GeoVation Event

It's pouring with rain outside, and I'm just checking the proofs of my KS3 Toolkit book before they go off for the final checking and then it's all systems go on the book...

Travelled down to London today for one of the launch meetings for the GEOVATION project.

The mission statement for the GeoVation project, which is sponsored by the Ordnance Survey is:

"Promoting and supporting innovation for social and economic benefit through the use of geography."

Met Chris Parker from the Ordnance Survey, and various mapping / GIS type folk. The word geography was used more in this meeting than in any other event outside the 'traditional' geography meetings that I attend...

Thanks to Steven Feldman for the invitation and for suggesting some ways that we could encourage the ideas to be taken up by students and teachers.

Apparently there are various 'views' on the project, and the association with Ordnance Survey, and data and stuff, not all of them positive.... All I know is that Ordance Survey have been very supportive of geography teachers through their Free Maps for Schools scheme, Mapping News, Education websites such as GIS Zone, and attendance at numerous geographical events etc.

I look forward to seeing how the project develops.