South Texas is rich in land surveying history.
Please see: Felix and Maria von Blucher 1849 for a brief story of the Blucher family and Surveying in S. Texas.
The Conrad Blucher Institute is housed by Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.
Mission Statement
Vision
| The Conrad Blucher Institute of Texas A&M - Corpus Christi serves as a research center enhancing surveying and geospatial science research and application of research knowledge, with primary emphasis on Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. |
Mission
| The Conrad Blucher Institute conducts innovative research and encourages scientists and professional engineers to develop and apply technology solutions relevant to surveying, scientific measurements, and to the issues in the Gulf of Mexico region. The Institute has achieved and maintains a national reputation for developing innovative geospatial science research and serves as a focused resource area for geospatial datasets relevant to the coastal environment. The Institute participates in cooperative ventures with other academic entities and federal and state agencies to ensure that research opportunities are available for the historically underrepresented population in the region. |
Goals
During the next ten-year period, the Conrad Blucher Institute will:
- Facilitate participation in coastal projects with direct policy relevance to Texas and its people;
- Support the endowed Conrad Blucher Chair of Surveying in conducting original research in the field of surveying/geospatial sciences and related scientific measurements;
- Serve as a resource for the development of academic programs and research in geospatial sciences, bathymetric surveying, and other techniques with special importance in the coastal environment;
- Encourage collaboration of CBI researchers with TAMUCC faculty, students, and other research centers/institutes;
- Sponsor a bi-annual regional conference focused on bringing new technologies and techniques to the survey/geospatial sciences community;
- Secure external funding to support the Institute's research mission.
