W2GIS2019

Call for Papers

***************************************************************** Call for Papers 17th International Symposium on  Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W2GIS 2019) May 16-17, 2019, Kyoto, Japan http://w2gis2019.web.nitech.ac.jp/ ***************************************************************** ====IMPORTANT DATES==== - November 30, 2018: Full paper submission - January 25, 2019: Notification of acceptance - February 15, 2019: Camera-ready copy due ====BACKGROUND==== Recent advances in developments of wireless Internet technologies have generated increasing interest in the diffusion and processing of large volumes of geo-spatial data. Spatially enabled mobile devices also offer new ways of accessing and analyzing this geo-referenced information. Consequently, new challenges and opportunities have appeared in the GIS research community. This symposium provides an up-to-date review of advances in both theoretical and technical development of Web and wireless geographical information systems (W2GIS). It is the 17th in a series of successful events beginning in 2001, and alternating locations annually between East Asia and Europe with the most recent Symposium held in A Coruna, Spain. ====TOPICS==== We invite submissions that address theoretical, technical, and practical issues of W2GIS and location-based services. Reports of on-going implementations are particularly welcome. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: - Geospatial databases and spatio-temporal data management - Mobile spatial interaction - Spatial search, GeoWeb search engines and services - Spatially embedded social networks and the Web - On-line spatial data mining - GeoSensor data acquisition, processing, management and analysis - Smart environments, Internet of Things and ambient spatial intelligence - Exploratory cartography and Web and wireless geo interfaces - Advanced GIS visualization techniques for Web and mobile applications - Cyber-geography & augmented reality - Map personalization and adaptation - 3D modelling of cityscapes for location-based services - Location-based service applications in both real-world and virtual spaces - Ubiquitous and wireless GIS - Security, privacy, and usability issues of Web and wireless environments - Semantic geospatial Web and interoperability - Telematics and GIS applications - User studies and evaluations of online geo services - Indoor and outdoor wayfinding and navigation - Volunteered Geographic Information and crowdsourcing on the Web ====PAPER SUBMISSION==== ###br###a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs">http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs. Submissions are welcome in three different streams: full papers up to 16 pages, industrial papers, work in progress and showcases up to 8 pages. Papers should be uploaded through the submission site at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=w2gis19 All submissions will be refereed for quality, originality, and relevance by the Program Committee. Accepted papers will be published in the Springer LNCS series. A selection of best papers will be considered for a special issue of a journal publication. Acceptance of a paper means an obligation for at least one of the authors to attend the conference and present the paper. Otherwise, the accepted submission will not appear in the published proceedings. ====ORGANIZING COMMITTEE==== Honorary Chair K. Tanaka, Kyoto University, Japan  General Co-chairs K. Sumiya, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan  S. Storandt, University of Würsburg, Germany Y. Kawai, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan  Publicity Chair T. Tezuka, University of Tsukuba, Japan  Local Co-chairs D. Yamamoto, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan  S. Wakamiya, NAIST, Japan ====STEERING COMMITTEE==== M. Bertolotto, University College Dublin, Ireland J.D. Carswell, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland C. Claramunt, Naval Academy Research Institute, France S. di Martino, University of Naples Federico II, Italy J. Gensel, University of Grenoble, France F. Karimipour, University of Tehran, Iran K.J. Li, Pusan National University, Korea S. Liang, University of Calgary, Canada M.R. Luaces, University of A Coruna, Spain K. Sumiya, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan T. Tezuka, University of Tsukuba, Japan M. Tomko, University of Melbourne, Australia ====PROGRAM COMMITTEE==== M. Arikawa, University of Tokyo, Japan A. Ballatore, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom A. Bouju, University of La Rochelle, France M. Damiani, DICO - University of Milan, Italy M. Duckham, RMIT University, Australia Z. Fang, Wuhan University, China F. Ferrucci, University of Salerno, Italy S. Funke, University of Stuttgart, Germay R. Güting, Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany H. Huang, University of Zurich, Switzerland Y. Ishikawa, Nagoya University, Japan C.S. Jensen, Aalborg University, Denmark K. Kim, AIST, Japan D. Kitayama, Kogakuin University, Japan S. Li, Ryerson University, Canada X. Li, East China Normal University, China Y. Liu, Peking University, China F. Mata, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico S. Mustiere, IGN, France M. Nascimento, University of Alberta, Canada K. Patroumpas, Athena Research Center, Greece M. Raubal, ETHZ, Switzerland S. Sasaki, Keio University, Japan H. Toda, NTT, Japan K. Torp, University of Aalborg, Denmark A. Voisard, Fraunhofer ISST and FU Berlin, Germany Y. Wang, Yamaguchi University, Japan Y. Watanabe, Nagoya University, Japan R. Weibel, University of Zurich, Switzerland S. Winter, The University of Melbourne, Australia S. Yokoyama, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan J. Zarazaga, University of Zaragoza, Spain D. Ziebelin, Université Grenoble Alpes, France