Person

Hocking, David Roy (Dave) (1920 - 2000)

Born: 18 August 1920
Died: 14 november 2000
Occupation: Surveyor and Cartographer

Summary

David Roy (Dave) Hocking was responsible for surveying and mapping much of Australia during his thirty-seven years service with the Commonwealth Government Department of National Mapping (NATMAP). He also served on many industry bodies and was Australia's representative at many major international congresses and committees. After his retirement from the Department in 1985 Hocking joined the Association of Aerial Surveyors, Australia Inc. (AASA). He gave a further twelve years service there and became executive director of AASA.

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Chronology

1936: Career position - Junior Draftsman with Woodall-Duckham, Civil Engineers
1940 - c. 1945: Military service - War service with the Australian Imperial Force
1948: Career position - Field Assistant Surveyor with the Commonwealth Government Department of National Mapping (NATMAP)
1949 - 1953: Career position - Survey Computer then Surveyor with the OIC Field Operations section of NATMAP
1953 - 1966: Career position - Draftsman (photogrammetric) with NATMAP
1958: Education - Certificate of Lithography, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1962: Career position - Studied photogrammetry, University of Melbourne
1965 - ?: Career position - Inaugural Secretary, Australian Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing Society
1965: Education - Associate Diploma in Cartography, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1966 - 1969: Career position - Chief Draftsman with the OIC Photogrammetric Drafting Branch
1969 - 1980: Career position - Surveyor with Technical Services, Special Projects, Compilation Development, NATMAP
1970: Associate Diploma in Land Surveying, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1980 - 1985: Career position - Chief Project Surveyor with NATMAP
1989: Career position - Certificate of Competency in Surveying completed and became a registered surveyor

Published resources

Resources

'Hocking, David Roy (19200818-20001114)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476352. Details

Annette Alafaci

Created: 4 October 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011

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