Detailed Program and Proceedings

Notes: Technical sessions below are linked to the Program Overview. All workshops offered on Tuesday are free for full conference registrants. The exhibit opening ceremony occurs at 3:00 pm on Tuesday and are open through the end of the afternoon on Thursday. All plenary and technical sessions as well as workshops, exhibit and posters will be held in the conference center unless otherwise noted. Full papers in the proceedings that went through a peer-review process are so designated. See also additional abstracts, posters and papers prepared for the Poster Forum

Sunday: Pre-Conference Student Workshop on Sharing SDI Research Experiences

Monday 18 October 2010
08:00
Onsite Registration Opens
08:30-10:00
See meetings for side meetings scheduled throughout the conference.

10:00-10:30

Tea/Coffee (Foyer at Rooms 304 and 305)

10:30-12:00

PCGIAP Plenary (Room 305)

GSDI Association Council Meeting (Room 304)

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch (Level 3, Concourse)

1:00 - 2:30

PCGIAP Plenary Session (Room 305)

GSDI Association Council Meeting (Room 304)

2:30 - 3:00

Tea/Coffee (Foyer at Rooms 304 and 305)

3:00 - 4:30

PCGIAP Plenary Session (Room 305)

International Geospatial Society Inaugural Meeting (Room 304)


Evening Activities on Your Own


Tuesday 19 October 2010
08:00-
Onsite Registration

08:30-10:00

Workshop 1 - Spatial Data Infrastructure Fundamentals (Rm 313)
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Workshop 2 - Getting Your Agency SDI Implementation on the Map (Rm 305)
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Workshop 3 - SDI Information Policy Best Practices (Rm 306)
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Workshop 4 - Delivering SDI and GIS Education Across the Web (Rm 309)
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Workshop 5 - Building Geospatial Web Applications (Rm 311)
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10:00-10:30

Coffee (pre-function area)

10:30 - 12:00

Workshop 6 - Developing a How To Guide on SDIs for Resource-Scarce Countries (Rm 313)
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Workshop 7 - Elements of Legal Framework for an Effective SDI (Rm 309)
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Workshop 8 - Lessons Learned from Implementing SDIs (Rm 305)
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Workshop 9 - hp Workshop (Rm 306)
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12:00 - 2:00

Lunch (Level 3, Concourse)

2:00 - 2:45

GSDI 12 World Conference Opening
Moderator: Professional Announcer
Location: Theater, Level 3
[slides: plenary agenda]

Welcome by Singapore Land Authority
Vincent Hoong, Chief Executive, Singapore Land Authority

Welcome by UN Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP)
Hiroshi Murakami, Vice-President, PCGIAP, Japan

Welcome by Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI)
Abbas Rajabifard, President, GSDI Association, Australia

Keynote by Guest of Honor
RADM Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore

Official Opening of the GSDI 12 World Conference

2:45 - 3:30
Opening of Exhibition by Minister and Tour of Exhibition

Tea/Coffee (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East)

3:30 - 5:15

Spatially Enabling Society: Global Visions
Moderator: Abbas Rajabifard, President, GSDI Association
Location: Theater, Level 3

A Personal Vision for Spatially Enabling Society
Jack Dangermond, President and Founder, Esri
Lead Keynote Address by the Global Citizen Award Recipient
[abstract] [slides]

The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): The Vision, Progress and Future Plans
Ivan DeLoatch, Staff Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee, US
[abstract] [slides]

Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Visions for Spatial Enablement
Abbas Rajabifard, President, GSDI Association, Australia
[abstract] [slides]

Question and Answer Session

5:15 - 6:00
Exhibition Featured (Gallery East)
6:30 - 9:30 Welcome Reception - Let's Fly! (Singapore Flyer)

Wednesday 20 October 2010
08:00-
Onsite Registration

08:30-10:00

Spatially Enabling Society: Expanding Visions
Moderator: Harlan Onsrud, Executive Director, GSDI Association
Location: Theater, Level 3

An Exemplar Local Vision
Ng Siau Yong, Director of Geospatial Division, Singapore Land Authority. Singapore SDI
[abstract] [slides]

An Exemplar Regional Vision
Santiago Borrero, Pan American Institute of Geography and Histroy (PAIGH)
[abstract] [slides]

Spatially Enabled Land Administration: Addressing Societal Needs and Responding to the Global Agenda
Stig Enemark, President, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
[abstract] [slides] [paper]

Enabling Technologies and Institutions
Steven Ramage, Executive Director, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
[abstract] [slides]

Question and Answer Session

10:00-10:30

Tea/Coffee (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East)

10:30 - 12:00

Parallel Session 1.1 (Theater)
SDI Strategies
Moderator: Mauro Salvemini, President, European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information (Italy)

Clear Steps to SDI Building and INSPIRE Compliance - with Added Value (66)
Gearóid Ó Riain (Ireland), Roger Longhorn (Belgium)
1.1a [abstract] [slides]

Implementing a Spatial Vision for Western Australia: Engaging Citizens through a Coordinated and Collaborative Approach to Spatial Information Management (9)
Darren Mottolini, Ian Hyde, Lara Bandarian, Presenting: Kylie Armstrong (Australia)
1.1b [abstract] [slides]

Efforts and Activities to Make Data Accessible through Development of a National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (88)
Jongikaya George (South Africa)
1.1c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

2010 - The Year to Celebrate Success for NSDI's or the Year to Return to the Drawing Board? (65)
Michael Jackson (UK), David Schell (USA), Fraser Taylor (Canada)
1.1d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 1.2 (Room 303)
SDI Applications: Environmental
Moderator: Mark Cygan, Esri (USA)

Ontology-based Multi-Agent System Framework For Spatial Decision Support (26)
Chih-Hong Sun, Chin-Te Jung (Chinese Taipei)
1.2a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Spatial tools for Conservation of Kenya's Biodiversity (108)
Lucy Waruingi, David Western (Kenya)
1.2b [abstract] [slides]

Developing of Coastal and Marine Environment Framework for the East Asian Seas Region (163)
Chandrasekar Jayaraj, Suresh Natesan, Kumaran Raju Durairaju (Singapore), Vellayutham Pachaimuthu, Ellik Adler (Thailand)
1.2c [abstract] [paper a, b, c] [slides]

Bioenergy Resource Modelling System - Putting OGC Web Services to Work (67)
Gearóid Ó Riain (Ireland), Seth Girvin (France), Roger Longhorn (Belgium), Mike Wilson (Ireland)
1.2d [abstract] [slides]

Parallel Session 1.3 (Room 304)
SDI Legal, Policy, & Economic Issues
Moderator: Martin Salzmann, Director  of Strategy and Policy, Dutch Kadaster (Netherlands)

Towards a framework of standard licenses for geo-information?!
Bastiaan van Loenen, Frederika Welle Donker (Netherlands) (91)
1.3a [abstract] [slides]

Thematic Network on Legal Aspects of Public Sector Information (LAPSI) (50)
Katleen Janssen (Belgium), Gabor Remetey-Fülöpp (Hungary), Roger Longhorn (Belgium)
1.3b [abstract] [slides]

Legal Issues and Experiences from an Australia Perspective (908)
Anne Fitzgerald (Australia)
1.3c [abstract] [slides]

Towards Service Level Agreements in Spatial Data Infrastructures (85)
Bastian Baranski, Bastian Schäffer (Germany)
1.3d [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]


Parallel Session 1.4 (Room 305)
Geodata and Metadata Issues
Moderator: Carmelle Terborgh, Esri (USA)

Spatially Enabling 'Place' Information (35)
Stephan Winter, Rohan Bennett, Marie Truelove, Abbas Rajabifard, Matt Duckham (Australia)
1.4a [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

Tools to support Organisational Data Search and Discovery of Agricultural and Natural Resource Data in Victoria (74)
Stephen Williams, Christopher Pettit, Jonathan Hopley, Nathan Day (Australia)
1.4b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Effective Topological and Structural Compression of GML Coordinate Data (96)
Harshita N.N., K.S. Rajan (India)
1.4c [abstract] [paper: refereed proceedings article] [slides]

Real-time Positioning Infrastructure to Support NSDI (910)
Victor Khoo, Singapore Land Authority (Singapore)
1.4d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 1.5 (Room 308)
Technical Committee Round Table
Moderator: Greg Yetman, CIESIN (US) and Doug Nebert,FGDC (US)
[abstract] [slides]

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch (Gallery West)

1:00-2:30

Parallel Session 2.1 (Theater)
SDI Experiences: National
Moderator: Steven Ramage, Open Geospatial Consortium (USA)

Romanian GeoPortal - A Catalyst for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Activities (3)
Cristina Oana, Cristian Vasile, Mihai Busuioc, Victor Grigorescu, Ileana Spiroiu (Rumania)
2.1a [abstract] [paper: refereed proceedings article] [slides]

PLAN4ALL: The way INSPIRE Contributes to European Spatial Planning (170)
Mauro Salvemini, President EUROGI (Italy), Tomas Mildorf (Czech Republic)
2.1b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Colombian Earth Observation Program and the Implications for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure: Technical and Political Challenges
Lilia Patricia Arias, Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute (IGAC), Ivan-Dario Gomez (Columbia)
2.1c [abstract] [slides]

Application of Global Map for Global Issues (136)
Yoshikazu FUKUSHIMA, Takayuki NAKAMURA, Hidehisa TAKAHASHI, Noriko KISHIMOTO,Shuhei KOJIMA (Japan)
2.1d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 2.2 (Room 303)
SDI Applications: Environmental
Moderator: Josef Strobl, UNIGIS International Association (Austria)

Global Environmental Information Networks - Abu Dhabi's Eye on Earth Summit (99)
Mark Sorensen, Anil Kumar (United Arab Emirates)
2.2a [abstract] [slides]

When Geometry Meets Wiki: Spatial Annotation on the SDI Portal for Improved Disaster Risk Information (77)
Trias Aditya (Indonesia), Rob Lemmens (The Netherlands)
2.2b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

The Integration of Geospatial Information in EVE for Greenery Management in NParks (151)
Chin Peng Tan (Singapore)
2.2c [abstract] [slides]

Environmental Modeling for Geospatial Risk Assessment of Wind Channels in an Urban Landscape - Marina Bay (140)
Tian Kuay Lim, National Environment Agency (NEA), Wei Ren Quah, Haiyan Miao, Kee Khoon Lee, Durairaju Kumaran Raju (Singapore)
2.2d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 2.3 (Room 304)
SDI Institutional, Administrative, & Management Issues
Moderator: Bruce McCormack, European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information (Ireland)

Netherlands Experiences in Spatial Enablement (980)
Doreen Burmanje (Netherlands)
2.3a [abstract]

A Registry Based Governance Model for Spatial Data Infrastructures (40)
Paul Box, Rob Atkinson, Abbas Rajabifard (Australia)
2.3b [abstract] [slides]

A National Grid Cell Data Infrastructure: Significance of a Hierarchical Grid System and Cooperative Research Centre (78)
Tai Chan, Glenn Frankish, Stephen Farrell (Australia)
2.3c [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 2.4 (Room 305)
Geodata and Metadata Issues
Moderator: Bill Shepherd, Esri, Singapore

Visual and GIS-suitable 3D City Models for Sustainable Planning and Spatial Data Infrastructures (126)
Kilian Ulm (Denmark)
2.4a [abstract] [slides]

The Global Roads Open Access Data Set (gROADS): Pilot Efforts to Develop Improved Roads Data (104)
Alex de Sherbinin, Gregory Yetman, Matthew Steil (USA)
2.4b [abstract] [slides]

Developing and Managing an Operational Global Spatial Data Infrastructure: The Case of Global Map (12)
Fraser Taylor, Chair, International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (Canada)
2.4d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 2.5
(Room 308)
Legal & Socioeconomic Committee Round Table
Moderator: Roger Longhorn (Belgium) and Gabor Remetey-Fülöpp (Hungary)
[abstract]

2:30 - 3:00
Tea/Coffee (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East)

3:00 - 4:30
Parallel Session 3.1 (Theater)
SDI Experiences: National
Moderator: Santiago Borrero, Pan American Institute for Geography and Histroy (PAIGH), Mexico

Making Sense of Local Spatial Data Infrastructure in Volcanic Disaster Risk Management; A Case Study (46)
Tandang Yuliadi Dwi Putra, Trias Aditya (Indonesia), Walter de Vries (The Netherlands)
3.1a [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

European Union Funding for INSPIRE Directive Implementation Projects (71)
Roger Longhorn (UK)
3.1b [abstract] [slides]

Measuring the Advancement of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Americas (2000-2008) (76)
Monica Duque (Ecuador), Jean Parcher (USA)
3.1c [abstract] [slides]

Chinese Rural Land Registration: Applicable Geospatial Technologies as Field Tested in Anhui Province (62)
Christopher Barlow (USA)
3.1d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 3.2 (Room 303)
Spatial Enablement: Opportunities
Moderator: Jeremy Shen, Director, Information Center, Chinese Taipei

Spatially Enabled Societies: Asia and the Pacific (902)
Abbas Rajabifard, Ian Williamson (Australia)
3.2a [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

Spatially Enabled Government in Europe as an basic ingredient for Spatially Enabled Societies (903)
Bas Kok (Netherlands), Joep Crompvoets (Belgium)
3.2b [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

OneMap (920)
Lim Ming Khai, Singapore Land Authoity (Singapore)
3.2c [abstract] [slides]

Comparing and Assessing the Republic of Macedonia SDI Development (2005/2010) - Solid Base for its Strategy Development (28)
Dimo Todorovski (Macedonia), Joep Crompvoets (Belgium)
3.2d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 3.3 (Room 304)
SDI Assessment and Implementation Practices
Moderator: Gabor Remetey-Fülöpp, Secretary General, HUNAGI (Hungary)

Towards an Assessment Framework for Spatially Enabled Government (81)
Peter Holland, Abbas Rajabifard, Ian Williamson (Australia)
3.3a [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

SPATIALIST: Spatial Data Infrastructures and Public Sector Innovation in Flanders (Belgium) (131)
Joep Crompvoets, Glenn Vancauwenberge, Danny Vandenbroucke, Katleen Janssen, Ezra Dessers (Belgium)
3.3b [abstract] [slides]

Licensing Models: An Unaviodable Nuisance or a Necessary Component? Implementing INSPIRE through the ESDIN Project (912)
Laila Aslesen, Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority (Norway)
3.3c [abstract] [slides]

Leveraging on GIS for Public Housing in Singapore (911)
Loh Suat Yen, Housing Board Development (HDB), Lim Loy Chin, Elizabeth How (Singapore)
3.3d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 3.4 (Room 305)
Metadata Issues
Moderator: Rolf de By, ITC (Netherlands)

Supporting Semantics-Based Metadata Discovery with MetaSys (33)
Kean Huat Soon (Singapore), Douglas Miller, Brian Bills, Jennifer Williams (USA)
3.4a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Automatic Spatial Metadata Enrichment: Reducing Metadata Creation Burden through Spatial Folksonomies (23)
Mohsen Kalantari, Hamed Olfat, Abbas Rajabifard (Australia)
3.4b [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

Exploring the Key Areas of Spatial Metadata Automation Research in Australia (72)
Hamed Olfat, Mohsen Kalantari, Abbas Rajabifard, Ian Williamson, Christopher Pettit (Australia)
3.4c [abstract] [paper: refereed proceedings article] [slides]

Building and Maintaining Metadata Repositories with the Aid of Ontology Tools and Technologies (143)
Tomasz Kubik, Adam Iwaniak (Poland)
3.4d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 3.5 (Room 306)
Local to Global Spatial Enablement: JBGIS Perspectives
Moderator: Mark Cygan, Chair, Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS)

ICA Perspectives on Spatial Enablement
William Cartwright, President, International Cartographic Association (ICA)
3.5a [abstract] [slides]

IMTA Perspectives on Spatial Enablement
Mark Cygan, International Map Trade Association (IMTA)
3.5b [abstract] [slides]

Remote Sensing: From Images to Information - A Global Vision
Anthony Milne, Immediate Past President, IEEE - Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)
3.5c [abstract] [slides]

Spatially Enabling Society: The Contribution of Global Map
Fraser Taylor, Chair, International Steering Committee for Global Map (ISCGM)
3.5d [abstract] [slides]

Spatially Enabled Administration: The FIG Perspective
Stig Enemark, President, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
3.5e [abstract] [slides]

GSDI Perspectives on Spatial Enablement
David Coleman, President-Elect, GSDI Association (GSDI)
3.5f [abstract] [slides]


4:30 - 6:00
Lightning Presentations, Poster Forum with Refreshments / Posters
(Exhibition Hall: Gallery East)

Ubiquitous Personal Location Tracking: Protecting Both Privacy and Free Speech
Harlan Onsrud (United States)
[abstract] [slides]

Integration of GIS and remote sensing technology and local perception on environmental protection planning (25)
Ty Pham Huu (Vietnam)
[abstract] [slides]

Soil erosion assessment using GIS and USLE in Ethiopia (89)
Anissa Gara (Japan)
[abstract] [slides]

Social Networks as a Means of Spreading SDI to Society
Mabel Alvarez (Argnetina) and Lara López (Spain)
[abstract] [slides]

Application of Geo-spatial Technology in Landslide Hazard Vulnerability Study
L.P.Sharma, National Informatics Centre, Department of Information Technology (India)
[abstract] [slides]

Standards, Crisis, and the Lost Art of Cartography
Talbot J. Brooks, Delta State University (US)
[abstract] [slides]

GeoNode
Sebastian Benthall, Open Geo (US)
[abstract] [slides]

Mapping the Urban Thermal Environment in Singapore using a GIS Framework (130)
Reuben Mingguang Li (Singapore)
[abstract] [slides]

GeoSAR's SDI Solution for Equatorial Regions
Jake Jenkins, Fugro (Singapore)
[abstract] [slides]

Design and Implementation of Integrated Management and Assessment (154)
Maisam Toosi, Mamaghan Islamic Azad University, Ahmad Savari, Fereidoon Owfi, Somayeh Ordo, Mojgan Rezaei, Yousef Rezaei (Iran)
[abstract] [slides]



Thursday 21 October 2010
08:00-
Onsite Registration

08:30-10:00

Spatially Enabling Society: Corporate Sector Perspectives
Moderator: Mark Cygan, Esri
Location: Theater, Level 3
[slides]

Abu Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure (AD-SDI)
Abdul Karim Al Raeisi, Executive Manager, Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC)
[abstract] [slides] [video]

Dispelling Myths Surrounding Cloud Computing
Kingsley Wood, Business Development and Sales, Amazon Asia-Pacific Resources Pvt. Ltd.
[abstract] [slides]

Corporate Panel Discussion
Questions to be explored and panelists to be announced.

10:00-10:30

Coffee (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East)

10:30 - 12:00

Parallel Session 4.1 (Theater)
SDI for Cities (Joint FIG and GSDI Session)
Moderator: Paul Kelly, Spatial Strategies Pty Ltd (Australia)

Managing Megacities: A Spatial Solution (7)
Paul Kelly (Australia)
4.1a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

SDI in Cities: State of Play (30)
Hartmut Mueller (Germany)
4.1b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Spatial Innovation for Cities (41)
Yerach Doytsher (Israel)
4.1c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Panel:
Abbas Rajabisfard, President, GSDI, Stig Enemark, President, FIG, Victor KHOO, Singapore Land Authority


Parallel Session 4.2 (Room 303)
SDI Applications
Moderator: Jean Parcher, US Geological Survey (USA)

Development of Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure in Japan (86)
Masanori Muto, Tomohiko Tsunoda, Fumio Kumasaka (Japan)
4.2a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Spatially Enabling Coastal Zone Management: Drivers, Design Elements, and Future Research Directions (14)
Rohan Bennett, Abbas Rajabifard, Sheelan Vaez (Australia)
4.2b [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

Successful SDIs: Does the Marine Geo-Sector Provide a Much-Needed Beacon? (106)
Frederika Welle Donker (The Netherlands)
4.2c [abstract] [slides]

Issues and Challenges in Building Spatial Data Infrastructure in Timor-Leste, a Newly Independent State (44)
Toru Nagayama, Romao Guterres, Paulino da Cruz, Vincent Fung (Timor-leste)
4.2d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 4.3 (Room 304)
Data Sharing: Institutional Issues
Moderator: Bastian Von Lonen, Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)

Assessing the Current Status of Data Sharing Preparedness in Rwanda (156)
Felicia O. Akinyemi, Ernest Uwayezu (Rwanda)
4.3a [abstract] [slides]

Evaluating the Trends of Spatial Data Sharing Policies in Uganda (160)
Ernest Uwayezu (Rwanda)
4.3b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

OneGeology Europe - Towards Harmonization of the Access and Licensing Policies of the European Geological Surveys (37)
Aleksandra Kuczerawy, Katleen Janssen, Jos Dumortier (Belgium)
4.3c [abstract] [slides]

UDOP: A Collaborative System for Geospatial Data (13)
A.J. Clark, Patton Holliday, John Clark, Jordon Mears, Robyn Chau (USA)
4.3d [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]


Parallel Session 4.4 (Room 305)
Web-Based Services for Discovery, Access and Processing
Moderator: Greg Yetman, CIESIN, Columbia University (USA)

Address Geocoding Service in Chinese Taipei - A Case of SOA-based Web Application Development (39)
Jeremy Shen, Eric Chang, Bruce Lan (Chinese Taipei)
4.4a [abstract] [paper: refereed proceedings article] [slides]

Building Bottom Up SDI's with the GeoNode Project (153)
Sebastian Benthall, Stuart Gill (USA)
4.4b [abstract] [slides]

BRISEIDE - BRIdging Services Information and Data for Europe. Spatio-Temporal Data Management and Processing in the Context of Civil Protection (101)
Raffaele De Amicis, Giuseppe Conti, Federico Prandi (Italy)
4.4c [abstract] [paper: refereed proceedings article] [slides]

Web-service and Subsystems for Sharing Meteorological Data through Cyber-Infrastructure for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (137)
Byounghyun Yoo (Singapore), Judson Harward (USA)
4.4d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 4.5 (Room 306)
International Geospatial Society Round Table
Moderators: Mabel Alvarez, President and Lilia Patricia Arias. Vice-President, International Geospatial Society
[abstract] [slides]

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch (Gallery West)

1:00-2:30
Parallel Session 5.1 (Theater)
SDI Experiences: National to Municipal
Moderator: Kevin McDougall,  University of Southern Queensland (Australia)

National SDI Implementation Experiences across Europe
Claudio Mingrino, Intergraph
5.1a [abstract] [slides]

Ontology Based SDI to Facilitate Spatially Enabled Society (168)
Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki (Republic of Korea), Abbas Rajabifard (Australia), Kyehyun Kim, Jungtaek Seo (Republic of Korea)
5.1b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Municipal Geospatial Enterprise Architecture (68)
Farhad Samadzadegan (Islamic Republic Of Iran), Ahmad Farhadipour (Guyana), Hamid Kiavarz Moghaddam (Islamic Republic Of Iran)
5.1c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Geospatial Strategic Planning for Isfahan Municipality (90)
Morteza Sadeghi, Homayoon YazdanPanah. Ali Hosseini, Mahmood Sabagh (Islamic Republic Of Iran), Abbas Rajabifard (Australia)
5.1d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 5.2 (Room 303)
SDI in Land Administration (Joint FIG and GSDI Session)
Moderator: Stig Enemark, President, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) (Denmark)

Spatially Enabling Australia: Designing a National Infrastructure to Manage Land Information (55)
Jude Wallace, Brian Marwick, Rohan Bennett, Abbas Rajabifard, and Ian Williamson (Australia)
5.2a [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

Land Information Challenges in Indonesia (64)
Peter Laarakker (The Netherlands), Suyus Windanaya (Indonesia)
5.2b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

A Proposed Service Oriented Architecture for e-Land Administration- Case Study: Isfahan Metropolis, Iran (95)
Behnam Tashayo, Morteza Sadeghi, Ali Mansourian, Mohammad Saadi Mesgari, Saeed Nadi (Islamic Republic of Iran)
5.2c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Land Administration Challenges in Bhutan: The Need for a National Cadastral Resurvey (tbd)
Stig Enemark, President, FIG (Denmark)
5.2d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 5.3 (Room 304)
Data Sharing: Institutional Issues
Moderator: Mark Reichardt, President & CEO, Open Geospatial Symposium (USA)

AuScope Grid: Spatial Information Services Stack (36)
Ryan Fraser, Guillaume Duclaux, Robert Woodcock (Australia)
5.3a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Access Control Systems for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Their Administration
Jan Herrmann (Germany) (148)
5.3b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

A Regional Collaborative Network to Improve Spatial Information Sharing in Australia (98)
Dev Raj Paudyal, Kevin McDougall, Armando Apan (Australia)
5.3c [abstract] [paper: refereed proceedings article] [slides]

Location Privacy and National Security (92)
Bastiaan van Loenen (Netherlands)
5.3d [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Parallel Session 5.4 (Room 305)
Web-Based Services for Discovery, Access and Processing
Moderator: Greg Yetman, CIESIN, Columbia University (USA)

Rich Internet GeoWeb Service for Spatial Data Infrastructure (110)
Tin Seong KAM, Lian Chee KOH (Singapore)
5.4a [abstract] [slides]

A Process-Based Framework to Enable the Transition from Geospatial Web Services to Geospatial Web Applications (43)
Javier Morales, Rolf de By (Netherlands)
5.4b [abstract] [slides]

Integrating Spatial Planning and Decision Support System Infrastructure and Spatial Data Infrastructure (82)
Luc Boerboom, Ozgun Alan (Netherlands)
5.4c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

OpenGeo: A 'dot-org' to Build the Open Geospatial Web (152)
Chris Holmes (USA)
5.4d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 5.5 (Room 306)
Societal Impacts Committee Round Table
Moderator: Carmelle Terborgh, ESRI (US) and Al Stevens, FGDC (US)
[abstract] [slides]


2:30 - 3:00
Tea/Coffee (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East)

3:00 - 4:30
Parallel Session 6.1 (Theater)
SDI Capacity Building
Moderator: Mauro Salvemini, President, European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information (Italy)

Building an SDI as a Community Project - Challenges in Emerging Economies (4)
Ainura Nazarkulova (Kyrgyzstan), Josef Strobl, Mariana Belgiu (Austria)
6.1a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

E-Learning Training for Spanish Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) Teachers to Use SDI as an ICT Educational Resource (56)
María Ester Gonzalez, Miguel Ángel Bernabé (Spain)
6.1b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Social Networks and Web 2.0 Tools as a Good Complement to the Local SDI's (117)
Mabel Alvarez (Argentina), Tatiana Delgado Fernández, Rafael Cruz Iglesias (Cuba)
6.1c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

SDI In Geoinformatics Education and Training At Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (122)
Mohamad Nor Said, Mohamad Ghazali Hashim (Malaysia)
6.1d [abstract] [slides]

Parallel Session 6.2 (Room 303)
SDI in Land Administration (Joint FIG and GSDI Session)
Moderator: Yerach Doytsher, Chair, FIG Commission 3 (2011-2014) (Israel)

Evolution of Spatial Data Infrastructures Through Land Administration Projects (111)
Norval Young, Walter de Vries (The Netherlands)
6.2a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Spatially Enabling Survey & Land Registration Bureau of Bahrain for Better Management of Property Transactions (125)
Neeraj Dixit, Ammar Rashid Kashram (Bahrain)
6.2b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

A Review of Electronic Land Administration in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges (121)
Nor Shahriza Abdul Karim, Maidin Ainul Jariah, Mohd Shukri Ismail (Malaysia)
6.2c [abstract] [slides]

Data Sharing Issues in SDI Implementation at National Land Administration for Country Multi-Government (31)
Halim Hamzah, Abdul Rashid Mohamed Shariff, Ahmad Rodzi Mahmud, Nik Mohd Zain Nik Yusof, Hishamuddin Mohd Ali (Malaysia)
6.2d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 6.3 (Room 304)
Business and Government Roles in Building and Maintaining SDI
Moderator: Kam Tin Seong, Singapore Management University (Singapore)

Utilising New Technology to Automate the Data Processing Cycle of Continental Datasets (21)
Dan Paull (Australia), Duncan Guthrie (UK)
6.3a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

The Digital Earth Vision
Milan Konecny, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
6.3b [abstract] [slides]

Introducing the D_City (Data Cities) Global Technology Network (155)
Davina Jackson (Australia)
6.3c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Land Registration and Cadastre in Iran (985)
Hamid Berenjkar (Iran)
6.3d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 6.4 (Room 305)
SDI Legal and Econmic Issues
Moderator: Roger Longhorn, Editor, Geoconnexion International Magazine, UK

Borrowing from the BBC: Can the Public-Value Test be Applied to Spatial Data Services? (17)
Katleen Janssen, Joep Crompvoets, Karen Donders (Belgium)
6.4a [abstract] [slides]

Legal Interoperability in Support of Spatially Enabling Society (907)
Harlan Onsrud (USA)
6.4b [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

User Generated Legal Issues (909)
Jennifer Chandler (Canada)
6.4c [abstract] [slides]

Spatial Information and Government (900)
Liz Marchant, Executive Director ANZLIC (Australia)
6.4d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 6.5 (Room 306)
Arctic SDIs
Moderator: Jarmo Ratia, Director, Finnish Land Administration (Finland)

The Arctic SDI, a joint circumpolar initiative (22)
Martin Skedsmo (Norway)
6.5a [abstract] [slides]

GITBarents (58)
Owe Palmer, Mapping Agency of Sweden (Sweden)
6.5b [abstract] [slides]


6:00-9:30
Conference Dinner at Asian Civilisation Museum


Friday 22 October 2010
08:00-
Onsite Registration

08:30-10:00

Parallel Session 7.1 (Theater)
Spatial Enablement
Moderator: Joep Comproets, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)

The Pioneering Relationship between PSMA Australia and EuroGeographics: How these Continental Mapping Agencies are Enabling the Spatial Community (20)
Bruce Thompson, Dan Paull (Australia), Dave Lovell (France)
7.1a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Realizing Spatially Enabled Societies: What About the Developing Nations of Asia-Pacific? (135)
Greg Scott (Australia)
7.1b [abstract] [slides]

Spatially Enabled E-Government in The Netherlands: The Adventurous Path to Success by Working Together (49)
Martin A. Salzmann, Caroline J. Groot (The Netherlands)
7.1c [abstract] [slides]

Spatially Enabling Isfahan Metropolis through Local SDI (93)
Esmaeil Adili, Abolghasem Golestannejad, Vahid Heidarian, Maryam Amini, Morteza Sadeghi (Islamic Republic Of Iran)
7.1d [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Parallel Session 7.2 (Room 303)
SDI Applications: Hazards
Moderator: Carmelle Terborgh, Esri (USA)

Virtual Emergency Control Centers (18)
Jan Wandek (Australia)
7.2a [abstract] [slides]

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) (xx)
Lóránt Czárán, (UN New York, USA)
7.2b [abstract] [slides]

Estimating Population Exposed to Cyclone Storm Surge (102)
Gregory Yetman, Yuri Gorokhovich (USA), Ceyhun Ozcelik (Japan)
7.2c [abstract] [slides]

Integrating Spatial Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction at the Local Level in the Context of Spatially Enable Government (80)
Heri Sutanta, Abbas Rajabifard, Bishop Ian (Australia)
7.2d [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]


Parallel Session 7.3 (Room 304)
Participatory Initiatives
Moderator: Milan Konecny, Digital Earth (Czech Republic)

Facilitating Volunteered Geographic Information Through SDI Policy Frameworks
Kevin McDougall (Australia) (109)
7.3a [abstract] [slides]

Potential of VGI as a Resource for SDIs in the North/South Context (42)
Stéphane Roche, Elisabetta Genovese (Canada)
7.3b [abstract] [slides]

Achieving the Health Millennium Developing Goals in Developing Countries Using GIS Knowledge Networks: Case of Mozambique (107)
Zeferino Benjamim Saugene (Norway)
7.3c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Training in Web 2.0 Tools: Bringing Spatial Data Infrastructures to People (921)
Mabel Alvarez, Domingo Gallego Gil, Marta Isabel Dans, Zulema Beatriz Rosanigo,Karina Cela, Jorge Valdivia Guzmán, Nibaldo Gatica Zapata, Lara Anabel López Alvarez
7.3d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 7.4 (Room 305)
Standards and Interoperability
Moderator: Steven Ramage, Open Geospaitial Consortium (USA)

The Uptake of SDI Components in Business Processes: the Case of the Elaboration of Spatial Execution Plans in Flanders (Belgium) (142)
Danny Vandenbroucke, Jos Van Orshoven (Belgium)
7.4a [abstract] [slides]

Elaboration of National Standards for Geospatial Information Management. A Contribution to the Development of the Chilean SDI (145)
Alvaro Monett, María Loreto Advis, María Viviana Barrientos, Presenter: Colonel Juan Vidal García-Huidobro (Chile)
7.4b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Amazon Web Services and Cloud Computing Applied within the Geospatial Industry
Kingsley Wood, Amazon Asia-Pacific Resources Pvt. Ltd. (Singapore)
7.4c [abstract] [slides]

Evolvable Information Architectures - A Model Driven Approach to Spatial Data Infrastructures (147)
Rob Atkinson, Paul Box, David Lemon (Australia)
7.4d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 7.5 (Room 306)
Outreach Committee Round Table
Moderator: Mark Reichardt (OGC)
[abstract]


10:00-10:30

Coffee (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East)

10:30 - 12:00

Parallel Session 8.1 (Theater)
Spatial Enablement
Moderator: Ian Williamson, University of Melbourne (Australia)

Developing Spatially Enabled Business Processes: The Role of Organisational Structures (60)
Ezra Dessers, Geert Van Hootegem, Joep Crompvoets (Belgium), Paul Hendriks (The Netherlands)
8.1a [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

Implementing a Municipal SDI with Service Oriented Architecture (69)
Ali Gaemi, Farhad Samadzadegan (Islamic Republic Of Iran), Abbas Rajabifard (Australia)
8.1b [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Intelligent Speed Assist: Spatially Enabling Societies (73)
Hossein Mohammadi, Gary Dawson, Alistair Colebatch (Australia)
8.1c [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

How Does NSDI Development Fit into Pakistan's E-Government Programme? (8)
Asmat Ali (Pakistan)
8.1d [abstract] [paper] [slides]


Parallel Session 8.2 (Room 303)
SDI Applications: Crisis Situations
Moderator: Dan Paull, PSMA (Australia)

Cartographic Services Provided in the Response to the Great Earthquake of February 2010 in Chile (158)
Juan Vidal, Edwin Hunt (Chile)
8.2a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

The Potential of Geomatics 2.0 in Crisis Management (114)
Stéphane Roche, Boris Mericskay (Canada), Eliane Propeck (France)
8.2b [abstract] [slides]

Integrating the Paper and Digital Environments for Crisis/Emergency Response: Lessons Learned (116)
Talbot Brooks (USA)
8.2c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Geographic Business Intelligence and HIV/AIDS Monitoring in Haiti (24)
Andrew Schroeder (USA)
8.2d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 8.3 (Room 304)
Participatory Initiatives
Moderator: Bas Kok, Dutch Kadaster (Netherlands)

Google Map Maker -- Use of Crowd-sourcing to Support SDI Initiatives Around the World (112)
France Lamy (USA), Lalit Katragadda, Manik Gupta (India), Adam Lasnik, Jessica Pfund, Presenter: Andrew McGlinchey (USA)
8.3a [abstract] [slides]

Volunteered Geographic Information in Spatial Data Infrastructure: An Early Look At Opportunities And Constraints (905)
David Coleman (Canada)
8.3b [abstract] [paper: refereed book chapter] [slides]

Learning From the Crowd: The Role of Volunteered Geographic Information in Realising a Spatially Enabled Society (45)
Serene Ho, Abbas Rajabifard (Australia)
8.3c [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Multi Sector Governance - How do We Get Everyone to Participate? (34)
Kylie Armstrong (Australia)
8.3d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 8.4 (Room 304)
Standards and Interoperability
Moderator: Mark Reichardt, President & CEO, Open Geospatial Consortium (USA)

Point Based Integration for Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructures (138)
Ismail Wadembere, Patrick Ogao (Uganda)
8.4a [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Conceptualizing Representational Semantics: A Multiple Layered Spatial Data Integration Framework Based on Ontology (124)
Chen chieh Feng, Liang Yu (Singapore)
8.4b [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Extending SLD and SE for Cartograms (54)
Emanuel Rita, José Borbinha, Bruno Martins (Portugal)
8.4c [abstract] [paper: refereed proceedings article] [slides]

User-Generated Spatial Content and the Need for SDI Standards (105)
Steven Ramage (UK), Mark Reichardt, President OGC (USA)
8.4d [abstract] [slides]


Parallel Session 8.5 (Room 306)
Building SDIs with Open Source
Moderator: Chris Holmes, OpenPlan, US

Hands On Experience of Geonode
Sebastian Benthall (US)
8.5a [abstract] [slides]

Active Exploration of an Open Source Suite
Chris Holmes (US)
8.5a [abstract] [slides]

Discussion, Questions and Anwsers


12:00 - 1:00

Lunch (Gallery West)

1:00 - 2:30
Closing Session of Conference
Moderator: David Coleman, Dean, College of Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada and President-Elect, GSDI Association
Location: Theater, Level 3
[closing session program]

Featured Keynote: A Global Vision for Spatially Enabling Society
Hiroshi Murakami, Vice-President, PCGIAP (Japan)
[slides]

Reflections on the Conference Sessions and Visions: Where we are, where we need to be, and are we on course for for effective spatial enablement of society across the globe?
Wrap-up Keynote: Ian Williamson, University of Melbourne [slides]
Wrap-up Keynote: Greg Scott, Past-President, PCGIAP [slides1] [slides2]

GSDI Association Conference Report [slides]

Conference Awards & Recognitions [slides]

Next PCGIAP Meeting [slides]

Next GSDI Conference: GSDI 13 [slides] [video]

Closing Comments
Bryan Chew, Co-Chair, Local Organizing Committee and Singapore Land Authority
[slides] [video]

Closing Statement
Abbas Rajabifard, President, GSDI Association
[slides]
2:30 - 3:00
Tea/Coffee (Foyer at Room 309))
3:00 - 4:30

GSDI Board Meeting
Location: Room 309

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