PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, An-Najah N. University, Palestine Managing Director of Taha Surveying Office, Palestine

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1 PERSONAL PROFILE Dr Ahmad Taha Diplma, BA, MSc, PhD Gegraphy Department An-Najah Natinal University Nablus West Bank Palestine Tel: +972 (0) Extensive experience in engineering surveying and phtgrammetry. Current research interests include satellite gedesy, phtgrammetry and GIS. Respnsible fr writing sftware packages. A skilled IT pwer user and systems administratr with a natural affinity fr cmputing. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-Present Assistant Prfessr, An-Najah N. University, Palestine Managing Directr f Taha Surveying Office, Palestine Teaching Surveying, AutCAD, GIS and GPS t the undergraduate students in the Gegraphy and Engineering departments. Directing surveyrs and phtgrammetry staff in Taha Surveying Office t cnduct varius prjects including Phtgrammetry, GPS and different surveying wrk Pstdctral Researcher, The University f Nttingham, UK Prjects: Remte Measurement Technlgy fr Sail Shape Determinatin. Research invlves wrking in clse range phtgrammetry, Laser Scanner and the develpment f phtgrammetric sftware. Fld Risk Management Research Cnsrtium. Research invlves in develping an integratin system (GPS, camera and tilting sensr) t be used fr embankment mnitring Student, The University f Nttingham, UK Reading PhD Engineering Surveying and Space Gedesy PhD thesis: Mapping The Underwrld: Integrated GNSS Based Psitining and GIS Based GNSS Simulatin Demnstratin wrk (Part time), The University f Nttingham, UK Pstgraduate curses: Physical Gedesy, Gedetic Surveying and Analytical Methds Undergraduate curses: Eng Surveying, Civil Eng Surveying Prject (Field Curse), Surveying and Management, Archaelgy (Surveying) and Eng Cmmunicatin Cmputing Part time Lecturer, Nttingham Trent University, UK Lecturing surveying t undergraduate students Student, The University f Nttingham, UK Reading MSc Gedetic Surveying. Dissertatin: Aerial Triangulatin using Small Frmat Digital Images 1997-Present Managing Directr f Taha Surveying Office, Palestine Planning and cnducting survey prjects including rads & transprtatin, water & sewer, building & tpgraphic, as built,

2 phtgrammetry and GPS wrk. Used by the curt and ther peple as an expert t evaluate prperties price Part time lecturers, Civil Engineering Department, An-Najah Cmmunity Cllege, Palestine Lecturing surveying, phtgrammetry and gedesy t undergraduate students Survey Lab Technician, Civil Engineering Department, An- Najah N. University, Palestine SKILLS Training undergraduate students in peratin f survey equipments and sftware IT administratin, sftware prgramming includes Matlab, Visual Basic.Net, C# and Visual Basic fr Applicatin (VBA) Cmputer applicatin sftware includes: ERDAS IMAGINE, Leica Phtgrammetry Suite (LPS), Austulais, ArcGIS, AutCAD, Leica Ge Office Cmbined and Trimble Gematics Office Extensive experince in using surveying instruments include: GPS, Ttal-Statin and Level. LANGUAGES Arabic English EDUCATION PhD in Engineering Surveying and Space Gedesy, The University f Nttingham, Thesis: Mapping The Underwrld: Integrated GNSS Based Psitining and GIS Based GNSS Simulatin MSc Gedetic Surveying, The University f Nttingham, Syllabus includes aspects f fundamentals f satellite psitining, advanced satellite psitining, Phtgrammetry and Remte Sensing, gedetic reference systems, physical gedesy, engineering surveying, etc. Dissertatin:- Aerial Triangulatin Using Small Frmat Digital Images Award MSc degree with distinctin (Tp student) Tp student n BA in Teaching Methds / Vcatinal & Technical Training, An-Najah Natinal University, Palestine, Includes mdules in teaching, engineering, general management and accunting Surveying Diplma, Wadi Seer Cllege, Jrdan, , tp student. Includes mdules in Engineering Surveying, Cadastral Surveying, Gedesy, Phtgrammetry and Remte Sensing, Mapping, etc. Cmprehensive Exam in Surveying, Jrdan. Achieved tp student fr the Kingdm f Jrdan SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS US Institute f Navigatin spnsrship at the ION GNSS 2007 cnference at Frt Wrth, Texas, in September The award was made after the paper, entitled A cntinuus updating technique fr lsely cupled RTK GPS with ttal statin bservatins, was selected by the cnference prgramme cmmittee fr presentatin and student travel spnsrship (2007) The Engineering and Physical Sciences fr Research Cuncil (EPSRC) Schlarship t study fr a PhD degree in Engineering Surveying and Gedesy at the University f Nttingham (2005) The Leica-Snelling Prize fr the best pstgraduate student in the Institute f Engineering Surveying and Space Gedesy (IESSG), University f Nttingham (2005)

3 REGISTRATION Engineering Assciatin (Palestine), Reg. N , 2012-Present The Ryal Institue f Navigatin (UK), 2007-Present Institutin f Civil Engineering Surveyrs (UK), Membership N , 2004-Present Chartered Surveyr (Palestine), Leicense N. 75, 1996-Present SOME OF SURVEYING PROJECTS Phtgrammetric Prjects (2010-Present): Ajja+Anza+Kr+Fahma Jenin area (14,000 dnums) Der Balt Salfeet area (3,000 dnums) Beit Ligia + Beit Sira + Kharbata Ramallah area (11,000 dnums) Nttingham University (educatinal prject) in the UK and creating a three dimensinal mdel f the University Surveying Prjects (1996 Present): Jerich Gate - Jerich (2014): Tpgraphic Surveying and rad sectins f 3000 dmuns (Universal Grup). Nwemeh site Jerich (2013): Tpgraphic Surveying and subdivisin f 600 dmuns (Amar Grup). Burham site Ramallah (2012): Tpgraphic Surveying f 80 dmuns (Amar Grup). Nablus Industrial Area Nablus (2012): Tpgraphic Surveying f 120 dnums (Amar Grup). Tr Streets in Jerzeem Muntain Nablus (2012): 4 km Surveying and design f interir rads (Samerian Village Cuncil). Ramallah Schls Ramallah (2011): 5 Schls, details surveying f the existing schls in Ramallah (Universal Grup - UG) Qbiba and Qatana Jerusalem (2011): 40 km Surveying fr water netwrk (Abu Hand Cnstructin Cmpany). Albireh Treatment Plant Albireh (2011): Surveying f the existing and the prpsed lcatin f the treatment plant with UG. Ring Rad Ramallah (2010): 17 km Surveying fr rads design with Universal Grup (UG). Der Al Hatab and Salem Nablus (2010): Cntrl Pints using GPS with Brthers Cmpany. Old Village f Haja Qalqilia (2010): Survey ld village fr recnstructin with Riwaq Centre. Rjeeb Sewage Netwrk Nablus (2011): 20 km Surveying fr sewage netwrk design. (Hijjawee Center). Varius Rads in Ramallh, Nablus and Jenin abut 23km ( ): Surveying fr rads design with Al-Dear Cmpany.

4 Asera t Yassed Rad Nablus ( ): Cntrl Pints using GPS, Surveying fr rads design and Surveying with Cntractr Almqaweln and UG. Ramallah Valleys Ramallah (2009): Surveying fr sewage design and treatment plant with UG. Several Schls in West Bank (2000-Present): Preparing surveying maps, stakeut f schl lcatin and quantity calculatins f earthwrk with Eswed Cnstructin Cmpany. Several hundreds f private surveying fr Land New Registratin and Land Subdivisin during 1996 present. Mre than 2000 private surveying fr buildings in West Bank during 1996 present. SOME OF PUBLICATIONS Lng, G, Smith, M, Mawdesley M, Taha, A, Quantitative assessment methds fr the mnitring and inspectin f fld defences: New techniques and recent develpments. Lndn, C717 CIRIA 2013 CON186 ISBN: Hancck, C.; Rberts, G. W.; Taha, A.; (2009). Satellite Mapping in Cities: hw gd can it get?. Prceedings Institutin f Civil Engineers; Civil Engineering. August 2009, Vlume 162, Issue CE3, ISSN X. SMITH M J and TAHA A M, Changes in camera calibratin parameters f digital cameras with time In: OPtical 3-D measurement techniques IX, Vienna, Austria. TAHA A, SMITH M J, Phtgrammetric ptential f the Cann EOS 5D MK II fr precise still and vide measurements In: RSPSc 2009: New dimensins in earth bservatin, Leicester. LONG, G., MAWDESLEY, M.J., SMITH, M. and TAHA, A., (2010). Simulatin f airbrne LiDAR fr the assessment f its rle in infrastructure asset mnitring. In Cmputing in Civil and Building Engineering, Prceedings f the Internatinal Cnference, W. TIZANI (Editr), 30 June-2 July, Nttingham, UK, Nttingham University Press, Paper 215, p. 429, ISBN O. Ogundipe, C. Hancck, A. Taha, G.W. Rberts, IESSG, University f Nttingham, UK; J-P. Mntillet, Frsberg Service Ltd. (2009) Mapping and Visualisatin f Sub-surface Utilities in Urban Envirnments. Prceedings f the ION GNSS 2009, September, Gergia, USA Taha, A., Hancck, C., Rberts, G.. W. and Meng, X. (2008) The Use f GPS and INS fr Centimeter Psitining Accuracy during Lng GPS Outages. Prceedings f the Internatinal Sympsium f GPS/GNSS 2008, Nvember, Tky, Japan,(Paper accepted as reviewed paper). Taha, A., Kkkas, N., Hancck, C., Rberts, G.. W., Meng, X. and Uff, J. (2008) A GIS Apprach t GNSS Simulatin in Urban Canyns. Prceedings f the Eurpean Navigatin Cnference 2008, April, Tuluse, France, CD-ROM. Ogundipe, O., Hancck, C., Taha, A. and Rberts, G. W. (2008) The Use f High Sensitivity GPS fr Mapping Sub-surface Utilities. Prceedings f the Eurpean Navigatin Cnference 2008, April, Tuluse, France, CD-ROM. Rberts, G. W., Hancck, C., Ogundipe, O., Meng, X., Taha, A. and Mntillet, J-P. (2007) Psitining Buried Utilities Using an Integrated GNSS Apprach. Prceedings f the Internatinal Glbal Navigatin Satellite Systems Sciety (IGNSS) Sympsium 2007, 4 6 December, The University f

5 New Suth Wales, Sydney, Australia. CD-ROM Taha, A., Ogundipe, O., Hancck, C., Rberts, G. W. and Meng, X. (2007) Kinematic Psitining Thrugh Cntinuus Updating Technique. Prceedings f the Ryal Institute f Navigatin s Nav 07 Cnference, 30 Octber 1 Nvember, Lndn. CD-ROM Taha A. (2007). A Cntinuus Updating Technique fr Lsely Cupled RTK GPS with Ttal Statin Observatins. Prceedings f the ION GNSS 2007, September, Texas, USA, CD-ROM, pp Mntillet, J-P., Taha, A. Meng, X. and Rberts, G. W. (2007) Mapping the Underwrld Testing GPS and GSM in Urban Canyns. GIS/GPS 2007 A Supplement t Civil Engineering Surveyr, September, pp. 4-8.