International
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Commission IV Joint Workshop
Challenges
in Geospatial Analysis, Integration and Visualization
October
29 - 31, 2001
To
be held at the
Georgia
Center for Continuing Education
The University of Georgia
Athens,
Georgia
See NEW Information on Travel and Lodging Below!
Authors should submit revised short papers by September 25th!
Check
out Athens and The University of Georgia
at http://www.uga.edu/uga/Athens.html
Working Groups
Involved:
WG IV/3 Data Generalization and Data Mining
(Monika Sester and Dianne Richardson)
WG
IV/5 Image-Based Geospatial Databases (Peggy Agouris and Dimitris Papadias)
WG IV/6 Landscape Modelling and Visualization (Marguerite Madden and
Jochen Schiewe)
WG IV/7 Data Integration and Digital
Mapping (Michael Hahn and Ryosuke Shibasaki)
Deadlines:
June
30, 2001 -
Extended abstracts (700 - 1000 words) due.
July
31, 2001 - Notification of acceptance
September 15, 2001 -
Accepted authors can revise/update extended abstracts to short papers (limit 4
pages)
October 1,
2001 - Extended abstracts/short papers published as proceedings and posted on the web
Format:
The
workshop will be a mix of oral presentations and break out discussions on
topics including:
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Scale issues in image analysis and spatial databases for interpretation/visualization |
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Data mining, spatial data retrieval and location-based services |
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Image-based geospatial databases and multimedia in integrated spatial information systems |
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Spatiotemporal analysis including modeling, queries, summarization and metadata |
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Integration of multi-sensor data (e.g., optical imagery and laser/radar
interferometry) in landscape |
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Applications in virtual reality and advanced visualization for 2-D, 3-D and 4-D mapping tasks |
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Characteristics and issues related to data fusion at image, feature and information levels |
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Mapping from high-resolution satellite imagery |
Future Publication:
Based
on extended abstracts and presentation at the workshop, selected best papers
will be invited for submission of full manuscripts which will be peer reviewed
for publication in a theme issue of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing.
Registration Materials:
Register
Now! The registration fee of $180 will
include conference materials, a cloth conference bag designed and
produced by the Athens Montessori Middle School, morning and afternoon coffee
breaks with snacks, lunch and
dinner on Monday, October 29th, lunch and dinner on Tuesday, October 30th, and
live entertainment of traditional
Appalachian bluegrass music. Register today online at http://www.georgiacenter.org/conferences/.
Click on
"Upcoming Conferences" and scroll down to "October 2001".
Travel Arrangements:
Fly to the Atlanta
International Hartsfield Airport and rent a car or take the airport shuttle
directly to Athens.
Further
information on the AAA Airport Express
shuttle may be found at http://www.aaaairportexpress.com/Athens.htm.
Hotel Arrangements:
The workshop will be held at the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education on campus. The Georgia Center is also a hotel facility so you can reserve a room with your reservation. Although an adequate number of rooms are being held in reserve for participants of this workshop, you should make your reservations before October 10, 2001. Room rates are provided below.
Further information on the Georgia Center Hotel rooms may be found at http://www.gactr.uga.edu/hotel/index.html.
Rates Effective July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002
| Classic Single (2 Single Beds) | $62 single occupancy, $74 double |
| Classic Queen (1 Queen Bed) | $66 single occupancy, $78 double |
| Select Double (2 Double Beds) | $69 single occupancy, $81 double |
Abstract
Submission: Authors
may update/expand abstracts to short papers of 4 to 5 pages in length for
publication in the Workshop proceedings. Please send updated
abstracts/short papers by September 25th via email to mmadden@crms.uga.edu
Following notification of abstract acceptance, there will be a chance for
authors to modify/update short papers
(4 to 5 pages in length) for publication in the Workshop proceedings.
These manuscripts should follow instructions
provided in
Appendix
B.3 of the ISPRS Orange Book,
"Guidelines for Authors Preparing Manuscripts for ISPRS
Sponsored Meetings" and be submitted as a MS Word document or in RTF
format to mmadden@crms.uga.edu
Check
out Athens and The University of Georgia
at http://www.uga.edu/uga/Athens.html
Further Information:
Marguerite
Madden, Chair ISPRS WG IV/6
Center for Remote
Sensing and Mapping Science (CRMS)
Department of
Geography
The University of
Georgia
Athens, Georgia
30602-2503
(706) 542-2379
Fax (706) 542-2358
mmadden@crms.uga.edu
www.crms.uga.edu/wg_iv6