Our workshop “GeoCultGIS – GEOgraphical and CULTural aspects of Geo-data: Issues and Solutions” has been accepted for the 22nd AGILE Conference on Geo-information Science, the annual conference of the Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE). The event will be held in Limassol, Cyprus on 17-20 June, 2019.
Workshop theme:
While some geo-datasets offer global coverage and spatial methods attempt to be generic, applications frequently are of local nature. Local geographic and social-cultural idiosyncrasies lead to heterogeneity in data production practices and in interpretations of abstract geographical concepts. This, in its turn, limits the transferability of methods and theoretical approaches. In this workshop, the challenges involved and the general conceptual, methodological, technical, and empirical approaches for tackling such issues will be discussed. This workshop will thus contribute to the strengthening and networking of a community of geo-information researchers and practitioners facing and attending to these issues. While some geo-datasets offer global coverage and spatial methods attempt to be generic, applications frequently are of local nature. Local geographic and social-cultural idiosyncrasies lead to heterogeneity in data production practices and in interpretations of abstract geographical concepts. This, in its turn, limits the transferability of methods and theoretical approaches. In this workshop, the challenges involved and the general conceptual, methodological, technical, and empirical approaches for tackling such issues will be discussed. This workshop will thus contribute to the strengthening and networking of a community of geo-information researchers and practitioners facing and attending to these issues.
CFP:
We encourage participants to submit short papers presenting conceptual and methodological developments, applications or study cases, and critical reviews which discuss the effects of geo-social-cultural aspects on the production, usage and analysis of collaborative, user-generated and authoritative geo-datasets.
Organisers:
Dr.-Ing. Tessio Novack, GIScience, Heidelberg University
Dr. A. Yair Grinberger, GIScience, Heidelberg University
Dr. Michael Schultz, GIScience, Heidelberg University
Prof. Dr. Alexander Zipf, GIScience, Heidelberg University
Dr. Peter Mooney, Department of Computer Science, Maynooth University
Sty tuned for further details and updates.
