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Editorial
Noel Grimmett: Editor
The 2020 Edition of Ranger has been put together during the period of the COVID 19 lockdown. Before I expand on Ranger 2020, I must thank all those who have written articles and helped with the publication of Ranger during these uncertain times.
The reader will see that the format of the journal has changed. For many years Dave Johnson has designed and typeset the publication. This year we had to change course and have made temporary arrangements for the journal. The arrangements have by no way detracted from the quality and broad eclectic interest of the articles. The Ranger will be reviewed in 2021 to identify how the publication could better meet the needs of the membership. There will be options to consider, and at this stage, there are no fixed parameters. What is certain is that the Council will be looking to continue the quality and breadth of articles.
Within the Ranger is a flyer for a book written by Alan Gordon. Alan was the Editor for many years and instrumental in driving the changes to make the journal a premier publication. He has taken ten years to research and write 'The Story of the Regiment that Mapped the World – 42 Survey Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers'. The flyer calls for people to indicate their interest in purchasing copies. The book will be published as a limited edition based on interest and sold at cost.
The articles in our 2020 edition fall broadly into four categories. Historical articles deal with the Napoleonic Wars, the first major military exercise on Chobham Common and RE, RN, RASC Cooperation in Napoleonic Wars with the description of a joint service field survey in Sicily, 1814- 1816. As ever there are a couple of short articles relating to World War II and Map Revision.
Moving forward in time, the Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS) was founded by the Colonial Office in 1946, and it existed for 38 years before being merged with the Ordnance Survey in 1984. During its years of service, the Directorate's officers were based in suburban Tolworth in south-west London. An article on the 1976 DOS Senegambian Connection goes back to the days of survey and mapping on the ground. The story relates to the experiences of surveyors pre the digital era—the days of semi-independence of the teams and working with the local survey departments.
Following from the DSA 2019 Seminar, there is an article on 'Human Geography' and its use in the recent Afghanistan confrontation and the development undertaken by DGC is one of our recent histories and looking forward.
The future is covered in three papers. The Royal Navy and the use of underwater 'gliders' sheds light on the potential for ocean measurement for military commercial and academic purposes. 'DGI 2020' looks to the future of digital information and its possible direction while a further submission presents The National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence.
The non-military side of the geospatial business is presented by two authors from Korea who write about 'Monitoring Water Resources in Transboundary River Using Remote Sensing.' There is also a paper on a geospatial application that is particularly relevant to security and defence.
Do you have a story to tell that you think would be appreciated by Ranger readers? Were you involved in something that was quite significant at the time and should perhaps be recorded somewhere? Do you know about what is happening today in the geospatial world that will be of interest to readers? Short anecdotes, notices of relevance to readers or photos of appropriate subjects would all be suitable candidates and much appreciated by the Editor at any time.
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