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SpatialNews.com Press Release
World's map makers chart course to Cambridge
Mapping experts from around the world are charting a course to Cambridge for
a prestigious international mapping conference. More than 120 delegates representing over 50 countries, from Australia to Zanzibar, will be heading for the event at St John's College between July 21 and 25.
Hosted by Ordnance Survey, the four-yearly conference brings together the heads of national mapping organisations and other leading players. They will debate advances in technology and how their data can support policies on key issues, like land management, flooding, transport, education, healthcare and social exclusion.
Countries from six continents are represented, including Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Fiji, France, Ghana, India, Iran, New Zealand, Oman, Russia, Uruguay and the United States.
This event dates back 75 years, to the 1928 Empire Conference of Survey Officers. But with sessions covering issues as diverse as GIS technology, copyright and patents, sustainable development and spatial data infrastructure, this first conference of the new millennium is unashamedly forward-looking.
"Anniversaries are a beguiling opportunity for reflection," says Vanessa Lawrence, Chief Executive and Director General of Ordnance Survey, who will chair the conference. "But the theme of this year's conference, National mapping - shaping the future, will encourage a bold vision for mapping information in the 21st century".
Professor Martin Molenaar will set the tone in his keynote address, which considers the role of geographic data as society and technology develops. Professor Molenaar, who is Rector of the Netherlands-based International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, is one of Europe's leading authorities on geographic information.
The Conference provides an unrivalled opportunity to exchange information and discuss topical issues. Delegates will also be able to browse products and services from leading software, equipment and survey companies attending an on-site trade exhibition.
After leaving Cambridge, delegates may visit Ordnance Survey's Southampton headquarters, followed by an evening meal at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. Alternatively, visits have been arranged to the Royal Geographical Society, HM Land Registry, the Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. All of these
London-based organisations use mapping data as an integral part of their work. The London visits will conclude with an evening reception at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Related Weblinks:
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
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