Mmuso Riba, Chief Surveyor-General of South Africa: Opening keynote presentation
Roger Haagmans, European Space Agency, Netherlands: "GOCE: the Formula 1 satellite for geodesy and surveying"
Mike Barry, University of Calgary, Canada: "Land administration and GIS: trends and challenges for land professionals"
Geoff Zeiss, Between the Poles, Canada: "Geospatial information technology enables vertical industry solutions"
Peter Large, Trimble, USA: "Our changing world and the role of the geospatial practitioners"
Robert Mahoney, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK: "RICS - global standards, the interface"
Stuart Martin, GeoTerraImage: "Geomatics for service delivery"
Fazal Ebrahim, Ethekwini Municipality: "A land suitability evaluation for improved subsistence agriculture using GIS: the case study of NK"
Dawid Botes, Global Geomatics: "Mobile laser scanner vs. competing methods accuracy assessment"
Fazal Ebrahim, Ethekwini Municipality: "GIS for spatial development plans, spatial development framework and projects"
Edward Kurwakumire, Tshwane University of Technology: "Towards a pro-poor land adjudication procedure for communal land"
Mayshree Singh, University of KwaZulu Natal: "A geodatabase for seismotectonic modelling in the KZN region"
Paul Marshall, PLATO: "The way forward for PLATO as a statutory body in the transitionary period towards the new SA Geomatics Council"
Jacobus Landman, Mangosuthu University of Technology: "A historical review of the development of learning programmes in higher education in South Africa"
Philip Schalekamp, Trail Surveys: "3D laser scanning: Is it just another tool in the toolbox"
Etienne Louw, mapIT: "The relevance of accurate geospatial data and databases for national development planning"
Chris Williams-Wynn, Department of Rural Development and Land Reform: "Practical examples of the legal position of the boundaries of estuaries and tidal rivers"
Oupa Malahlela, CSIR: "Integrating WorldView-2 data with environmental data to map the probability of occurrence of invasive chromolaena odorata in forest gaps of Dukuduku Forest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"
Edward Kurwakumire, Tshwane University of Technology: "Web based IS for information sharing by local governments"
Jacques Bezuidenhout, Stellenbosch University: "Utilizing geographical information system software in association with radiation data"
Alistair Main, GCS Water and Environmental Consultants: "Geomatics in mining: the need for consolidated geo-databases for improved planning and decision making"
Claus Jendrissek, Debmarine Namibia: "An experiment in GIS projections"
Olalekan Isioye, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria: "Sending climate change using GNSS CORS: experience from 'abuz' GNSS station in Northern Nigeria"
Olalekan Isioye, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria: "Spatial science education: an imperative tool for higher level research in Nigeria"
Magnus Rademeyer, AfriGIS: "Solar inspection and administration system developed for the SABS"
Guy Blanchard Ikokou, University of Cape Town: "Transition from GPS to GNSS: applications in agricultur practices"
Robert Mahoney, RICS Honorary Secretary: "RICS - global standards, the interface"
Davide Colombo, TRE: "Measuring deformation from space: InSAR as an operational tool for mining sector"
Niccoo Coli, IDS: "Efficient real time stability monitoring of mine walls: the ��llolar mine case study"
Jochem Erasmus, Optron: "A simple solution to a real problem experienced during the application of a unique mining method"
Rudolf de Munnik, Esri South Africa: "The future of cloud-based GIS analysis"
Julian Williamson, Department of Rural Development and Land Reform: "Using surveyor-general office data to determine economic activities in South Africa"
Solomon Bhunu, Data Intelect: "Update on Project Vulindlela"
Peter Newmarch, SAGI President: "New legislation and its implications and opportunities for surveyors"
Peter Newmarch, SAGI President: "The future is here: A geomatics app for professional bodies"
Karl van Rensburg, Land Tenure Services: "In-situ formalisation of informal settlements: the process in practice"
Adri de la Ray and Corne Eloff, Eskom and EADS Astrium: "Geospatial tools for utility planning and geo-monitoring"
Manie Brynand, Geologist/GIS Specialist: "Best practises for the development and serving of web map services"
Note: Papers are provisional and subject to change
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Training workshopsA full programme of 32 - one-hour training workshops will be presented over 2 days (22 & 23 July 2013)
Click here to download the full Training Workshop ProgrammeChallenging panel discussions There will be four panel discussions over 2 days (23 & 24 July 2013) by industry leaders on important industry issues as follows:
- SASDI: furthering the goals of the National Development Plan
- 3D geospatial technologies for infrastructure development
- A sustainable cadastre for rural tenure
- Geospatial technologies for a changing mining environment
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