Date: October 12, 2006 8:39:35 AM PDT
Subject: [OGC Press Release] Mash-up event to unite leading minds from the geographic information industry
For immediate release
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.
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