Members of the Geographical Information Topic Group have given presentations to a number of workshops and groups within the West Midlands region in order to increase awareness of geographical information systems (GIS).
The presentations are available to download below for reference use only.
What is GIS?
- Brian Higgs (Powerpoint, 2.24MB)
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
How is the real world represented in GIS
- Katy Bregazzi (Powerpoint, 6MB)
West Midlands Regional Observatory
How the West Midlands Fire Service use GIS
Demonstration of MAGIC - a geographical information web-based system
Black Country Map
The GI topic group have added a 'presentation slot' to each meeting and invites members and external speakers to present on GI projects. A number of interesting presentations have been made and are available to download below, for reference use only.
Digital National Framework (Nov. 2007)
Biodiversity and LCA in Shropshire (Nov. 2007)
- Carmen Mayo (PDF, 1.9MB)
Environmental Data Technician, Shropshire County Council
Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity Behaviours and Health Outcomes in Stoke-on-Trent (May 2008)