This year’s GIS SIG at the
Symposium discussed the use of GIS in the charity and not-for-profit
sector. Map Action, Birdlife, The RNLI
and Global Map Aid each spent 30 minutes discussing their work and how GIS is
helping to create business insight. GIS is helping to save and conserve lives, both human and animal around the world on both land and at sea. With the current economic unrest donations to charitable organisations are falling. Every pound spent is increasingly important. GIS analysis combined with strong cartographic outputs enables charities to better understand their operational environment and how to focus spend appropriately. Using GIS charities are able to make better informed decisions on where to invest donations in the most appropriate way and importantly justify their activities to the communities which support them.
I’d like to thank Ming Lee from MapAction, Mark Balman of Birdlife, Dan Ryan from RNLI and Doug Eamer from Global Map Aid for taking the time to speak at the SIG. The volume of questions at the end of the presentations highlighted another successful session.
If any members of the society
would like to suggest topics for future GIS SIGs or would like to present
please drop Rob Sharpe a line at: rsharpe@esriuk.com
Rob Sharpe
--note from author:
The BCS would also like to congratulate Ming Lee from MapAction on his Olympic Torch bearing duty in London in the final stages of the relay where he handed the flame over to Prince Harry after being invited to fly the flag for volunteering.
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very good post
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