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

GIS UPDATE '07 PROGRAMME

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.