Friday 1st June 2007
09.30 Coffee (Old Library)
10.00 Welcome (Room 2.13)
10.10 Session: Research
Chair: Graham Hinchliffe (Infoterra)
Fusing Atmospheric Model Data with SAR imagery for Offshore
Wind Mapping
Iain Cameron (University of Edinburgh)
Visualising Urban Data in a Rapidly Changing City
Duncan Smith (University College London)
11.10 Coffee
11.30 Session: Considering Data
Chair: Dr Neil Stuart (University of Edinburgh)
The People's Map Project
Dr Tim Rideout (XYZ Digital Map Company)
SPIRE - Defra's Spatial Information Repository Programme
Ross Carter (DEFRA)
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Session: GIS in Action in the Public Services
Chair: Owen Macdonald (University of Edinburgh)
From Paper to Digital Land Registration - A Case Study from the
Irish Land Registry
Alan Douglas (IME, Stirling)
Targeting Unauthorised Development using MasterMap Topography
Alastair Jardine (Hambleton District Council, Northallerton)
15.00 Tea
15.20 Session: The Meaning of GIS
Chair: Justin Hassall (Informed Solutions)
When Hal talks to you, which side of the lens are you on?
William Mackaness (University of Edinburgh)
So what does the G in GIS really stand for?
Berik Davies (Shell International, Rijswijk)
16.20 Open Forum
Chair: Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)
17.20 Close
FRIDAY EVENING: From 6.00pm Pear Tree (opp. Appleton Tower)
7.30pm Restaurant (Ti Amo, South Bridge)
c.10.30pm Brass Monkey (Drummond Street)
SATURDAY EVENT: From 3.00pm 'til v.late BBQ at Bruce's House (Tel: 667 0184)
26 Cameron March (by Cameron Toll Shopping Centre)
Bring Meat and Booze. Sausages, salads, rolls and other basics provided.