In a recent article published by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (reproduced here with thanks to RSGS -[ rsgs.org]), Bruce Gittings, AGI Scotland Chair and colleague Tom Armitage, reflect on the origins of the GIS industry in Scotland. The article concisely summarises a little history that provides an apposite contextualisation for the forthcoming AGI Scotland Annual Event on the theme … Read More
Mark you Calendar – AGI Scotland Annual Conference 2022
Join us virtually this year – 23-24 February 2022 (Mornings Only) We are pleased to announce that this year’s AGI-Scotland annual conference will take place during the mornings of Wednesday, 23rd and Thursday, 24th February 2022. Due to the ongoing uncertainty around Covid-19 and in the spirit of making this event accessible to a wide audience, this year’s conference will once … Read More
AGI Scotland Annual Conference – SAVE THE DATE
We are pleased to announce that this year’s AGI-Scotland annual conference will take place during the mornings of Wednesday, 23rd and Thursday, 24th February 2022. The theme for this year’s event is “Global to Local; What Scotland can offer the world and what the world can offer Scotland”. We are facing some truly imminent global challenges! Join us to hear … Read More
Edinburgh Earth Observatory Seminars
A seminar series presenting topics in the broad areas of geographical information and remote sensing. This prestigious 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. We are pleased to host these seminar events, organised by the Edinburgh Earth Observatory and supported … Read More
Scotland was a pioneer in the geospatial industry, but how can we take the next step and make geospatial an important contributor to the Scottish Economy today and tomorrow?
By the early 1960s the University of Glasgow had become a world-class centre for cartography, and university courses in the use of computers in geography were beginning to appear by the end of that decade, ahead of much of the world. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh were using computer methods to analyse agricultural census data by 1970 and soon … Read More