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

GIS UPDATE '18 FINAL PROGRAMME
Friday 8th June 2018

 09.30  Coffee / Tea (Old Library)

 10.00	Welcome (LT 2.13)
        Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)

 10.10	Session: Research
 	Chair: Taylor Willow (University of Edinburgh)

        The Effect of Bicycle Facilities on Cycling to Work
        Zhiqiang Feng (University of Edinburgh)

	Who the hell needs 'tranquillity'? 
	William Mackaness & Flurina Wartmann (University of Edinburgh)

 11.10  Coffee
 
 11.30	Session: Marine Applications
 	Chair: David Cooper (University of Edinburgh)

        Hot Air: Challenges, Opportunities, and Rock and Roll in Offshore Wind
        Franco Giovanetti (EDPR UK)

        The Thin(ning) Green Line? Mapping Kenya’s Seagrass
        Will Harcourt (Edinburgh Napier University)

 12.30	Lunch

 14.00	Session: EO Applications
 	Chair: Kathryn Murphy (Lincolnshire County Council)

        Capturing Britain's Antarctic Heritage in 3D
        Nathan Fenney (British Antarctic Survey)

        Origin of overdeepened bedrock basins and valleys in ice sheet settings
	Sean Gilgannon (University of Sheffield)

 15.00	Tea

 15.30	Session: Industry Perspectives
 	Chair: Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)

        Bird.i - Working for a Scottish Space Startup
        Charlie Moriarty (Bird.i)

        GIS Solutions for Defence
        Richard Purkis (Helyx Secure Information Systems)

 16.30	Open Forum
        Chair: Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)

 17.30	Close


FRIDAY EVENING: 
           From 6.00pm Pear Tree (West Nicholson Street)
                7.30pm Restaurant (Pizza Posto, Nicholson Street) 
              c.10.30pm Brass Monkey (Drummond Street)
SATURDAY EVENT: 10.30am Brunch at City Cafe (19 Blair St)