The 6th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science

This page contains the short papers and poster abstracts of the AGILE 2003 conference in Lyon, France. All submissions were peer-reviewed.

The short papers and the poster abstracts are listed separately. The short papers are located according to the AGILE 2003 conference sessions.

Poster Abstracts

Advanced Thematic Mapping Approach for Forecasting Landscape Change Using GIS
N. G. Markov et al.

Potential Alternatives and Trends in Hungarian GIS Engineering Education
E. Dobos et al.

Multi-view 3D City Model Generation with Image Sequences
Y. Zhang et al.

Teaching Spatial Decision Analysis with Idrisi Online
C. Rinner

VISUALQUAL2E: A Water Quality Modeling with COM-Based GIS
K. Soon, T. Buyong

Is Aspect-Orientation a New Paradigm  for GIS Development?
A. Zipf, M. Merdes

GIMMI: Geographic Information and Mathematical Models Inter-operability. The Innovation of Geographic Information
M. Salvemini et al.

Piecewise Revision for Geographic Information
M. Khelfallah et al.

Object-Oriented Modelling of Communicating GIS-Based Applications
F. Pinet, A. Lbath

Dealing with Uncertainty in Territorial Planning
B. Murgante, G. Las Casas

Consistency Checks for Data Quality Assessment
A. Olsson

Maps on Small Displays
H. Pundt

Slow Mobility as an Indicator of Social Urban Spaces - An Application on GPS Data in the Milano-Bicocca Area
M. Boffi et al.

Paper Sessions

Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Disaster Management
P. Boccardo et al.

Wearable GIS: a Smart Assistant in Disaster Management
J. Baldegger, C. Giger

The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)
J. San-Miguel-Ayanz et al.

Continual Computing of Environmental Flows in 'Real Time' GIS
V. Klenov

Towards the Construction of a Spatial Database to Manage Landslides with GIS in Mountainous Environment
Y. Thiery et al.

Ontology, Natural Language, and Information Systems: Implications of Cross-Linguistic Studies of Geographic Terms
D. M. Mark et al.

Determination, Visualization and Interpretation of Semantic Similarity among Geographic Ontologies
M. Kavouras et al.

Modeling Processes Defined by Laws
G. Navratil, A. U. Frank

Implementing Semantic Reference Systems
W. Kuhn, M. Raubal

Realization of GIS Semantic Interoperability in Local Community Environment
L. Stoimenov, S. Djordjević-Kajan

An Object Oriented Model for Dynamic Geographical Information Systems and Location Based Services
O. L. M. de Farias et al.

A Portable SVG-Viewer on Mobile Devices for Supporting Geographic Applications
T. Brinkhoff

Real-time Integration of XML-Encoded Spatial Data for Mobile Use
L. Lehto, T. Sarjakoski

Progressive Vector Data Transmission
H. Han et al.

Business Models for Location Based Services
U. W. de Montalvo et al.

A Semantic Statistical Approach for Identifying Change From Ontologically Divers Land Cover Data
A. Comber et al.

Semantic Interoperability among Italian EOS Information Systems
S. Nativi et al.

Satellite Image Retrieval: An Approach based on Texture Features
J. L. de Souza Pio et al.

Extension to Multi-Resolution of an Embedded Spatial Information Visualization System
J.-M. Follin et al.

A Reversible Web Architecture for the Management of Geographic Information
P. Carrara et al.

Web Catalog Services of Geographic Information, an OpenGIS based Approach in Benefit of Interoperability
P. R. Muro-Medrano et al.

Interoperability in GI Service Chains – The Way Forward
L. Bernard et al.

Extending OpenGIS Services to Gain Access to Real Time Data Through a Web-Coordination Service
P. Álvarez et al.

A Component Based Approach to Geo-Ontologies and Geodata Modelling to Enable Data Sharing
G. Hart, J. Greenwood

The GETIS Architecture for Disaster Management
D. Piekny

Discussion Paper: Exchange of Internet-based GI Teaching Modules
C. Brox

geoXwalk – A Gazetteer Server and Service for UK Academia
J. Reid

The E-MAPSCHOLAR Project – An Example of Interoperability in Giscience Education
R. S. Purves et al.

Evaluation in European GI Education – an Inquiry
R. Helmich et al.

Spatial Aspects of Risk Management: Case of Study of Agricultural Drought Mitigation
D. Kurtener et al.

Mapping the Limits of Information - A Prototype for Diffusing Large Flood Events Data on the Internet, S. Caquard
G. R. Brakenridge

Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis for Land Cover Change Assessment
M. B. Careddu et al.

Towards an Observatory on GI and GIS Use and Development in European Local Authorites
A. Annoni et al.

Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Galicia Region: An Instantiation of the INSPIRE framework
R. Béjar et al.

Where to Find GI in European Policy
M. Craglia, A. Annoni

The JPathFinder Multicriteria Path Planning Toolkit
P. Mooney, A. Winstanley

Location-Based Spatial Modelling Using Ontology
S. Yu et al.

The Design and Prototype of a Distributed Geo-Spatial Infrastructure for Smart Sensors Webs
S. H. L. Liang et al.

A System Architecture to Implement a Unified Approach for  Spatial Object Modelling and Map Analysis Based on 2nd Order  Many-Sorted Language
O. L. M. de Farias et al.


A Model for Spatio-Temporal Network Planning
E. Nash et al.  

COBALT: A Design Tool for Geographic and Temporal Data Application
T. Souleymane et al.

Nature-GIS: Developing a Pan-European Geospatial Data Model for Protected Areas
D. R. Green et al.

How to Sell the Same Data to Different Users at Different Prices
A. U. Frank, M. Jahn

What are Transaction Costs and Why do Yhey Matter?
A. Krek

Geographic Automata Systems: A New Paradigm for Integrating GIS and Geographic Simulation
I. Benenson, P. M. Torrens

Integration Of Gis Technology In Advanced Internet. A New Setting For Reflecting On Urban Matter
P. G. Almirall, J. R. Cladera

New Meanings and Measures of Accessibility in the Age of Information and Communication Technology
S. Muhammad

GIS and Cellular Automata for Urban dynamics
R. Sietchiping

Spatial Analysis Based on 3D Rendering Techniques
R. Quintero et al.

STIN Method: Surface TIN Representation by Delaunay TENs Constrained by Observation Lines
E. Verbree, P. van Oosterom

Solar Radiation Modelling
K. Zakšek et al.

A Study on Modeling and 3-D Simulation of Hillslope Erosion by Water
D. Shen et al.

Modelling 3D Spatial Objects in a GEO-DBMS Using a 3D Primitive
C. Arens et al.

Usability of Geodata  for Mobile Route Planning Systems
M. Breunig, W. Bär

Accuracy and Reliability of Map Matched GPS Coordinates: Dependence on Terrain Model Resolution and Interpolation Algorithm
J. Li et al.

Visual and Automatic Data Mining for Exploration of Geographical Metadata
R. Albertoni et al.

Usability of New, Object-Oriented 1:10,000 Topographical Product for the Netherlands
W. Vullings, J. Bulens

Ontological Approach of the Fitness of Use of Geospatial Datasets
B. Vasseur et al.

Multiresolution Forest Information: Using Harvester as a Forest Survey Tool and How to Process and Store the Data
T. Melkas, J. Rasinmäki 

GIS and Water Resource Protection in South Africa
J. Moolman et al.

Prospective GIS Modelling of Land Cover in Mediterranean Mountain Regions
M. Paegelow

Tree Counting and Standing Volume Methods for Even-Aged Mature Spruce Stands Using Aerial Photography
J. C. Suárez et al.

Extensions to the OGC Web Map Specifications As needed for Earth Observation from Space
C. Caspar et al.

Towards the Geographic Metadata Standard Interoperability
J. Lacasta et al.

Translating User Needs for Geographic Information Into Metadata Queries
B. Bucher

A Geographic Search Ways to Structure Information on the Web
A. Schwering et al.

Ontology-Based Integration of Data and Metadata
C. Giger, C. Najar

Semantic extension of Geo Web Service descriptions with ontology languages
R. Lemmens et al.

Planning Support Systems for Participatory Planning
G. Vonk, S. Geertman

Web-based Planning Support System for Public Participation: an Individual’s Perspective
I. Omer

Prototype and Further Requirements of a Real Participatory GIS
A. Voss at al.

A Role-based Multi-agent Model for Concurrent Navigation Systems
S. Fournier et al.

A Decision Support System for Flash Flood Early Warning for the Arno River Basin
P. Mazzetti et al.

Implementation of a Regional Clearinghouse for Spatial Information
H. Tolvanen

Impact Assessment for the Barents Sea Region: A Geodata Infrastructure Approach
L. Bernard et al.

Facilitating Uniform Intercommunity Natural Risk Management Through Metadata for High-Level Geographic Aggregations
R. Béjar-Hernández et al.

Integrating Simulation Models into SDI’s
I. Simonis et al.

Local Data Policies and NSDI : Complementarity or Antagosism?
S. Roche, C. Caron