Professor Mike Jackson

Director, Geospatial Intelligence Institute
Nottingham University

Professor of Geospatial Science and Director of the Centre for Geospatial Science at Nottingham University, Mike has 30 Years commercial, government and academic experience in spatial data infrastructures (SDI), location-based services (LBS), geospatial intelligence, geographic information systems (GIS), computer-based mapping, and remote sensing. Appointed to Chair of Geospatial Science in 2005 he was previously Director of the Space Division at QinetiQ.

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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 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