The 7th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science
This page contains the short papers and poster abstracts of the AGILE 2004 conference in Heraklion, Crete. All submissions were peer-reviewed.
The short papers and the poster abstracts are listed separately. The short papers are located according to the AGILE 2004 conference sessions.
Conference Proceedings
Assessing the Impacts of Spatial Data Infrastructures: Methods and Gaps
M. Craglia & A. Johnston
Harmonized Access to Heterogeneous Content: Towards a European SDI
A. Kap, B. van Loenen & M. de Vries
Towards the Implementation of the European Spatial Data Infrastructure. Getting the Process Right
L. Bernard, A. Annoni, Y. Kanellopoulos & P. Smits
From the GIS to the SDI: a Design Path
M. Salvemini
Quo Vadis Sdi?
A. Wytzisk & A. Sliwinski
Integrating Knowledge Bases into SDI’s
I. Simonis
Enhancing Spatial Data Infrastructures by Semantic Web Technologies
T. Vögele & R. Spittel
Realization of Component-Based GIS Application Framework
L. Stoimenov, A. Stanimirović & S. Djordjević-Kajan
Incremental Composition of Geographic Web Services: an Emergency Management Context
C. Granell, J. Poveda & M. Gould
Integration of Human Services into Technical GI Service Chains
C. Brox & K. Janowicz
A Prototype Cross-Border GML Data Service
L. Lehto, T. Sarjakoski, A. Hvas, P. Hollander, R. Ruotsalainen & A. Illert
A Controlled Access to Spatial Data on Web
E. Bertino & M. L. Damiani
Automatic Metadata Extraction from Geographic Information
M. A. Manso, J.Nogueras-Iso, M. A. Bernabé & F. J. Zarazaga-Soria
National Spatial Information Models
J. Bulens
An Information Model for Strategic Spatial Policy Documents
H. Ottens
GIS Implementation at the German Regional Public Administration Level
V. Emmel & H. Mueller
An Interdisciplinary SDSS for Planning and Controlling in River Management -FLUMAGIS
J. Moeltgen, G. Schmidt, O. Gretzschel, M. May, R. Borchert, C. Bohn, J. Hirschfeld & R. Poepperl
ANFAS: a Decision Support System for Simulating River Floods
P. Prastacos & V. Prinet
Towards a Generic GIS for Dike Management in Flood Plain Areas: from Conceptual Design to Real Applications
P. Maurel, D. Serre, R. Tourment
Preliminary Earthquake Risk Management Strategy Plan of Eskisehir, Turkey by Using GIS
M. Altan, F. Özturk & C. Ayday
Moving Digital Earth for Disasters Management
Valeriy Klenov
Strategy to Reduce Subjectivity in Landslide Susceptibility Zonation by GIS in Complex Mountainous Environments
Y. Thiery, S. Sterlacchini, J.-P. Malet, A. Puissant, A. Remaître, O. Maquaire
Monitoring Coastal Erosion Natural Resilience by Indexing Coastal Dunes State
E. Valpreda, S. Gragnaniello & M. Rotunno
Comparison of CPT Based Liquefaction Potential and Shear Wave Velocity Maps by Using 3-Dimensional GIS
M. Tün, U. Avdan, M. Altan & C. Ayday
Calibration and Validation of a Proposed Informal Settlement Growth Model
R. Sietchiping
Transition Rules for Modelling Land-Use Change
M. Hagoort & S. Geertman
3D-GIS and Urban Volume: Applying the Third Dimension in a Morphological Study of the Amsterdam Urban Landscape
E. Koomen, R. Kaufholz, P. Rietveld & H. Scholten
Bivariate Traffic Relations: a Space-Time Modelling Approach
Y. Kamarianakis, D. Kotzinos & P. Prastacos
Modelling Perceived Accessibility to Urban Amenities Using Fuzzy Logic, Transportation GIS and Origin-Destination Surveys
M. Thériault & F. Des Rosiers
Formal Encoding of a Multi-Modal Trip with the Use of Public Transport- A Passenger’s Perspective
E. Pontikakis
Training Offers in Geographic Information. Methodological References as Preliminary Requisite in a Quality-Control Approach
P. Bazile
Problem Based Learning in Geoinformation: Approach, Examples, Experience
A. Car
Elements of a Computational Theory of Location
W. Kuhn
Tales of The River Bank, First Thoughts in the Development of A Topographic Ontology
G. Hart, S. Temple & H. Mizen
An Architecture for Ontology-Based Discovery and Retrieval of Geographic Information
E. Klien, U. Einspanier, M. Lutz & S. Hübner
“Where the City Sits?” Revealing Geospatial Semantics in Text Descriptions
E. Tomai & M. Kavouras
Ontology-Driven Wrappers for Navigation Services
D. Redbrake & M. Raubal
Giving Meaning to GI Web Service Descriptions
F. Probst, M. Lutz
A Case Study for Semantic Translation of the Water Framework Directive and a Topological Database
A. Schwering & G. Hart
Geographic Knowledge Representation Using Conceptual Graphs
A. Karalopoulos, M. Kokla, M. Kavouras
Link Between the Whole and its Parts in UML Representations of Spatial Aggregations: an Application in the Context of Geographic Databases
F. Pinet, M.-A. Kang & H. Jaudoin
Dynamic Aggregation on Grids for Interactive Analysis of Multidimensional Spatial Information
G. Andrienko, N. Andrienko, & I. Denisovich
A Visualization of a Hierarchical Structure in Geographic Metadata
U. Demšar
Representing Semantic Similarity of Socioeconomic Units with Cartographic Spatialization Metaphors
A. Darra, M. Kavouras, E. Tomai
A VRML Terrain Visualization Approach
A. Triantafyllos, D. Anagnostopoulos, C. Chalkias
Annotation of Features in Outdoor Augmented Reality Environments
M. Rubio, R. Quirós, E. Pulido, G. Fabregat & J. Huerta
Structuring, Indexing, Querying and Visualizing Moving Objects in A DBMS
M. Baars, P. van Oosterom, E. Verbree & B. Gorte
Real-Time Spatiotemporal Data Indexing Structure
G. Noël, S. Servigne & R. Laurini
Management of Multiple Representations in Spatial DBMSs
S. Zlatanova, J. E. Stoter & W. Quak
A General Proof of the Multidimensional Binary Indexing Algorithm for Neighbourhood Calculations in Spatial Partition Trees
J. Poveda & M. Gould
How to Design Geographic Databases? Specific UML Profile and Spatial OCL Applied to Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
M.-A. Kang, F. Pinet, M. Schneider, J.-P. Chanet & F. Vigier
The Self-Organizing Map and it’s Variants as Tools for Geodemographical Data Analysis: the Case of Lisbon’s Metropolitan Area
V. Lobo, F. Bação, M. Painho
Modelling Urban Dynamics with Cellular Automata: A Model of the City of Heraklion
I. Blecic, A. Cecchini, P. Prastacos, G. A. Trunfio & E. Verigos
AI-Based Geo-Webservices for Data Consistency Check: Experiences within the EU Project GIMMI
P. Di Donato
Fuzzy Modelling in GIS Environment to Support Sustainable Land Use Planning
V. Badenko & D. Kurtener
The Use of GIS and Remote Sensing for Landscape Character Mapping: a Pilot Study from Sardinia
I. N. Vogiatzakis, A. Marini, M. B. Careddu, M. T. Melis & G. H. Griffiths
Application of the DPSIR Model to the Sado Estuary in a GIS Context - Social and Economical Pressures
S. Caeiro, I. Mourão, M. H. Costa, M. Painho, T. B. Ramos & S. Sousa
Urban Mobility of Elder People. GPS and GIS for Collecting and Analysing Space-Time Information on Mobility
M. Boffi, M. d’Ovidio, C. Tornaghi & E. Natoli
Assessment of Social Vulnerability Using Geographic Information Systems: Pendik, Istanbul Case Study
Z. Haki, Z. Akyürek, Ş. Düzgün
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis and Spatial Econometric Modelling for the Study of Regional Productivity Differentials in European Union, From 1975 To 2000
Y. Kamarianakis & J. Le Gallo
The Use of Airborne LiDAR and Aerial Photography in the Estimation of Individual Tree Heights in Forestry
J. C. Suárez, C. Ontiveros, S. Smith, S. Snape
Per-Parcel Classification of Ikonos Imagery
J. Wijnant & T. Steenberghen
Multi-Stage Processing of Time Series Aerospace Images for Obtaining Enhanced Forecast Land Cover Maps
A. V. Zamyatin & N. G. Markov
Automated Image-Based Verification of Road Databases
M. Gerke, Ch. Heipke, A. Busch
A Time-Travel Tool for Monitoring Environmental Phenomena by Remote Sensing Techniques
G. Bordogna, P. Carrara, A. Rampini, S. Spaccapietra
GIS Based Estimation and Mapping of Local Level Daily Irradiation on Inclined Surfaces
N. Chrysoulakis, M. Diamandakis,P. Prastacos
Requirements for an Efficient Value Pricing of Geographic Information
A. Krek
Toward Perceived Value-Based Pricing of Geographic Information Services
A. Sliwinski
Dual Kernel Density Estimation as a Method for Describing Spatio-Temporal Changes in the Upper Austrian Food Retailing Market
E. M. Jansenberger, P. Staufer-Steinnocher
Prospective Research in the Technological and Mobile Society: New Demand Responsive Transports for New Territories to Serve
E. Castex, S. Houzet, D. Josselin
How to Increase Usability of Spatial Data by Finding a Link Between User and Data
M. Jahn & A. U. Frank
Design Considerations for Participatory GIS
P. Jankowski
Towards Usable Topological Operators at GIS User Interfaces
C. Riedemann
Digital Geographical Data: Potential Evaluation
V. Talhofer
Usage of Spatial Data Stores for Geo-Services
M. Breunig, W. Bär & A. Thomsen
Decision Support for Bicycle Route Planning in Urban Environments
H. Hochmair
Building a Spatial Microsimulation Decision Support System
D. Ballas, R. Kingston, J. Stillwell, J. Jin
Evaluation of a GIS-Based Design Tool to Support Decision Making Within Collaborative Spatial
W. Vullings, A. Ligtenberg, J. Bulens
Enhancing Intelligent Buildings’ Performances Throughout a GIS Central Control
V. Agnolotti, C. Giger
POSTERS
An Incremental Geographic Update System (IGUS) for a Large Geographic Database in New York City
J. Ding, S. Ahearn & E. Cooper
A Methodological Approach to the Development of Applications in a SDI Environment
P. Carrara, L. Fortunati, G. Fresta, M. Gomarasca, L. Piazza Bonati, D. Poggioli
An Interoperable Geodata Infrastructure for Precision Agriculture
P. Korduan, R. Bill, S. Bölling
Unifying Databases: Experiments with a Hydrographic Database
S. Mustière, A. Cleach, J. Fort
GIS, Visualization and Spatial Analysis for Major Hazards in Europe
R. Peckham
Rule-Based or Explicit Storage of Topology Structure: a Comparison Case Study
M. Baars, J. Stoter, P. van Oosterom, E. Verbree
Measurement-Based GIS Revisited
G. Navratil, M. Franz & E. Pontikakis
Geo Web Services: an NSDI-Embedded Approach
C. Najar, C. Giger, F. Golay, C. Moreni & M. Riedo
Towards Competencies for the Msc Curriculum Geo-Information Science
F. I. Rip, G. F. Epema
Geodata - are they Accessible and Useful?
M. Čeh, D. Smole, T. Podobnikar
ACE GIS Project Overview: Adaptable and Composable E-commerce and Geographic Information Services
J. Poveda, M. Gould, C. Granell
The Use of Fuzzy Evaluation in a G.I.S. Approach to the Land Suitability
G. Las Casas, B. Murgante
Interoperable Services for Web-Based Spatial Decision Support
N. Ostländer
Semantic Transformation by Means of Conceptual Modelling Techniques
A. Morf, P. Staub
Use of a Web-Based GIS for Real-Time Traffic Information Fusion and Presentation over the Internet
D. Kotzinos, P. Prastacos
I-Flora, Interactive, Location Based Determination of Flowers in De Dutch Landscape
A. Ligtenberg, J. Wang, W. Vullings, J. Bulens
Web Mapping and XML Technologies “A Close Relationship”
M. Spanaki, B. Antoniou, L. Tsoulos