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- Yee Leung, The Chinese Univeristy of Hongkong, China
- Yee Leung, Professor of Geography
- Affiliation: Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- Title: Spatial Data Mining—Concepts and Applications
- Abstract: Basic ideas and concepts of spatial data mining will be discussed in this speech. Employing several real-life examples in spatial and temporal pattern recognitions, climate dynamics, and hydrological processes, objectives and fundamental concepts of spatial data mining will be examined.
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- Biography: Professor Leung is Chairman of the Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, International Geographical Union; and Chairman of the Commission on Quantitative and Computational Geography, The Chinese Geographical Society.
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- Brian Lees, University of New South Wales at ADFA, Australia
- Dr. Brian George Lees, Professor of Geography, Head of School
- Affiliation: School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales at ADFA, Australia
- Title: Introducing Process Understanding into GIS Modelling
- Abstract: Many of us have a considerable depth of process knowledge and understanding in the specific domains of our specialisations in addition to the skills we have in GISc. Those of use whose specialist domain is GISc have collaborators with specialisations in other, useful, domains.
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- Biography: Professor Brian George Lees graduated from the University of Sydney with a PhD studying the sediment dynamics of shallow, tidal seas.
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- Xiaofang Zhou, Queensland University, Australia
- Dr. Xiaofang Zhou, Professor of Computer Science
- Affiliation: School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Title: Making sense of trajectory data
- Abstract: Trajectory data records the time and positions of moving objects such as vehicles, people and animals.Wide availability of trajectory data due to the proliferation of GPS-enabled mobile devices, combined with easy access to digital maps and emerging computing platforms such as cloud computing, makes many novel data-driven, location-based applications possible.
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- Biography: Xiaofang Zhou is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Queensland. He is the Head of the Data and Knowledge Engineering Research Division at UQ, the Convenor and Director of ARC Research Network in Enterprise Information Infrastructure, and the founding chair of ACM SIGSPATIAL Australian Chapter.
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- Domenico Talia, University of Calabria and ICAR-CNR, Italy
- Dr. Domenico Talia, Professor of Computer Engineering, Director of ICAR-CNR
- Affiliation: University of Calabria and ICAR-CNR,Italy
- Title: Service-Oriented Data Mining in Grids and Clouds
- Abstract: To run scientific and business applications distributed computing environments, like Grids and Clouds, must support adaptive knowledge discovery and data mining applications by offering resources, services, and decentralized data analysis methods.
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- Biography:Domenico Talia is a full professor of computer engineering at the University of Calabria and the director of ICAR-CNR. more
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- Robert Haining, University of Cambridge, UK
- Dr. Robert Haining, Professor of Human Geography and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College
- Affiliation: Dept. of Geography, University of Cambridge, UK
- Title: Advancing spatial and spatio-temporal data analysis: reflections from the BIAS II project
- Abstract: I have been collaborating, since 2008 in BIAS II (Bayesian methods for combining multiple Individual and Aggregate data Sources in observational studies), a project funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and based at Imperial College, London.
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- Biography: Robert Haining graduated in Geography from the University of Cambridge. He holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University (USA) where his dissertation was an early investigation into the theory and application of statistical models for representing spatial variation.
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- Manfred M Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
- Dr. Manfred M. FISCHER, Full Professor of Economic Geography
- Affiliation: Department of SocioEconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
- Title: Principles of neural spatial interaction modelling
- Abstract: Spatial interaction modelling is one of the major intellectual achievements and at the same time, perhaps the most useful contribution of spatial analysis to social science literature. The interest in such models is motivated by the need to explain flows of tangible entities such as persons and commodities, or flows of intangible entities such as information and knowledge across space.
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- Biography: Manfred M. Fischer (born in 1947, Nuremberg, Germany) graduated in geography and mathematics from the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen (Germany).
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- Stewart Fotheringham, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
- A. Stewart Fotheringham, Professor of Geocomputation,Director of National Centre for Geocomputation
- Affiliation: National University of Ireland Maynooth
- Title: Recent Developments in GWR Research
- Abstract: Geographically Weighted Regression has now become a popular technique in spatial analysis to uncover patterns of spatial nonstationarity in spatial processes.
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- Biography: A. Stewart Fotheringham is Science Foundation Ireland Research Professor and Director of the National Centre for Geocomputation (NCG) at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth. He previously held positions at the University of Newcastle in the UK, the State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Florida and Indiana University.
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- Hiromichi Fukui, Keio University, Japan
- Dr., Professor Hiromichi FUKUI
- Affiliation: Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan
- Title: SDI and Digital Asia as Information Commons
- Abstract: In order to deal with environmental issues from global scale to regional and local levels, a correct grasp of the history and the current status of the earth are essential, and we must share a common recognition of the issues.The first step to build a sustainable society is to monitor, identify, store the data of phenomena on the earth, then process and interpret the raw data, turn them into understandable information to display, publish and distribute.
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- Biography: Dr. Hiromichi FUKUI has graduated from Nagoya University in 1980.
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- Geoge Christakos, San Diego State University, USA
- Dr. George Christakos, Birch Distinguished Professor of Geography
- Affiliation: Department of Geography, San Diego State University, USA
- Title: Spatiotemporal Knowledge Synthesis
- Abstract: Spatiotemporal knowledge synthesis in an interdisciplinary context is based on the intefration of core scientific knowledge, case-specific information, multi-sourced uncertainty and "agent-system" associations.
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- Biography: George Christakos holds a B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering and a D.Sc. degree in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering both from the National Technical University of Athens (Greece).
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- Chenghu Zhou, Institute of Geographical Sciences & Natural Resources Research, CAS, China
- Chenghu Zhou, Research Professor of Geographical Information Science
- Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environment Information System, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research of CAS
- Title: A Lattice-based model for global discrete grid
- Abstract: Discrete global grid system (DGGS) is a hierarchical structure in which the earth surface is subdivided into a series of discrete grids representing spatial regions or points. Map projection-based and polyhedral-based partitions are two broadly employed approaches to generate such a system.
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- Biography: Dr. Zhou Chenghu is a Research Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources, CAS. more
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- Qinmin Wang, Fuzhou University, China
- Qinmin Wang, Research Professor of Geo-spatial information technology and e-government, Director of SIRC
- Affiliation: Spatial Information Research Center of Fujian, Fuzhou University
- Title: Top Design on Regional Informatization Engineering and its Solutions
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- Biography: Dr. Qinmin Wang graduated from Department of Geography and Mining Engineering from Fuzhou University in 1981. He got his Ph.D. from Imperial College London.
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- Hanqiu Xu, Fuzhou University, China
- Dr. Hanqiu Xu, Professor of Remote Sensing
- Affiliation: Institute of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, Fuzhou University; College of Environment and Resources, Fuzhou University, China
- Title: Feature extraction and classification of impervious surface from remotely-sensed imagery
- Abstract: Rapid development of urban areas has witnessed a replacement of natural vegetation cover with impervious materials such as buildings and paved surfaces.
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- Biography: Hanqiu Xu graduated in Geology from Fuzhou University (FZU), China. He holds a Ph.D. in Geoscience from University College Cork, National University of Ireland. Dr. Xu is currently a Professor at the College of Environment and Resources (FZU), and Head of the Institute of Remote Sensing Information Engineering (FZU).
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- Guoqing Sun, University of Maryland, USA
- Dr. Guoqing Sun, Research Professor of Remote Sensing
- Affiliation: Department of Geography and Earth Science System Interdisciplinary Center, University Of Maryland
- Title: Forest Biomass Retrieval from LIDAR Samples and Multi-Sensor Imagery Data
- Abstract: The use of LIDAR and imagery data from other sensors is currently a hot topic in regional and global mapping of forest structural parameters, such as height and biomass. Combined use of LIDAR sampling data and complete global coverage of other remote sensing data for vegetation 3D structure mapping requires some new data processing and fusion technologies.
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- Biography: Dr. Guoqing Sun is a research professor in Department of Geography and Earth Science System Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland at College Park.
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- Kanghu Wang, SuperMap Software Corporation Limited, China
- Kanghu Wang, Vice President, Marketing
- Affiliation: SuperMap Software Corporation Limited, China
- Title: GIS Industry in China and Introduction to SuperMap
- Abstract: GIS industry in China started from the 1980s. Four development stages can be found: fundamental academic research and development of pilot systems; early GIS applications in urban planning and land management; independently developed GIS software platforms; and finally a complete industry chain consists of GIS platform development, application development, data production and extensive applications.
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- Biography:
Dr. Wang Kanghong (born in 1973 in Ba Zhong County, Sichuan Province, China), is an associate professor of Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences as well as a member of e-government branch of the Chinese GIS Association.
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- Qihao Weng, Indiana State University, USA
- Qihao Weng, Professor of Geography
- Affiliation: Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Change at Indiana State University
- Title: Mining Urban Heat Islands from Remotely Sensed Imagery
- Abstract: New developments in the field of information technology in terms of processing algorithms and data mining methods enable more an opportunistic use of data banks of remote sensing images. Knowledge mining from satellite imagery and raster databases can be viewed as a case of spatial data mining.
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- Biography: Dr. Qihao Weng is the director of the Centexr for Urban and Environmental Change and a professor of geography at Indiana State University, USA. He was a visiting NASA senior fellow (2008-09). more
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