Date: 2008-10-24 Category: Events

British Computer Society Christmas Lecture

The World According to Google

Thursday 4th Dec
6.00pm - 8.30pm

National Waterfront Museum
Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3RD

Guest Speaker: Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist at Google
The science and art behind the creation of maps has developed from ancient Babylonian clay tablets to the sophisticated hi tech world of Google Earth. Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist at Google takes us on a journey of discovery as we join him in his mission to build the world’s most detailed map.

Doors open at 6pm for registration and light refreshments, with time to browse some of the interactive displays in the museum before the lecture which will be delivered from 7pm - 8pm.