Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau | Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series

The Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series (GRISS) is a monthly seminar series with guest presentations detailing the use of geospatial technologies in various industries and sectors.
We host these presentations each month on the University of Canterbury campus.
Anyone interested in attending may come in person or view the presentations online via Zoom

For seminars that our presenters have allowed us to record, we have recordings available. These can be found on the Geospatial Research Institute YouTube channel. The link can be found to the side.

October 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | tomintz

Seminar 25 October 2019: Women in Spatial and FrontierSI

The Geospatial Research Institute is pleased to host Dr Kat Salm. Kat has been working in the spatial industry in New Zealand across government, industry, and research/education for a number of years. She is also the winner of the 2018 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards…

September 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

Seminar 27 September 2019: Regional Councils: from data collection to storytelling

The Geospatial Research Institute is pleased to host Dr Tim Davie, Chief Scientist at Environment Canterbury. Tim trained as a Geographer at the University of Otago and then did his PhD in Hydrology at the University of Bristol, UK. His career has spanned from academia…

July 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

Seminar and workshop 26 July 2019: Using FME Software for data integration and analysis

The Geospatial Research Institute is pleased to host John Kreft, a Senior Engineer in WSP, United Kingdom. John will present a seminar, followed by a 2-hour introductory workshop on FME software. Room 263, Ernest Rutherford Building Networking lunch: 12:30-13:00 Seminar: 13:00-14:00 Workshop:…

June 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

Seminar, 28 June 2019: Geospatial Analysis and Research and the Ministry of Health

Dr John McCarthy is a Principal Technical Specialist within the Health & Disability Intelligence Group at the Ministry of Health (MoH). In this talk John will be discussing the capability and capacity for geospatial analysis at the MoH, and how geospatial evidence contributes to policy…

May 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

GRI Seminar, 31 May 2019: Data-Driven Space

Assoc. Prof. Tony Moore – School of Surveying, University of Otago, Dunedin The spatial data that underpin the maps we see are often compromised by the limited space for them in the map. For example, a large amount of features have to be mapped in cities but there is…

April 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

GRI Seminar: The case of the missing environmental data infrastructure

Dr David Medyckyj-Scott – Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 3 May 2019 The collection and analysis of environmental data are critical to us understanding the New Zealand environment of the past, today and to anticipate the future. Conclusions drawn from environmental observations, analysis and models…

April 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

GRI Seminar: Augmenting Abilities: Reality Capture to Design, Analysis, and Immersive Experiences

The way we interact with the design process is evolving, from how we capture information about the world around us, to how we engage with design tools. This presentation will showcase how we’ve adopted emergent technology into daily workflows at Aurecon, enabling us to perform…

January 2019 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

GRISS – 22 February 2019

Telling yesterday’s stories with today’s geospatial technology Adrian Patchett and Sean Bragg (Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu) Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei – for us and our children after us "So we go back to the land, the...

November 2018 | Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | admin@gri

GRISS – November 30th, 2018 – Trends in Environmental Sampling

Jennifer Brown, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury Spatially balanced sampling is becoming a popular design for surveys in biological and environmental management. In large scale surveys the use of a spatially balanced design gives some assurance that there will be spatial coverage...

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