Subject: COSIT 2015
12th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2015 October 12-16, 2015, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Spatial information theory is concerned with all aspects of space and spatial environments as experienced and represented by humans and also by other animals and artificial agents. The scope of the conference includes both applications to specific domains and also the development of general theories of space and spatial information. Papers may address aspects of spatial information from the viewpoint of any discipline including (but not limited to) the following:
Cognitive Science, Vision Science, Environmental and Behavioral Psychology
Geography and Geographic Information Science
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Mathematics, Logic, Philosophy and Ontology
Cognitive Anthropology, Psycholinguistics and Linguistics
Architecture, Planning, and Environmental Design
Papers will be selected through a rigorous review of full papers based on relevance to the conference, scientific significance, novelty, relation to previously published literature, clarity of presentation, and interdisciplinary context. The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Papers must not exceed 20 pages in the LNCS format.
Since 1993 the COSIT series has been one of the most important events in this highly interdisciplinary area. An idea of the conference's orientation can be gained from the previous COSIT proceedings published by Springer-Verlag in the LNCS series. The following (non-exclusive) topics are indicative of the fields of interest:
activity-based models of spatial knowledge
cartography and geographic visualization
cognitive structure of spatial knowledge
cognitive aspects of geographic information
cooperative work with spatial information
events and processes in geographic space and time
human sensors in space and time
incomplete or imprecise spatial knowledge
knowledge representation for space and time
languages of spatial relations
naive geography/behavioral geography
navigation and wayfinding, including robot navigation
ontology of space
presentation and communication of spatial information
qualitative and commonsense spatial representation
quality issues in geographic information
semantics of geographic information
social and cultural organization of space
spatial and temporal language
spatial aspects of social networks
spatial data integration/interoperability
spatial decision-support systems
structure of geographic information
theory and practice of spatial and temporal reasoning
time in geographic information
user-interface design/spatialization of interfaces
virtual spaces
volunteered geographic information
The conference will be held at Hotel La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. The city of Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the United States, and is the oldest city in New Mexico. The City sits near the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, with an average elevation of 7000ft/2100m. Santa Fe is a city of contrasts, where visitors find some of the nation's oldest antiquities alongside some of its most avant garde artists. Honored by UNESCO as one of the world's 9 "Creative Cities," Santa Fe is a melting pot of all the art forms, and has been for more than a century. Getting to Santa Fe is easy. Major airlines serve Santa Fe via the Albuquerque International Sunport, just 60 miles to the south of Santa Fe. Regular train service via the New Mexico Rail Runner connect the two cities, and rental cars are readily available.
The conference will be preceded by a day of workshops and tutorials.
The doctoral colloquium, after the conference, provides a forum for PhD students working on any aspect of spatial information.
Separate calls for workshops and tutorials and for the doctoral colloquium will be issued.
Important dates
March 30, 2015 - Full paper submission
May 25, 2015 - Notification of acceptance
June 15, 2015 - Camera-Ready copy due
October 12, 2015 - Workshops and Tutorials
October 13-15, 2015 - Conference
October 16, 2015 - Doctoral Colloquium
General Chairs
Scott Freundschuh, University of New Mexico, USA
Scott Bell, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Program Chairs
Sara Irina Fabrikant, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Martin Raubal, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Tutorial/Workshop Chairs
Michela Bertolotto, University College Dublin, Ireland
Clare Davies, University of Winchester, UK
Doctoral Colloquium Chairs
Sarah Battersby, University of South Carolina, USA
Amy Lobben, University of Oregon, USA
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Scott M. Freundschuh, Professor
Scott M. Freundschuh, Professor
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Executive Editor, Cartography and Geographic Information Science
The University of New Mexico
1 University of New Mexico MSC01 1110
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505.277.0058
Executive Editor, Cartography and Geographic Information Science
The University of New Mexico
1 University of New Mexico MSC01 1110
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505.277.0058