Call for Demos - NSF Workshop on Next Generation Geospatial Information

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


GENERAL WORKSHOP INFORMATION

The scope of this intensive workshop is to address 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 communities and provide a high-quality forum for the presentation 
and discussion of related 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. 


SOLICITED SUBMISSIONS

The deadline for research paper submissions has passed but we are now 
soliciting proposals for demonstrations of relevant innovative research and 
industrial software prototypes and systems. Demonstration proposals should give 
a short description of the demonstrated system, its significance and 
contribution. Accepted submissions will be included in the workshop proceedings 
and will be presented during the workshop. Topics of interest of the workshop 
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. 


IMPORTANT DATES

- Submission of demo abstracts: September 3, 2003
- Notification of demo acceptance: September 9, 2003
- Submission of final version for inclusion in the workshop proceedings: 
September 30, 2003


SUBMISSION FORMAT

All submissions should be in Acrobat PDF format. Abstracts should not exceed 3 
pages, 11-point font, one-inch margins all around. We encourage the submission 
of demo videos and relevant interactive material.


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

All submissions must be e-mailed to: 
submissionsNG2I-FkJKxAlp8y17tfSOMOqMUd3JkUJRut2i@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please make 
sure to observe the above mentioned deadlines. In case your submission is 
accompanied by large multimedia files please contact the organizers at 
questionsNG2I@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for FTP information and instructions.


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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