GIS Day 2006 is over!

This is what we did -- There are some photos at the bottom -- THANK YOU!

You are invited to GIS Day 2006 at Queen's University, brought to you by the Library's Map, Data and Government Information Centre (MADGIC) and the Geography Department. Come discover how Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can work for you.

Where?

Queen's University GIS Lab and Hall E223 Macintosh-Corry Hall

When?

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:00 am - 2:30 pm

Who should come?

All are welcome. Come and learn more about the substantial contributions that GIS is making in our community.

What's Happening?

11:00 - 2:30 - Open-house in Mackintosh-Corry Hall

Visit the Map Gallery and Poster Session where local government, vendors, and Queen's researchers will showcase their work. Talk with the presenters, enjoy some refreshments, and enter to win door prizes.

Presentations

11:15 - 11:45 -- Rob Harrap. Geology, Queen's - What is GIS?

-- Short break --

12:00 - 12:15 -- Tom Fisher, RRT. Asthma Research Unit, Queen's. Geo-mapping of work-related asthma claims submissions in Ontario.

12:20 - 12:35 -- Susan Giannou, MPAC. Use of Internet GIS technology for property evaluation.

12:40 - 12:55 -- Greg Hounsell. GEOCEM, RMC. Oil & gas development near CFB Suffield in SE Alberta.

1:00 - 1:15 -- Dave Atkinson. Geography, Queen's. Estimating carbon dioxide flux and above ground biomass at Cape Bounty, Melville Is, Nunavut with remotely sensed data.

-- Short break --

1:30 - 1:45 -- Dongmei Chen. Geography, Queen's. Data error and accuracy issues in GIS : Using data from different sources.

1:50 - 2:05 -- Peter D. Luciani. Environmental Applied Science and Management, Ryerson. Distributed urban storm water modelling within GIS integrating analytical probabilistic hydrologic models and digital imagery.

2:10 - 2:30 -- Paul Treitz. Geography, Queen's. Lidar remote sensing of forest canopy structure: potential for the enhanced Forest Resource Inventory (eFRI)

Posters and Information Tables

• John Burton, City of Kingston GIS
• Dongmei Chen. Geography 249 (Cartography & thematic mapping); Geography 349 (Principles of GIS); GISC 302 (Environmental Modeling)
• Eric DeLong. Biology, Queen's. Tracking Fish Tissue Mercury Burdens: A Data Mining Approach
  
• Andrew Foster & Jeff Hughes, ESRI
• Susan Giannou, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
• Greg Hounsell, Royal Military College (RMC)
• Jennifer Grek Martin, GIS technician and graphic designer
• Alex Cooper & Susan Greaves, MADGIC - GIS data resources
• Anwar Zeb, Queen's. The Geographic Distribution of Psychosis in Kingston.

If you would like to participate - talk about your research, present a poster, give a live demonstation of your GIS-related work - or if you have any questions, please contact Susan Greaves, GIS/Map Librarian, MADGIC, Stauffer Library.

Photos of GIS Day 2006

Our cake	Hall scene	Library table	MPAC

Photos of GIS Day 2005

Student Poster	Graeme Watson and Greg Hounsell from RMC	Cartographic Design	Demonstration of a hand held GPS

Special Thanks to:

• DMTI Spatial
• ESRI Canada