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Graduates from throughout the country returned to NUI, Galway for a reunion weekend earlier this month. Events included a barbecue at Áras na Mac Léinn and 50th anniversary celebrations for those who graduated in 1951. Enjoying the Reunion are Betsy Kilkenny, Alumni Co-ordinator (centre) with graduates, Sean O’Rourke, RTÉ (left) and Joe Greaney, President of Galway Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
| TOP | New Spatial Information Unit at NUI, Galway
The
Spatial Information Unit at NUI Galway is a new research unit funded
jointly by the NASC (West Ireland European Liaison) partners, NUI, Galway,
Údarás na Gaeltachta and six local authorities. The function
of the Unit, based in the Department of Geography, is to provide a specialized
geographic information service to NASC Partners, researching the application
of spatial analysis and modelling in the context of local and regional
planning. Computer-based Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provide
a means to manage and analyse data related to the spatial distribution
of social, economic and environmental conditions of a region. GIS also
enables geographic modelling and prediction of changing conditions,
which can provide invaluable information for regional planning and development.
For example, the impact of a proposed road scheme can be examined in
terms of the effect on the catchment area for specific public and commercial
services. The types of spatial analysis will vary with user demands
but are likely to include identification and characterization of the
functional areas and hinterland around urban settlements and aera projections
of future demands for housing, waste, retail, industrial and social
services. The Spatial Information Unit will develop models and techniques,
which can be used as a Spatial Decision Support System for local and
regional planning. Pictured are Michelle Gray, Director of the Spatial Information Unit and Marion Bishop, GIS Analyst. | TOP | | Cover Stories | Features | Back Issues | Ollscéala is published by the Press and Information Office Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh. Tel. 091-750418 Fax: 091-750521 E-mail: m.mhicuidhir@nuigalway.ie |
