[AISWorld] CFP: ISCRAM2022 in Tarbes, France | Geospatial Technologies and Geographic Information Science for Crisis Management (GIS)

[Michael A. Erskine]

(* Apologies for possible cross-posting)

CALL FOR PAPERS

19th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2022)

"The future vision of large-scale CRISIS management in a post-COVID world"

May 22-25, 2022, Tarbes, France
https://iscram2022.enit.fr/

Track: Geospatial Technologies and Geographic Information Science for Crisis Management (GIS)
https://iscram2022.enit.fr/Tracks/Track10.pdf

Deadline for Complete Paper (CORE) submissions: December 1, 2021
Deadline for Work in Progress (WiP) submissions: January 25, 2022

** Track Description

With crisis and hazardous events being an "inherently spatial" problem, geospatial information and technologies frequently support disaster and crisis management. This has been further highlighted in response to the current Coronavirus pandemic, which relies extensively on spatial analysis to identify the virus dissemination pathways and fight against the virus propagation. Therefore, geospatial methods and tools - such as Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDSS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) architectures, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), spatial databases, spatialtemporal methods, as well as geovisual analytics technologies - have a great potential to contribute to understanding the geospatial characteristics of a crisis, such as to estimate damaged areas, define evacuation routes, and plan resource distribution. New forms of data such as sensor data, social media, and OpenStreetMap (OSM) have also been employed to support disaster management (e.g., near real-time mapping). Nevertheless, all these geospatial big data pose new challenges for geospatial data visualization and data modeling and analysis. Existing technologies, methodologies, and approaches now have to deal with data shared in various formats, velocities, and uncertainties.

In line with this year's conference theme, the GIS Track particularly welcomes submissions addressing aspects of geospatial information in disaster risk and crisis research, and how this geospatial information should embrace the interdisciplinary nature of crises. This includes exploring bridges between geospatial data science methods and tools and other related fields, including (but not limited to): computing disciplines (e.g., AI and machine learning), social sciences (e.g., socio-spatial aspects of risk and resilience, community resilience, participation, and governance) and humanities (e.g., spatial humanities and spatial digital arts). We seek conceptual, theoretical, technological, methodological, empirical contributions, and research papers employing different methodologies (e.g., design-oriented research, case studies, and action research). Solid student contributions are particularly welcome.

** Potential Topics

1. Geospatial data analytics and geospatial artificial intelligence for crisis management
2. Spatially explicit machine learning and artificial intelligence for crisis management
3. Location-based services and technologies for crisis management
4. Geospatial ontology and linked data for crisis management
5. Geospatial big data in the context of disaster and crisis management
6. Urban computing and geospatial aspects of smart cities for crisis management
7. Spatial Decision Support Systems for crisis management
8. Individual-centric geospatial information
9. Remote sensing for crisis management
10. Geospatial intelligence for crisis management
11. Spatial data management and infrastructure for crisis management
12. Geovisual analytics, mapping, and geovisualization for crisis management
13. Spatial-temporal modeling in disaster and crisis context
14. Collaborative and participatory disaster mapping, citizen participation
15. Geoethics, privacy and spatial justice in crisis management and disaster risk reduction
16. Public policies and governance for geospatial information
17. Case studies of geospatial analysis/tools during a pandemic situation
18. Empirical case studies
** Important Dates
Complete Paper (CORE) Submissions:
- Submission deadline: December 1, 2021
- Decision notification: January 15, 2022

Short (WiP) papers and Practitioner Paper Submissions:
- Submission deadline: January 25, 2022
- Decision notification: February 25, 2022

** Paper submission guidelines
https://iscram2022.enit.fr/#Submission

** Track Chairs
Prof. Dr. João Porto de Albuquerque (Corresponding Chair)
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
j.porto at warwick.ac.uk

Dr. Flávio Horita
Federal University of ABC, Brazil

Dr. Michael A. Erskine
Middle Tennessee State University, USA