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- GIS RESEARCH - UK 1993
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- 1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE
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- 18th-20th March, 1993
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- KEELE UNIVERSITY, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
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- CALL FOR ATTENDANCE
- CALL FOR ATTENDANCE
- CALL FOR ATTENDANCE
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- CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
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- The conference, which will be the first in an annual series, has a number of
- aims:
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- To act as a focus for research in GIS in the UK.
- To provide a mechanism for the announcement and publication
- of GIS research.
- To act as a forum for the discussion of GIS research ideas.
- To promote active collaboration amongst UK researchers, who may
- come from diverse parent disciplines.
- To provide a framework in which postgraduate students could place
- GIS research in a national context.
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- STEERING AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
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- Peter Fisher University of Leicester, UK
- Bruce Gittings University of Edinburgh, UK
- Roy Haines-Young University of Nottingham, UK
- Zarine Kemp University of Kent, UK
- David Parker University of Newcastle, UK
- Emma Pearson NUTIS, University of Reading, UK
- Jonathan Raper University of London, Birkbeck College,UK
- Mike Worboys (Chair) Keele University, UK
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- ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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- Petros Bofakos
- Sue Harding
- Keith Mason
- Mike Worboys
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- SPONSORS
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- Association for Geographic Information
- ESRC Regional Research Laboratories
- British Computer Society
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- **** We are grateful to all the sponsors who have ****
- **** enabled the cost of attendance to be kept to ****
- ***** little more than the cost of accommodation.*****
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- PROVISIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
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- (Note that in what follows, Sessions A and B will run concurrently)
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- THURSDAY 18 MARCH
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- 0900-1230
- Registration
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- 1100-1230
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- Tutorial A
- GIS: A Computer Science Perspective
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- Tutorial B
- Issues of Uncertainty in GIS
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- 1230-1400 LUNCH
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- 1400
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- Welcome
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- 1405-1515
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- The RRL Lecture
- Prof Terry Smith
- NCGIA, UCSB, USA
- Integrating high-level modelling of spatial phenomena into GIS
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- 1515-1545 TEA
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- 1545-1715
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- Session A: Data Capture
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- Mayo TR
- University of Cambridge
- Computer assisted tools for cartographic data capture
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- Jennings C, Flanagan N
- University of Limerick; Image Integration Inc, Calgary
- Automatic GIS data capture and conversion
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- Lee F, Robinson GJ
- University of Reading
- An automated generalisation system for large scale topographic map
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- Session B: Spatiotemporal Information
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- Kowalczyk A, Kemp Z
- University of Kent
- Incorporating the temporal dimension in a GIS application
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- Wachowicz M, Healey RG
- University of Edinburgh
- Towards temporality in GIS
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- Bofakos P, Story P, Worboys MF
- Keele University
- Design and implementation of a temporal GIS
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- 1715-1900 DINNER
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- 1900-2000
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- Round Table Discussion: The Infrastructure for UK GIS Research
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- FRIDAY 19 MARCH
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- 0900-1030
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- Session A (British Computer Society Session): New Technologies
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- Brunsdon C, Openshaw S
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne, University of Leeds
- Modelling spatial error in GIS using neurocomputing methods
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- Rojas-Vega E, Kemp Z
- University of Kent
- Object-orientation and the SDTS data structure model
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- Yearsley C, Worboys MF
- Keele University
- Deductive geographic databases
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- Session B: Spatial Analysis
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- Howes DA, Green M, Kurtz T
- Lancaster University
- Where to get a drink using GIS
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- Troughear D, Langford M, Fisher P
- University of Leicester
- A methodology to generate comparative accuracy measurements of any
- cross-areal interpolation of population
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- Monckton CG
- Loughborough University of Technology
- An investigation into the spatial structure of error in digital elevation
- data
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- 1030-1100 COFFEE
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- 1100-1230
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- Session A (Local Government Session): Implementing GIS in UK Local Government:
- Research Issues
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- Black AK
- Local Government Management Board, Luton
- The role of the Geographic Information and Advisory Group in the development
- and application of GIS in local government
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- Masser I, Campbell H
- Information sharing and the implementation of GIS: Some key issues
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- Panel: Chair, Worrall L, Wrekin Council
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- Session B: From Spatial Data to Knowledge
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- Aspinall R
- Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
- Exploratory spatial analysis in GIS: Generating geographical hypothesis from
- spatial data
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- Hobbs M
- University of Kent
- A genetic algorithm for knowledge discovery in spatial data
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- Beynon M, Joy M
- University of Warwick
- Modelling a canal system using definitive principles
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- 1230-1400 LUNCH
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- 1400-1515
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- The AGI Lecture
- Prof Henk Scholten
- Free University of Amsterdam and GIS World
- Title to be announced
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- 1515-1545 TEA
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- 1545-1715
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- Session A: User Interfaces
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- Dykes JA
- University of Leicester
- Visualising area-value data: A spatial component in classification
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- Gahegan M
- University of Leeds
- A consistent user-model for a GIS incorporating remotely-sensed data
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- Medyckyj-Scott D, Davies C, Byrne V
- Loughborough University of Technology
- Discovering the trials of GIS use: the USIS study of GIS usability
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- Session B: GIS for Environmental and Land Management
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- Livingstone D, Raper J
- Birkbeck College, University of London
- Modelling of dynamic processes in an environmental GIS
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- Norman C
- Wye College, University of London
- Using GIS to target environmental policy
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- Yomralioglu T
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Development of value-based land re-allocation system using GIS
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- 1715-1900 DINNER
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- 1900-2100
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- POSTERS and DEMONSTRATIONS
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- SATURDAY 20 MARCH
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- 0900-1030
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- Innovative Research
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- Fisher P
- University of Leicester
- Probable and fuzzy models of the viewshed operation
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- Openshaw S
- University of Leeds
- A concepts rich approach to spatial analysis for GIS
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- Miller D
- Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
- Coupling of process-based vegetation models to GIS and knowledge-based
- systems for analysis of vegetation change
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- 1030-1100 COFFEE
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- 1100-1230
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- Panel: GIS Research Agenda, The Critical Issues
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- Closing Remarks
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- 1230 CONFERENCE ENDS
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- RATES
- Pounds sterling
- Conference Fee 110
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- Special rates:
- AGI Member 95
- Student 95
- AGI Student 90
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- Day rates:
- Thursday 20
- Friday 20
- Saturday 20
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- The conference fee includes meals, beverages, accomodation, conference
- proceedings and attendance at all sessions.
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- Special rates apply to special categories of delegate. AGI corporate and
- corporate educational members may send two delegates at the AGI members
- rate. Students should quote their course and full details of their
- supervisor or course tutor. Day rates include beverages, conference
- proceedings and attendance at just one day's sessions (but not lunch).
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- Please add a late entry surcharge of 10 pounds if you apply after
- February 20.
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- GISRUK'93 CONFERENCE BOOKING FORM
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- FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONFERENCE BOOKING
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- Kendal Allen
- Conference Administrator
- Department of Computer Science
- Keele University
- Keele
- Staffordshire ST5 5BG
- England
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- Tel: 0782 583416
- Fax: 0782 713082
- Email: kendal@cs.keele.ac.uk
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