"AGI Annual Awards 2009, the winners"

Thursday 26th November was the day, the Royal College of Physicians the venue. It was the 20th occasion to celebrate excellence in GI at the AGI Annual Awards.

AGI heartily congratulates all the winners, those commended and the prize sponsors. 

Award Winners were:

Best Overall Paper at AGI GeoCommunity '09, Sponsored by Informed Solutions
Winner: Robert Barr, Manchester Geomatics and Christopher Roper, Landmark

Past Chair's Award
Winner: Alan Wilks, AGI

Best of GISRUK Conference Paper
Winner: Jo Wood, Jason Dykes, Aidan Slingsby and Robert Radburn, City University, London

The Best Young researchers Paper (GISRUK Conference) sponsored by Cadcorp
Winner: Muhammad Adnan, Alex Singleton, Chris Brunsdon and Paul Longley, University College London

AGI Student of the Year sponsored by Ordnance Survey
Winner: Luke Burns, University of Leeds

Innovation & Best Practice (Local Government) sponsored by Pitney Bowes Business Insight
Commended: London Borough of Brent
Highly Commended: Staffordshire County Council
Winner: Scottish Violence Reduction Unit

Innovation & Best Practice (Central Government) sponsored by IGGI
Commended: British Geological Survey
Highly Commended: Rivers Agency Northern Ireland
Winner: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Northern Ireland)

Innovation & Best Practice (Private Sector) sponsored by ESRI (UK)
Highly Commended: HR Wallingford, NI Water, Scotia Gas and WSP Group
Winner: Northumbrian Water

Achievement Award
Winner: Lord Chorley

Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Rollo Home

Director's Award
Winner: Rob Walker