Geoweb conference
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The GeoWeb Conference focuses on the emergence of a true geographic dimension to the World Wide Web
, and on the impact of Internet
technologies on the acquisition, processing and visualization of geographic information. Geoweb
is a conference of ideas and networking – how can we work together to build a global, integrated and inclusive model of our planet.
The GeoWeb Conference attracts senior decision-makers, industry leaders and technologists that are interested in the convergence of web technologies, XML
, web services and GIS. The GeoWeb Conference is open to all businesses, academic institutions and governments that are interested in: the development of new Geoweb
technology; the impact of the Geoweb
on businesses and government policies; the emergence of new business models for the Geoweb
; and the multitude of applications associate with the new Geoweb
technology.
The last 3 days of the conference included three Keynote Speakers which were: Dr. William B. Gail of Microsoft Virtual Earth; Michael T. Jones of Google
; and Alex Miller of ESRI
Canada Ltd.; three Invited Speakers were: Dr. Michael Goodchild, of the University of California, Santa Barbara; Dr. Michael Kay
of Saxonica; and Kimon G. Onuma, FAIA of Onuma, Inc.; 3 panel discussions; a vendor exhibit and the presentation of the 1st GeoWeb Student Contest winners.
of ESRI
, Michael Jones of Google Earth
, and Geoff Zeiss of Autodesk
, a guest speaker Vinton Cerf “the Father of the Internet
" and plenary speaker Vincent Tao of Microsoft
.
Corporation, Kurt Cagle of Mercurial Communications
, and Michael Jones of Google Earth
and Plenary Speakers Xavier Lopez of Oracle Corporation
and Gary Lang of Autodesk, Inc.
Days Conference took place July 18-22, 2005 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers James Bryce Clark of Oasis, Leslie Armstrong of Federal Geographic Data Committee
, George Moon of MapInfo
and Ron Lake of Galdos Systems Inc.
Dev Days 2004) took place July 25-29 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers Preetha Pulusani of Integraph Mapping and GeoSpatial Solutions, Xavier Lopez of Oracle Corporation
, Clemens Portele of Interactive Instruments GmbH, and Ron Lake of Galdos Systems Inc.
Dev Days 2003) took place July 20-24 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers Kurt Buehler of OGC, Pierre Lemire of Autodesk
, Inc., and Clemens Portele of Interactive Instruments GmbH.
Dev Days 2002) took place July 22-26 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers Ron Lake of Galdos Systems Inc., Xavier Lopez of Oracle Corporation
and Ed Parsons of Ordnance Survey
.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
, and on the impact of Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
technologies on the acquisition, processing and visualization of geographic information. Geoweb
Geoweb
The Geospatial Web or Geoweb is a relatively new term that implies the merging of geographical information with the abstract information that currently dominates the Internet...
is a conference of ideas and networking – how can we work together to build a global, integrated and inclusive model of our planet.
The GeoWeb Conference attracts senior decision-makers, industry leaders and technologists that are interested in the convergence of web technologies, XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
, web services and GIS. The GeoWeb Conference is open to all businesses, academic institutions and governments that are interested in: the development of new Geoweb
Geoweb
The Geospatial Web or Geoweb is a relatively new term that implies the merging of geographical information with the abstract information that currently dominates the Internet...
technology; the impact of the Geoweb
Geoweb
The Geospatial Web or Geoweb is a relatively new term that implies the merging of geographical information with the abstract information that currently dominates the Internet...
on businesses and government policies; the emergence of new business models for the Geoweb
Geoweb
The Geospatial Web or Geoweb is a relatively new term that implies the merging of geographical information with the abstract information that currently dominates the Internet...
; and the multitude of applications associate with the new Geoweb
Geoweb
The Geospatial Web or Geoweb is a relatively new term that implies the merging of geographical information with the abstract information that currently dominates the Internet...
technology.
2008 Conference
The 7th Annual GeoWeb Conference took place in Vancouver, Canada from July 21-25th, 2008 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. The first and second days of the conference were composed of 16 workshops which included hands-on demonstrations and real world case studies.The last 3 days of the conference included three Keynote Speakers which were: Dr. William B. Gail of Microsoft Virtual Earth; Michael T. Jones of Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
; and Alex Miller of ESRI
ESRI
Esri is a software development and services company providing Geographic Information System software and geodatabase management applications. The headquarters of Esri is in Redlands, California....
Canada Ltd.; three Invited Speakers were: Dr. Michael Goodchild, of the University of California, Santa Barbara; Dr. Michael Kay
Michael Kay
Michael Kay is the television play-by-play broadcaster of the New York Yankees, host of Centerstage on the YES Network, and the host of The Michael Kay Show heard on WEPN radio in New York City, and simulcast on ESPN Xtra on XM Satellite Radio.-Early life and education:As a native of the New York...
of Saxonica; and Kimon G. Onuma, FAIA of Onuma, Inc.; 3 panel discussions; a vendor exhibit and the presentation of the 1st GeoWeb Student Contest winners.
2007 Conference
The 6th Annual GeoWeb Conference took place July 23-27, 2007 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations, and featured keynote speakers Jack DangermondJack Dangermond
Jack Dangermond is an American business executive and environmental scientist. In 1969, he co-founded with his wife Laura the Environmental Systems Research Institute , a privately-held Geographic Information Systems software company...
of ESRI
ESRI
Esri is a software development and services company providing Geographic Information System software and geodatabase management applications. The headquarters of Esri is in Redlands, California....
, Michael Jones of Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
, and Geoff Zeiss of Autodesk
Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of the first versions of the company's...
, a guest speaker Vinton Cerf “the Father of the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
" and plenary speaker Vincent Tao of Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.
2006 Conference
The 5th Annual GeoWeb Conference took place July 24-28, 2006 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers Steven Lawler of Virtual Earth MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Corporation, Kurt Cagle of Mercurial Communications
Mercurial Communications
Mercurial Communications was a Canadian company that developed the Netscape 8.0 Browser for Netscape, a division of AOL. Netscape offered the browser to AOL but they declined in favour of AOL's Microsoft Internet Explorer-based browser...
, and Michael Jones of Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
and Plenary Speakers Xavier Lopez of Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
and Gary Lang of Autodesk, Inc.
2005 Conference (formerly GML Days)
The 4th Annual GMLGML
GML may refer to:* Middle Low German , a language used around the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from 1100 to 1600* Gostomel Airport , an international cargo airport, near Kiev, Ukraine* Gradient Multi-Layer nano-film...
Days Conference took place July 18-22, 2005 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers James Bryce Clark of Oasis, Leslie Armstrong of Federal Geographic Data Committee
Federal Geographic Data Committee
The Federal Geographic Data Committee is a United States government committee which promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. Its 19 members are representatives from the Executive Office of the President, and Cabinet level and...
, George Moon of MapInfo
MapInfo
MapInfo Corporation, initially incorporated as Navigational Technologies Incorporated, was a leading Location Intelligence and GIS company, headquartered in North Greenbush, New York. It was acquired on April 19, 2007 by Pitney Bowes, and on January 28, 2009, the name of division of Pitney Bowes it...
and Ron Lake of Galdos Systems Inc.
2004 Conference (formerly GML Dev Days 2004)
The 3rd Annual Conference (formerly known as GMLGML
GML may refer to:* Middle Low German , a language used around the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from 1100 to 1600* Gostomel Airport , an international cargo airport, near Kiev, Ukraine* Gradient Multi-Layer nano-film...
Dev Days 2004) took place July 25-29 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers Preetha Pulusani of Integraph Mapping and GeoSpatial Solutions, Xavier Lopez of Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, Clemens Portele of Interactive Instruments GmbH, and Ron Lake of Galdos Systems Inc.
2003 Conference (formerly GML Dev Days 2003)
The 2nd Annual Conference (formerly known as GMLGML
GML may refer to:* Middle Low German , a language used around the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from 1100 to 1600* Gostomel Airport , an international cargo airport, near Kiev, Ukraine* Gradient Multi-Layer nano-film...
Dev Days 2003) took place July 20-24 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers Kurt Buehler of OGC, Pierre Lemire of Autodesk
Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of the first versions of the company's...
, Inc., and Clemens Portele of Interactive Instruments GmbH.
2002 Conference (formerly GML Dev Days 2002)
The 1st Annual Conference (formerly known as GMLGML
GML may refer to:* Middle Low German , a language used around the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from 1100 to 1600* Gostomel Airport , an international cargo airport, near Kiev, Ukraine* Gradient Multi-Layer nano-film...
Dev Days 2002) took place July 22-26 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference provided two days of workshops, three days of technical presentations and featured keynote speakers Ron Lake of Galdos Systems Inc., Xavier Lopez of Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
and Ed Parsons of Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...
.