Conference topics
Suggested topics for oral presentations or posters are:
Topic A. Monitoring networks and SensorWebs
• Mobile and ad-hoc networks
• Network Optimization problems
• Data harmonization and uncertainties
• Data fusion and heterogeneous networks
• Spatial support: integrating remote sensing and ground based networks
Topic B. Service Oriented Architectures for Environmental Monitoring
• Web Services for environmental monitoring
• Sensor Observation Services
• Interoperability & semantic Interoperability
• Communication schemata: GML, SWE, UncertML, O&M,- limitations and extensions
• Architecture for real time environmental monitoring solutions
Topic C. Statistics and spatial metrics for Environmental Monitoring
• Detecting changes in spatial, temporal and spatio-temporal processes
• Anomaly and hot-spot detection for early-warning
• Spatio-temporal geostatistics for continuous prediction
• Bayesian frameworks
• Data assimilation
• Graph-theory and landscape pattern metrics
Topic D. Open Source tools for Environmental Web Services
• Recent developments in Open Source Geoinformatics
• Spatial and spatio-temporal data analysis in R
• Tool integration: Python and R, RSOAP, plugins
Topic E. Applications and Case Studies
• Environmental hazards: floods, droughts, fires, nano-technologies, virus
• Environmental releases: radioactivity, chemicals, oil spills
• Natural resources and biodiversity
• Global change
Topic F. Visualisation and Decision-Making
• Information analysis in a distributed environment
• Coping with qualitative information and uncertainties
• Handling information in real-time
• 3D models
Topic G. Socio-economical benefits of Service Oriented Architectures for Environmental Monitoring
• Methodologies and socio-economical indicators
• Case studies
• Future directions and perspectives