The following invitation was received from the British Cartographic Society and may be of interest to members.
The British Cartographic Society (BCS) is hosting a week of events at Marwell Hotel, Nr Winchester, 24-26 June 2014 which form the Society’s annual Symposium.
BCS is a small friendly society and each year offers the local community the option to attend an evening lecture on a subject of general interest but always related to mapping.
This year the lecture will be given at 16:00 on Tuesday 24 June 2014 by Capt Robert Moore, V(Army Cooperation) Squadron, RAF who will present on Mapping the Floods: The Utility of Synthetic Aperture RADAR
The lecture will cover the support the RAF’s Sentinel R1 aircraft provided to the UK Government’s response to the large-scale flooding experienced in southern England at the start of 2014. It will provide an overview of the history of aerial photography for military purposes and the techniques used in imagery analysis, then discuss modern sensors. It will finish by explaining the fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture RADAR and how this was used in the flood-relief effort.
I would be grateful if you would advertise this event to your members.
The cost to attend is £9.00 per person and includes refreshments, the opportunity to see the display of entries for the prestigious BCS annual awards and visit the commercial exhibition involving mapping technology companies from across Europe
More information about the lecture can be found at: http://www.cartography.org.uk/downloads/mapping2014/Guest_Speaker_Flyer….
To book a place either complete and return the booking form on the flyer or register online at www.geoinformationgroup.co.uk/forms/bcs2014
To find out more about the BCS please visit www.cartography.org.uk
