International Workshop Integrated Spatial Databases: Digital Images and GIS June 14 - 15, 1999 Portland, Maine, USA 2nd Announcement and Final Call for Papers This intensive workshop is sponsored in part by the Information and Data Management Program of the Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support is also provided by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). Original, quality contributions are solicited on a variety of issues related to the theme of the workshop. Topics include (but are not necessarily limited to) the following: * Database-Driven Information Extraction from Digital Imagery * Automated Extraction of GIS Objects from Digital Imagery * Change Detection and Representation * Scale in GIS and Digital Image Processing * Queries and Content-Based Information Retrieval Methods * Spatio-Temporal Databases * Uncertainty Estimation and Modelling in GIS * Digital Images and GIS for Spatio-Temporal Reasoning * Very Large Image Databases * Multimedia and Heterogeneity in Integrated GIS * Digital Libraries * Multiple Representations The workshop proceedings will be fully refereed and will be published by Springer Verlag as a "Lecture Notes in Computer Science" volume. For more details, please refer to the workshop Web page (http://www.spatial.maine.edu/~peggy/nsfWS.html) about submission procedure/deadlines and submission/author instructions. Workshop Chair: Peggy Agouris, University of Maine Program Committee Chair: Anthony Stefanidis, University of Maine Program Committee: Kate Beard, University of Maine; Panos Chrysanthis, University of Pittsburgh; Max Egenhofer, University of Maine; Wolfgang Foerstner, University of Bonn, Germany; Andrew Frank, Technical University of Vienna, Austria; Dieter Fritsch, University of Stuttgart, Germany; Mike Goodchild, University of California - Santa Barbara; Armin Gruen, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland; Thanasis Hadzilacos, Computer Technology Institute, Greece; Marinos Kavouras, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; David Mark, State University of New York at Buffalo; Dave McKeown, Carnegie Mellon University; Martien Molenaar, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), The Netherlands; Dimitris Papadias, University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Hanan Samet, University of Maryland - College Park; Tapani Sarjakoski, Finnish Geodetic Institute, Finland; Timos Sellis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; Shashi Shekhar, University of Minnesota; Nektaria Tryfona, Aalborg University, Denmark; Vassilis Tsotras, University of California - Riverside; Marc van Kreveld, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Submission Procedures Prospective speakers/authors are invited to propose papers for presentation during the workshop. If the presentation proposal is accepted, authors will be invited to present their work at the workshop, and to submit a full paper, which will be reviewed for potential inclusion in the workshop proceedings. Please refer to the workshop Web site (http://www.spatial.maine.edu/~peggy/nsfWS.html) for more detailed information about submission procedures and deadline information. Important Dates * Presentation Proposals (3-Page Extended Abstracts) Due: Feb. 1, 1999 * Acceptance Notification: Feb. 22, 1999 * Full Papers Due: May 21, 1999 * Workshop Dates: June 14 - 15, 1999 * Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 25, 1999 * Submission of Revised, Camera-Ready Papers Due: July 23, 1999 Conference Venue and Other Pertinent Information The workshop will take place at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Portland, Maine, USA. Portland is a lively and artistic coastal city boasting a variety of natural and tourist attractions, ranging from picturesque seafood restaurants by the harbor to interesting art galleries and theaters to famous shopping outlets. It is served by its own international airport, but it is also close to Boston (1-1.5 hour to the NE). For more information on Portland you can visit the WWW pages of the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland, at: http://www.visitportland.com/vaca.html A block of rooms have been reserved at the Radisson Hotel at a special rate of $79 (+tax) per night for a standard room ($89 for a superior room and $99 for the deluxe king room) for the period between June 13 and June 17, 1999. These rates will be also honored for early arrival and extended departure dates beyond the above period, pending room availability. Cut-off date for reservations is May 13, 1999. Participants should make their own reservations by contacting Radisson Reservations Worldwide at (800) 333-3333 or (207) 775-5411, or by fax at (207) 775-2872. Please mention you will be attending the "UMaine Workshop" to obtain the special workshop rates. The workshop registration fee of $250 ($150 for students with valid ID) is valid until April 15, 1999 and includes a copy of the proceedings, as well as breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks at the Radisson Hotel. Contact Information For further details or up-to-date information please contact the workshop organizers at: ISD Workshop '99 Secretariat, Dept. of Spatial Information Engineering, University of Maine, 348 Boardman Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5711, USA. Phone: +(207) 581 2180 or +(207) 581 2127, Fax: +(207) 581 2206 E-Mail: nsfWS99@spatial.maine.edu Or check the workshop WWW page at http://www.spatial.maine.edu/~peggy/nsfWS.html