James Prain

Principal
Information and Intelligence Group, DSTL

Mr Prain is a senior expert working at the UK’s leading defence research agency on geospatial capability development. He works closely with the GEOCORE consortium of leading academic and industry partners, led by Envitia, which was awarded a contract by DSTL to deliver applied research to the UK MoD for the rapid development and insertion of geospatial technology. Mr Prain is also very much involved in the Advanced Geospatial Information and Intelligence Services (AGIS) programme.

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DGI Main Day 1 – January 19, 2016 Evolution of GEOINT as a National Security Capability

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

15:45 QUICK-FIRE PRESENTATION - Undertaking UK MOD GeoSpatial Information Science and Technology – A Reflection

15:45 Drill Down Roundtables

Harvesting and Quality Assuring Crowd-sourced Data
Professor Mike Jackson, Director, Geospatial Institute, Nottingham University

How to Move Your National Geospatial Intelligence Capability to the Next Level by Investing in Better Visualisation Technology
Dave Barber, Senior Geospatial Advisor, DSTL

New User Requirements for Mobile Geo Data Your Need to Know
Neil Thompson OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence Canadian Armed Forces

How to Prepare for the Advent of Open Source Geo Information in Your Organisation
Major Samuel Gelzer, Head of Imagery and Intelligence Centre, Swiss Armed Forces

Balancing Smart IT Integration and Information Management to Deliver GEOINT to Consumers More Affordably
Brigadier General Dr Friedrich Teichmann, Director, Geospatial Institute, Austrian Armed Forces

How the Norwegian Army is Developing GIS Officer Training, and How Can We Include More Open Source
Anders Calder Haavik-Nilsen, Commanding Officer Military Technology and Engineering, Norwegian Military Academy Halvard Bjerke Assistant Professor Military Geography, Norwegian Military Academy