Presentation at the Annual Conference of Estonian Society of Geoinformatics

On 29th of September I presented at  the Annual Conference of Estonian Society of Geoinformatics, Voore, Estonia. Estonian Geoinformatics Society (ESTGIS)  is an union that represents professionals in geographic information, cartography and other related disciplines in Estonia and it aims to  rise the geoinformatics awareness in societyand to contribute to the GI/GIS and related fields related development processes. The annual conference is a great opportunity to communicate your scientific results to the experts in the field who are not only working in academia but also in companies and governmental agencies. I was presenting my results on spatial analysis and modelling of wetlands in New Zealand.
Presenting at Annual ESTGIS Conference, Estonia. Photo by Villem Voormansik


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