ACM GIS'99 7th ACM Symposium on Advances in Geographic Information Systems Kansas City, USA - November 5th-6th, 1999 For details see : http://www.dcc.unicamp.br/~cmbm/acmgis99/ For CIKM see : http://www.csee.umbc.edu/cikm/1999/ For registration see: http://www.csee.umbc.edu/cikm/1999/reg-form.regular-attendee ***************************************************** PRELIMINARY PROGRAM ***************************************************** NOVEMBER 5TH, 1999 REGISTRATION -- 8:30 - 9:00 AM SESSION I - 9:00 - 11:00 SPATIO-TEMPORAL MANAGEMENT Cell Tuple Based Spatio-Temporal Data Model: An Object Oriented Approach Ale Raza, Wolfgang Kainz Spatio-Temporal Conceptual Models: Data Structures + Space + Time Christine Parent, Stefano Spaccapietra, Esteban Zimanyi A Visual Language for Querying Spatio-Temporal Databases Christine Bonhomme, Claude Trepied, Marie-Aude Aufaure, Robert Laurini A Provably Efficient Computational Model for Approximate Spatiotemporal Retrieval Delis Vasilis, Makris Christos, Sioutas Spiros KEYNOTE SPEAKER - 11:15 - 12:15 Dr Siva Ravada, Spatial Products Division, Oracle Corp. Spatial Databases: Progress and Challenges 12:15 - 1:30 PM - LUNCH SESSION II - - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (two parallel sessions) Session II A ACCESS METHODS AND DATA STRUCTURES Post-optimization and Incremental Refinement of R-Trees Yvan J. Garcia, Mario A. Lopez, Scott Leutenegger On Local Heuristics to Speed Up Polygon-Polygon Intersection Tests Wael M. Badawy, Walid Aref SPOT: Distance based join indices for spatial data Tsin Shu Yeh Improved Bulk-Loading Algorithms for Quadtrees Gisli R. Hjaltason, Hanan Samet Session II B - SHORT PAPERS Multiple Source Information Analysis, GIS and Starlight Bruce Rex, John Risch, Scott Dowson, Brian Moon Constraints and Triggers: A Method For Ensuring Data Quality in an Object-Oriented Geo Database Kernel Ludger Becker, Hendrik Ditt, Klaus Hinrichs, Andreas Voigtmann Cartographic Generalization as a Combination of Representing and Abstracting Knowledge Sebastien Mustiere, Jean-Daniel Zucker, Lorenza Saitta PQL*: An extended Pictorial Query Language for querying Geographical Databases using Positional and OLAP operators Elaheh Pourabbas, Maurizio Rafanelli SESSION III - 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM - two parallel sessions SESSION III A - HETEROGENOUS AND DISTRIBUTED DATA ISSUES A Multi Tier Framework for Accessing Distributed, Heterogeneous Spatial Data in a Federation Based EIS Claus Hofmann Integrating Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Digital Libraries and Information Spaces for conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations in Urban Environments Vished Kumar, Alejandro Bugacov, Murilo Coutinho, Robert Neches Progressive Vector Transmission Michela Bertolotto, Max J. Egenhofer SESSION III B - SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS Integrating the Natural Environment into a GIS for Decision Support Glenn S. Iwerks, Hanan Samet Fuzzy Rule Extraction from GIS Data with a Neural Fuzzy System for Decision Making Ding Zheng, Wolfgang Kainz Spatial Decision Support System for Land Assessment Claudio Chauke Nehme, Margareth Simoes ***************************************************** NOVEMBER 6TH, 1999 Session IV - 9:00 - 11:00 AM MAP DESIGN AND AUTOMATED CARTOGRAPHY Practical Extensions of Point Labeling in the Slider Model Tycho Strijk, Marc van Kreveld Generalized Model for Linear Referencing Paul Scarponcini Multiple Representations in GIS: Materialization Through Map Generalization, Geometric and Spatial Analysis Operations Clodoveu A. Davis Jr, Alberto H. F. Laender Knowledge Engineering for Automated Map Design in DESCARTES Gennady Andrienko, Natalia Andrienko KEYNOTE SPEAKER - 11:15 - 12:15 To be announced 12:15 - 1:45 PM - LUNCH SESSION V 1:45 - 3:15 PM MODELING CONCERNS Spatial Data Integrity Constraints in Object Oriented Geographic Data Modeling Karla A. V. Borges, Alberto H. F. Laender, Clodoveu A. Davis Jr. Specifying Analysis Patterns for Geographic Databases on the Basis of a Conceptual Framework Jugurta Lisboa Filho, Cirano Iochpe Ontology-Driven Geographic Information Systems Frederico Torres Fonseca, Max J. Egenhofer SESSION VI - 3:30 - 5:30 PM NEW TRENDS AND APPLICATIONS Animated Cartography for Urban Soundscape Information Myoung-Ah Kang, Silvie Servigne Making GIS Closer to End Users of Urban Environment Data Andrea Aime, Flavio Bonfatti, Paola Daniela Monari Planning the Acoustic Urban Environment: a GIS-Centered Approach Maria da Piedade G. Oliveira, Eduardo Bauzer Medeiros, Clodoveu A. Davis Jr Integrating GPS Data within Embedded Internet GIS Arunas Stockus, Alain Bouju, Frederic Bertrand, Patrice Boursier ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
