W2GIS 2012 - 11th International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems

The recent advances on the developments of Wireless and Internet technologies have generated increasing interest in the diffusion and processing of geo-referenced data. Wireless and Internet devices also offer new ways of accessing and analyzing geo-spatial information. Consequently, new challenges and opportunities have been provided to the GIS research community.

This Symposium is intended to provide an up-to-date review of advances in recent development of Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W2GIS). W2GIS 2012 is the 11th in a series of successful events alternating locations between East Asia and Europe, with both the first and themost recent event held in Kyoto, Japan. We invite submissions that address both theoretical and technical issues of W2GIS. Reports on implementations are particularly welcome.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to (as long as they address issues related to W2GIS and location-based services):
GeoSpatial databases, spatial search, data mining
Mobile spatial interaction
GeoWeb search engines and services
GeoSocial Networks
Spatio-temporal Data Management
GeoSensor data acquisition, processing and analysis
Smart environments and ambient spatial intelligence
Exploratory cartography and interfaces
3D modelling of cityscapes for LBS
LBS applications in both real-world and virtual spaces
Security, privacy, and usability
Cyber-geography & augmented reality
Semantic geospatial web
Intelligent Media structure, interaction, and distribution
Telematics and GIS applications
Ubiquitous and wireless GIS
Map personalization and adaptation
User studies and evaluations
Indoor and outdoor locationing, wayfinding, and navigation
Volunteered Geographic Information
Advanced GIS visualization techniques for Web and mobile applications
Accepted papers will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series.

Each paper must be written in English, should be limited to 6000 words, and submitted in PDF format. Authors please refer to http://www.springer.com/lncs for formatting template. Each paper must include a short abstract and a list of keywords indicating subject classification. The full names and addresses of the authors should be printed only on the title page. Acceptance of a paper means an obligation for at least one of the authors to attend the conference and present the paper. A selection of best papers will be considered for a special issue of a journal publication.