Friday 4th June 2010
09.30 Coffee (Old Library)
10.00 Welcome (Room 2.13)
10.10 Session: Systems
Chair: Melissa Fedrigo (Ecometrica)
Outside the Realm of the GI Expert - Software for the Businessman or
Cartographer
Tim Rideout (XYZ Mapping)
Productivity Enhancements in ArcGIS 10 Desktop
Emma Sandison (ESRI UK)
11.10 Coffee
11.30 Session: Spatial Data Infrastructures
Chair: Iain Cameron (The University of Edinburgh)
Distributed GIS - A retrospective in relation to Cloud computing and what this means for you
Niall Carter (ESRI UK)
EDINA: Contributions to SDI development in Scotland and beyond
Tim Riley (EDINA)
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Session: Research
Chair: Neil Stuart (The University of Edinburgh)
A view from the top: Advances in Aerial Archaeology and GIS
Anthony Corns (The Discovery Programme)
Understanding the Legibility of Space: Self Organising Maps in Jakarta
William Mackaness (The University of Edinburgh)
15.00 Tea
15.30 Session: Data Issues
Chair: Catherine Schroder (The University of Edinburgh)
The missing link? Geography and Linked Data as an enabler for enterprise data integration
Phil Francis (Informed Solutions)
Making Spatial Data Free: What are the Implications
Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)
16.30 Open Forum
Chair: Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)
17.30 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 (if you want to) and Booze. Sausages, salads, rolls and other basics provided.