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: Digital Images & GIS" 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. ORGANIZATION Workshop 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@hotelatmit.com. 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@spatial.maine.edu. 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@spatial.maine.edu. For registration, and up-to-date details on all aspects of the workshop please check its Web site regularly at http://dipa.spatial.maine.edu/NG2I03/