Dr James (Jim) Turner is a chartered engineer, academic, and geospatial professional with over 20 years experience in a variety of senior roles in both the marine and land survey disciplines. This includes developing technical solutions focused on coordinate systems and datums for engineering survey, hydrographic survey and mapping.

Contact: jim@jtgeo.co.uk

Research profile ORC: Dr James F. Turner CEng
ResearchGate profile: Jim Turner BSc MSc PhD
Linkedin profile: Jim Turner

Selected projects:

• Vertical Offshore Reference Frames (VORF): Technical lead developing the GNSS-compatible reference Chart Datum surface models for nautical charting in UK and Ireland, used by both the UKHO and Maritime & Coastguard Agency (further info)
• VORF - Global: Technical lead developing global models of tidal levels for the UK Hydrographic Office
• UCL SnakeGrid: Lead developer of SnakeGrid PointWise, SnakeMaker, and SnakeGrid Projector for FME (link)
• Fugro Current Analysis Tool (FCAT): Lead developer of software tool for tide and current analysis for optimisation of marine seismic survey operations
• Seisintel: Development of AIS processing, analysis, and reporting functions (link)
• High Speed 2:
• Development of the Horizontal and Vertical Engineering Coordinate System for all infrastructure design and construction (further info)
• Development and validation of Engineering Coordinate System definitions for interfacing projects (further info)
• EPSG:9300, first SnakeGrid to be submitted to the global coordinate system registry (EPSG record)
• RICS: Peer review of Use of GNSS in land surveying and mapping, 3rd edition (link)