In response to the Survey and Mapping Department’s request for Land Surveying support, Mr Malcolm Havercroft, Director of Operations at Ordnance Survey International, made an official visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands from the 3rd to 5th July 2018. The visit aimed to further foster the friendly relations and strengthen cooperation between the Survey and Mapping Department and this international state agency, responsible for Survey and Mapping throughout the United Kingdom.
The long-awaited visit commenced with a brief meeting with the Senior Management team from the Lands Division, where a presentation was made on the TCI’s geodetic network and referencing system, and ideas were shared on how to improve the geodetic infrastructure and forge partnerships with other regional and international agencies.
At the end of the meeting, Mr Havercroft was given a tour of the Survey and Mapping Department where he had the opportunity to review some of the department’s operational procedures. He was particularly impressed with the department’s methodology for preserving the Land Registry’s Index Map and their intent to migrate to a fully digitized system. Mr. Havercroft also visited a number of the islands’ surveying control monuments and the surveying base station in Grand Turk.
According to Mr Cyprian Smith, Director, Survey and Mapping Department; “I am very elated by the positive response from Ordnance Survey, which has resulted in Mr Havercroft’s visit today and I believe this is the beginning of a new relationship that must be fostered and a step in the right direction. It is imperative that we maintain an open line of communication, in order for us to grow as a department and to develop our local talent.”
SOURCE – TCIG Press Office
