On May 23, 2013, the British Columbia Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA BC) hosted a one day seminar entitled:
Big Data, Big GIS … Big Deal!
Date: May 23, 2013
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown 6083 MacKay Avenue, Burnaby, BC
In this seminar, we explored how Big Data is being leveraged with GIS for better decision making. In particular, we looked at how organizations are leveraging GIS with Big Data technologies to provide analytical and visual solutions that enhance their business and generate better corporate decision making.
SEMINAR AT A GLANCE
We have a dynamic lineup of speakers including:
- Welcome to the Seminar – Big Data, Big GIS, …Big Deal!
Presented by Drew Rifkin, President, URISA BC
- GeoShare – Making Big Data Music
Presented by Barry Logan & Steve Mark, ICIS
- Taming the Point Cloud Tiger for the Township of Langley
Presented by Dale Lutz, Safe Software
- Surrey’s GIS Projection Model – How to Estimate Development Unit and Population Figures
Presented by Stuart Jones, City of Surrey
- Using Origin/Destination Survey Data to Identify Mobility Hubs
Presented by Malcolm MacPhail, Capital Regional District
- The Slow Spread of Location Intelligence across the Business Verticals
Presented by Greg Mortson, Pitney Bowes Software
- BIG Geospatial and the Importance of Intelligent Modeling to Corporate Enterprise
Presented by Gord McElravy, Autodesk
- Big Data and Location, Location, Location
Presented by Jay Terrill, Esri Canada