Clement Ogaja
{{Short description|Kenyan author and researcher}}
{{Infobox scientist
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1972 |1|}}{{rp|p=187}}
| birth_place = Kenya
| alma_mater = {{ubl|University of Nairobi (BSc)|UNSW Sydney (PhD)}}
| fields = {{ubl|Geomatics|Positioning|GPS}}
| workplaces = {{ubl|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|California State University|Geoscience Australia}}
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Clement Argwings Ogaja (born January 1972) is a Kenyan-born author and research geodesist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.{{Google Scholar ID | im8m_5YAAAAJ | Clement Ogaja }} Previously, he was a professor of geomatics engineering at California State University, Fresno, having also worked at Geoscience Australia in Canberra.{{cite web|url=https://gisuser.com/2014/01/altus-welcomes-clement-ogaja-as-gnss-support-engineer-2|title=Altus Welcomes Clement Ogaja as GNSS Support Engineer|date=9 January 2014|website=GISuser News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225043041/https://gisuser.com/2014/01/altus-welcomes-clement-ogaja-as-gnss-support-engineer-2/|archive-date=25 December 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{LCAuth|n2010049425|Clement Ogaja||}}
Education and career
He earned his BSc (First Class) in Surveying (Geomatics) from the University of Nairobi in 1997,{{cite web|url=https://www.gim-international.com/content/author/clement-ogaja|title=Clement Ogaja|publisher=GIM International |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230005011/https://www.gim-international.com/content/author/clement-ogaja|archive-date=30 December 2021|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} before moving to Australia where he studied for a PhD at UNSW Sydney.(PhD thesis). [http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/18662 A framework in support of structural monitoring by real time kinematic GPS and multisensor data]. {{cite web|url=https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:516 |title=A framework in support of structural monitoring by real time kinematic GPS and multisensor data|publisher=UNSW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027183237/http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:516|archive-date=27 October 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} He completed his PhD in 2002,{{cite web|url=https://www.sage.unsw.edu.au/sites/sage/files/SAGE_collection/SpecialSeries/s71.pdf |title=UNISURV report; no. S71. | publisher=UNSW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308044231/https://www.sage.unsw.edu.au/sites/sage/files/SAGE_collection/SpecialSeries/s71.pdf|archive-date=8 March 2019|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite book|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/709040 |title=National Library of Australia, ISBN 0733419585.|isbn=9780733419584 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310014538/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/709040|archive-date=10 March 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|last1=Ogaja |first1=Clement |year=2002 |publisher=University of New South Wales }} working on structural health monitoring of engineering structures, such as suspension bridges and tall buildings, using global positioning system.
After his PhD, Ogaja worked at Geoscience Australia before joining California State University, Fresno in 2007 as an assistant professor.{{cite web|url=https://asmmag.com/news/corporate/6189-altus-welcomes-clement-ogaja-as-gnss-support-engineer.html|title=Altus Welcomes Clement Ogaja as GNSS Support Engineer|date=9 January 2014|website=ASM News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205230007/https://asmmag.com/news/corporate/6189-altus-welcomes-clement-ogaja-as-gnss-support-engineer.html|archive-date=5 February 2022|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} He also worked for GPS companies and wrote books and articles on GPS and geomatics engineering.{{cite web|url=https://gisuser.com/2011/08/asce-introduces-book-on-gps-application-for-civil-engineers|title=ASCE Introduces Book on GPS Application for Civil Engineers|date=8 August 2011|website=GISuser News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230010546/https://gisuser.com/2011/08/asce-introduces-book-on-gps-application-for-civil-engineers/|archive-date=30 December 2021|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://amerisurv.com/2014/01/08/altus-welcomes-clement-ogaja-as-gnss-support-engineer/|title=Altus Welcomes Clement Ogaja as GNSS Support Engineer|date=8 January 2014|website=American Surveyor|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007163928/https://amerisurv.com/2014/01/08/altus-welcomes-clement-ogaja-as-gnss-support-engineer/|archive-date=7 October 2022|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://amerisurv.com/2023/03/16/new-book-a-practical-guide-for-navigating-geomatics-and-land-surveying-projects/|title=New Book: A Practical Guide for Navigating Geomatics and Land Surveying Projects|date=16 March 2023|website=American Surveyor|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317023702/https://amerisurv.com/2023/03/16/new-book-a-practical-guide-for-navigating-geomatics-and-land-surveying-projects/|archive-date=17 March 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
Notable works
- {{cite book |year=2011 |title=Applied GPS for Engineers and Project Managers |location=Reston |publisher= ASCE Press|isbn=978-0-784-41150-6}}{{Cite book|title=Applied GPS for Engineers and Project Managers|last=Ogaja|first=C.|isbn=978-0-784-41150-6|location=Reston|oclc=741103220|year=2011}} eBook: {{OCLC|809939281}}
- {{cite book |year=2016 |title=Geomatics Engineering: A Practical Guide to Project Design |location=New York |publisher= CRC Press|isbn=978-1-439-89511-5}}{{Cite book|title=Geomatics Engineering: A Practical Guide to Project Design|last=Ogaja|first=C.|isbn=978-1-439-89511-5|location=New York|oclc=653476311|year=2016}}
- {{cite book |year=2020 |title=Geomatics Engineering: A Practical Guide to Project Design |location=New York |publisher= CRC Press|isbn=978-0-367-86565-8}}
- {{cite book |year=2022 |title=Introduction to GNSS Geodesy: Foundations of Precise Positioning Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems |location=Cham, Switzerland |publisher= Springer International Publishing AG|isbn=978-3-030-91821-7}}{{Cite book|title=Introduction to GNSS Geodesy: Foundations of Precise Positioning Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems|last=Ogaja|first=C.|isbn=978-3-030-91821-7|location=Cham, Switzerland|oclc=1295172080|year=2022}}
- {{cite book |year=2023 |title=Project Design for Geomatics Engineers and Surveyors |location=Boca Raton |publisher= CRC Press|isbn= 978-1-003-29714-7}}{{Cite book|title=Project Design for Geomatics Engineers and Surveyors|last=Ogaja|first=C.|isbn=978-1-003-29714-7|location=Boca Raton|oclc=1353818755|year=2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.talkafrica.co.ke/science-simplified-as-experts-launch-a-practice-oriented-book-for-geomatics-engineers-and-surveyors/|title=Science Simplified as Experts Launch a Practice-Oriented Book for Geomatics Engineers and Surveyors|date=19 August 2023|website=Talk Africa|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135232/https://www.talkafrica.co.ke/science-simplified-as-experts-launch-a-practice-oriented-book-for-geomatics-engineers-and-surveyors/|archive-date=19 August 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
- {{cite book |year=2024 |title=An Introduction to GNSS Geodesy and Applications |location=Cham, Switzerland |publisher= Springer|isbn=978-3-031-74494-5}}{{Cite book|title=An Introduction to GNSS Geodesy and Applications |last=Ogaja|first=C.|isbn=978-3-031-74494-5|location=Cham, Switzerland|oclc=1482309889|year=2024}}
- {{cite book |year=2025 |title=An Introduction to GNSS Geodesy and Applications |location=Cham, Switzerland |publisher= Springer|isbn=978-3-031-74493-8}}{{Cite book|title=An Introduction to GNSS Geodesy and Applications |last=Ogaja|first=C.|isbn=978-3-031-74493-8|location=Cham, Switzerland|oclc=1454718799|year=2025}}
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