GIS3 Which GIS Path Is Yours? A Day in the Life of Three Exciting Roles

Event 3: Which GIS Path Is Yours? A Day in the Life of Three Exciting Roles

Join The Data Gals, NomadAlba & Code Division for the third of our Nourish + Flourish: Skills for Good lunchtime event series. An exciting GIS - Geographic Information Systems panel event with 3 industry experts that unpack the real power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - maps and location data - in shaping the places we live, work, and play.

Whether you're curious about how maps help create greener cities, support environmental protection, or foster stronger communities, this event is for you. Our expert speakers will share inspiring stories, innovative applications, and practical insights that show how GIS technology turns location data into meaningful action.

This event is in support of the co-designed Women and Future Skills programme in Dundee.

Event Description:
GIS is everywhere—and used in ways you may not expect. In this session, three professionals from very different application areas open the door to their daily work. Explore how GIS powers emergency response, transportation planning, and business intelligence. This is a unique opportunity to see the variety of GIS career paths available and discover which one aligns with your passion, strengths, and future goals.

Panelists:

• Charlie Dacke GIS Platform Manager – Charlie is a geospatial enthusiast and a Chartered Geographer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She has an MSc in Geographical Information Systems from the University of Portsmouth and 20 years’ experience in geospatial roles in both the public and private sector. She is now the Geospatial Platform Manager for National Grid Electricity Transmission, leading a team of Geospatial application developers and supporting National Grid to achieve the UK’s target for Net Zero by 2050.

• Maisie Lemon Smith GIS Associate Director – Maisie is a principal consultant specialising in Geographical Information Science (GIS) in the environment sector. She has been at AECOM for over 12 years and during that time has worked on a wide range of national and international projects including disaster response plans, Environmental Impact Assessments, site selection studies, cable routing studies, Open Space Strategies and Active Travel Plans. She has been the GIS lead on many of these projects and carried out tasks including spatial analysis, data management and visualisation. She has also crated online web maps and apps for many of these projects to share the project information in an accessible and informative way.

• Nina Moiseeva GIS Chief Scientific Officer – Nina Moiseeva, Chief Scientific Officer at Map Impact, has experience across geospatial science, Earth observation, quantitative research, and domain environmental applications. She is responsible for developing methodologies and workflows for satellite and geospatial data processing, pioneering innovative GIS products and workflows. She is working closely with the Climatic Risk Assessment Products and Biodiversity Net Gain assessment. ​​​Her career highlights include projects in agriculture, forestry, water management, and complex environmental assessment. 

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Taking place online February 25th 2026 2026 at 12.30pm - 1.30pm.

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Attendees register for a ticket and join to hear three panelists discuss all things GIS. Experience engaging discussions, live Q&A, and opportunities to connect in a friendly virtual space.

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• The Women and Future Skills participants are gifted their tickets through generous sponsorship and your ticket prices.

• There are limited Super Early Bird Tix @ £10 available but they will go fast!

• Next up are the Early Bird Tix and they are being offered @ £15.

• The Final Release Tix are £20.

The ticket prices help us support the Women and Future Skills participant gain valuable access to industry expertise and offers us the opportunity to reinvest the funds in putting on more events.

Importantly we do not want price to be a barrier for anyone wanting to attend. Please get in touch if this might be the case: bianca@nomadalba.com

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Don’t miss this chance to discover how GIS is changing the future—bringing technology, data, and people together for a positive impact. Perfect for newcomers and GIS enthusiasts alike!

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OUR SCHEDULE:

Session open at 12.30pm sharp!

Connection before content (5 minutes)

Panel discussion

Q & A

Closing (5 mins)

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GET INVOLVED:

Interested in sponsorship and/or partnership? Get in touch bianca@nomadalba.com and kat@thedatagals.co.uk and frankduffy@codedivision.co.uk

Anyone who contributes something to the event - from sponsorship or partnership, to promoting our event, gets themselves and/or their business/interest/event promoted through our socials. Please get in touch if you're keen to help us out in any way: bianca@nomadalba.com and kat@thedatagals.co.uk and frankduffy@codedivision.co.uk

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Find out more about the organisers, here: 

NomadAlba - Skills for Good, Human Skills and Wellbeing

Website: https://www.nomadalba.com/

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/nomadalba

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadalba/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomadalba/

The Data Gals - Mentorship and Recruitment

Website: https://thedatagals.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-data-gals/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedatagals/

X: https://twitter.com/TheDataGals

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.data.gals

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDataGals

Code Division - Technical & Data Skills

Website: https://www.codedivision.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/codedivision1/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codedivision.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codedivision.uk/

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