About the The Coastal and Inland Waters Heritage Science Facility (CIW)
The Coastal and Inland Waters Heritage Science Facility (CIW) supports research and innovation across the UK’s vulnerable coastal, riverine, and lacustrine environments. Based in Archaeology and working across disciplines, it combines state-of-the-art equipment with specialist expertise to deliver advanced survey and data integration across land and water.
Highlights list
- High-resolution 3D data capture techniques
- Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) (drones)
- Uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)
- Integrated hardware, software and expertise for terrestrial and underwater surveys
- Data processing, analysis, visualisation, and management tools, with a focus on FAIR data principles
- Training and technical support for researchers, students, and external partners
Specialists
Facility team
Fraser Sturt (Principal Investigator, Director of SMMI)
Stephanie Blankshein (Facility Manager)
Luke Aspland (Image specialist)
Co-investigators
James Baker (Professor of Digital Humanities)
Rachel Bynoe (Lecturer, Archaeology)
Crystal el-Safadi (Associate Professor, Archaeology)
Specialist colaborators
Felix Pedrotti (3D Modelling & Visualisation, SMMI)
Julian Leyland (Professor of Physical Geography, Director of the Environmental Sensing @Southamton)
Blair Thornton (Professor of Marine Autonomy)
Susan Gourvenec (Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering)
David White (Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics)
Charlie Thompson (Associate Professor, Coastal Science)
