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Hocking, David Roy (Dave) (1920 - 2000)
 
Surveyor and Cartographer
Born: 18 August 1920.  Died: 14 november 2000.
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.
Career Highlights

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

 
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