[Sdi-latinamericacaribbean] Press release: Mash-up event to unite leading minds from the geographic information

[cnaguirre at ipgh.org]

Issued by Ordnance Survey on behalf of the
Association of Geographic Information, the Open
Geospatial Consortium and the BCS Geospatial
Specialist Group (SG) 


Mash-up event to unite leading minds from the geographic information 
industry 

Experts from organisations dedicated to the development and use of 
geographic information (GI) and services will share their experience and 
ideas at a pioneering event on Friday 20 October. 

UK Geospatial Mash-Up invites technical minds from the Association of 
Geographic Information, the Open Geospatial Consortium and the BCS 
Geospatial Specialist Group to explore the impact of dynamically mixing 
geospatial content. The event, at Ordnance Survey’s Southampton head 
office, will examine the potential of this trend and the innovation it 
promises to deliver. 

Delegates from commercial and non-commercial standpoints with a common 
interest in helping this technology to develop and thrive will share 
their technical opinions, strategic vision and market foresight.
The event aims to deliver a cross-organisational perspective on how 
geospatial content can be combined and used for new applications – a 
trend with a growing profile across a wealth of sectors. 

While the concept of geospatial mash-ups is increasingly being discussed 
and explored, its potential is not widely understood. UK Geospatial 
Mash-Up will bring together experts driving innovation to examine and 
explore how the approach could be more widely applied across the GI 
industry. 

Graham Vowles, Principle Data Consultant from Ordnance Survey’s 
Corporate Geospatial Data Team explains the importance of embracing and 
evolving mash-up technology: “Geospatial mash-ups have captured the 
imagination of a wide cross-section of society, from technical experts 
to members of the community enjoying the functionality they can deliver. 
The rise of mash-ups reflects the benefits generated by the sharing and 
reuse of GI. This event will create a forum of expertise to explore and 
evolve this emerging technology.” 

Delegates will consider a wealth of topics including the history of 
mash-ups, community-driven open-source mapping, new media technology and 
the development of data mashing applications. They are also invited to 
showcase their own mash-up demonstrations and take part in group tutorials. 

UK Geospatial Mash-Up will be facilitated by Peter Cochrane OBE, 
co-founder of ConceptLabs and Cochrane Associates, Business Angel, 
Consultant and formerly Chief Technologist at BT. Event speakers will 
include Ave Wrigley, ITN Head of New Media Technology, Doug Ricket of 
Google Maps, Ian Forrester, Head of BBC Backstage and Mikel Maron, the 
driving force behind GeoRSS. 

For further information, visit www.agi.org.uk or http://geospatial.bcs.org 
Register at www.nottingham.ac.uk/cgs/Booking.htm