About

The GIScRG is a group of academics and practitioners interested in promoting GIScience and GITechnology in geographical research, teaching and the workplace.

We  also support and promote e-science and the application of novel computing and spatial analysis paradigms to geographical systems, for example, agent-based modelling.

Activities include:

• Running sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference.
• Active participation in GISRUK, the leading academic GIS conference in the UK.
• Developing and maintaining international links, e.g.  participation and sponsorship of sessions at the American Association of Geographers Annual Conference.
• Working with companies such as ESRI (UK) to promote the use of GIS.
• Working with the Association of Geographic Information (AGI) to promote links with  GIS practitioners and Chartered Geographers.
  
• Promoting and supporting the use of GIS within schools.
• Production of journal special issues on exciting new research (e.g. the 2009 RGS-IBG Annual Conference will produce a special issue of the Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy journal).
• Working closely with other GIScience forums such as AGILE.