SIBA’s ‘The Age of Big Data’ event

By on 9 April, 2013

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What will our cities look like as spatial information becomes the fundamental form of a new matter that couples together collective experiences of our physical and digital worlds?

Recent developments in 3D spatial technologies and big data analytics are drawing us well beyond the cartographic conventions of the past, and into a new emerging place where our physical and digital worlds become blurred. Here the invisible is more visible, the intangible more tangible and our knowledge of places – and ourselves – becomes increasingly collective.

These rich multi-dimensional virtualisations allow us to capture the forms and functions of our natural and built environments in unprecedented ways. With over a trillion internet connections and 20 petabytes of new data created every day, we have evolved into a globally interconnected species as we now enter this new era of Big Data.

SIBA’s Big Data event, presented by Richard Simpson and held in Brisbane on May 2, aims to examine these concepts, tackle some questions, and arm participants with knowledge on what they can do to take advantage of it.

Richard Simpson is the newly appointed CEO of SIBA Queensland. His career spans telecommunications, water, energy, technology, architecture, and politics. He has been involved in 3D visualisation and cutting edge spatial technologies for over a quarter of a century.

His international experience includes lead roles on some of the largest digital urban infrastructure projects ever undertaken. Since 2006, he has served on the executive committee of the International Society of Digital Earth (ISDE), a global organisation involving many of the world’s leading space agencies and research centres in a big-science initiative for mathematical modelling of earth’s systems akin to what the Human Genome project is to DNA.

He chairs the ISDE’s working committee on Digital Cities and recently curated the opening ‘Big Data: Changing Place’ exhibition for the reopening of the National Library of New Zealand. In 2012 he co-authored a landmark paper entitled ‘Next Generation Digital Earth’ published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), co-edited a book on Digital Cities, and 3D subterranean visualisation project he led for a Melbourne water utility (SEWL) was awarded the International Water Association’s coveted award for innovation.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the next turning point in data practice.

DATE: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

VENUE: The Greek Club, 29 Edmondstone Street, South Brisbane 4101

TIME: 7:00am – 9:30am

RSVP: by April 25th

COST: SIBA Members:  $65.00 / Non SIBA Members: $95.00

Register now at http://siba2013a.eventbrite.com.au/

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