Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Pioneer of web-based geo-information. Using the web to portray the people and places of Scotland, through the Gazetteer for Scotland (supported by RSGS, the Robertson Trust and SCRAN). Scottish Definitive Place Name Gazetteer (supported by Scottish Government). Developing Natural Neighbourhoods (with City of Edinburgh Council). Using gazetteers to create linked data. Dynamic display of earthquake information using the web. Geographical Information Science. Database management, performance and parallel computing issues related to GIS; distributed GIS; location-based services; web-enabled databases; web mapping; web-based surveys. Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1986
Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1985
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Geography, Energy and Scottish Innovation
Gittings, B., 2025, (Accepted/In press) The Geographer.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Re-examining the reused Roman masonry at Rubers Law hillfort
Murphy, K., Crow, J. & Gittings, B., 17 Jun 2024, In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 153, p. 167–180Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Addressing the geospatial skills shortage
Gittings, B. & Stewart, A., 2024, In: The Geographer. Spring 2024, p. 34 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Exciting developments on the geospatial skills agenda
Gittings, B., Doonan, J. & Stewart, A., 2024, In: The Geographer. p. 43 43 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Location Data Scotland: Geospatial Skills Roadmap
Stewart, A., Gittings, B. & Janes, T., 2024Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
- 18 Invited talk
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Maps in the Digital Age
Gittings, B. (Invited speaker)
26 Apr 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Opening Welcome
Gittings, B. (Invited speaker)
27 Feb 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Welcome, Opening and Closing
Gittings, B. (Invited speaker)
27 Feb 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Employability in Geography: Using the Demand for Geospatial Skills
Gittings, B. (Invited speaker)
25 Feb 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Gazetteers, Geocoding and Geoparsing
Gittings, B. (Invited speaker)
9 Jan 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Gittings, B. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Fellowships awarded competitively
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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Islay Life Explorer
Gittings, B. (Co-investigator) & Macniven, A. (Principal Investigator)
31/01/18 → 1/08/18
Project: Research
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SWAD/SPAD
Gittings, B. (Principal Investigator)
UK central government bodies/local authorities, health and hospital authorities
1/04/05 → 28/02/11
Project: Research
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Update SWA and SP Databases
Gittings, B. (Principal Investigator)
UK central government bodies/local authorities, health and hospital authorities
14/07/03 → 30/11/03
Project: Research
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A Gazeteer of the changing face of Scotland
Gittings, B. (Principal Investigator)
1/02/02 → 31/12/04
Project: Research
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Gazetteer of Scotland project
Gittings, B. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/97 → 28/02/00
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Queensferry Crossing "remarkably similar" to 199-year-old bridge design
12/09/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Queensferry Crossing "remarkably similar" to 199-year-old bridge design
30/08/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Forgotten pioneer’s Forth crossing dream realised after 200 years
30/08/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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University archives reveal Queensferry Crossing design is historic
29/08/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research