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.