http://www.directionsmag.com/ Upcoming GIS Events and Conferences 2009-11-10 2009-11-10 2009-11-10 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2725 Where2.0Now? is a one day (10th November) conference hosted by the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) Northern Group (#AGI_NG) in partnership with the Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP) at the University of Leeds addressing the current big issue within the GI industry: neo geography and it’s impact in the work place. The packed day has speakers confirmed from Google, Microsoft Harrogate North Yorkshire UK 2009-11-10 2009-11-10 2009-11-11 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2702 Telematics Munich 2009 Conference & Exhibition (November 10th-11th, Munich, Germany) is the biggest & most influential show for the European telematics industry! This year’s senior-level speakers will include BMW, Audi, Magneti Marelli, Fiat, Nokia, Google, Volkswagen, Continental, Alpine and Yahoo! amongst several others. This leading industry event will showcase 40+ senior-level telematics s Munich Germany 2009-11-12 2009-11-12 2009-11-12 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2750 GIS Alley is proud to present its first GIS Day celebration November 12th Join us and learn some of the exciting ways local companies are solving problems using this location based thinking and tool sets. GIS Day is a global event that celebrates geography and the application of geographic information systems (GIS) technology. GIS uses computers and software to analyze and map location-based info Fort Collins CO USA 2009-11-13 2009-11-13 2009-11-14 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2746 Workshops and seminars include Pictometry International, South Carolina Geodetic Survey, Booz Allen Hamilton, East Carolina University. Professional development credits will be offered. Browns Summit NC USA 2009-11-14 2009-11-14 2009-11-19 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2598 San Antonio TX 2009-11-16 2009-11-16 2009-11-18 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2727 URISA and the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) are pleased to announce a new partnership to present the 2009 GIS in Transit Conference, taking place in St. Petersburg, Florida, November 16-18, 2009. St. Petersburg FL 2009-11-16 2009-11-16 2009-11-16 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2699 GIS 1.0 may be characterized as the development of the technological backbone for mapping. GIS 2.0 incorporates user interactions directly into these mapping platforms. This conference will explore GIS 3.0, in which a great range of social and geographic data can be employed in novel ways. Public health agencies make decisions that have far reaching consequences, and geography affects these dec New York NY USA 2009-11-17 2009-11-17 2009-11-17 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2773 Huntsville AL 2009-11-26 2009-11-26 2009-11-26 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2703 Initial announcement NCG Seminar Massive Point Clouds: wet and dry Date: 26 November 2009 Location: Oracle, De Meern (most likely) Two subcomissions, Marine Geodesy and Core Spatial Data, of the Netherlands Geodetic Commission (NCG, part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, KNAW, see http://www.ncg.knaw.nl/index_eng.html ) are jointly organizing the seminar \'Manage De Meern The Netherlands 2009-11-30 2009-11-30 2009-12-02 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2567 Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: new geocomputational algorithms and architectures spatio-temporal data mining and knowledge discovery evolutionary computing for spatial applications geographical visualisation and geovisual analytics geostatistics and spatial simulation agent-based spatial modelling cellular automata spatial Sydney NSW Australia 2009-12-01 2009-12-01 2009-12-03 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2526 The International Conference \"Earth from Space - the Most Effective Solutions\" is the largest biennial event in sphere of Earth remote sensing in Russia and CIS countries, attended by around 300 participants from different countries, representatives of the world leading remote sensing programs, data processing software developers and receiving stations producers, as well as members from differen Moscow Russia 2009-12-01 2009-12-01 2009-12-04 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2608 This international gathering of thousands of Autodesk users, developers, and partners offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable information and learn strategies that will help you thrive in today\'s economy. Las Vegas NV 2009-12-02 2009-12-02 2009-12-03 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2723 Amsterdam The Netherlands 2009-12-07 2009-12-07 2009-12-11 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2728 The entire five day program, the only leadership training program of its type, is tailored to industry leaders and practitioners faced with unique challenges of GIS leadership and management and who want to make an impact leveraging the power of GIS. Seattle WA 2009-12-08 2009-12-08 2009-12-08 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2721 London UK 2009-12-09 2009-12-09 2009-12-10 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2748 The Smart Utility Summit gives you brand new answers to a year\'s worth of questions in two info-rich days. World-leading companies will be telling you how they’ve won buy-in, tested technologies, talked to their customers, and got things moving towards next generation operations. Every speaker and attendee at the Smart Utility Summit plays a key part in operating their company with the latest London United Kingdom 2010-01-06 2010-01-06 2010-01-08 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2724 Professionals and academics will gather at ESRI headquarters in Redlands, California, January 6–8, 2010, for the first GeoDesign Summit. Geodesign brings geographic information system (GIS) technology into any type of design process such as developing a community project or conducting scientific research. Participants will introduce the first generation of geodesign concepts, technologies, and too Redlands CA USA 2010-01-17 2010-01-17 2010-01-20 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2752 Gulf States are currently spending more than US$100 billion on railway projects. Railway projects are known to require high capital investments in the beginning but relatively low operation cost thereafter. The longer the transportation distance and the larger the transported material, the more cost-effective railway transportation becomes. Railway transportation has several advantages over Dubai Dubai UAE 2010-01-18 2010-01-18 2010-01-19 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2753 GIS in Oil & Gas is specifically designed to enable operators to optimize GIS strategies and technologies. This enhances oil and gas planning and operations which is crucial for mature assets in the Middle East, ensuring the success and cost-effectiveness of an organization. Leading operating companies, including ADNOC, PDO, Qatar Petroleum and KOC will be showcasing how their organizations benefi UAE 2010-01-25 2010-01-25 2010-01-28 http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2732 DGI is the defence industries’ largest Geospatial Intelligence meeting with over 600 attendees every year. Addressing the use of geospatial information in scenarios such as international conflicts, humanitarian disasters, crime, national security, border control, arms treaty monitoring and global climate change, a fundamental objective of the event is to help organisations understand how to build London UK