CGS 2021: First Workshop of the International Cartography Association Commission on Geospatial Semantics International Cartography Conference 2021 Florence, Italy, December 12, 2021 |
Conference website | http://geospatialsemantics.net |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgs2020 |
Abstract registration deadline | October 15, 2021 |
Submission deadline | October 15, 2021 |
First Workshop of the International Cartography Association Commission on Geospatial Sematics (CGS 2021), December, 2021
CGS 2021 is a workshop of the International Cartography Conference 2021: https://www.icc2021.net/
Session Summary
Geospatial ontologies represent interrelated concepts and reasoning based on semantics from theoretical and applied perspectives. Concepts behind geographic knowledge representation are rooted in various disciplines, including language, logic, visual analytics, social theory, geospatial analysis, programming, and the humanities. The International Cartography Association (ICA) has established a Commission on Geospatial Semantics (CGS) to advance research on this subject. The CGS is soliciting abstracts for its first workshop on theoretical and applied aspects of geospatial and cartographic ontologies. This half-day workshop will bring together expert and newly interested specialists and technologists to network and develop an agenda to advance the broad study of geospatial informatics in geographic information science.
A range of potential topics will be suggested for the workshop and opportunities will be provided for those interested in the day’s agenda to register an interest or an issue to be included. Prior to the meeting we encourage prospective attendees/participants to examine the agenda and guidelines. We will accept and cover complex issues for discussion.
- Presentations are either 5-minute ’Geospatial Semantic Nuggets’ that present a core idea, contribution, or outcome and full 20 minute presentations (15 minute talks plus 5 minutes for questions).
The time schedule will include informal interactions and some time for more formal participant input on topics for future commission meetings.
Submission Guidelines
Format of Abstracts and Presentations
One-page abstracts are solicited from participants who would like to present their work or attend as discussant.
Presentations will be scheduled on topics including, but not limited to
- Spatial and spatiotemporal knowledge analysis, repesentation, and validation
- Spatiotemporal models and semantic formalization
- Management of geospatial semantic technology systems and data on the cloud
- Data fusion and semantic interoperability across knowledge domains, cultures, ethnicities, languages, and time
- Geospatial visual vocabularies and maps as knowledge bases
Abstracts should include:
- Specific spatial semantic topics of interest and supporting detail about them
- Research or development questions and approachs for analysis
- Hypothesis, expected results, or tested conclusions
After a short break, the workshop will continue as a forum for discussion focused on developing a research agenda. Specific activities include:
- Identifying individuals or forming working groups around topical subjects or themes
- Providing oral and written commentary on the scope of related work
- Having a general discussion to form an outline for publication and knowledge sharing
- Concluding with a summary and closing statements.
Abstract Submission Deadline: October 15, 2021
Abstract Submission Page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgs2020
Submitted abstracts, including those of the session organizers, will be reviewed prior to setting the session agenda. Presentions will be followed by short responses from selected participants and general discussion. To stimulate interesting and cross-disciplinary discussions, we will group talks not by discipline but by the type of work discussed (recent developments, open problems, how semantics are used).
Presentation lengths may be adjusted based on the number of received submissions. If the number of quality submissions exceed 8-10, we will select the topics of most general interest and ask others with overlapping interests to respond after the presentation.
Workshop Summary
The following workshop structure is proposed, but subject to modification:
Research Presentations: 60 min |
Slide presentations or demonstration |
Questions and answers or discussion |
Followed by 10 min break |
Research Presentations: 60 min |
Slide presentations or demonstrations |
Questions and answers or discussion |
Followed by 10 min break |
Synthesis and Discussion of Next Steps 60min |
Committees
Organizers
Dalia Varanka, U.S. Geological Survey. dvaranka@usgs.gov
Francis Harvey, Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde. f_harvey@ifl-leibnitz.de
Contact
Questions about submissions should be emailed to Dalia Varanka or Francis Harvey.