DGI 2016 (past event)

18 - 20 January, 2016

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom

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Neil Thompson, OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence at Canadian Armed Forces
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Neil Thompson


OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence
Canadian Armed Forces

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North America and Arctic Sessions- January 18, 2016

Saturday, July 1st, 2017


08:40 Intro- Chairman's Address

Neil Thompson OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence Canadian Armed Forces


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

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017


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

DGI Main Day 2 – January 20, 2016 - Mapping Future Geo-Political Risks

Friday, September 1st, 2017