Introduction of this conference

The ACM SIGSPATIAL China Chapter is dedicated to advancing research paradigms in spatial data and the theory and technology of spatial intelligence, with innovative applications in spatiotemporal big data, smart cities, transportation science, and social governance. To further promote the theoretical development and application of spatial data intelligence research, and to exchange new theories, issues, and methods in the field, the ACM SIGSPATIAL China Chapter established the Spatial Data Intelligence Conference (SpatialDI). The Chapter will host the 7th Spatial Data Intelligence Conference (SpatialDI 2026) from April 24 to 269, 2025, in Changsha.

The conference theme is "Spatial Data Intelligence Driving High-Quality Development." High-quality development is a modern development paradigm driven by technological innovation. It reshapes the efficiency of production factor allocation, industrial competitiveness, and ecological sustainability through technological breakthroughs, thereby achieving a leap in economic efficiency and coordinated growth in social welfare. This conference shares the latest achievements and perspectives on topics such as spatial intelligence empowering new-quality productivity, spatial intelligence tools constructing an engine for autonomous economic and social decision-making, the marketization of spatial data elements and the spatial intelligence industrial ecosystem, and spatiotemporal intelligence driving scientific discoveries in the economy and society. It also explores the opportunities and challenges of spatial data intelligence in high-quality economic and social development and looks ahead to future development directions.

The conference will feature several specialized forums on cutting-edge topics and outstanding paper awards. Experts, scholars, students, and representatives from enterprises and institutions in related fields are welcome to attend.

Submission Guidelines

Requirements

Papers must be unpublished and generally not exceed 6,000 words. Both Chinese and English submissions are accepted. Papers should include a title, author names, affiliations, abstract, keywords, main text, and references. The author's mailing address, zip code, telephone number, and email address should also be provided. Students (excluding postdoctoral fellows and in-service doctoral students) who are the first author of their paper must indicate this in a footnote on the first page; otherwise, they will not be eligible for the "Outstanding Student Paper" award.

This conference uses an online submission system. The submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=spatialdi2026

For Chinese submission format, please refer to: http://ch.whu.edu.cn/xiazaizhongxin

For English submission format, please refer to: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines

Important Date

• Abstract submission: December 8, 2025
• Full paper submission deadline: December 15, 2025
• Notification of paper acceptance: January 15, 2026
• The camera-ready submission deadline: March 1, 2026

Lists of Topic

• Spatial data acquisition and positioning
• Spatiotemporal data processing and analysis
• Spatiotemporal data mining and knowledge discovery
• Urban spatial computing and analysis
• High-performance spatiotemporal computing
• Spatiotemporal dynamic simulation
• Spatiotemporal data security and privacy protection
• Intelligent retrieval of geographic information
• Spatial machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Autonomous driving and high-precision mapping
• Digital twins and the metaverse
• Digital economy and spatiotemporal big data
• Multimodal geospatial foundation models
• Spatiotemporal knowledge graphs and knowledge reasoning

Committees

Steering Committee

• Xiaofeng Meng (Renmin University of China)
• Feng Lu (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
• Yu Liu (Peking University)
• Huayi Wu (Wuhan University)
• Xing Xie (Microsoft Research Asia)
• Yong Li (Tsinghua University)
• Yunjun Gao (Zhejiang University)

Conference Chairs

• Min Deng (Central South University)
• Xuan Song (Jilin University)
• Yang Yue (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou))

Program Committee Chairs

• Haifeng Li (Central South University)
• Bin Yang (East China Normal University)
• Ziqiang Yu (Yantai University)

Publication Chair

• Ding Ma (Shenzhen University)

Strategic Symposium Organization Chair

• Yuan Gao (Northwestern University)
• Haifeng Li (Central South University)
• Zhipeng Gui (Wuhan University)

Local Organizing Committee Chairs

• Bin Yang (Hunan University)
• Chaokui Li (Hunan University of Science and Technology)
• Yunfei Zhang (Changsha University of Science and Technology)
• Cui Zhou (Central South University of Forestry and Technology)