Perspective
    Year: 2002
    Journal: International Hydrographic Review
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 68-80
    Publisher: International Hydrographic Bureau
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  • The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Delimitation of Australia's Maritime Boundaries
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Trans Tasman Surveyor
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 50-57
    Publisher: NZ Institution of Surveyors and Institution of Surveyors Australia(Deakin)
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Reports

  • Development of Australia's National GDA94 Transformation Grids
    Year: 2002
    Customer: Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Parkville)
    Authors:

Publications in 2001

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Australia's National GDA94 Transformation Grids
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 42nd Australian Surveyors Congress
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 42nd Australian Surveyors Congress
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: The Institution of Surveyors Australia(Brisbane)
    Author(s):
  • Defining a Marine Cadastre for Australia
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 42nd Australian Surveyors Congress
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 42nd Australian Surveyors Congress
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: The Institution of Surveyors Australia(Brisbane)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00001147/
  • Intelligent Land Vehicle Navigation: Integrating Spatial Information into the Navigation
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 3rd International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology
    Conference Publication: Proceedings 3rd International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology
    Page numbers: 1-11
    Publisher: International Association of Geodesy(Copenhagen)
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  • Uncertainty Issues in the Geodetic Delimination of Maritime Boundaries
    Year: 2001
    Event name: International Conference on Accuracy and Uncertainty Issues in the Delimination of Maritime Boundaries
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the International Conference on Accuracy and Uncertainty Issues in the Delimination of Maritime Boundaries
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: International Hydrographic Bureau
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Development of a GDA94 Transformation Grid for South Australia
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Department of Environment and Heritage. S.A.
    Report No:: 1
    Publisher: Department of Environment and Heritage SA(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Re-Computation of the Tasmanian GDA94 Transformation Grid
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Office of Surveyor General. Tasmania
    Report No:: 1
    Publisher: Office of Surveyor General. Tasmania(Hobart)
    Authors:

Computer Software Products

  • MarZone - MaritimeZone Boundary Delimitation Software
    Year: 2001
    Version:: 1
    Publisher: Geoscience Australia(Canberra)
    Place: ,
    Author(s):

Audio Visual Recordings

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