Ozri 2013: Exploration GIS Snapshot (Day 3)

This morning I sat in on the GIS in Resources User Group which included mining, oil and gas professionals from right across Australia. The group heard from Drew Smith – a GIS Specialist who talked about the growth of GIS at his organisation, Atlas Iron.

We then listened to Willy Lynch – Esri’s  Mining GIS Solutions Practice Lead, who has more than 25 years’ of GIS and geotechnical project experience. Willy described a number of relevant resources case studies that generated some lengthy discussion amongst the group.

Right now I’m off to another user group – this time its Emergency Services. We’re lucky to be joined by Esri’s Paul Doherty – a public safety technology expert who will give his perspective on the role geography plays in meeting the challenges in emergency management.

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Ozri 2013: Exploration GIS Snapshot (Day 2)

Just finished listening to an interesting panel discussion on some of the findings from the 2013 GIS in Local Government Benchmark Study. Given the large number of councils who contributed, I’m looking forward to reading the final report when it’s available!

Earlier this afternoon Bernie Szukalski, our visiting Esri international specialist took to the stage again, after presenting at this morning’s plenary. He touched on how we can approach map-based storytelling – a fascinating way of communicating interactively, and also stepped us through how to plan and build an effective story map.

Next up is the Dekho Focus Session where some of Australia’s leading organisations – such as Brisbane City Council – will share how they’ve used Dekho to extend the reach of GIS to their entire workforce.

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