On June 4, 2015, the British Columbia Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA BC) hosted a one day seminar entitled:
GIS Anywhere, Anytime on Any Device!
Date: June 4, 2015
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown 6083 MacKay Avenue, Burnaby, BC
This was an informative and exciting seminar that explored the direction of geospatial technology as new solutions provide access to spatial information anywhere, via mobile applications, anytime, access whenever it’s needed, and on any device or platform. Topics for this seminar included mobile GIS, the move to HTML5, open standards, cloud, GIS integration and web based editing.
SEMINAR AT A GLANCE
We have a dynamic lineup of speakers including:
- Welcome to the Seminar
Presented by Kathleen Kewley, President, URISABC
- Keynote – Floating on a Cloud of Opportunity: GIS is Coming to Any Device Near You
Presented by Bill Johnstone, Spatial Vision Group
- Sharing Critical Infrastructure Asset Data – Office, Web, Cloud and Field
Presented by John Tarantino, Marmak Information Technologies
- Enabling Mobile Workforce
Presented by Joshua Chan, Province of BC
- iMapBC Goes Mobile
Presented by Chris Spicer, Province of BC
- Designing for Simplicity in Web Applications
Presented by Andrew Durnin, District of North Vancouver
- Mobile GIS Data for Field Personnel: We Answered, You Asked
Presented by Arnold Schwabe, Town of Qualicum
- TransLink’s Open API – Making Use of Data Through Open API Development
Presented by Vito Karanovic, TransLink
- Fighting Crime with GeoDash: An Integrated Police GIS Dashboard
Presented by Ryan Prox and Betty Ling, Vancouver Police Department