Son of Scogings, Frank (1889 - ca. 1950) [49732:I].
Husband of Scogings, Irene Grace (25 Feb 1925 - ca. 26 Dec 2014) [49737:I].
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(Updated 29 Dec 2014).
Obituary
January 23rd, 2007, Published in Articles: PositionIT
Professor David Andrew Scogings died on 21 December, 2006, after a period of illness, at the age of 79 years. Professor Scogings, or Scogs as he was known to generations of students, joined the department of Land Surveying at the University of Natal in 1952, doubling the number of academic staff members. He was responsible for the development of the department as a centre for photogrammetric research and training.
He filled the photogrammetric laboratories with the latest aerial surveying equipment, stereo-plotters and cameras. He obtained an aircraft from the Air Survey Company which was fitted with the necessary hole for mounting an aerial camera. The first camera that he successfully used for teaching and research was an old F24, later moving on to Wild, Nistri and Zeiss second hand cameras that were donated by the surveying industry.
The archive of aerial imagery obtained during his tenure is held at the university and is still used by researchers today. His research drew in other disciplines; archaeologists to his experiments with recording and mapping petroglyphs photogrammetrically, sociologists to the hut count project, conservationists to his many mapping projects with the Natal Parks Board, geographers and town planners to his work with satellite imagery, and many more. With the assistance of Wild South Africa he was responsible for setting up the only camera calibration facility in the country.
During his tenure at the university he developed undergraduate and post-graduate courses in photogrammetry as well as vacation courses for the surveying profession. Professor Scogings created the post-graduate diploma course in photogrammetry, which ran successfully for many years under his leadership. He officially retired from the University in 1987. However he did not stop working with the department – he acted as an external examiner at undergraduate and post-graduate levels from his retirement date to this year.
Professor Scogings was a founder member of ITESSA and the Photogrammetric Society of SA and a member of several international photogrammetric bodies. He was a member of the Professional Land Surveyors of Natal.
Despite all his academic and professional achievements his fellow academics and former students will remember Scogs as a kind, gentle man who was always willing to help and offer valuable advice.
Contact Bob Hepburn, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Tel (031) 260-2451, [send email to hepburn@ukzn.ac.za via gmail] hepburn@ukzn.ac.za
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