Dr. Glendon Newsome
Associate Professor
Faculty of the Built Environment
– School of Building and Land Management
- gnewsome@utech.edu.jm
- 8769271680-8
- ext. 2346
- 8769957145
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Qualifications
- PhD (2017)
- MRICS (2007)
- M.Eng.Sc. (2001)
- Dip. Mgt. Studies (1992)
- Commissioned Land Surveyor/CLS (1989)
- B.Sc. (Hons) (1986)
Specialisation / Teaching Area
- Land Administration & Registration
- Global Navigation Satellite System Surveying
- Topographic & Advanced Engineering Surveying
Research Interests
Cadastral Mapping & the Cadastre
Professional Membership / Association
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- Past President of the Land Surveyors Association of Jamaica
Community Service & Outreach Activities
- Founder and Past President of the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association of Jamaica
- Former Vice President of the Melbourne Cricket Club of Jamaica
Publications
- Road Rehabilitation 101 and the SPARK. The Jamaica Observer – December 25, 2024 – https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/12/25/road-rehabilitation-101-spark/
- A Perspective on Land Records and the Jamaica Cadastral System. The Journal of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Technology, Jamaica – January 2023
- Digital Integration of Land Records through the LADM and STDM. FIG International Conference – May 2018, Istanbul, Turkey
- The Jamaica VRS and Cadastral Surveying. Coordinates Magazine – A monthly Magazine on positioning, navigation and beyond. August 2012;
- Surveying Education and Training – The role of the University of Technology, Jamaica”. FIG International Conference – October 2006, Munich, Germany
- GPS Coordinates Transformation Parameters for Jamaica” Survey Review Vol. 37, No. 289 October 2003
