on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
(ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2012)
Call for Research Papers, Demos, PhD Showcases, and Workshops
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November 6-9, 2012
Redondo Beach, CA, USA
The ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems 2012 (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2012) is the twentieth event in a series of symposia and workshops that began in 1993 with the aim of bringing together researchers, developers, users, and practitioners in relation to novel systems based on geo-spatial data and knowledge, and fostering interdisciplinary discussions and research in all aspects of geographic information systems. The conference provides a forum for original research contributions covering all conceptual, design, and implementation aspects of GIS ranging from applications, user interfaces, and visualization to data storage and query processing and indexing. The conference is the premier annual event of the ACM Special Interest Group on Spatial Information (ACM SIGSPATIAL). Researchers, students, and practitioners are invited to submit their contributions to ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2012.
*Topics of Interest *
Suggested topics include but are not limited to:
- Cartography and Geodesy
- Computational Geometry
- Computer Graphics Applications
- Computer Vision Applications
- Distributed and Parallel algorithms
- Earth Observation
- Geographic Information Retrieval
- GIS Architectures and Middleware
- GPU and Novel Hardware Solutions
- Human Computer Interaction and Visualization
- Image and Video Understanding
- Location-based Services
- Location Privacy, Data Sharing and Security
- Mobile Systems and Vehicular Adhoc Networks
- Object Tracking and RFIDs
- Performance Evaluation
- Similarity Searching
- Spatial Analysis and Integration
- Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Data Acquisition
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Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis
- Spatial Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
- Spatial Data Quality and Uncertainty
- Spatial Data Structures and Algorithms
- Spatial Data Warehousing, OLAP, and Decision Support
- Spatial Information and Society
- Spatial Modeling and Reasoning
- Spatial Query Processing and Optimization
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Spatio-Temporal Data Management
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Spatio-Temporal Sensor Networks
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Spatio-Temporal Stream Processing
- Spatio-Textual Searching
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Standardization and Interoperability
- Storage and Indexing
- Traffic Telematics
- Urban and Environmental Planning
- Visual Languages and Querying
- Web and Real-Time Applications
*Paper Format*
Authors are invited to submit full, original, unpublished research papers that are not being considered for publication in any other forum. Manuscripts should be submitted in PDF format and formatted using the ACM camera-ready templates available at
Submissions are limited to 10 pages. In addition to the regular full-length papers, the Program Committee may accept some as poster or demo papers which will be requested to be shortened. All submissions will be refereed for quality, originality, and relevance by the Program Committee. Accepted papers will be considered for "Best Paper Award."
*Ph.D. Dissertation Showcase Papers*
Ph.D. students are encouraged to submit their Ph.D. research contributions and work-in-progress. Submissions are limited to 6 pages -- append "(Ph.D. Showcase)" to the title. Student authors of accepted papers will be given an opportunity to present a summary of their research at the conference. Successful Ph.D. showcase papers will appear in the ACM SIGSPATIAL Newsletter.
*Industrial Papers*
Industrial and experience papers are invited that describe original industrial experiences, challenges, and applications to be presented during the conference. Industrial paper submissions are limited to 10 pages -- append "(Industrial Paper)" to the title. Accepted industrial experience papers will appear in the conference proceedings.
*Demonstration Papers*
Authors are invited to submit demo papers describing original demonstrations to be presented at the conference. Submissions are limited to 2 pages -- append "(Demo Paper)" to the title. Accepted demo papers will appear in the conference proceedings.
*Submission*
At least one author per accepted paper, poster, Ph.D. Dissertation showcase, industrial paper, or demo must register and attend the conference to present the accepted submission. Otherwise, the accepted submission will not appear in the published conference proceedings or in the ACM Digital Library version of the conference proceedings. All questions should be addressed to the PC Chairs.
IMPORTANT DATES (Research, Ph.D., Industrial, and Demo papers)
Abstract Submission: Jun. 18, 2012 (Midnight PT)
Full Paper Submission: Jun. 25, 2012 (Midnight PT)
Notification of Acceptance: Aug. 27, 2012
Camera Ready Copy: Sep. 10, 2012
*WORKSHOP PROPOSALS*
One-day workshops will be held on November 6, 2012. Workshop proposals are to be submitted in PDF format to the Workshop Chair. The proceedings of the workshops will appear in the ACM Digital Library. All proposers and organizers of accepted workshops must register for the workshop or the workshop will be canceled.
IMPORTANT DATES (Workshops)
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2012
*Organization Committee*
General Chairs:
Isabel Cruz, U. Illinois at Chicago, USA
Craig Knoblock, U. Southern California, USA
Program Committee Chairs:
Peer Kröger, LMU Munich, Germany
Egemen Tanin, U. of Melbourne, Australia
Peter Widmayer, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Local Arrangements Chairs:
Daniel Goldberg, U. Southern California, USA
Goce Trajcevski, Northwestern University, USA
Treasurer:
Yan Huang, U. North Texas, USA
Sponsors Chairs:
Franz Leberl, Graz U. of Technology, Austria
Cyrus Shahabi, U. Southern California, USA
Workshops Chair:
Mohamed Mokbel, U. Minnesota, USA
Markus Schneider, U. Florida, USA
Publicity Chairs:
Xin Chen, NOKIA, USA
Jing Dai, Google, USA
Proceedings Chairs:
Gabriel Ghinita, U. Mass., Boston, USA
Matthias Renz, LMU Munich, Germany
Poster Chairs:
Wei-Shinn Ku, Auburn University, USA
Roger Zimmermann, N. U. Singapore, Singapore
Contest Chair:
Mohamed Ali, Microsoft, USA
Registration Chair:
Chengyang Zhang, Teradata, USA
Webmaster:
Marco Adelfio, University of Maryland, USA
