Geoff Zeiss will talk on how geospatial information technology is enabling vertical industry solutions and a more holistic approach to the major challenges of increased urbanisation.

  

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience working with utilities, communications, and public works in enterprise geospatial IT. For the past ten years he was responsible for thought leadership for the utility industry program at Autodesk. Prior to joining Autodesk, Geoff led software development at Vision Solutions where he led a software development team that implemented some of the largest successful implementations of location-aware integrated design and records management enterprise software systems in the utility and telecommunications sectors. In 2004, he received one of ten annual global technology awards from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. He serves on the boards of directors of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). He has participated in government initiatives including the Geomatics Community Round Table and the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) initative. Currently he is a member of the Steering Committee of the Eclipse Foundation LocationTech Working Group, a commercially oriented geospatial open source initiative.

  

  

Roger Haagmans will speak on the European Space Agency's gravity field and steady-state ocean circulation explorer (GOCE) satellite project and its impact on surveying. His presentation is entitled "GOCE: the Formula 1 satellite for geodesy and surveying".

  

Roger Haagmans studied geodetic engineering at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and later worked as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Geodetic Engineering. In 2000, he took up the position of associate professor at the Department of Mapping Sciences of the Agricultural University of Norway. His research focussed on the gravity field, applications of satellite altimetry, land-sea height systems, marine geodesy and hydrography. In 2001, he joined the European Space Agency as principal scientist and as head of the Solid Earth Unit of the Earth Science Division. Since 2008 he has held the position of head of the Earth Surfaces and Interior Section of the Mission Science Division in the Science, Applications and Future Technologies Department of the Earth Observation Programmes Directorate. He has been responsible for project science support throughout implementation of ESA's GOCE and Swarm Earth Explorer missions. He is also involved in studying new concepts for future satellite missions. He was nominated as senior advisor in ESA in 2012. In addition he is a member of the science panel of the Global Geodetic Observing System and has authored over 70 scientific articles.

  

  

Prof. Michael Barry, who has extensive field experience, will focus his talk on "Land Administration and GIS: Trends and Challenges for Land Professionals".

  

Prof. Michael Barry holds the John Holmlund Chair in Land Tenure and Cadastral Systems in the Geomatics Engineering Department at the University of Calgary in Canada. He has worked in the field, consulted, or done research in South Africa, Canada, Botswana, Ghana, Iraq, Indonesia, The Netherlands, Nigeria, The Philippines, Somaliland, Malawi, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He has consulted to a number of institutions including South African and Canadian Government agencies, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, UN-Habitat, the World Bank, and the British Council. He has BSc (Survey) and MBA degrees from the University of Cape Town and completed a PhD at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Mike is a Professional Land Surveyor, South Africa, a Canada Lands Surveyor and a Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta.

  

  

 Peter Large will explain how geospatial practitioners and organisations need to adapt their traditional roles in order to counter technological advances that have made geographic information more accessible and user-friendly.

  

Peter Large has served as a vice president and executive committee member of Trimble since 2010 and is currently responsible for strategic channel development, corporate marketing functions and business development in Africa. From 2008 to 2010 he served as general manager of the Mapping & Geographic Information Systems Division of Trimble and from 1996 to 2007 served in a number of worldwide marketing, product management, sales and channel development leadership roles within the Survey Division. Prior to joining Trimble in 1996, he was a surveyor in the land development and civil engineering consulting industry, working on projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He received a BSc (Hons) in Surveying and Mapping Science from the University of  Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and an MSc in Management from Stanford University, Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the American Marketing Association and is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation.

  

  

Join the surveying, geomatics and GISc event of the year with:

1 - social networking function, with substantial food, drinks and live music surprise

  

All refreshments, teas, coffees, lunches and other hospitality included.