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Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructures WorkshopIn Association with eSI Thematic Programme: Spatial Semantics for Automating Geographic Information Processes
26 November, 07 09:00 AM - 27 November, 07 05:00 PMWelsh e-Science Centre (WeSC), Cardiff University, Queen's Buildings, Cardiff, CF24 3AAOrganiser: Alia Abdelmoty |
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Geospatial knowledge infrastructures are computational frameworks for expressing, managing, discovering, annotating and utilising geospatial knowledge. The vision is that of a knowledge Web that supports the automatic exploitation of geospatial information and scientific knowledge. Such knowledge is expressed in many different forms, such as theories, models, ontologies, software, data, methodologies and stored in different formats, such as publications, online resources and in the heads of scientists. Due to the large social, spatial, and temporal distances between these elements, their discovery, association and use require much effort, which hinders scientific progress. How can we express the semantics of these varying forms of scientific information and the meaningful relationships among science elements? How can we use semantic technologies to automate the discovery and use of this information across a network of related information objects? What roles can the current and emerging semantic and social web technologies play in the development of this infrastructure? These are some of the questions that the workshop hopes to explore.
TopicsKnowledge management and reasoning on the Semantic Web and Web 2.0 and their application to the Geospatial context.
Related Events in Cardiff7th International Symposium on Web and Wireless GIS, W2GIS 2007, will be held in Cardiff on the 28th and 29th of November.
AcknowledgementsThis workshop is the fourth in the series being organised by the Spatial Semantics for Automating Geographic Information Processes Theme at the e-Science Institute in Edinburgh (www.esi.ac.uk) and is supported by the UK e-Science Programme.
Target AudienceGeoscientists and researchers in geospatial semantics and geoinformatics. ProgrammeThis event is provisionally scheduled to start at 09:00 Monday 26 November 2007 and close at 17:00 on Tuesday 27 November 2007. Speakers
Arno Scharl: MODUL University Vienna Registration
Registration for this event is now closed. To enquire about an application or to cancel a previous application please contact NeSC Administration. Car ParkingRegrettably there is no provision for visitor parking at Queens Buildings. However, there are 2 nearby multi-storey car parks in Dumfries Place (approached from St Andrews Place) and Knox Road (approached from Fitzalan Place). The Ibis Hotel has no car park but there is on-road parking (vouchers available from the hotel reception and there is also an NCP car park nearby). The hotel is within walking distance of the University. A link to a map of the local area is given below. AccommodationA list of suitable hotels is available at: HotelAccommodationCardiff.pdf Travel instructionsBy Road Travelling east on the M4. Leave the motorway at Junction 32, follow the A470, sign posted City Centre, into the Cathays area of the city. Travelling west on the M4. Leave the motorway at Junction 29, follow the A48(M)/A48, sign posted Cardiff East and South, to the A470, sign posted City Centre, into the Cathays area of the city. By Rail Frequent regional network trains, the Sprinter services, connect Cardiff with:
Birmingham (2 hrs 15 mins) Southampton (2 hrs 40 mins) Manchester (3 hrs) Liverpool (3 hrs 30 mins) By Air National Express operate direct coach services to Cardiff Central Station from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Related Links
http://www.comp.glam.ac.uk/w2gis2007/ Important Dates19 Oct - Registration Opens EnquiriesEnquiries should be made directly to our Conference Administrator.
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