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From:         Michael.Blakemore@DURHAM.AC.UK
Subject:      AGI 1992 Conference, Birmingham, UK
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Assocation for Geographic Information 1992 Conference
International Convention Centre, Birmingham, UK
24-26 November 1992

Booking Details from Sarah Carter, Westrade Fairs
Phone (+44)-923-778311
Fax   (+44)-923-776820

Full Conference Fee 272 Pounds (inclusive of 17.5% Sales Tax)
AGI Member Fee 223 Pounds. In many cases it will be cheaper to join the AGI and
receive the discounted rate. AGI details from Maxine Allison, phone (+44)-71-
222-7000 (extension 226), or fax (+44)-71-222-9430.


DAY 1: TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 1992

Stream 1
09.00         Session 1: SETTING THE SCENE

              WHAT ARE GEOGRAPHIC DATA ?
              Chairman: Professor Dale, University of
              East London

              Data intergration via the gazetteer
              J Dyson, Thames Water Utilities Ltd

              Postcodes as a geographic database:
              Added value and added analysis
              Dr J W Shepherd, South East RRL
              A Brewer, The Royal Mail

              Geographic information in the public domain
              N Taylor, AEGIS Surrey Consultants Ltd

              Data into information in local Government
              K Andres, Milton Keynes Borough Council

11.00         OPENING PLENARY SESSION

     Welcome Address
     G Singh, Chairman AGI

     Keynote Speaker
     F Broome, US Bureau of Census

14.00         Session 2: DATA - A CORPORATE
              INVESTMENT ?

              A RETURN ON INVESTMENT?
              Chairman: D Pyatt, British Gas

              Bridging islands to increase return on investment
              S A Hobson, IBM (UK) Ltd

              Building a financial case for GIS
              D Weatherill & J Keddie, Strathclyde Water

              Reaping the benefits
              M J Ives, British Gas Plc

16.10         Session 3: EFFECTIVE DATA
              MANAGEMENT

              IMPACT ON THE BUSINESS?
              Chairman: R McMillan, Norweb

              The transformation of customer databases
              D J Grimshaw, Warwick Business School

              Resourcing a corporate GIS Implementation -
              A Strategic Viewpoint
              D G Shore, North East Water Plc

              GIS in British local Government: A tool for
              data integration?
              Dr H Campbell, University of Sheffield

              Business strategy vs data management -
              No contest!
              S Mullins, Coopers & Lybrand


STREAM 2

Session 1: SETTING THE SCENE

DATA TECHNOLOGY
Chairman: Dr J Raper, Birkbeck College

An introduction to GIS database issues
P Batty, IBM (UK) Ltd

Relationships and behaviour in GIS
A T Timms, Eurecart

The relational database, ideal for a
corporate GIS
N C Adnitt, Digital Equipment Co. Ltd


Session 2: DATA - A CORPORATE INVESTMENT ?

DATA - AN EFFECTIVE PLATFORM ?
Chairman: R Mahoney, Business Information Management

Machiavelli and data
E Reid, Pinpoint Analysis

Killing the "G" in GIS!
R Waters, Modulo 4 International
P Ternouth, Stoy Hayward Ltd

Turbo-charging your GIS: Dealing with performance issues
B Gittings, T M Sloan, S Dowers, R G Healey &
T C Waugh, University of Edinburgh


Session 3: EFFECTIVE DATA MANAGEMENT

1993 - THE EUROPEAN IMPACT
Chairman: Professor D Rhind, Ordnance Survey

The role of The Association for Geographic Information
M Blakemore, AGI, Senior Vice-Chairman

Data management for a single financial European market
M Hinton, Consultant & K Wheeler,
Woolwich Building Society

European Standards - Where are they going?
J Rowley, Chairman - AGI Standards Committee
M Sowton

Pleiades. Evaluating the use of GIS for a planned traffic corridor between
London and Paris
D Rickman, Dan Rickman Associates


Stream 3

Session 1: SETTING THE SCENE

DATA MODELLING
Chairman: D Cross, Database Builders

The integration of network and polygon topologies within a single GIS
T Jay, IBM (UK) Ltd

Is data modelling enough?
J Lloyd, Coopers & Lybrand

Data models for environmental applications
D R Miller, R J Aspinall, J G Morrice &
R Ferrier, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

GIS design & database integration using
object oriented techniques
Dr J J Longstaff, J M Denn, P Massey & S E Dunne University of Teesside


Senior Executive Session.  Delegate attendance by formal invitation only.

A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
Chairman: G Singh, AGI Chairman

J A Foster, Planning Director,
Northumbrian Water Group Plc

M Waterson, Research Advisor to the
Advertising Association

J Bourouche, President Directeur General, COREF

M G Gorton, UK Chairman & Regional Director
(Northern Europe), Nielsens, Dunn & Bradstreet
Corporation


Session 3: EFFECTIVE DATA MANAGEMENT

MANAGING THE CULTURAL CHANGE
Chairman: C Drew, IMASS Ltd

The organisational implications of corporate data management for GIS
R Mahoney, Business Information Management

GIS and the NHS internal market
M Pritchard & L Benson,
Huddersfield Health Authority

Minimising the risks !!
A White, Digital Equipment Co Ltd


DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 1992

Stream 1

09.00         Session 1:  DATA ACQUISITION

          WHAT SHOULD WE CAPTURE?
          Chairman: G Yarrow, NJUG

          Lifestyle data in GIS - Treating consumers as individuals
          C Morris, NDL International

          GPS: GIS problems solved?
          Dr G A Basker, Uniscott Surveys Ltd, Nottingham
          Professor A H Dodson, University of Nottingham

          A feasibility study for a national land use stock survey
          Dr R Dunn, Consultant
          Dr Andrew Harrison, University of Bristol

          An expert system for the application of GIS in
          mineral resources mangement
          R K Asabere, S Durucan & D Owen,
          Imperial College, Royal School of Mines

11.00         Session 2:  DATA INTEGRATION - A
          CORPORATE APPROACH

          THE BENEFITS OF DATA INTEGRATION
          Chairman: A Macdonald, Ordnance Survey

          GIS - Forging a key role in data integration
          S Gadd, IMASS Ltd

          An executive decision perspective
          A J Wood, Consultant

          Corporate harmony - A review of GIS integration
          tools
          R McLaren, Know Edge Ltd
          R Healey, University of Edinburgh

          Integrated data derived from within the British
          local government institutional framework
          S John, South East Regional Research Laboratory


14.00         Session 3:  DATA EXCHANGE - THE CONSEQUENCES ?

          RECOGNISING THE COMMITMENTS?
          Chairman: Dr J Hellawell, English Nature

          Inter-utilities exchange of electronic map based
          records in the North of England
          J C Hartley British Gas Plc - Northern

          Turning public registers into public information
          J  Doig & R Atkinson, Friends of the Earth

          Portable GIS in the water industry - dealing with
          HAUC
          J D Snoxell, Wessex Water Plc

          The supply and availability of OS information over the next five
          years
          Professor D Rhind,  Ordnance Survey


16.10         Session 4:  DATA - AN EFFECTIVE INTERFACE ?

          THE STRUCTURED CONCEPT
          Chairman: N Sheath, ICL Ltd

          Structured topographic data - an Ordnance Survey perspective
          I Bridger, Ordnance Survey
          Dr N Land, Consultant, Ordnance Survey

          Experience with structured data - Mill Stone or Milestone
          M D Brand & S Gray,
          Ordnance Survey, Northern Ireland

          The Structured Concept: Realising the world
          Dr D Parker, Dr G Taylor & D Dauncey
          Newcastle University


Stream 2

Session 1:  DATA ACQUISITION

DATA CONVERSION - THE OPTIONS
Chairman: R Blackwood, BKS Surveys Ltd

GIS data capture - A separate issue?
D Russell & D V Roberts, Manweb
J Shapiro, Turing Institute

Data conversion - The standards & practices utilised within Northumbrian Water
Group
D Arnott & A R Keddie, Northumbrian Water Group Plc

The state of the art in raster-to-vector conversion
P A Woodsford & D Meader, Laser-scan Ltd

Task orientated tools for cartographic data capture
Dr B J Devereux & T R Mayo, University of Cambridge


Session 2:  DATA INTEGRATION - A CORPORATE APPROACH

HOW TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE DATA INTEGRATION
Chairman: D Theriault, Smallworld Systems Ltd

A corporate map server !
Dr D Maguire & Dr B Kimber, ESRI (UK)
R Laming, Kent County Council

How we integrated GIS with existing central RDBMS over a wide area network
A Bourke, Scottish Homes

Towards an integrated future
P Dhillon, IBM (UK) Ltd

A data architecture for geoscientific data
Dr K Rasmussen, Logica Defence and Civil Government
P Robson, British Geological Survey


Session 3:  DATA EXCHANGE - THE CONSEQUENCES ?

IMPLICATIONS OF EFFECTIVE STANDARDS
Chairman: T Waugh, University of Edinburgh

The computerised street works register - sharing information for improved
coordination
R Goodwin, KPMG Management Consulting
P Wallwork, Department of Transport

A land & property gazetteer
D Pugh, Cambridge County Council

A strategy for geographic information standards
J Rowley, Chairman - AGI Standards Committee


Session 4:  DATA - AN EFFECTIVE INTERFACE ?

BRIDGING THE GAP - THE TECHNOLOGY
Chairman: Dr H Mounsey, Coopers & Lybrand

Transfering data into information - Tools & technologies
B Dixon, Alper Systems Ltd

Desktop mapping - The future view of the enterprise GIS?
C H Ashton, Tydac Technologies Ltd

The development of a multimedia hypermap
E Parsons, Kingston University

Integration of CASE technology into the GIS environment
M Bundock & D Theriault,
Smallworld Systems Ltd


Stream 3

Session 1: GIS IN PRACTICE I

CLASSIC GEOMETRIC INFORMATION APPLICATIONS
Chairman: S Trow, North East Water Plc

Developing a major GIS project
B Newman, IMASS Ltd

GIS implementation - The Sheffield experience
P Clegg, Sheffield City Council

Integrated data saves money!!
M Watson & I R Holmer, Northern Electric

Corporate GIS in a Scottish Regional Council
B Farrell, Fife Regional Council


Session 2: GIS in Practice II

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS
Chairman: I Walters, Norfolk County Council

Costing the impact of sea-level rise: A GIS solution for the south coast of
England
Dr M J Clark, J H Ball & J Gatward,
Geodata Institute

Land value information unit:
The Scottish NLIS ?
N Pitticas, University of Paisley

Analysing intra-urban variations in colorectal cancer - The role of GIS
S M Wise, Dr R P Haining & M D Blake,
University of Sheffield


Session 3: GIS IN PRACTICE III

CONSUMER SERVICES APPLICATIONS
Chairman: Dr P Walker, Norwich District Health Authority

Developing spatial decision support systems for financial services retail
planning & analysis: Leeds Permanent Building Society - a case study
Dr M Clarke, GMAP Ltd
F Burroughs, Leeds Permanent Building Society

The role of GIS in safeguarding the water environment
D N Mills & K Farthing,
NRA - Thames Region

Developing a corporate information systems strategy
Dr L Worrall, Wrekin Council


Session 4: GIS IN PRACTICE IV

COPYRIGHT
Chairman: M Blakemore, AGI

The following three issues will be discussed in
open debate with representatives from the AGI
Copyright Committee

The legal environment for handling geographic information

Legal problems, perceived and actual, for handling geographic information

Potential and pitfalls, future trends of legislation and the voice of the
geographic information community

The AGI Copyright Commitee launched an investigation of the legal environment
for handling geographic information earlier this year. This focused on
Copyright, although the committee will also consider the law relating to Data
Protection Liability and access.



17.00     THE ASSOCIATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION  -  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

19.00     CIVIC RECEPTION  -  HOSTED BY THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

20.00     AGI 92 CONFERENCE DINNER



DAY 3: THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 1992

Stream 1

09.00         Session 1:  DATA - EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS

          THE ULTIMATE GOAL?
          Chairman: H Nimtz, Gelsenwasser AG

          Spatial analysis in GIS: value added products or vapour ?
          Dr N Stuart, University of Edinburgh

          Turning data into information assessing: GIS user interfaces
          Dr D R Green, University of Aberdeen
          L J McEwen, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education

          Integrating GIS and knowledge based systems for landscape management
          Dr R Burkmar, Dr J Petch, Dr A Basden & Dr J Yip,  University of
          Salford

          Future strategies in GIS
          Dr S Cooper, Tenet Systems Ltd


11.00         Session 2:  DATA INTO INFORMATION

          The future requirements ?
          Chairman: A K Black, The Local Government Management Board

          The geographic information marketplace of the future
          M Leith, KPMG Management Consulting

          Towards a national land information system for Britain -
          A coordinated research strategy
          A W Fovargue, M P Ralphs,  P J Wyatt, C E Sabel, A G Larner & X Lopez
          AGI '92 Domesday 2000 Research Group

          Effective analysis: The achievements of the RRL initiative
          I Masser,  University of Sheffield


Stream 2

Session 1:  DATA - EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS

THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Chairman: R Waters, Modulo 4 Ltd

Mapping of land cover from space and its integration into
geographical information systems
N J Brown & R M Fuller, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Romanse and GIS - Integrating traffic systems
D E Andrews, W S Hartley & J Walters, Ordnance Survey

Digital chart of the world and its global perspective
G M Abbott, Military Survey

Spatial marketing information & its analysis -
A pan European perspective
G Mears Young & Dr C Duley, GMAP Ltd


Session 2:  DATA INTO INFORMATION

CURRENT LIMITATIONS
Chairman: Dr D R Green, University of Aberdeen

Spatial data maintenance - The issues
A M  Coote & L J Rackham, Ordnance Survey

GIS: strategic choice or laundry lists
P Bibby & J Shepherd, South East RRL

GIS usability: The challenge of the 1990's
G Albaredes, Intergraph Europe



FINAL PLENARY SESSION

THE WAY AHEAD - Open Debate
              Chairman: Walter Smith, AGI
Ably supported by a Panel of individuals recognised for their knowledge and
experience in geographic information and GIS technology.

1430 CLOSE



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