GISUpdate Conference - Contact: gisupd@geo.ed.ac.uk

GIS UPDATE '05 PROGRAMME

Friday 3rd June 2005

 09.30  Coffee (Old Library)
 
 10.00	Welcome (Room 2.13)

 10.10	Session: Current Research
 	Chair: Dr Bob Hodgart (University of Edinburgh)

        GIS in Health Research: What can we do?
        Niamh Shortt (University of Edinburgh)

        Carbon estimation the Belizean way: SAR for neo-tropical savanna mapping
        Iain Cameron (University of Edinburgh)

 11.10	Coffee
 
 11.30	Session: Distributed GIS
 	Chair: Owen Macdonald (University of Edinburgh) 

        Integrating GI within complex enterprises
        Louise Phelps (Intergraph)

        Webmaps made of SOAP: Delivering Internet Mapping using XML Web Services
        Chris Harris (Atkins Geospatial Solutions)

 12.30	Lunch
 
 14.00	Session: Geographical Information in Action
 	Chair: Tim Malthus (University of Edinburgh)

        The Long Transaction in Action - My Way or the Highway!
        Luke Smallwood (Amey Infrastructure Services)

        Managing and Protecting Digital Rights within a Network of Geo-spatial 
        Web Services
        Fiona Bruce (Ordnance Survey)

 15.00	Tea
 
 15.20	Session: Into the Future
 	Chair: Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh) 

        How to make a difference in consultancy
        Alison Story and Phil Francis (Informed Solutions)

        A new Grid for Ordnance Survey
        Berik Davies (Ordnance Survey)

 16.20	Open Forum
        Chair: James Batcheller (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.