On June 10, 2008, the British Columbia Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA BC) hosted a one day seminar entitled:
Environmental Decision Making with GIS
Date: June 10, 2008
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown 6083 MacKay Avenue, Burnaby, BC
SEMINAR AT A GLANCE
We have a dynamic lineup of speakers including:
- SHIM (Sensitive Habitat Inventory & Mapping) in BC
Presented by Rob Knight, BC Ministry of Environment
- Hot In My Backyard: The local climate change visioning project
Presented by David Flanders, University of British Columbia
- Using GIS in Stanley Park for Restoration and Forestry Planning
Presented by Michel Desrochers, City of Vancouver
- Hectares BC: A New Raster-based Analytical Tool
Presented by Matt Austin, BC Ministry of Environment
- GIS for Conservation and Advocacy: A Case Study of WWF-Canada
Presented by Hussein Alidina, World Wildlife Fund Canada
- Leveraging GIS Data to Prevent Water Pollution
Presented by Mike Homenuke, KWL Consultants
- Irrigation Management Using GIS in the Okanagan Basin
Presented by Ted VanderGulik, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
- Web-enabled Geospatial Environmental Monitoring Tool for the Sea-to-Sky Highway
Presented by Simon Hughes and Jason Suwala, Hatfield Consultants