Programme announced for GEO Business 2024

May 21, 2024

GEO Business – the geospatial event held in UK – has launched its programme ahead of the 2024 edition, taking place from 5-6 June at ExCeL London. The free-to-attend expo is designed for geospatial professionals who want to unlock the power of location intelligence. This year’s instalment is set to be the best yet, as GEO Business celebrates its tenth anniversary.

The CPD-accredited education programme is carefully curated to help visitors keep up with the fast pace of geospatial innovation. A whole host of free-to-attend talks, workshops and demos delivered by expert speakers from across the profession will be on offer.

Hear from over 150 of the professionals in the field, gain CPD points and get up to speed with the key trends.

The show features eight theatres that focus on some of the key applications of geospatial, including infrastructure, GIS and data, surveying and mapping, satellites, drones, UAVs and the built environment.

Keep reading for a look at four of the eight total theatres, plus a preview of the thought leaders set to step on stage at this year’s show.

Built Environment Stage (sponsored by 1Spatial)

The Built Environment Stage explores applications of geospatial technologies and processes for the architecture, construction and engineering sector (AEC). Bringing you a series of presentations and panel sessions covering a range of hot topics. This includes the role of GIS alongside BIM, digital twins, smart cities and how the geospatial profession can help construction stay ahead of the game.

Building the future: GeoBIM-powered engineering design for a next-gen football ground at Wrexham AFC will explore how GeoBIM enabled collaboration in the construction of the new stand at Wrexham AFC. This session will be presented by Sarah Widdowfield, the senior managing GIS consultant at Ramboll.

Since the G7 Summit, Devon and Cornwall Police have utilised lidar scanners and drones to build digital twins of all key operational venues. In 3D geospatial for policing, Robert Goldsmith, the mapping manager at Devon and Cornwall Police, will share how these innovations have enhanced security planning.

The UK ground investigation data’s worth £1bn+, can it deliver more? panel session will be delivered by British Geological Survey’s Stephanie Bricker and Marcus Dobbs. They will also be joined by Kevin Yue, the principal economic adviser at the Geospatial Commission, and Jane Franklin, the managing director at Difference Engine to discuss what the industry is looking for from future GI data services and what to expect from the British Geological Survey.

Earth Insights Stage (in partnership with Satellite Applications Catapult)

Brought to you in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult, sessions on the Earth Insights Stage delve into the opportunities of satellite applications and the latest advancements in earth observation. Learn about use cases of space technologies in engaging presentations and panel discussions delivered by experts in the field.

Maryia Urazaeva, the business development innovation lead at Satellite Applications Catapult, will share strategies for businesses to use EO technologies to drive innovation in EO adoption across sectors: Fusing commercial goals with sustainability.

Automated monitoring with remote sensing will cover how deep learning and other techniques can be applied at scale to remotely monitor infrastructure assets, presented by Fergus Craig, a co-chair of the Association for Geographic Information and UK sales manager at NV5 Geospatial.

A live demonstration of a web-based asset monitoring application using current Sentinel 2 satellite data will be included in the session.

Ever wanted to see how the whole Great Britain coastline has changed over the past 38 years? Thanks to Earth Observation satellites that have been imaging the earth since 1984, this is possible. The digital GB coastline (a 38-year dataset) will explore how the data set was made and how to access it for free.

ARGANS’s Martin Jones, the coastal programme manager and Anne-Laure Beck, the technical lead EO engineer, will be joined by dr. Andres Payo Garcia, the principal scientists, coastal and estuaries geohazards research at British Geological Survey for this session.

Drone & UAV Stage (in partnership with ARPAS-UK)

The Drone & UAV Stage features a programme of talks curated in partnership with ARPAS-UK. Sessions showcase the latest drone and UAV technology and industry applications.
Expect talks covering a range of topics, such as: regulations, survey accuracy, how to be a professional drone operator, how BVLOS will affect the geospatial world and more.

OpenAir UWE | Drone About Campus, is a case study of how The University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol, has integrated ‘drone-in-a-box’ technology enabling ‘drone on-demand’ services and automated condition monitoring.

UWE’s Richard Brailsford, the building surveyor and Richard Kimber, the data, systems and service delivery manager will present alongside Herotech8’s head of business development, Mike Edwards, to discuss the technology and regulatory innovation necessary to develop this new infrastructure and demonstrate some of the use cases.

Transforming surveying workflows with latest DJI drone solutions will explore real-world case studies to illustrate the benefits of integrating DJI drones into surveying workflows, including time savings, cost-effectiveness and improved data quality. Join Freda Peng, the solution engineer at DJI to gain insight into how drone solutions are revolutionising surveying processes and opening new opportunities in the field.

Infrastructure Stage (sponsored by Bentley Systems)

Expect insights into projects on this stage. Sessions explore applications of geospatial technologies and processes across major infrastructure. This encompasses roads, rail, tunnelling, energy and utilities projects. Talks focus on the tools and data that are being collected and utilised, from a wide range of perspectives such as location, population and environment.

Offshore wind infrastructure location depends on GIS data and its interpretation. Installing inter-array cables connecting turbines to the substation requires harmonising various sub-seabed conditions, known as constraints. In Heatmapping seabed risk for offshore wind development, Holly Cairns – the senior GIS analyst at Global Maritime will explain the process of recording, processing and presenting the constraints and subsequent suitability heatmap.

Learn how the AXIOM team within Network Rail have analysed the current process for initiating, designing and implementing Temporary Speed Restrictions (TSR) and looked at options to move to a digital, semi-automated process, underpinned by geospatial data and technologies. Network Rail – Using geospatial technology and data to improve the way temporary speed restrictions are implemented on the rail network will be presented by Network Rail’s senior geospatial developer, Nicholas Johnson and Peter Burnett, the senior digital delivery specialist as well as Minesh Naran, the head of transport at 1Spatial.

Explore the full programme and register for GEO Business 2024

These are just some of the 150+ sessions on offer across a total of eight stages at GEO Business this year. Browse the full programme and stages at www.geobusinessshow.com/programme/.

GEO Business takes place at ExCeL London from 5-6 June 2024. Register for a free trade ticket at https://eventdata.uk/Visitor/GEOBusiness2024.aspx?TrackingCode=IGN400.