On February 20, 2003, the British Columbia Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA BC) hosted a breakfast seminar entitled:
Plan Talk VII – GIS in Planning
Date: February 20, 2003
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Labatt Theatre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
The PLAN TALK VII – GIS in Planning event was sponsored jointly by:
URISA – the BC Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association and
the Planning Institute of BC/UBC School of Community and Regional Planning.
The purpose of the event was to introduce the latest GIS technology and resources available to planners and demonstrate through practical examples, how GIS can assist planners in their daily tasks. This event focussed on:
- Exploring the use of GIS in the review and update of the Zoning Bylaws of the City of Vernon and illustrate the use of GIS in data capture, data analysis, and providing public access to information.
- Introducing the latest software to enable community planners and natural resource managers to compare(2D), visualize(3D), and forecast(4D) land-use alternatives in real-time.
A panel of experienced practitioners were on hand to support discussion and answer questions.
Our speakers are:
- Tjaart Van den Berg, LandInfo Technologies Inc
- Paul Fenske, Ekistics Town Planning Inc
- Re-writing the City of Vernon’s Zoning Bylaw with GIS
Presented by Jim Radford, City of Vernon
- Charles Donley, AICP, CommunityViz
The speakers will be joined by:
- Stuart Jones, Planner/Analyst, City of Richmond, BC
- Gurdeep Singh, Planner/GIS Specialist, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Coast Region, Surrey, BC