Dan Ryan is a coastal risk manager who gave a presentation on using GIS (geographic information systems) to help a charity spend donor money most effectively. The charity has assets around the UK and Ireland and a wealth of spatial data, and is willing to embrace new technology like GIS. Currently the charity uses GIS tentatively but the presentation discusses using it more in the future to aid decision making for activities like lifeboat services, angling and kayaking programs.

1. Dan Ryan
Coastal Risk Manager

12. GIS: Helping ensure that we spend our donors
money most effectively
August 2011
• Assets located around the
UK and RoI
• Wealth of spatial data
• Willingness to embrace
new technology
• Tentative use of GIS

14. Lifeboat Services
2006-2010

15. Angling Kayaking

17. The Future

18. QUESTIONS?