IPY 2007-2008

When was the last time you went to Yellowknife? The city in the wilderness known for its gold, diamonds, and now... geospatial data!

IPY GeoNorth 2007, the first conference on Geospatial Sciences and Applications for the North, will be held in Yellowknife, Canada 20-24 August 2007 during the International Polar Year.

The conference provides an opportunity for users and scientists to share knowledge and learn from past and current experiences on the generation, management and use of geospatial data and information in the northern Arctic environments. It is also an occasion for capacity building and exchange of best practices and to provide opportunities for greater interaction among the Geomatics communities.

Our vision is to build and implement the Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure.

We invite paper contributions on research and applications in the following main themes.

• Development of Arctic geospatial infrastructures for northern regions


• Earth observation data and applications for northern regions


• Geospatial information in support of geosciences, environmental studies, and the cultural heritage of the North


• Mapping and monitoring changes of Northern environments and landscapes


• Communication of spatial information and geo-visualization


• Spatial decision support systems


• Interoperability and standards of geospatial data


• Geospatial knowledge infrastructure for the North, traditional knowledge and practices, training and capacity building on geospatial information and technologies, technology transfer, e-learning/remote teaching


• Geospatial data and tools for land management and property rights


• Horizontal and vertical reference systems


• Positioning and navigation


• Emergency response, search and rescue


• Data access and dissemination

Deadlines
Abstracts submission: 19 February 2007
Notification of paper acceptance: 30 March 2007
Full papers submission: 25 June 2007