Members of the Geographical Information Group give presentations to organisations in the West Midlands to try and raise awareness of geographical information systems (GIS).
Group members and external speakers can present on GI projects in at each of our quarterly meetings.
These presentations are available to download below, for reference use only.
What is geographic information?
Brian Higgs, Corporate GIS Manager at Dudley MBC explains the importance of geographic information and practical examples of how GI is used in Dudley. Brian gave this presentation at Geographical Information Day, 18th November 2009.
Video: Brian Higgs presents An introduction to geographic information and why it is important at Geographical Information Day.
Public rights of way: definitive map republishing
Shona Frost, Environment and Countryside, Staffordshire County Council
6 November 2008 (PDF, 1.2MB)
Environmental determinants of physical activity behaviours and health outcomes in Stoke-on-Trent
Graham Smith, GIS Research Officer, Institute of Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration, Staffordshire University
May 2008 (PowerPoint, 400KB)
Flood Risk Management Mapping Programme
Nick Burke, Environment Agency, Midlands
February 2008 (PDF, 800KB)
Biodiversity and Landscape Character Assessment in Shropshire
Carmen Mayo, Environmental Data Technician, Shropshire County Council
November 2007 (PDF, 861KB)
Digital National Framework
Andrew Newman, Natural England
November 2007 (PDF, 1MB)
INSPIRE: a debrief for the Geographical Information Topic Group
Brian Higgs, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
24 July 2007 (PDF, 68KB)
Introduction to Black Country Map
Sophie Thompson, Black Country Observatory
(PDF, 246KB)
MAGIC: a geographical information web-based system
Claire Edwards, Natural England
(PDF, 2.3MB)
How the West Midlands Fire Service use GIS
Angela Johnson, West Midlands Fire Service
11 November 2004, (PDF, 1.1MB)
How is the real world represented in GIS?
Katy Bregazzi, West Midlands Regional Observatory
(PDF, 1.8MB)