Compass15 is a leading event in the informatics calendar - providing a great opportunity to appreciate the power of location and information technologies, across a range of application areas.  Topics include planning, asset management, agriculture, environment, smart parking, marine, transportation - from nutrient management planning for farmers all the way to mobile phone network data analysis for planning. The Compass conference  www.compassinformatics.com will be held on September 10 at the Clyde Court Hotel, Dublin. Client organisations from Ireland and the UK will present on case studies; the company’s own analysts will present technical demonstrations; and technical workshops will be open www.compass.ie/compass15-conference-workshops/ Previous Compass conferences have provided great days of idea sharing and networking, knowledge development, and simply an opportunity to stand back and evaluate opportunities for these solutions in your organisation. The event is free for those who have registered in advance. Optional donations to Special Olympics Ireland that the company will match. Gearoid Ó Riain, founder and managing director of Compass Informatics, hosts of the conference, said: “The Compass15 conference will provide the same excellent learning and knowledge sharing opportunities of previous events, and is greatly facilitated by client organisations across state and private sectors who see the importance of evidence-based decision making. "The essence of the location technology solutions presented is that they assist decision making through providing accurate information in accessible ways.”

Compass15 – conference agenda

9.30 Welcome to Compass15! Gearoid Ó Riain, managing drector, Compass Informatics 9.40 Key Note - Michael Starrett, CEO of The Heritage Council, on the 20th anniversary of the council. 10-11.20 Asset & Infrastructure Management Delivering an effective roads management system using web & mobile technologies. Local Government Management Agency Mobile networks data in asset & infrastructure planning. Citi Logik Creating a data and systems framework for transportation management and enhancement.  National Transport Authority Transforming parking – a pocket full of quarters, or a dashboard full of data?  GoParkit Technologies 11.50 – 1.00 Environment & Regulation A Digital Ocean.  Marine Institute Digital Water - Water Framework Directive data management and visualisation.  Environmental Protection Agency A view from Table Mountain:  Biodiversity management systems and approaches.  Compass Informatics South Africa Biodiversity indicators, and measuring progress on national and international commitments. National Biodiversity Data Centre 2.00-3.00 Data Resources & Analytics The Ordnance Survey digital data resource as a national spatial framework. Ordnance Survey of Ireland A statistical framework & web tools for data sampling. National Biodiversity Data Centre & Compass Informatics Spatial analysis in planning – methods & case studies. Compass Informatics 3.30-4.20 Agriculture & Waste Management Solutions BIO – An integrated operations system for biosolids management. Compass Informatics Rapid satellite imagery analysis to guide crop management. Compass Informatics SA A national Nutrient Management Plan system – supporting more than 30,000 plans a year. Teagasc – Agriculture & Food Development Authority 4.20 Closing comments and discussion Networking and social

Workshops:

10.10-11.20 Discussion with the National Biodiversity Data Centre - The Centre’s Strategic Plan and progress on delivery 11.50-1.00 Field Computing Workshop 1.15-1.45: GoParkit Location-Smart Parking - Lunchtime Workshop 2.10-3.00 Citi Logik Seminar on Mobile Networks Data Analysis 3.30-4.20 Audience with our Technologists - Ignite presentations with Q&A on mobile, web, and mapping

About Compass Informatics

Compass Informatics creates decision making tools through the use of information and locations technologies. Company services, based on industry standard tools and extensive ICT expertise, provide solutions in many sectors and industries and across many technology platforms – be it web, cloud, field, or mobile. Compass Informatics works largely in the Irish and UK markets and also South Africa. Solutions help handle everything from 700,000 tonnes of sludge; 100,000km of roads management; enhancement of a tourism industry worth €3.7 billion; along with management and optimal use of natural, land and property resources; and compliance with EU directives and national legislation. Contact: Gearóid Ó Riain, managing director, Compass Informatics Limited; tel: 01-2104580; +442071291323; goriain@compassinformatics.com  www.compassinformatics.com  www.compass.ie/compass15-conference-workshops/