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Duncan Moss CLGE Secretary General appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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We are thrilled to announce that Duncan Moss, our Secretary General, has been recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List in the UK.

Duncan has been appointed an ‘Officer of the Order of the British Empire’ (OBE) in recognition of his work at Ordnance Survey as a Principal Geospatial Consultant in the field of technical consultancy and UK government resilience. Here is the official announcement in the London Gazette.

Ordnance Survey has issued this press release describing Duncan’s work in more details.

Duncan is always keen to promote best practice in the use of geospatial data and technology for resilience.  In November 2023 he both chaired and presented at the ‘IX CLGE Conference of the European Surveyor – ‘The Role of Geodetic Surveyors in Disaster Management’ culminating in the ‘Paris Declaration’ which is a call to action for all Surveyors and geospatial professionals. In 2024 Duncan was the lead author of a subsequent summary paper which he presented at the FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) Working Week in May 2024 in Accra, Ghana.

Nicolas Smith CLGE President said ‘On behalf of the whole CLGE family I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Duncan on his prestigious national honour. It is fantastic to see his work and our profession being recognised at the very highest level.’