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AGI Scotland Event 2011: Apps, INSPIRE and the New Economy 
This year's AGI Scotland event looks at how the booming market in mobile ICT
devices (SmartPhones, tablets), localisation technologies (GPS, A-GPS)
and low-cost wireless internet (Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G) is fostering a new
generation of location-driven services, often referred to as Location
Based Services.The Event will consider how these developments are radically changing the geospatial scenario which is increasingly characterized by the fast update of so-called "apps" and the impact on business models, sectors and challenges to be faced. The Event will be held on Monday 21st of November at the British Geological Survey's Murchiston House. Make sure you register for the event early to guarantee your seat as numbers are limited. Follow this link for further information and to sign up for the event. Scottish GI Strategy II Gathers Pace 
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the past six years the One Scotland One Geography geographical
information strategy has provided the guiding light for many
interrelated GI initiatives.Within the target implementation period (2005-2011) there have been a number of significant achievements including the creation of the One Scotland Mapping Agreement. However in times of rapidly changing technology, a new economic realism and ever changing priorities there is now a need to frame a new strategy for the next five years. AGI Scotland have kicked-off the process by developing an initial draft as a starting point for discussion and consultation. Although this new strategy is in its embryonic stages the intention is to push for open consultation and a final document in 2012. Information on the development of the new strategy will be published through the AGI website and in this newsletter. Edinburgh Earth Observatory seminars 2011/12  Now in its seventh year, the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences has kicked-off another year of its successful Edinburgh Earth Observatory seminar series. This informal series combines research seminars with talks of professional interest and is open to students and staff across the University and beyond, together with professionals in the field working in Edinburgh and other parts of Scotland. Supported by the Association for Geographic Information in Scotland (AGI Scotland) as a professional seminar series, it aims to be inclusive and broad-ranging. Subjects covered in this year's series include the planned Public Data Corporation, OpenStreetMap and humanitarian mapping, Aerogeophysical survey of the Antartic, GIS use in the Christchurch earthquakes...and many more. Follow this link for further information |
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Forthcoming AGI Scotland Events Joint EEO-AGI(S) / Hutton Club Seminar: The Antarctic Continent as revealed from Aerogeophysical Exploration Dr. Fausto Ferraccioli, Head of Aerogeophysical Survey, British Antarctic Survey Friday 4th November 2011, 4pm The 2010/11 Christchurch (NZ) Earthquakes: How GIS is being used Dr. Phil Bartie, University of Edinburgh Friday 18th November 2011, 4pm AGI Scotland Event 2011: Apps, INSPIRE and the New Economy The Event will be held on Monday 21st of November at the British Geological Survey's Murchiston House. Make sure you register for the event early to guarantee your seat as numbers are limited. Monday 21st of November GIS Explorations in the Coastal Zone Dr. Helene Burningham, University College London Spatial data covering the coastal environment is increasingly available at a range of scales and resolutions. Whilst there is great potential for these spatial data to explore characteristics of the coastal zone, particularly in terms of contemporary features, there are also a number of limitations that can frequently constrain our research process. This is particularly true when reconstructing past environments and histories. Drawing on a range of projects investigating coastal behaviour and environmental histories, this talk will review coastal spatial data and reflect on the opportunities for GIS and remote sensing in coastal studies. Friday 2nd December 2011, 4pm Assessing the Accuracy of Crowdsourced Data Dr. David Fairbairn, Newcastle University The use of informal, crowd-sourced geospatial data collected by non-professional volunteers (volunteered geographic information, VGI), is often regarded as a panacea for projects which are confronted by inadequate or unattainable official information. This seminar will examine how 'good' such informal data is, by assessing its quality using a number of different measures. Any integration of VGI and formal datasets, which is already happening in several applications, must take account of relative accuracies, completeness, currency and meaning. The results of tests on some of these metrics will be described. Friday 20th January 2012, 4pm The Poor Had No Lawyers - who owns Scotland (and how they got it) Andy Wightman, Independent Writer and Researcher Friday 3rd February 2012, 4pm Dr. Iain Cameron, Remote Sensing and GIS Consultant, Environment Systems Friday 17th February 2012, 4pm The Role of EO Consultants and SMEs within GMES Dr. Geoff Smith, Director, Specto Natura Friday 2nd March 2012, 4pm Geographically Weighted Regression Martin Charlton, NUI Maynooth, Ireland Friday 23rd March 2012, 4pm Prof. Martin Herold, Professor of Remote Sensing, Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Friday 11th May 2012, 4pm |
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