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.