About this workshop

A few years ago you hardly heard the term at all and now it's everywhere. Why?

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Learn about Big Data.  What is it?  What kinds of Big Data are there?  How are they handled? Analyzed?  What about privacy?  What are the ethical implications?  Implementation issues?  How does it affect you?  What are the geospatial  connections?

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This workshop  offers you, the geomatics professional, an opportunity to gain entry into the world of Big Data.   Learn about Big Data by seeing it examined from a range of perspectives: government, private industry,  academia.

Come to our workshop to find out all about this important and timely topic. Learn about specific practical applications and results from the people who are creating, storing, transferring and analyzing Big Data every day. Find out about the geospatial challenges and how geomatics fits into the big picture.

Presenters and Topics

Our speakers are the experts in this field with hands on experience, so you will really learn first-hand about this important topic