Trends in GIS
Agenda Discussion re. Canfor presentation Projects Trends in GIS Final Exam Course Evaluation
Canfor GIS /WIM Information vs. analysis Statistics … 213,000 logging trucks…
Projects Does everyone have a topic?
Trends in GIS Geo Design – Designing with Geography in mind We need less expensive ways of gaining detailed geographic knowledge. http://www.cansel.ca/en/products?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypageCansel1.tpl&category_id=59&product_id=945 Crowd Sourcing – collective intelligence to solve larger problems Manitoba miner example …
Trends in GIS The Cloud BIM - Building Information Modeling GIS Cloud, ArcGIS online Data BIM - Building Information Modeling A marriage of CAD and GIS De-extinction Finding suitable habitat for extinct species
Challenges in GIS Government data vs Government direction What are the future challenges of Government employees not having the same vision of the government 2012/2013 cuts to FaO What will the role of academia be in filling in these gaps.
Challenges in GIS Data vs. knowledge/wisdom All data is biased How do we know what is right Will GIS information become ‘white noise’ Who owns the data?
Exam 20 % of total grade Exam is out of 20 50% - question that will relate directly to our guest speakers but will be fairly generic 25% - List of future trends in GIS Personal opinion 25% - General GIS knowledge questions
Course evaluation