19th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference
on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
(ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011)
Call for Research Papers, Demos, and PhD Showcases
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November 1-4, 2011
Chicago, IL, USA
The ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic
Information Systems 2011 (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011) is the nineteenth
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 2011.
Suggested topics include but are not limited to:
. Cartography and Geodesy
. Computer Graphics Applications in GIS
. Computer Vision Applications in GIS
. Distributed and Parallel algorithms for GIS
. Geographic Information Retrieval
. GPU and Novel Hardware Solutions for GIS
. Human Computer Interaction and Visualization
. Image and Video Understanding
. Location-based Services
. Location Privacy, Data Sharing and Security
. GIS Performance Evaluation
. Spatial Analysis and Integration
. Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Data Acquisition
. 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
. Spatio-Temporal Data Management
. Spatio-Temporal Sensor Networks
. Spatio-Temporal Stream Processing
. Spatio-Textual Searching
. Standardization and Interoperability for GIS
. GIS Architectures and Middleware
. Urban and Environmental Planning
. Visual Languages and Querying
. Web and Real-Time Applications
Authors are invited to submit full, original, unpublished research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 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.
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.
Submissions should be uploaded through the submission site at:
One author per accepted paper, poster, Ph.D. Dissertation showcase,
industrial paper, or demo is required to register and attend the
conference and 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: June 17, 2011
Full Paper Submission: June 24, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: Sep. 2, 2011
Camera Ready Copy: Sep. 9, 2011
Conference Date: Nov. 1-4, 2011
Workshop Proposals: One-day workshops will be held on November 1, 2011. 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. For details on how to
*IMPORTANT DATES (Workshops)*
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2011
Isabel Cruz, University of Illinois at Chicago
Divyakant Agrawal, University of California, Santa Barbara
Program Committee Chairs:
Christian S. Jensen, Aarhus University
Eyal Ofek, Microsoft Research
Egemen Tanin, University of Melbourne
Local Arrangements Chairs:
Goce Trajcevski, Northwestern University
Shawn Newsam, University of California, Merced
Yan Huang, University of North Texas
Franz Leberl, Graz University of Technology
Cyrus Shahabi, University of Southern California
Markus Schneider, University of Florida
Dai Jing, IBM Watson Research Center
Wei Ding, University of Massachusetts Boston
Gabriel Ghinita, Purdue University
Peer Kräer, University of Munich
Roger Zimmermann, National University of Singapore
Chengyang Zhang, University of North Texas
Justin Levandoski, University of Minnesota
