Last Call for Papers - NSF International Workshop on Next Generation Geospatial Information

Last Call for Papers - NG2I 2003
International Workshop on Next Generation Geospatial Information
October 19-21, 2003, Cambridge (Boston), Massachusetts, USA
http://dipa.spatial.maine.edu/NG2I03

SCOPE

The proliferation of data collection tools, from satellite sensors and GPS 
receivers to camera-equipped mobile phones, and the resulting availability of 
huge amounts of geospatial data, together with heightened consumer expectations 
(e.g. reliable car navigation systems) and recent unforeseen geopolitical 
events, have created a rapidly increasing demand and need for timely and 
accurate geospatial information. 

The scope of this intensive workshop is to address research advancements in 
Digital Image Processing & Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, and 
SpatioTemporal Databases that are relevant to geospatial information. Its main 
objective is to bring together specialists from these overlapping but not 
necessarily interacting scientific communities and provide a high-quality forum 
for the presentation and discussion of related research activities.  

The workshop is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and in 
particular the Information and Data Management Program of the Computer and 
Information Science & Engineering Directorate.  It is also endorsed by the 
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). NG2I 2003 
follows a successful first event on "Integrated Spatial Databases" that was 
organized in 1999 in Portland, Maine. 


SUGGESTED TOPICS

High quality, original contributions are solicited. Topics of interest for 
potential paper submissions include (but are not limited to) the following:

- Automated methods of geospatial information extraction and change detection 
using digital imagery;
- Image sequence analysis and video processing for dynamic events;
- Spatiotemporal knowledge management;
- Distributed computing for geospatial applications;
- Semantic and geometric integration of heterogeneous spatial information and 
sources;
- Spatial and spatiotemporal data mining, queries, and content-based 
information retrieval methods; 
- Digital libraries and web-based geospatial environments;
- Mobile computing and location-based services;
- Handling data quality and uncertainty in geospatial information, incl. 
modeling, propagation, visualization, and communication.


WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION

Chair: Peggy Agouris, University of Maine, USA

Program Committee:

- Chaitan Baru, University of California - San Diego, USA 
- Isabel Cruz, The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA 
- Mike Goodchild, University of California - Santa Barbara, USA 
- Armin Gruen, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
- Thanassis Hadzilacos, Computer Technology Institute, Greece
- Christian Heipke, University of Hannover, Germany
- Marinos Kavouras, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- Martien Molenaar, ITC, The Netherlands  
- Dimitris Papadias, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
- Hanan Samet, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
- Timos Sellis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- Monika Sester, University of Hannover, Germany
- Anthony Stefanidis, University of Maine, USA
- Vassilis Tsotras, University of California - Riverside, USA
- Marc van Kreveld, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 
- Mike Worboys, University of Maine, USA


WORKSHOP VENUE

The workshop will be held at the innovative "Hotel@MIT", a high-tech hotel of 
the Hilton Group, which, in addition to award-winning architecture and 
cosmopolitan amenities, offers free high-speed Internet access in all rooms. 
The "Hotel@MIT" is located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge, 
often referred to as "Boston's Left bank", is the academically and culturally 
rich and active side of Boston, and home to the renowned educational 
institutions MIT and Harvard. For more details on the "Hotel@MIT" please visit 
its Web site at http://www.hotelatmit.com/ and for information on Cambridge 
please visit http://www.cambridge-usa.org/. 

A limited number of deluxe rooms have been reserved for the workshop at the 
special rate of $159 per night (plus applicable taxes). The cutoff date for 
reservations at this special rate is September 19, 2003. Reservations can be 
made by contacting the hotel directly at +(617) 577 0200, or by e-mail: 
reservations-v+tqBr38ykWGHm7djP9b+g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Be sure to mention "Next 
Generation Geospatial Information" to obtain the special workshop rate. Early 
hotel reservations are *strongly* encouraged, as the limited number of rooms 
that have been reserved for NG2I 2003 participants will be dispersed on a 
"first-come, first-served" basis, and the hotel may run out of rooms at the 
special workshop rate before the cut-off date.

Mid-October is an excellent time for visiting the Boston metropolitan area and 
New England in general. The weather is mild, breezy, yet still warm, and 
foliage colors are starting to change, adding a spectacular touch to the 
beautiful New England scenery. 


INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE AUTHORS

The reviewing process for this workshop will be performed in two stages. First, 
3-page extended abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee for the 
selection of workshop presentations. Subsequently, the authors who are selected 
to present during the workshop will be invited to submit full papers to be 
reviewed for inclusion in the workshop proceedings, which will be published as 
a book after the completion of the workshop.


IMPORTANT DATES

- Submission of extended abstracts: August 4, 2003
- Notification of abstract acceptance: September 1, 2003
- Submission of full papers: October 6, 2003
- Notification of paper acceptance: November 3, 2003
- Camera-ready papers for post-workshop book: December 1, 2003


SUBMISSION FORMAT

All submissions should be in Acrobat PDF format. Extended abstracts should not 
exceed 3 pages, 11-point font, one-inch margins all around. Full papers should 
be limited to 10 pages, 11-point font, with one-inch margins all around. 


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

All submissions must be e-mailed to: 
submissionsNG2I-FkJKxAlp8y17tfSOMOqMUd3JkUJRut2i@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please make 
sure to observe the above mentioned deadlines. 


QUESTIONS & FURTHER INFORMATION

For any questions or to request additional information please send e-mail to: 
questionsNG2I-FkJKxAlp8y17tfSOMOqMUd3JkUJRut2i@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For 
registration, and up-to-date details on all aspects of the workshop please 
check regularly its Web site at http://dipa.spatial.maine.edu/NG2I03

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