AGI Cymru have extended the deadline for their early bird rate to midnight Monday 15 September 2025.
GeoCymru Annual Conference under the theme ‘Geospatial Solutions for the Built Environment’, will take place on Thursday the 9th October at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
AGI GeoCymru will feature keynote presentations from Professor Scott Orford of Cardiff University who will talk about the Public Map Platform, a two-year research initiative, led by Cambridge University, that uses open mapping processes to enable communities to show what’s important to them and have a voice in planning their places. This project is based on Ynys Môn / The Isle of Anglesey, and is part of the Future Observatory. Gayle Lister, of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, will present a second keynote looking at planning for the conservation and enhancement of dark skies in Wales.
Joining them on the 9th October, will be Nicolas Kinsella of Ulster University who will explore how methane super-emitters are being tracked from space for a cleaner energy sector, Richard Flemmings of Map Impact, who will present on climate risks in the built environment and Joe Hillard of the National Trust describing his work with the HART (heritage and Archaeology Ranger Team) Programme. James Wardroper of Ordnance Survey will reveal the work to date creating and implementing the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), and Hannah Brooks of GeoPlace will explore policy principles to support the effective use of address data.