9th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science.

“Shaping the Future of Geographic Information Science in Europe”

20-22 April, 2006 - Thermal Hotel, Visegrád, Hungary

Wednesday 19^th April 2006

19:00 – 21:00 IceBreaker reception at hotel

Thursday 20^th April 2006

Opening Session

09.00-09.30 Welcome addresses

Ákos Detrekői (president, National Committee on Informatics and Telecommunications)

Gábor Remetey-Fülöpp (general director, Hungarian Association for Geo-Information)

09.30-10.30 Keynote speaker: Herve Jeanjean (CNES) ‘

The European GMES programme: from concept to reality. The French contribution

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

11.00-12.00 Parallel Session 1. Earth Observation

Y. Kamarianakis, N. Chrysoulakis, H. Feidas, G. Kokolatos	Comparing rainfall estimates derived from rain gages and satellite images at the eastern Mediterranean region
C. Flueraru, G. Stancalie, E. Savin, V. Craciunescu	Validation of MODIS snowcover products in Romania. Methodology and conclusions
F. Kovács, J. Szatmári, J. Rakonczai	Assessment of the special soil degradation (bench erosion) with GIS methods from the Great Hungarian Plain

11.00-12.00 Parallel Session 2. Interoperability 1

K. Aerts, K. Maesen, A. van Rompaey	A practical example of semantic interoperability of large-scale topographic databases using semantic web technologies
J. Haist, R. Schnuck, T. Reitz	Usage of persistence framework technologies for 3D geodata servers
R. Lemmens, C. Granell , A. Wytzisk, R. de By, M. Gould , P. van Oosterom	Semantic and syntactic service descriptions at work in geo-service chaining

12.00-13.30 Lunch

13.30-15.00 Parallel Session 3. Spatial Data Infrastructures

A. Dahlgren, L. Harrie	A test bench for evaluating spatial indexation methods for connecting points to large networks
E. Nash, M. Kofahl	Special interest SDIs to support business processes
J. Lacasta, J. Nogueras-Iso, R. Tolosana, F. J. Lopez, F.J. Zarazaga-Soria	Automating the thematic characterization of geographic resources collections by means of topic maps

13.30-15.00 Parallel Session 4. GI Issues

B. Predic, D. Stojanovic, S. Djordjevic-Kajan	Developing context aware support in mobile GIS framework
M. Yuda, S. Itoh	Utilization of geographic information systems in education reform in Japan
I. Benenson, E. Or, E. Hatna, I. Omer	Residential distribution in the city – re-examined
L. Pásztor, J. Szabó	Increasing accuracy of a spatio-temporal soil information system by digital soil mapping and field GIS

15.00-15.30 Coffee Break

15.30-16.30 Poster Session 1

M. Fan, C. Chen, T. Chi, J. Lin	Design and implementation of ocean dynamic environmental data integrating and information sharing system in Fujian Province
M. Painho, I. Jovani, P. Curvelo	Searching for e-learning curricula in geographical information systems and science
T. Johansson, P. Pellikka	GISAS – geographical information systems applications for schools
M. Painho, T. Bartoschek, R. Henriques	Geostatistical approach for controlling bus movements in Greater Lisbon using GPS
I. Compte, A. Hernández , F. Marucci, F. Orduña	SIGFRUT: A WEBGIS application for designing agricultural plantations and installations
J. Mészáros, I. Szakadát, F. Speiser, N. Solymosi	Political and social statistics geodatabase
M. Rouai	Multifractal properties and connectivity of fracture network in the middle atlas liasic aquifer (Morocco)
T. Bíró, J. Tamás	Hydrodynamic and water quality model using GIS techniques
U. Avdan, M. Tün, E. Pekkan, M. Altan	Analysis of urbanization change according to NEHRP soil classification map
L. Živković	Similarities and differences between Serbian and Dutch spatial planning systems (SPSs): Obstacles and advantages for GIS support
C. Kühnle, D. Lemp, L. Paredes	Energy demand – a GIS analysis with airborne remote sensing data
L. Tang, C. Chen, H. Huang, K. Lin	On HLA-based forest fire fighting simulation system
R. Fencík, M. Vajsáblová	Parameters of interpolation methods of creation of digital model of landscape
E. Coll, J.-C. Martínez, J.G. Sanz	Serving cartography raster data in the Internet, a performance study
Y. Hirata	Estimation of stand attributes in Cryptomeria japonica and Chamaecyparis obtusa stands using QuickBird panchromatic data
M. Sedenkova, J. Horak, L. Jurikovska	Analysis of traffic accessibility of employers
R.J. Thompson, P. van Oosterom	Interchange of spatial data - inhibiting factors
R. M. Wagner	SDI Terms-of-Use IPR Management: GDI NRW Modeling Approach
A. Zamyatin, P. Mikhaylov	Technology of suitability maps designing for land use and land cover change modelling
F. Kovács	The investigation of regional variations in biomass production for the area of the Danube-Tisza Interfluve using satellite image analysis
R. J. Thompson, P. van Oosterom	Interchange of Spatial Data – Inhibiting Factors
J. Larson, M. Siliceo, M. Silva, E. Klien, S. Schade	Are Geospatial Catalogues Reaching their Goals?

16.30-17.30 Working Group Meetings.

· Data policy

· Education

· Environmental Modelling

17.30-18.30 Working Group Meetings

· Urban Planning

· Interoperability

· Usability

19:00 – 21:00 Hungarian Dinner sponsored by INTERGRAPH

Friday 21^st April 2006

08.30-09.30 Keynote Speaker: prof. Mike Jackson, University of Nottingham

« Geospatial interoperability and the changing relationship

between the user, vendor and research GI communities »

09.30-10.00 Coffee Break

10.00-12.00 Plenary session

Industry-Research round table (reactions to the keynote talk of Mike Jackson)

Invited speakers

Zeljko Djuretic – Bentley

Mike Phoenix – ESRI

Claudio Mingrino – INTERGRAPH

Walter Mayer – PROGIS

Martin Baatz - Definiens

12.00-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.30 AGILE – Annual Business Meeting (plenary)

14.30-15.30 Parallel Session 5. Interoperability 2

F. Reitsma, K. Hiramatsu	Exploring GeoMarkup on the Semantic Web
A. Friis-Christensen, L. Bernard, I. Kanellopoulos, J. Nogueras-Iso, S. Peedell, S. Schade, C. Thorne	Building service oriented applications on top of a spatial data infrastructure – a forest fire assessment example
H.R. Gnägi, A. Morf, P. Staub	Why and how to define transformations of conceptual models?

14.30-15.30 Parallel Session 6. Water Management

L. Pásztor, I. Pálfai, Cs. Bozán, J. Kőrösparti, J. Szabó, Zs. Bakacsi, L. Kuti	Spatial stochastic modelling of inland inundation hazard
A. Álvarez-Robles, F.J. Zarazaga-Soria, M.Á. Latre, R. Béjar, P.R. Muro-Medrano	Water quality monitoring based on sediment distribution using satellite imagery
I. Nagy, P. Burai, P. Takács, J. Tamás	Field size precision water management based on time series analysis of satellite images

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

16.00-17.00 Poster Session 2

17.00-18.0 Parallel Session 7. Geo-Visualisation

J. Haist, P. Korte	Adaptive streaming of 3D-GIS geometries and textures for interactive visualisation of 3D city models
T. Osaragi	A method for detecting space cluster using geographic raster data
K.E. Scott, T.J. Oyana	An improved algorithm for segregating large geospatial data

17.00-18.00 Parallel Session 8. Semantics and Cognition 1

J.V. Christensen	Formalizing specifications for geographic information
A. Greenhalgh, P. James, D. Fairbairn	Encoding semantics in the DNF
B. Jiang, I. Omer	Spatial topology and its structural analysis based on the concept of simplicial complex

19:00 – 21:00 Special Event

The event will be hosted at the Renaissance restaurant lying at the Visegrád port of call was reopened in 1997. It was rebuilt in a renaissance style, and now servants in costumes offer you dishes in handmade pots cooked on the basis of medieval recipes. The medieval background music gives the restaurant a unique atmosphere and these all provide the customer an amazing experience.

Saturday 22^nd April 2006

09.00-10.30 Parallel Session 9. Semantics and Cognition 2 – GI Usability

L. Stoimenov, S. Djordjevic-Kajan	Discovering mappings between ontologies in semantic integration process
E. Tomai, P. Prastacos	A framework for intensional and extensional integration of geographic ontologies
Y. Abd El Kader, B. Bucher	Cataloguing GI functions and software resources within IGN
T.T. Pham, V.P. Luong, R. Jeansoulin	Formalism for representing data quality in non redundant spatial information

09.00-10.30 Parallel Session 10. Decision Support Systems and Spatial Planning

P. Weber, D. Chapman, M. Hardwick	'London Calling' - A spatial decision support system for inward investors
M. Olofsson, A. Östman	Optimizing dynamic network configurations
N. Molines, D. Siret, M. Musy, D. Groleau	Benefits and limits of GIS for managing heterogeneous environmental data in sustainable urban design: example of the ADEQUA project
J. Bulens, A. Ligtenberg	The MapTable, an interactive instrument for spatial planning design processes

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-12.00 Best Paper Competition

C. Kiehle, K. Greve, C. Heier	Standardized geoprocessing - taking spatial data infrastructures one step further
E. Andreu, R. Béjar, M.Á. Latre, S. Martínez, P.R. Muro-Medrano	A pattern-based approach to support automatic homogeneous map labeling with texts, charts and other elements in a WMS
N. Andrienko, G. Andrienko	Intelligent visualisation and information presentation for civil crisis management

12.00-12.15 Project Report: Monica Wachowicz. ‘PEER: the geo-information pillar’

12.15-12.45 Plenary Session

12.45-13.00 Closing Session