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16th June 2020
The AGI was established more than 30 years ago following the Chorley Report recommendations highlighting the need for greater national coordination on the use of geospatial information. The creation of the Geospatial Commission and now the UK Geospatial Strategy demonstrate the incredible evolution that our geospatial community has journeyed through in the past three decades.
5th June 2020
This year’s World Environment Day theme is ‘Time for Nature’.
2nd June 2020
Liz Fox-Tucker (DEFRA) and Rollo Home (Ordnance Survey) hosted a Geography Profession webinar in February 2020.
29th May 2020
The University Of South Wales (USW) hosted their successful Earth Sciences Futures event on February 26th 2020 at USW Glyntaff campus.
14th April 2020
We have gathered your home-schooling resources to keep our children learning all about our wonderful geographic world.
26th March 2020
I hope that you and your loved ones are all well and now safely working from home where possible. To those of you that are out helping the essential services efforts - our thanks and gratitude for all your support in this uncertain time.
17th February 2020
An overview of how geographic information is relevant to the 2021 population census
10th June 2019
AGI Cymru will be hosting their annual geospatial event on Friday, 4th October at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
25th March 2019
AGI Cymru will be hosting our annual event on Friday, 4th October at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.
4th July 2018
On 28th June 2018, Cardiff hosted the first Better Mapping seminar series in Wales, a joint venture between the British Cartographic Society, Royal Geographical Society (With IBG), supported and hosted by AGI Cymru. In a first tri branded event of its sort AGI Cymru worked with BCS and RGS to bring the popular the event to Wales.
13th June 2017
As part of several planned AGI Cymru events, Chris Parker, Geovation Co-Founder and Challenge Manager at Ordnance Survey, gave a great talk to members on geographic innovation.
28th March 2017
Environment Systems kindly hosted AGI Cymru talks under the theme of 'Easy access to Satellite Data' on 15 March 2017. The talks highlighted the increasing availability of free satellite data and the growth in services to support these data in Wales.
2nd March 2017
Find out about the first event of 2017 which AGI Cymru have organised, with a view to holding more this year. Join them for an evening of talks relating to accessing free satellite data, including processed Landsat and Sentinel 1 images, at the Environment Systems office in Aberystwyth. Following the talks, everyone will be heading to the Glengower for some GeoBeers!
30th July 2014
The AGI Cymru national group aims to promote the development and use of geographic information in Wales by encouraging improvements in standards and providing training and networking opportunities through events, seminars and conferences.
The Steering Group allows us to:
Our strength is bringing together a diversity of interests and experiences for the benefit of GI in Wales. We act as a focus for the Welsh GI community and as a resource upon which you can call.
Please feel free to contact us, so that we can take your ideas and aspirations forward. We want AGI Cymru to be truly representative. We are an active group of like-minded people who want to see GI go mainstream in Wales. We do welcome new members (participating or corresponding) who are committed to sharing our vision. For information please email AGI Cymru's current chair, Pam Whitham: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You can also keep up to date with AGI Cymru via:
Twitter: @AGI_Cymru
Recent Events & Activities:
4 October 2019 - GeoCymru 2019 - Discovering Geospatial
5th October 2018 - GeoCymru 2018 - Navigating the sea of open data
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GeoCymru 2018's Event Committee - a huge thanks to you all!
Check out photos from the day on our Flickr page here!
OS MasterMap Highways Workshops Wales - September 2018:
Ordnance Survey are running 3 workshops with aim to provide you with the necessary tools and support to leave OS legacy ITN product and move to using OS MasterMap Highways network products. A team of experts will be sharing their knowledge while going through the migration steps with you. For more information and to book your place, follow the links below.
28th June 2018 - Better Mapping Wales
On 28th June 2018, Cardiff hosted the first Better Mapping seminar series in Wales, a joint venture between the British Cartographic Society, Royal Geographical Society (With IBG), supported and hosted by AGI Cymru. In a first tri branded event of its sort AGI Cymru worked with BCS and RGS to bring the popular the event to Wales.
Read the full event summary here.
2 October 2017 - GeoCymru: Opportunities and Challenges around Free and Open Source Geospatial and Open Data
Hosted by AGI, with support from OSGeo:UK, AGI Cymru's 2017 event brought Wales' geocommunity together to examine different perspectives and case studies of using free and Open Source Geospatial and Open Data.
