The scientific symposium will consist of a set of invited talks, during which renowned scientists in the fields of GI Science and Geoinformatics will look back on 20 years of research in their areas, and will provide their outlooks on what might be important in the coming 20 years.
Symposium: 11 Jun 2014
Programme
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration | |
| 9:00 - 9:40 | Francis Harvey | "No Questions, Just Solutions: Geoinformatics and Human Futures" |
| 9:40 - 10:00 | Edzer Pebesma | "Geoinformatics, where are you going?" |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | coffee break | |
| 10:20 - 11:00 | Claudia Bauzer Medeiros | "How can Geoinformatics help eScience research (and vice-versa)?" |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | Markus Neteler | "Tracking emerging diseases from space: Geoinformatics for human health" |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Gilberto Câmara | "Big geospatial data analytics for global land change monitoring" |
| 12:00 - 13:15 | lunch | |
| 13:15 - 13:55 | Matt Duckham | "Ambient spatial intelligence" |
| 13:55 - 14:15 | Werner Kuhn | "Making GIS Accessible to Problem Solvers" |
| 14:15 - 14:55 | Sara Fabrikant | "Envisioning graphic displays that work" |
| 14:55 - 15:20 | break | |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Chris Kray | "Doing the right thing: how location-based services can help solve global challenges" |
| 15:40 - 16:20 | Martin Raubal | "Mobility & Energy - GI Scientists working to solve global challenges!" |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Angela Schwering | "Enabling humans, but not replacing them: how can spatial intelligence support people in decision making and problem solving?" |
| 16:40 - 18:15 | (open end) posters session & wine |
The symposium will also include a poster session by the participants of the summer school marking its first day.