Research interests
MSc. IT - Specialism: Human FactorsPhD. Economics - Specialism: Geography & Psychology. ESRC CASE with the Institute of Aviation Medicine
BA. (Hons) Geography - Specialisms: Cartography (traditional and computer), Remote Sensing, Geographical methods.
Interests
- Geoinformatics
- Research data management
- Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)
- Geospatial metadata
- Geo-web services
- Science gateways
- Computer Science
- Cartography & geovisualisation
Past Positions
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Nominated representative for the Joint Informations Systems Committee (JISC) and the UK academic community in its engagement with the implementation of the UK Spatial Data Infrastructure and EU INSPIRE Directive
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Elected Council Member of the Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe.
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Member of the Scottish Government’s Geography Steering Group.
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Member of the UK JISC Geospatial Working Group.
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Committee member of the UK and Ireland Open Geospatial Consortium Forum.
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Member of the UK Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Spatial Literacy in Teaching (SPLINT) Advisory Board.
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Research Associate of the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
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Member of the UK Association for Geographic Information (AGI) GIgateway Portal Stakeholder Committee.
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Committee member of the AGI Technical SIG.
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Member of the UK AGI Gemini Initiative. (Tasked with establishing a UK standard for geospatial metadata).
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Member of the Great Britain Historical GIS (Vision of Britain) Management Committee.
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Member of the British Standards Institute Committee PSM 39/2 Software Ergonomics.
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Member of the UK AGI Standards Committee on GIS.
Qualifications
Loughborough
MSc Information Technology
1988
London
PhD Economics
1988
Portsmouth Polytechnic
BA (Hons) Geography
1983
Publications
Barringer J, Medyckyi-Scott D, Hewitt A, Lilburne L 2011. S-map online: an interactive mapping and query application for New Zealand soils data. Soil horizons 20: 5.
Medyckyj-Scott D, Barringer J 2011. Supplying land and soils data over the web - the LRIS portal. Soil horizons 20: 4.
2011. Soil horizons (Special issue: Soil & land information) 20. Palmerston North, Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua. 16 p. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/newsletters/soilhorizons/Soil_Horizons_20.pdf
Memberships
- Representing Science New Zealand on Standards bodies (Standards New Zealand and Standards Australia geospatial committees.), Standards New Zealand