WSS 1 Standards Workshop – Part I – Standards and How They Can Contribute to SDI
Commission: FIG, GSDI and ISO TC211

Advancing SDIs – The Role of Standards (9:00-9:30)
Chair: Iain Greenway, FIG

Opening will be given by Iain Greenway on the subjects to be covered. Each speaker will then give a high level overview as to why standards are a critical subject. Presentations by:

• Standards - why are they relevant in a surveyor's world?, Iain Greenway, Chair, FIG Standards Network & Chair, ISO/TC211 Focus Group on Data Providers
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Standards into Action, Doug Nebert, U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDG)
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/geomatics - Advancing SDIs - the role of standdards, Olaf Østensen, Chairman of ISO/TC 211
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Advancing SDIs: The Role of Standards, Sam A. Bacharach, Executive Director Outreach, Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Making Sense of Standards (9:45-11:45 incl. coffee break)
Chair: Sam A. Bacharach, OGC
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

A discussion of key SDI standards and how organizations can and should use them to build out local, regional and global SDI.

A discussion of major standards being applied to address improved data sharing and enhanced decision-making. This will include several short standards vignettes that reinforce the application of standards and best practices to meet a range of needs. Presentations by:

• Geography Markup Language (GML) - Enabling the Web Geographically, Clemens Portele, Interactive instruments GmbH
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Interoperability & Metadata, David Danko, Project Leader ISO 19115, ISO 19139, Editor ISO 19115-2
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Development of Common Geospatial Data Content Standards – Doug Nebert
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Filling the Gaps (11:45-12:30)
Chair: Henry Tom, ISO TC211
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

A discussion of plans and work in progress to address urgent challenges being identified by the community, and what more is needed.

The ultimate goal is to have this panel be fully interactive and driven by questions from the audience. Panel to include:

• Olaf Østensen, Chair, ISO/TC211
• Iain Greenway, Chair, ISO/TC211 Focus Group on Data Providers
• Doug Nebert, FGDC/GSDI
• Filling the Gaps, Sam Bacharach, OGC
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Dave Danko, ESRI

WSVA 1 – Virtual Academy I
Commission: FIG 2 and GSDI
Chair: Prof. Dr. Bela Markus, Hungary

WSVA1.1 Bela Markus (Hungary): Learning Pyramids
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA1.2 Leonhard Dietze and Hartmut Müller (Germany) and Klaus Böhm (USA): Graphical Interactive e-Assessment in Surveying
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA1.3 Leos Mervart and Ales Cepek (Czech Republic): Geoinformatics Study at the Czech Technical University in Prague
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS 1 – History of Technology
Commission: FIG History
Chair: Jan de Graeve, Belgium

WSHS1.1 Ken Allred (Canada): Survey Art – An Interesting Subject
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS1.2 David A Wallis (United Kingdom): History of Angle Measurement
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS1.3 Dieter Lelgemann (Germany): Alexandria in Egypt, the Native Town of the Natural Sciences
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

See above

WSVA 2 – Virtual Academy II
Commission: FIG 2 and GSDI
Chair: Prof. Dr. Bela Markus, Hungary

WSVA2.1 Moustafa A. Baraka (Egypt) Geoinformatics e-Learning in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA2.2 Venkateran Ravichandran (India): e–Learning or Virtual Learning Through VSAT
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA2.3 David Forrest, Sarah Cornelius and Andrew Elcock (United Kingdom): Experiences with a Virtual Placement
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA2.4 Volker Schwieger and Thilo Kaufmann (Germany): Teaching Geodata Acquisition – E-Learning Experiences and Sustainability
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS 2 – Ancient Egypt
Commission: FIG History
Chair: Jim R. Smith, United Kingdom

WSHS2.1 John F. Brock (Australia): Four Surveyors of the Gods: In the XVIII Dynasty of Egypt – New Kingdom c. 1400 B.C.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS2.2 Joel Paulson (USA): Surveying in Ancient Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS2.3 Jan de Graeve (Belgium): The Belgian Input into the Arc of the 30th Meridian
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSS 2 – Standards Workshop – Part II – Taking the Step to Implementation
Commission: FIG, GSDI and ISO TC211

Implementing Standards to Resolve SDI Issues (14:00-16:00)
Chair: Doug Nebert, FGDC/GSDI

Detailed presentations illustrating the integration of standards, specifications and related SDI best practices. This module will also include a discussion of how standards are being positioned within the context of local, national and regional policy. The goal is to provide some real experience with people from operational entities using standards in SDI development and operations. Presentations by:

• Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) – Stephen Peedell, European Commission DG Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability ESDI Action
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Subnational SDis in Spain - putting the peaces together using standards, Michael Gould, University Jaume I, Castellón & Gepsatial Partners and Jordi Guimet, SDi-Catalunya Project Barcelona & Politechnical Univ. Catalunya
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Implemating standards to resolve SDI issues - Subnational SDi in Spain, Jordi Guimet, Infraestructura de Dades Espacials de Catalunya
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• The Global Land Cover Network and the Relevancy of Harmonised Land Cover, Craig von Hagen, UN/FAO GLCN Africa Office
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Taking Action – Key Resources and Players for Advancing Implementation of Standards (16:00-17:30)
Chair: Michael Gould

Key resources and players for advancing implementation of standards.

The aim is to give examples of good reference manuals and other tools that people can find on the web. Michael Gould, as the moderator will give several examples like books, URLs, open source software, special curricula that may help people in getting started. Presentations by:

• Textbooks and other materials, Michael Gould, University Jaume I, Spain & GeoSpatial Partners
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• GSDI Cook book – Guidelines for the creation of Spatial Data Infrastructures, Doug Nebert, GSDI Permanent Secretariat & FGDC Secretariat
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• ISO/TC211 Resources, Henry Tom, ISO/TC 211, Co-Chair, Advisory Group on Outreach
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Taking Action, Sam A. Bacharach, Executive Director Outreach, Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]

Followed by open discussion as to what more is needed

Wrap up

Closing

WSHS 3 – Arc of the 30th Meridian
Commission: FIG History
Chair: David A. Wallis, United Kingdom

WSHS3.1 Jim Smith (United Kingdom): The Arc of the 30th Meridian
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS3.2 Tomasz Zakiewicz (South Africa): The Cape Geodetic Standards and Their Impact on Africa
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

General Discussion

See above

sponsored by:
 

MMT 1 – Workshop on Mobile Mapping Technology
Commission: FIG 5
Co-sponsored by: Applanix Corp. and Intermap Technologies Corp
Chair: Prof. Dr. Naser El-Sheimy, Canada

MMT1.1 Naser El-Sheimy, The University of Calgary: Introduction to the Workshop
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

MMT1.2 Naser El-Sheimy, The University of Calgary, VISAT – A Digital Mobile Mapping System for Highway Mapping and GIS Applications
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

MMT1.3 Hugh MacKay, Intermap Technologies Corporation: High Accuracy, High Resolution Digital Terrain Information from Airborne Interferometric Radar
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

MMT1.4 Mohamed Mostafa, Applanix Corporation: Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS): An Overview
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE 1 – Workshop e-Government for e-Citizens
Commission: FIG 3 WG3.1 and GSDI
Chair: Kari Strande, Norway

State of the Art on e-Government Initiatives

Presentations and demonstrations of cases from various parts of the world. Cases where spatial data distribution and public web access to spatial data are essential. Spatial data as a tool in decision making and as a tool for public participation in decision processes. There will also be presentations from system suppliers.

Kari Strande, Chair of FIG WG3.1: State of the Art on e-Government Initiatives – Introduction to the Workshop
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers:

WSE1.1 Olaf Østensen (Norway): eGovernment for eCitizens - Case from Norway and a short visit to Europe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.2 Jens Hollænder and Jes Ryttersgaard (Denmark): eGovernment in Denmark
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.3 Peter M. Laarakker (The Netherlands): E-government Kadaster NL and EULIS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.4 Phillip Rudd (Australia): e-Government for e-Citizens – Case Study for the Northern Territory of Australia – Integrated Land Information System – ILIS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.5 Kari Strande (Norway): Case from Asia after Tsunami – Disaster Information and Management
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Presentation from Peter Bartak, Intergraph
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Round table with discussions, questions, comments from the speakers and other participants.

• Welcome by the Local Organising Committee, Dr. Dalal Alnaggar
• Cultural programme
• Welcome of the Local Organising Committee, Dr. Ahmed Fouad El-Sheikh, Chair of the Organising Committee and President of the Egyptian Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ECSM)
• Welcome greeting of the Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Dr. Tarek Kamel, presented by Dr. Hora Baraka
• Welcome address of Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid
• Welcome address of Dr. Mukund Rao, President of GSDI
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Prof. Holger Magel, President of FIG: From Pharaohs to Geoinformatics – Shaping the Change
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Opening of the Conference

PS1.1 Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandria, (BA)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS1.2 Mr. Jack Dangermond, President of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI): Bridging the Gap between Geomatics and Surveying
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS1.3 Ms. Preetha Pulusani, President, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions: Making Smart Decisions
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS1.1 Ian Williamson and Abbas Rajabifard (Australia): Land Administration and Spatial Data Infrastructures
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.2 Stig Enemark (Denmark) and John. R. Parker (Australia): The Development of Land Information Policies in the Americas
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.3 Arbind Man Tuladhar and Mostafa Radwan (The Netherlands), Fatma Abdel Kader and Samir El-Ruby (Egypt): Federated Data Model to Improve Accessibility of Distributed Cadastral Databases in Land Administration
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.4 Paul van der Molen (The Netherlands): Authentic Registers and Good Governance
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.5 Eugene C. Onyeka (Nigeria): Multipurpose Cadastre: An Under-utilized NGDI Dataset
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS1.6 Momath Ndiaye (Senegal): Case Studies in SDI Components (Geodetic Datum, Data Transformations, Cadastre, Planning etc.)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.1 Jeanne Foust (USA), Winnie S. M. Tang (Hong Kong SAR, China) and Jan Selwood (Japan): Evolving Infrastructure: Growth and Evolution of Spatial Portals
This paper was presented by David Danko, ESRI, USA
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.2 Joep Crompvoets, Arnold Bregt, Floris de Bree, Pepijn van Oort, Bastiaan van Loenen (The Netherlands), Abbas Rajabifard and Ian Williamson (Australia): Worldwide (Status, Development and) Impact Assessment of Geoportals
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.3 Mostafa Radwan (The Netherlands), Yaser Bishr (USA), Badr Emara, Alaa Saleh and Rania Sabrah (Egypt): Online Cadastre Portal Services in the Framework of e-Government to Support Real State Industry in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.4 Sohir M. Hussein (Egypt): The Role of ESA in Building the Egyptian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ESDI) Towards the Electronic Government (E-gov.)
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.5 Tomaž Petek (Slovenia): Spatial Information System for Good Governance in Slovenia
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.1 Bruno Razza (Italy): Recent Developments in the Sector of Navigation Satellite System Reference Stations (GNSS) and Possible Links with the Typical Surveying Measurements Carried Out by the Surveyors
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.2 Volker Schwieger and Andreas Gläser (Germany): Possibilities of Low-Cost GPS-Technology for Precise Geodetic Applications
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.3 Tayeb Tachallaït, El Hassan Benaïm et Lahcen Bahi (Maroc): Developpement d’Une Nouvelle Methode de Traitement des Observations GPS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.4 Y. Al Marzooqi, H. Fashir and Tarig Babiker (United Arab Emirates): Establishment of Dubai Virtual Reference System (DVRS) National GPS-RTK Network
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.5 Yang, Chul Soo (Republic of Korea): Updating and Re-establishment of Cadastral Control Points in Korea by Using GPS Observations
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers:

TS4.1 Gábor Remetey-Fülöpp (Hungary): Paving the Way for the Implementation of the NSDI in NGO-Government Partnership
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.2 Gülgün Özkan, S. Savaş Durduran, Ali Erdi and Bilal Girgin (Turkey): Problems and Solutions in Integration of Cadastral Data to Geographical Information System (GIS) in Turkey
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.3 Aymen A. Solyman (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): Enterprise GIS Solution for Census Operation: A Case Study from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.4 Hartmut Müller (Germany): Promotion of Local and Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure Development in Germany
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.5 Lehlohonolo D. Moeti (Lesotho): Spatial Data Infrastructure Development in Lesotho: Overcoming Obstacles
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations):

TS4.6 Boualem Chorfa (Algeria): Integration of a Solution GIS Internet-Modular Type for a Collectivity
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.1 Jennifer Whittal (South Africa) and Michael Barry (Canada): A Framework for Analysing Change Management in Geomatics Development Projects
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.2 Dietmar Sperling (Germany): Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.3 Karl-Werner Schulte, Gisela Schulte-Daxbök, Christoph Holzmann and Matthias Wiffler ((Germany): Internationalisation of Real Estate Education
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.4 Sara J Wilkinson (Australia): Joint European Masters Awards in Construction Management and Construction Economics: A Positive Step for Surveying Education?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.5 Pedro J. Cavero (Spain): The Bologna Declaration: Its Consequences in the Educational and Professional Fields in Spain
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS6.1. Peter van Oosterom, Hendrik Ploeger and Jantien Stoter (The Netherlands): Analysis of 3D Property Situations in the USA
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.2. Göran Eriksson (Sweden): A New Multi-Dimensional Information System Introduced in Sweden
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.3 Uri Shoshani, Moshe Benhamu, Eri Goshen, Saul Denekamp and Roy Bar (Israel):  A Multi Layers 3D Cadastre in Israel: A Research and Development Project Recommendation
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.4 András Osskó (Hungary): Condominium Registration in the Unified Land Registry in Hungary Towards the 3D Registration
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.5 Christian Clemen, Frank Gielsdorf and Lothar Gründig, (Germany): Reverse Engineering for Generation of 3D-Building-Information-Models Applying Random Variables in Computer Aided Design
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.6 Mauro Caprioli, Antonio Scarano and Eufemia Tarantino (Italy): Altimetric and Tridimensional Aspects for the Updating of Cadastral Archives
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS6.7 Sagi Filin, Yevgeny Kulakov and Yerach Doytsher (Israel): Application of Airborne Laser Technology to 3D Cadastre
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.8 Amr H Abd-Elrahman (Egypt): An Integrated Spatial Data Model for Multi-storey Cadastral System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.9 Octavian Roman (Romania): 3D Information Systems
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.1 Richard Onchaga (The Netherlands): Towards Quality-aware Composition of Geo-services
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.2 Andreas Donaubauer (Germany): A Multi-Vendor Spatial Data Infrastructure for Local Governments Based on OGC Web Services
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.3 Roland M. Wagner, Niklas Panzer and Falko Menge (Germany): SDI Initiative North Rhine-Westphalia (GDI NRW) / Germany, SDI NRW Joint Project 2004: Identification of Enhanced SDI Elements (GDI NRW Verbundprojekt 2004)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.4 Liping Di (USA): Development and Implementation of OGC Web Services Specifications for Earth Observation Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.5 Jie Jiang, Jun Chen and Gang Han (China P. R.): A Model for Integrating Multi-scale Spatial Data for e-Government and Public Service
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.6 Dhruba Raj Ghimire (Nepal), Ingo Simonis (Germany) and Andreas Wytzisk (The Netherlands): Integration of GRID Approaches into the Geographic Web Service Domain
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS8.1 Joël van Cranenbroeck (Switzerland): A New Total Station Tracking GPS Satellites in a Network RTK Infrastructure Perspective
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.2 Ismail Sanlioglu and Cevat Inal (Turkey): The Test of Processıng Modules of Global Positioning System (GPS) Softwares by Using Products of International GPS Service (IGS)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.3 Alain Gaudet and Jean Cedric Landry (France): TERIA: The GNSS Network for France
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.4 Mohamed M. R. Mostafa (Canada): Precise Airborne GPS Positioning Alternatives for the Aerial Mapping Practice
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS8.5 Mahmoud El-Mewafi (Egypt): A New Approach for Updating of ETM Maps into UTM Maps and Direct UTM Maps from GPS Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.6 Amira A. Al Zarouni, Yousuf A. AlMarzooqi and Adil A. ElTigani (United Arab Emirates): Towards Standardization of Vehicle Tracking Systems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.7 Anna Barańska (Poland): Appraisement of Equalization of Geodetic Observations Quality Applying Values of Defined Invariants Parameters
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.8 Ertan Gökalp and Yüksel Boz (Turkey): Outlier Detection in GPS Networks with Fuzzy Logic and Conventional Methods
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.1 Chryssy A. Potsiou and Panagiotis Zentelis (Greece): Greece After the Gold Rush – The Sustainability of the Infrastructure Made for the 2004 Olympic Games
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.2 Johannes Hotz (Switzerland): Spatial Data Acquisition Software for Professional Surveyors and GIS Data Collectors
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.3 Gloria del Pilar Vásquez Pérez (Peru): Andean Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.4 Tho Cac Nguyen and Dang Thi Lien (Vietnam): A Geospatial Database for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.5 Iain Greenway (Ireland): Mapping Ireland – The End and Yet The Beginning
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.6 Tran Nhu Trung (Vietnam) and Don Grant (Australia): Why Copying LIS from a Developed Country Does Not Work for a Developing Country?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.7 Evangelos Vozikis, Nikolaos Sidiropoulos and George Vozikis (Greece): The Use of Modern Technologies (GPS, GIS and Geodata) for Controlling Olive Tree Pests
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.1 Piero Panunzi, Guido Moschella and Fiorenzo Guaralda (Italy): Education, Licensing and Access to Market
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.2 Ian Williamson (Australia): Opportunities for Surveyors in Modern Land Markets
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.3 Leonie Newnham (Australia): Innovation in Land Management, What Makes It Happen?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.4 Arvo Vitikainen (Finland): The Degree Reform in the Department of Surveying, Helsinki University of Technology
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.5 G. K. (Ken) Allred (Canada): Marketing the Profession – Some Strategies that Work
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Our goal is to share success stories, issues and general information on SDI development with neighbors in a region and across regions. We believe this is the way we all grow and improve locally, nationally, and regionally. One way to share information is through a series of round-table sessions on a regional basis where we each can share our experiences with others and generate interaction with our neighbors.

Panel topics

We ask the panelists to address one or more of the following questions:

• What is the easiest issue to address in any SDI development?
• What is the most difficult issue to address in SDI development?
• Which one do you recommend addressing first in SDI development?
• Give brief examples of these from you own experiences/observations?

Panelists

• María-Loreto Advis N, Chile
• Francisco A. Hansen Albites, Mexico
• Dora-Ines Rey, Colombia
• Tatiana Delgado Fernández, Cuba
• Gloria del Pilar Vásquez Pérez, Peru/Andean SDI (ASDI)
• Carlos Gabriel Asato, Argentina: Design Criteria in Government Institutional GIS (GIGIS) [paper, not presented]

Papers

TS11.1 Christiaan Lemmen, Peter van Oosterom, Jaap Zevenbergen,  Wilko Quak and Paul van der Molen (The Netherlands): Further Progress in the Development of the Core Cadastral Domain Model
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.2 Jerry Johnson (The Netherlands): Cadastre Data Modeling and GIS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.3 Kholoud Saad Salama (Egypt): ArcCadastre Implementations within the Middle East
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.4 Jaap Zevenbergen (The Netherlands) and Erik Stubkjær (Denmark): Real Property Transactions: Challenges of Modeling and Comparing
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS11.5 James Osundwa, Eric Nyadimo and David Siriba (Kenya): Challenges in the Establishment of a National Cadastral Data Model for Kenya – Towards the Creation of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.6 Shokry Abd-el-Malak Rofail and Ashraf Youssef (Egypt): The Egyptian Unified Cadastral Data Model
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.7 Ioan Stangu (Romania): The Cadastre – A Cybernetic Approach for 21st Century – Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
This paper has not been presented at the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.1 Mathew Warnest, Abbas Rajabifard and Ian Williamson (Australia): A Collaborative Approach to Building National SDI in Federated State Systems: Case Study of Australia
This paper has been presented by Kevin McDougall.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.2 Walter T. de Vries and Yola Georgiadou (The Netherlands): GDI Capacity Building in Practice: An Analysis based on Experiences with and in Developing Countries
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.3 Dora-Ines Rey (Colombia): SDI Capacity Building Model for Developing Countries – Case Study: Colombia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.4 Olajide Kufoniyi (Nigeria), Gerrit Huurneman and John Horn (The Netherlands): Human and Institutional Capacity Building in Geoinformatics Through Educational Networking
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.5 M. Hisham Nasr, Azza ElSayegh, Soad Fekry, Adel Kassem (Egypt) and M. Mostafa Radwan (The Netherlands):  New Strategic Directions in the Egyptian Survey Authority and Impact on the Requirements for Capacity Building – An Example of International Cooperation for Human Resource Development
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS13.1 Hermann Drewes and Christoph Reigber (Germany): The Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) of the International Association of Geodesy – Objectives and Status
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.2 Richard Wonnacott (South Africa): AFREF: Background and Progress Towards a Unified Reference System for Africa
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.3 Francisco A. Hansen Albites (Mexico): Geodesy as a Fundamental Data Set in the Mexican SDI (IDEMEX)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.4 Muya Kamamia (Kenya): AFREF, Establishment of a Common and Modern African Co-ordinate System
This paper was presented by Hassein Farah
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.5 Salah Mahmoud (Egypt): Monitoring of Crustal Deformation in Egypt Using GPS Technique in the ITRF Reference Frame
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.6 Gomaa M. Dawod and Sherine S. Ismail (Egypt): Enhancing the Integrity of the National Geodetic Data Bases in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Panel Discussion

Posters (short presentations)

TS13.7 Ehab Nabil Nassif and Nagi Faheem Anton (Egypt): A Unified System of Transformation Parameters for Combining Different Geodetic Networks in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.8 Mohamed Elmaghraby and Atef Fayad (Egypt) and Mohamed El-Habiby (Canada): Investigating the Effect of Neglecting Parts of the EGD Geodetic Height on the Transformation from Helmert 1906 to WGS84
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.9 Hussein A. Abd­Elmotaal (Egypt): Comparison of Different Datum Transformation Techniques for Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.10 Maher Mohamed Amin, Saadia Mahmoud El-Fatairy and Raaed Mohamed Hassouna (Egypt): A Precise Geoidal Map of the Southern Part of Egypt by Collocation Toshka Geoid
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.11 Y. Al Marzooqi, H. Fashir and Syed Iliyas Ahamed (United Arab Emirates): Realization of Dubai Emirate Datum on the Reference Frame 2000
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.12 Y. Al Marzooqi, H. Fashir and Syed Iliyas Ahamed (United Arab Emirates): Derivation of Datum Transformation Parameters for Dubai Emirate
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.13 Stephen Djaba (Ghana): Report of the AFREF Workshop and Planning Session on WAFREF at Nairobi Kenya in October 2004
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.1 Ibrahim Habli (Lebanon) and Tim Kelly (United Kingdom): Addressing Quality Requirements in GIS Architectures
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.2 Carsten Rönsdorf (United Kingdom): Achieving and Maintaining Interoperability of Spatial Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.3 Hans Knoop (Germany): Roadmap as a Further Impulse for Standardisation in Africa by Geoinformation-Standards-ISO-Workshop in Nairobi
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.4 Jerry Johnson (The Netherlands): Developing Data Content – Building the National Data Framework
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.5 Ingo Simonis and Adam Sliwinski (Germany): Quality of Service in a Global SDI
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS15.1 Simon Adcock (Australia): Addressing Heritage and Contamination Environmental Issue in Valuation/Appraisal Assessments
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.2 Jose Antonio Pinzón Bermúdez and Beatriz Cecilia Quintero Rincón (Colombia): Land Parcel Tax as Instrument to Fight Against Poverty and Inequality
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.3 Arvydas Bagdonavicius and Steponas Deveikis (Lithuania): Individual and Mass Valuation – Present and Future Practices
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.4 Kauko Viitanen (Finland) and Henning Elmstrøm (Denmark): Valuation and the Management of Real Estate in the Future
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.5 Bayram Uzun and Tahsin Yomralioglu (Turkey): An Alternative Approach to Land Compensation Process to Open Urban Arteries
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Round table discussion on surveying and geomatics education if Africa and the Arab countries. Open to all interested, especially academics and university people from these regions.

There are many existing data registries and portals around the globe. Many already interoperate and many do not. There are different metadata standards in use, different interfaces for publishing data, searching for data, and accessing data. This round table discussion will result in a sense of whether the GSDI Association should take a leadership role in bringing together existing and new registries, and if so, how we should go about doing so.

PS2.1 Dr. Paul Munro-Faure, Director, Land Tenure Service, FAO: Global Needs for SDI in Land Administration
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS2.2 Dr. Clarissa Augustinus, Chief, Land and Tenure Section, UN-HABITAT: Encouraging the Development of Cross Disciplinary Land Sector Tools to Improve the Security of Tenure of People in Slums
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS2.3 Ms. Dorine A. J. Burmanje, Chair of the Board Dutch Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands: Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration in Europe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS2.4 Eng. Mohamed Mosaad Ibrahim, Ex-Chairman, The Egyptian Survey Authority, ESA: From Pharaohs to e-Government – The Egyptian Cadastre
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.1 Leslie Cone and Carsten Bjornsson (USA): The National Integrated Land System – A “Field to Fabric” Solution
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.2 Douglas D. Nebert (USA): Development of Common Geospatial Data Standards
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.3 Vera Hernández, Wolf Göhring, Angi Voss, (Germany) and Cornelio Hopmann (Nicaragua): Sustainable Decision Support by the use of Multi-Level and Multi-Criteria Spatial Analysis on the Nicaragua Development Gateway
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.4 Asli Garagon Dogru, Gonul Toz,  Haluk Ozener and Onur Gurkan (Turkey): Constructing a Web-based GIS for Earthquake Monitoring in Turkey
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.5 Marianthi Stefouli, Eleimon Tiligadas and Sotiria Devene (Greece): Use of Earth Observation / Geoscientific Data and Web-GIS Techniques for Water Resources Management of Nestos River Basin
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.6 Jorge Gustavo Rocha (Portugal): Geowiki – Enabling Collaborative Maintenance of Spatial Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.7 Yongping Zhao and Jamal Al-Akroka (Kuwait): Kuwait Geographic Information Metadata Research
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.1 Ruth Neilan (USA): The Global Geodetic Infrastructure – A Framework for Development
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.2 Matt Higgins and Chris Rizos (Australia): New GNSS Developments and the Impact on Providers and Users of Spatial Data Infrastructure
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.3 Naser El-Sheimy (Canada): An Overview of Mobile Mapping Systems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.4 Raynold M. Moyo (Zambia); Emerging Practical GNSS Applications and Their Impacts on Socio-Economic Impacts in Zambia and the Sub-region
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.5 Dan Schnurr (United Kingdom): Cost Effective Technology for Developing Countries Cost Effective Technology for Developing Countries – The Development of a FIG Survey Specification
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.1 Daniel Steudler (Switzerland): A Framework for the Evaluation of Land Administration Systems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.2 Hendrik D. Ploeger and Bastiaan van Loenen (The Netherlands): Harmonization of Land Registry in Europe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.3 Ayse Yavuz (Turkey): A Comparative Analysis of Cadastral Systems in the EU Countries According to Basic Selected Criteria
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.4 Mia Flores-Bórquez and Richard Grover (United Kingdom): Restitution in Land Markets and Social Exclusion of Indigenous Peoples
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.5 Ashraf Youssef (Egypt): The Strategies of Land Information Management System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS19.1 Robin McLaren (United Kingdom), David J. Coleman and Selassie Mayunga (Canada): Sustainable Management of Mega Growth in Megacities
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.2 Wafula Nabutola (Kenya): Affordable Housing and Upgrading Informal Settlements in Kenya
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.3 Wakuru Magigi and B. B. K. Majani (Tanzania): Planning Standards for Urban Land Use Planning for Effective Land Management in Tanzania: An Analytical Framework for its Adoptability in Infrastructure Utility and Facility Provisioning in Informal Settlements
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.4 Rashid M. Azzan and Said S. Ufuzo (Zanzibar, Tanzania): Urban and Rural Planning: A Challenge for Poor Nations – Zanzibar Experience
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.5 Diane Dumashie (United Kingdom): Spatial Planning and Informal Settlements: Women and Adequate Housing
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.6 Francis Harvey (USA): Formal Cadastre and Informal Land Tenure: Elasticity and Articulation
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS19.7 B. B. K. Majani, Wakuru Magigi and Alphonce Kyessy (Tanzania): Geographical Information Infrastructure Applications in Urban Land Management in Tanzania: A Strategy to Enhance Communities’ Decision Making in Land Regularization Process in Informal Settlements
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.1 Indra D. Wijayratne (USA): A Bachelor Degree Program in Surveying/Geomatics Offered to Place-bound Students: Measuring Success
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.2 Ali Erdi and S. Savaş Durduran (Turkey): Institutional Policies on Geographical Information System (GIS) Studies in Turkey
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.3 E. E. Duncan and Stephen Djaba (Ghana): Geomatic Engineering Education at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Ghana
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.4 Maria Lodin (Sweden): Canadian and Swedish Academic Experiences: A Compare and Contrast
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.5 Manar Mahmoud, Ahmed Darwish and Mohamed A. Salem (Egypt): GIS Education in Egypt: The ITI Experience
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS21.1 Keith Murray, Bern Munday and Ian Bush (United Kingdom): Enabling Information Integrity within SDI’s – The Digital National Framework Concept
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS21.2 Julián Escallón (Colombia): GeoSemantica as a Technological Platform to Develop the Colombian Spatial Data Infrastructure
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS21.3 Aegidius P. Kap (Netherlands): Harmonization of Spatial Information on Utilities in The Netherlands
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS21.4 Szabolcs Mihály (Hungary): Space Referencing Core Data for GI in Hungary
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS21.5 Nagy G. R. Yakoub and Ahmed Negm (Egypt): Building an Automatic Raster to Vector Digitizing Application with GIS Capabilities
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS22.1 Michael Scherer (Germany): Architectural Surveying and Visualization Using “Photo-Tacheometry”
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.2 Ramadan H. Abdel-Maguid, Yasser El-Manadily and Adel H. El-Shazly (Egypt): A Rapid and Cost Effective Technique for Planimetric Mapping of Small Villages in Developing Countries
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.3 Cameron Ellum and Naser El-Sheimy (Canada): The Common Adjustment of GPS and Photogrammetric Measurements
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.4 Vassilis Gikas (Greece): Railway Geodesy: The Benefit of Using a Multi-discipline Approach for the Assessment of Track Alignments During Construction
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.5 Guido Heinz and Hartmut Müller (Germany): Surveying of Pharaohs in the 21st Century
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS22.6 Ragab Khalil (Egypt): New Compact Method for Testing EDM Instruments
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.7 Noemi Emanuela Cazzaniga, Livio Pinto, Gianfranco Forlani and Paolo Abruzzi  (Italy): Monitoring Oscillations of Slender Structures with GPS and Accelerometers
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.8 Alojz Kopáčik, Peter Kyrinovič and Vanda Kadlečíková (Slovakia): Laboratory Tests of Robot Stations
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.9 Halim Setan, Mohd Sharuddin Ibrahim and Zulkepli Majid (Malaysia): Precise Measurement and 3D Modeling for Medical and Industrial Applications: Verification Tests
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.10 Jan Hardos (Slovakia): Visualization and Computer Animation of 3D Basic Map of Highway
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.11 S. Savaş Durduran, Ali Erdi, Levent Zoroğlu and Mehmet Tekocak (Turkey): Works on the Geographical Information System (GIS) in the Ancient Town Kelenderis in Turkey
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.12 Madiha A. A. Farag, Keith M. Miller, Bheshem Ramlal and Claudius K. Fergus (West Indies): Use of GIS in an Archaeological Study of the Island of St Kitts
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS22.13 Samina Sultana, Malik Fida A. Khan and Chitta Ranjan Guptta (Bangladesh): Role of GIS in Presenting and Developing Strategy for Conservation of Historical Sites
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS23.1 Michael Barry and Khaleel Khan (Canada): Law and Policy Implications of Multimedia Land Records: The Talking Titler Project
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS23.2 Felicia Olufunmilayo Akinyemi (Germany): Towards a Spatial Information Model for Poverty Reduction and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS23.3 Kuda Mushati and David Njike (Zimbabwe): Real Estate Investment and Development in an Evolving System of Tenure in Zimbabwe
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS23.4 Bo Lauri (Sweden): Land and Real Estate Registration Project in the Kyrgyz Republic
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS23.5 Maria Contoman (Romania): Data Base Organization in Land Evaluation – An Essential Element for Achieving the General Cadastre in Romania
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS24.1 Mette Kragh (Denmark): New Danish Regional Development Plans – an Effort of Combining Economy and Spatial Aspects for Urban and Rural Areas
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.2 Michael Klaus (Germany): Sustainable Land Management in Rural Areas – A New Approach for Implementation
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.3 Rolf Meindl and Holger Magel (Germany): Agenda 21 – The Challenge to Sustainable Local Authorities: Conclusions of a Countrywide Evaluation in Bavaria
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.4 Violeta Puscasu (Romania): Physical Planning in Periphery Systems – Effects on the Forestry System in the Eastern Carpathians
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.5 Madan Mohan ( India ): Urban Land Cover/Land Use Change Detection in National Capital Region (NCR) Delhi: A Study of Faridabad District
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.6 David Mitchell (Australia): Property Rights – Exploring Their Role in Natural Resource Management
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS24.7 Yaacoub Saade (Lebanon): The Management of the Urban Extensions in Conserving of the Main Aspects
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.8 Yifter Fikru, Haile Mitiku (Ethiopia), Arnold Bregt and Gerrit Epema (The Netherlands): Using Local Capacity for Improved Land Resources Planning: A Case from Ethiopia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.9 Efi Dimopoulou, Charalambos Ioannidis, Stella Kaimaki, Sofia Soile and Katerina Adam (Greece): Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Environmental Analysis of Surface Waters in a Large-scale Development
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS24.10 Kenneth Peprah (Ghana): Land Use and Land Resource Management at Gyamfiase-Adenya, Ghana
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS25.1 Liping Di and Meixia Deng (USA): NEHEA and GeoBrain – An Organization and System for Data-Intensive Earth System Science Education and Research at Colleges Around the World
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS25.2 Gert Steinkellner and Erwin Heine (Austria): European Education in Geodetic Engineering, Cartography and Surveying (EEGECS) – Thematic Network for Higher Education
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS25.3 El Hassane Semlali and Driss Tahiri: (Morocco): Issues and Challenges of the Surveying Engineering Education in Morocco: Present and Future
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS25.4 Charalabos Ioannidis and Andreas Georgopoulos (Greece): Basic Principles for Developing Capacity Building in Geometric Recording of Cultural Heritage
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

The establishment of national base data themes, variously known as fundamental, foundation, or framework data has been described as a  practice in a many countries as a central part of creating a National SDI. Discussion of current approaches and recommendations for a systematic approach to modelling and standardizing common data content for exchange in an SDI. Topics of interest include definition of 'base' data, data modelling approach, transfer encoding, web services.

• by invitation only

Papers

TS26.1 J. Guimet Perenya (Spain): To Use IDEC (SDI) Philosophy to Modify Strategies and Plans: Analysis of Concrete Cases in Catalonia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS26.2 Rodrigo Barriga and Alvaro Medina (Chile): Territorial Information Management in Chile
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS26.3 Kombo Mwero (Kenya): Fundamental Concepts of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and the Initiatives Taken by Africa Through the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UN-ECA) Under the Commission of Development Information (CODI) Framework
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS26.4 Jaap Zevenbergen (The Netherlands): SDI Development and Law-based Special Recordings: The Case of Soil Pollution Sites in the Netherlands
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS26.5 Chris Holmes and Allan Doyle (USA) and Mick Wilson (Kenya): Towards a Free and Open Source (FOSS) Spatial Data Infrastructure
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS26.6 Abdel Razek Ahmed Abdel Mageed, Duaa Mostafa Salem and Tarek Lotfy Sedeek (Egypt): Applications of Surveying and GIS in Utilities Field – Giza Utility Data Center
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS 26.7 Francisco A. Hansen Albites (Mexico): Activities of PC IDEA in the Americas: A Progress Report
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers:

TS27.1 Justus Rwetabula and Florimond de Smedt (Belgium): Land Use and Land Cover Mapping of the Simiyu Catchment (Tanzania) Using Remote Sensing Techniques
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.2 Tao Xiaxin and Li Ping (China P. R.): Quantitative Detection of Damage in Bachu Earthquake (2003) from Low Resolution Satellite Images
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.3 Nagawa El Ashmawy, Yasser Elmanadili and Hazem Barakat, (Egypt): Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of Various Mathematical Models for Stereo IKONOS Satellite Images
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.4 Mustafa Atasoy, Cemal Biyik, Huseyin Ayaz, Fevzi Karsli, Osman Demir and Emin Zeki Baskent (Turkey): Monitoring Land Use Changes and Determining the Suitability of Land for Different Uses with Digital Photogrammetry
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.5 Mohamed Ettarid, Ali Ait M’Hand and Redouane Aloui (Morocco): Digital True Orthophotos Generation
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations):

TS27.6 Kwang-Hoon, Chi and Sung-Soon, Lee (Republic of Korea): Rectification Technique of High Resolution Images for Mountain Area
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.7 Sami Gumaan Daraigan, Mohd Zubir Mat Jafri, Khiruddin Abdullah, Syadril Amin Hashim (Malaysia) and Sultan AlSultan (Saudi Arabia): Polluted Water Measuring Using a Novel Optical Sensor System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.8 Mostafa A-B Ebrahim (Egypt): Studying the Effect of Some Image Enhancement Features on the Accuracy of Close Range Photogrammetric Measurements Using CAD Environment
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.9 Sultan AlSultan (Saudi Arabia) and Hwee-San Lim, Mohd Zubir MatJafri and Khiruddin Abdullah (Malaysia): An Algorithm for the Land Surface Temperature Analysis of Remote Sensing Image Coverage over AlQassim, Saudi Arabia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.10 Jalal Amini and Ali Reze Mohamadi Hashemi (Iran): Geometric Correction in IKONOS Images: Case Study: Tehran, Iran
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS27.11 Huadong Guo, Changlin Wang, Wang Weimin, Zhu Boqing and Zhong Ruofei (China P. R.): A New Digital Earth Information Source – Processing and Applications of Chinese Spacecraft Remote Sensing Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS28.1 Antonio Benvenuti and Bruno Razza (Italy): The Cadastre: An Instrument for the Development of the Society
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS28.2 M. Mostafa Radwan (The Netherlands), M. Hisham Nasr (Egypt),  Christiaan Lemmen (The Netherlands) and Sohir Hussein (Egypt): The Egyptian Survey Authority Business Model to Strengthen Public Private Partnership in the Real Estate Industry
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS28.3 Zuhair AlOstah and Saad AlKhatib (Jordan): Building Jordan Digital Cadastral Data Base (JDCDB) in the Department of Lands and Survey (DLS)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS28.4 Charles Cowap (United Kingdom): Can You Have Too Much Security of Tenure?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS28.5 Francis Gabele and Marc Vanderschueren (Belgium): Business Approaches and the “Patrimonial Documentation” Administration of Belgium
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS28.6 Jiri Rydval, Vaclav Slaboch and Libor Tomandl (Czech Republic): Strengths and Weaknesses of the Czech Cadastral System: An Analysis of Present System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS28.7 Mehmet Cete and Bayram Uzun (Turkey): The Evolving Role of Private Sector in Turkish Cadastral System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS29.1 Rainer Müller-Jökel (Germany): The Participation of Landowners and the Public in German Planning and Land Management Projects
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS29.2 Eszter Hőna (Hungary): The Role of Spatial Plans in the Reparation of Land Consolidation in Hungary
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS29.3 Mohammed Essadiki (Morocco): Land Consolidation in Morocco: Situation and Perspective
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS29.4 Per Kåre Sky and Øyvind Ravna (Norway): Land Consolidation and Landscape Changes in Galicia (Spain)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS29.5 John Salmon (United Kingdom): Mineral Development in Developing / Developed Worlds
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS29.6 Simon Forbes and Tim Goodhead (United Kingdom): Surveyors in Planning and Regeneration: Impacts on the Social and Welfare Benefits of Communities Arising in Regenerating Historic Military Port Towns
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS29.7 Hamdy El-Gamıly and Islam Abou el-Magd (Egypt): Multi-temporal Monitoring of the Cancerous Urban Growth in the Nile Delta, Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS29.8 Mirosław Gdesz (Poland): Adjacency levies in Poland – Main Problems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS30.1 Marina Vaskovich (Belarus): Purchase of Real Property in Belarus: Modelling and Evaluation
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS30.2 Kauko Viitanen (Finland): International Valuation Standards and Land Administration
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS30.3 Volkan Yildirim and Recep Nisanci (Turkey): Property & Garbage Tax Collection via Address Information Systems: A City Case Study Trabzon
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS30.4 Maria Ulfvarson Östlund (Sweden): Real Estate Development Agreements in Sweden
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS30.5 Cristian Silviu Banacu and Ioana Manolache (Romania) Efficiency and Effectiveness in Using the International Valuation Standards in Land Management and Legislation Framework – Case of Romania
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

On 19 November 2004, major biological organizations from around the world announced their endorsement of common principles calling for free and open access to conservation information. The effort, known as the Conservation Commons, aims to more effectively connect users of conservation data to the information they need by committing signatories to make some or all of their conservation data available for free and open use. This roundtable will explore the interest of major geographic data organizations in committing themselves to a parallel and complimentary global effort for open access to geographic data to support broad ranging social, economic and scientific purposes.

PS3.1 Prof. Ian Dowman, University College London, President of ISPRS: Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in SDIs and Preventing Environmental Catastrophes
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS3.2 O.Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Hans Sünkel, Rector of the University of Graz: Future of Surveying and SDI
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS3.3 Dr. Hisham El Sherif, Chairman of IT Investments Group, Egypt: Future of Surveying and GIS in the Arab World
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS31.1 D. R. Fraser Taylor (Canada): The History and Development of Global Map: A Spatial Data Infrastructure for Sustainable Development in the Middle East and North Africa
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS31.2 Mark Reichardt (USA): GSDI Depends on Widespread Adoption of OGC Standards
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS31.3 Milan Konecny (Czech Republic) and Ferjan Ormeling (The Netherlands): The Role of Cartography in the GSDI World
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS31.4 Arif Cagdas Aydinoglu and Philippe de Maeyer (Belgium) and Tahsin Yomralioglu (Turkey): Examining European SDI Initiatives in Anticipation of a SDI Framework for Turkey
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS31.5 Jesús Olvera Ramírez (Mexico): The Spatial Data Infrastructure of México "IDEMex"
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS31.6 Richard Kasuga (Tanzania): Towards SDI Decision Support for Agricultural Planning in Tanzania
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS31.7 Joel I. Igbokwe and Mathew N. Ono (Nigeria): Nigeria’s National Geospatial Data Infrastructure: Problems and Prospects
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS32.1 Theo Kötter (Germany): Risk Management
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS32.2 Daniel Roberge (Canada): After the Tsunami – How the Surveying Profession Can Participate in the Reconstruction?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS32.3 Julian Simela and Emmanuel Tembo (Botswana): Disaster Management in the Land Development Chain
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS32.4 Frank Friesecke (Germany): Flood Risk Management – Flood Prevention by Land Consolidation in the Rhine Catchment Area
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS32.5 Lidija Romic and Pere Tumbas (Serbia and Montenegro): The Validation of Risk Information in the Erm Process Based on Accounting
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS32.6 Abdelkader Missoumi, Kouider Tadjerouni, Mohamed Chikh and Larbi Tidjani (Algeria): Remote Sensing and GIS: Two Major Tools for the Environment Management and Protection Case of the Cartography of the Natural Disasters
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS32.7 Youcef Smara, Aichouche Belhadj-Aissa and Mostefa Belhadj-Aissa  (Algeria): Application of GIS and Remote Sensing Technologies in Disaster Management in Algeria
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS32.8 Amr Hanafi Ali and Mona Saad ElSayed (Egypt): Planning for Engineering Projects with the Reference to Application of Environmental Impact Assessment
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS33.1 Y. Al Marzooqi, H. Fashir and Syed Iliyas Ahmed (United Arab Emirates) and R. Forsberg and G. Strykowski (Denmark): Progress Towards a Centimeter Geoid for Dubai Emirate
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS33.2 Adel H. El-Shazly (Egypt): GPS Levelling Without Geoid in Egypt Applied to Borg Al-Arab City
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS33.3 Kemal Yurt, Ertan Gökalp and Yüksel Boz (Turkey): Determination of Local Geoid with GPS in Tabzon/Turkey
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS33.4 Keith M. Miller, Joseph Hamilton and David Neale (Trinidad, West Indies): Vertical Datums in a Fault Zone: Influences of Plate Tectonics in Trinidad, West Indies
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS33.5 Ayhan Ceylan, Cevat Inal and Ismail Sanlioglu (Turkey); Modern Height Determination Techniques and Comparison of Accuracies
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS33.6 Metin Soycan and Arzu Soycan (Turkey): Geoid Heights Computation from GPS Data and Classical Terrestrial Zenith Angle Observations
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS34.1 Ivan Aleksić (Serbia), Christiaan Lemmen (The Netherlands) and Suleiman Dabass (Serbia): Technological Aspects of Land Administration Systems in the West Balkans
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS34.2 Mohamed El-Maghraby (Egypt) and Ali Zobarei (Syria): Uses of Recent Techniques for Establishing a Good and Up-to-date Base for a Modern Cadastre System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS34.3 Samir Elrouby (Egypt), Kaisa Harju (Finland) and Ian Corker (United Kingdom): Developing an Automated Cadastral Information System in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS34.4 Adel Haggag, Ibrahim Shaker, Mohamed El-Maghraby (Egypt) and Ali Zobarei (Syria): Towards an Automated Information System for Cadastral Survey in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS34.5 Halil Ibrahim Inan and Selcuk Reis (Turkey): The Need of a Parcel-based Information System to Support Agricultural Sector
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS35.1 Alexandros Maratos, President of the International Hydrographic Bureau: IHO Activities
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS35.2 Paul Hornsby, Chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies : Hydrography – Modern Maritime Exploration and the Alliance between the Practitioner, the Customer and Government Interests
This paper has been presented by John McCarthy.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Our goal is to share success stories, issues and general information on SDI development with neighbours in a region and across regions. We believe this is the way we all grow and improve locally, nationally, and regionally. One way to share information is through a series of round-table sessions on a regional basis where we each can share our experiences with others and generate interaction with our neighbours.

Panel topics

We ask the panellists to address one or more of the following questions:

• What is the easiest issue to address in any SDI development?
• What is the most difficult issue to address in SDI development?
• Which one do you recommend addressing first in SDI development?
• Give brief examples of these from you own experiences/ observations?

Presenters

• Charles Paradzayi, Zimbabwe
• Lehlohonbolo D. Moeti, Lesotho
• Mercy Matheri, South Africa
• Ansetos Musarava Dumburashe, Zimbabwe/Southern African sub-region
• Olajide Kufoniyi, Nigeria

TS36.1 Arnold Bregt and Joep Crompvoets (The Netherlands): Spatial Data Infrastructures: Hype or Hit?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS36.2 Ian Masser (United Kingdom): Some Priorities for SDI Related Research
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS36.3 Tatiana Delgado Fernández (Cuba), Kate Lance, Margaret Buck and Harlan J. Onsrud (USA): Assessing an SDI Readiness Index
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS36.4 Mohamed Abdel-salam (Canada) and Mohamed Mostafa (Egypt): Development of Unified Spatial Infrastructure Status Index for Developing Nations
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS37.1 Christiaan Lemmen, Mostafa Radwan, Fatma Abdel Kader and Atef Abdelmoneam (The Netherlands): A Vision on the Development of the Urban Cadastre in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS37.2 El Hassane Semlali, Achraf Ait Alla, Khalid Zahiri and My Abdeslam Adad (Morocco): Process of Integrating Digital Cadastral Map and Urban Data into a GIS Application for the Development of a Municipality – Case Study
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS37.3 Shuaib Lwasa (Uganda): A Geo-Information Approach for Urban Land Use Planning in Kampala
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS37.4 Nasrin Sesar (USA): Land Use of the Geographical Information System (GIS) and Mathematical Models in Planning Urban Parks & Green Spaces
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS37.5 El Hassane Semlali, Lamiaa Ait Lakhraz, Rabia Hamel and Abdelouahed el Idrissi (Morocco): Management of an Urban Development MAP: Design and Development of a GIS User Interface to Solve Technical Problems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS37.6 Amir Mohammad Toosi, Mahmoud Reza Delavar and Hani Rezayan (Iran): Upgrading Urban Detailed Plan Production Process Using GIS: Case Study: Production of Land Value Data Layer
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS37.7 Bachir Ablat, Mohamed Rouchdi, Assou Mohammi and Mohammed Laaroussi (Morocco): An Infrastructure of Spatial Data for an Efficient Management of Agriculture Water Need
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS37.8 Gordon S. O. Ojwang’ (Kenya): Spatial Data Modelling: An Integrated Approach in Resource Data Acquisition for Land Use Planning and Sustainable Utilization
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS37.9 Adelino Ferreira and Anabela Duarte (Portugal): A GIS-based Integrated Infrastructure Management System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS37.10 Mustafa Khamis Farahat (Egypt): Applications of Geographic Information System in Field of Utilities – Greater Cairo Utility Data Center
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS38.1 Ivo Milev and Lothar Gruendig (Germany): As-built Documentation and Reverse Engineering Derived from Laser Scanning
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS38.2 Gethin Roberts and Laura Hirst (United Kingdom): Deformation Monitoring and Analysis of Structures Using Laser Scanners
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS38.3 Nizar Abo Akel, Sagi Filin and Yerach Doytsher (Israel): From Airborne Laser Data to Spatial Information: Object Reconstruction and Accuracy Analysis
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS38.4 Ayman Habib, Mwafag Ghanma and Eui MYoung Kim (Canada): LIDAR Data for Photogrammetric Georeferencing
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS38.5 Rudolf Staiger (Germany): The Geometrical Quality of Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS38.6 Michel Morgan, Soo Jeong, Kyung-Ok Kim and Ayman Habib (Canada): Normalization of Linear Array Scanner Scenes Using the Modified Parallel Projection Model
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS39.1 Michael Elfick (Australia), Tim Hodson (Souch Africa) and Curt Wilkinson (USA): Managing a Cadastral SDI Framework Built from “Metes and Bounds” Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS39.2 David Powell (United Kingdom): Neighbours at War (Boundary Disputes)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS39.3 Eugene H. Silayo (Tanzania): Searching for an Affordable and Acceptable Cadastral Survey Method
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS39.4 Metin Soycan and Taylan Öcalan (Turkey): GPS Based Traversing for Topographic-cadastral Surveying and Staking
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS40.1 Michael Sutherland (Canada): The Marine Cadastre: Legal and Spatial Data Contribution to Economic, Environmental and Social Development
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS40.2 Ruth Adams (United Kingdom): Vertical Reference Surface for Hydrography – Status Report 2005
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS40.3 M. Sigit Widodo (Indonesia): Developing a Marine Spatial Planning: Lessons from Integrated Spatial Plan for City of Balikpapan, Indonesia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS40.4 Ahmed El-Rabbany (Canada): Analysis of Hydrographic Data Uncertainty for Seamless Reference Surface
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS40.5 Sadrudin Charania (Kenya): Integrated Water Resources Management with Reference to Developing Countries
This paper has not been presented at the conference.
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TS40.6 Alexandrina Zaharia (Romania): Juridical Protection of Waters and Aquatic Ecosystems in Romania
This paper has not been presented at the conference.
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RT1.1 André Bassole (EIS Africa, Burkina Faso): Integrating SDI and NICI Processes in Africa: Integration of Spatial Data Infrastructures into National Information Policies: Linking SDI and NICI Development Processes to Speed up the Emergence of the African Information Society
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

RT1.2 Remy Sietchiping (DISD/UNECA): Under the Cotton Tree: Situs Addressing System in Africa
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS41.1 Peter Ibach and Matthias Horbank (Germany): Towards a Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Using Web Services
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS41.2 Leonid Stoimenov, Aleksandar Stanimirovic and Slobodanka Djordjevic-Kajan (Serbia and Montenegro): Development of GIS Interoperability Infrastructure in Local Community Environment
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS41.3 Raja Ram Chhatkuli and Durgendra Man Kayastha (Nepal): Towards a National Geographic Information Infrastructure: Overcoming Impediments to the Development of SDI in Nepal
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS41.4 Steffen Vogt (Germany): AntSDI: The Coolest SDI on Earth? – Towards a Spatial Data Infrastructure for Antarctica
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS41.5 Mark Sorensen (USA): 25 Years of SDI and Federated GIS Implementation Lessons Learned in the Middle East and Beyond
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS41.6 Karen D. Kline (Japan): The Digital Divide and Global Spatial Data and Users
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations):

TS41.7 Olajide Kufoniyi and Ganiy I. Agbaje (Nigeria): National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Development in Nigeria: the Journey So Far
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS42.1 Heinz Brueggemann (Germany): SDI’s as Basic Components of e-Government and e-Business – The German Approach
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS42.2 Jes Ryttersgaard (Denmark): Overview of INSPIRE
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS42.3 Gerhard Muggenhuber (Austria), Ivan Aleksic and Suleiman Dabbas (Serbia and Montenegro): The Impact of Spatial Information Provided by Land Administration Services in Europe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS42.4. Phillip Rudd and Robert Sarib (Australia): Northern Territory (Australia) Spatial Data Infrastructure – Now and Beyond
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS42.5 Floris de Bree (The Netherlands) and Abbas Rajabifard (Australia): Involving Users in the Process of Using and Sharing Geo-information within the Context of SDI Initiatives
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers

TS43.1 Wan Aziz W. A., Zulkarnaini M. A. and Shu K. K. (Malaysia): The Deformatıon Study of High Building Using RTK-GPS : A First Experience in Malaysia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS43.2 Vassilis Gikas, Demetris Paradissis, Kostas Raptakis and Olga Antonatou (Greece): Deformation Studies of the Dam of Mornos Artificial Lake via Analysis of Geodetic Data
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TS43.3 Youjian Hu (China P. R.), Kefei Zhang and Gangjun Liu (Australia): Deformation Monitoring and Analysis Using Regional GPS Permanent Tracking Station Networks
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS43.4 Moustafa A. Baraka and Adel H. El-Shazly (Egypt): Monitoring Bridge Deformations During Static Loading Tests Using GPS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS43.5 Reda Mohamed A. Ali, Paul A. Cross and Ali A. Elsharkawy (Egypt): High Accuracy Real-time Dam Monitoring Using Low-cost GPS Equipment
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS43.6 Stella I. Pytharouli, Villy A. Kontogianni, Anna Nickitopoulou, Panos A. Psimoulis and Stathis C. Stiros: Analysis of the Kinematics of a Deep-Seated Landslide
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS43.7 A. Merbah, B. Gourine, B. Ghezali and S. Kahlouche (Algeria)  and M. Meghraoui (France) and M. J. Sevilla (Spain): Evaluation et Interpretation des Deformations Horizontales et de leurs Erreurs sur un Réseau de Surveillance Sismique
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TS43.8 Krystyna Czarnecka and Kazimierz Czarnecki (Poland): Geophysical Support of Geodynamical Studies of the Surroundings of Large Engineering Objects
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS43.9 Gheorghe-Mugurel Rădulescu and Corina-Michaela Rădulescu (Romania): Tall Structures Behaviour Under the Action of Irregular Heat of the Wind of Cumulated Loadings
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS43.10 Ayman Habib, Anoop Pullivelli and Chang-Hahk Hahm (Canada): Camera Calibration, Stability Analysis and Potential Applications of Low-Cost Digital Cameras
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS44.1 Joseph Jenkins (USA): A Method for the Reuse of Packaging Materials in the Construction of Very Low Income Housing
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS44.2 Tahsin Yomralioglu and Recep Nisanci (Turkey): An Approach to Support Low Income Families' Housing Needs in Developing Countries
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS44.3 Hani Rezayan, Farid Karimipour, Jalal Amini and Amir Mohammed Toosi (Iran): Neighborhoods Development in Real Estate Appraisal Process
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS45.1 Hasanuddin Z. Abidin, S. Sutisna, T. Padmasari, J. Kahar and K. J. Villanueva (Indonesia): Geodetic Datum of Indonesian Maritime Boundaries: Status and Problems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS45.2 Adel H. El-Shazly (Egypt): The Efficiency of Neural Networks to Model and Predict Monthly Mean Sea Level from Short Spans Applied to Alexandria Tide Gauge
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS45.3 Andrew Leyzack (Canada): The Canada Lands Surveyor Commission – A Recommended Role in the Certification of Hydrographic/Offshore Surveyors
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Our goal is to share success stories, issues and general information on SDI development with neighbours in a region and across regions. We believe this is the way we all grow and improve locally, nationally, and regionally. One way to share information is through a series of round-table sessions on a regional basis where we each can share our experiences with others and generate interaction with our neighbours.

Panel topics:

We ask the panellists to address one or more of the following questions:

• What is the easiest issue to address in any SDI development?
• What is the most difficult issue to address in SDI development?
• Which one do you recommend addressing first in SDI development?
• Give brief examples of these from you own experiences/ observations?

Presentations:

RT2.1 S. S. O. Puntodewo (Indonesia): The Progress of SDI Development in Indonesia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

RT2.2 Pengiran Matusin Matasan (Brunei Darussalam): Towards NSDI (National Spatial Data Infrastructure) in Brunei Darussalam
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS46.1 Rubén Darío Mateus Sanabria and Sonia Mireya Sua Tunjano  (Colombia): Biological Records Georeferencing and Digital Localities Gazeter
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS46.2 Mercy Matheri (South Africa): Challenges Facing the Creation of a Standard South African Address System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS46.3 Mohamed M. R. Mostafa (Canada): Optimizing the Digital Processing Workflow Using Direct Georeferencing
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS46.4 Anthony A. Adeoye (Nigeria): Toward the Development of Geographic Names Information Systems for the Management of Telecommunication in Nigeria
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS47.1 Alessandro Annoni and Massimo Craglia (Italy): Towards a Directive Establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS47.2 Abbas Rajabifard, Andrew Binns and Ian Williamson (Australia): Development of a Virtual Australia Utilising an SDI Enabled Platform
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS47.3 Nick Land (France): EuroGeographics – Underpinning Europe’s Spatial Information Infrastructure: Obstacles and Solutions
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS47.4 Bino Marchesini (EUROGI, The Netherlands) : Why and How EUROGI Supports Pan European GI Cooperation
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS47.5 Eldor Saidov (Uzbekistan): Development of Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Republic of Uzbekistan by the Creation of Committee (on the Example of South African Committee)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS48.1 Hiromichi Maruyama, Hisakazu Sasaki and Takaki Okatani (Japan): Global Mapping Project by National Mapping Organizations on the Globe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS48.2 Ryutaro Tateishi (Japan): Global Land Cover Mapping
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS48.3 David Forrest (United Kingdom): Automated Selection of Topographic Base Information from the Global Map Database for Thematic Maps
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS48.4 Chris Higgins (United Kingdom): An Investigation Into the Use of EuroGlobal Map in the UK Academic SDI
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS48.5 Craig von Hagen (UN FAO): Global Land Cover Network and the Relevancy of Harmonized Land Cover
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS49.1 Olaide Suraj Onabajo, Olasunkanmi Olatunde Akerele and Solomon Babatope Olukotun (Nigeria): Development and Implementation of Metadata Structure in Nigeria – A Case Study of Federal Survey Department
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS49.2 Charles Paradzayi (Zimbabwe): Spatial Data Infrastructure as a Vehicle for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS49.3 Abiti Getaneh Gebremeskel (Ethiopia): Ethiopian Natural Resources and Environmental Meta-Database (ENRAEMED)
This  paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS49.4 David Njike and Kuda Mushati (Zimbabwe): The Challenges of Implementing Metadata in Developing Countries: A Case Study for Zimbabwe
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS49.5 María-Loreto Advis N (Chile): Technical Unit: A Structure for Working on the Metadata Catalogue in Chile and the Technical Aspects of an NSDI
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS49.6 Lien Dang, Hong Phong Dinh and Minh Hai Pham (Vietnam): Metadata for Digital Topographic Maps of Vietnam
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS50.1 Bastiaan van Loenen (The Netherlands): The Role of Access Policies at the Local SDI Levels
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS50.2 Bas Kok (The Netherlands): Partnership Building is a Crucial Element of the Dutch NSDI
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS50.3 Peter Holland, Ian Williamson, Abbas Rajabifard and John Manning (Australia): Making the SDI Concept Relevant to Asia-Pacific Countries – The PCGIAP Experience
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS50.4 Kevin McDougall, Abbas Rajabifard and Ian Williamson (Australia): Understanding the Motivations and Capacity for SDI Development from the Local Level
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS50.5 Garfield Giff and David Coleman (Canada): Using Simulation to Evaluate Funding Models for SDI Implementation
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Six panellists will discuss various issues on the Global Mapping Project such as: What have been achieved? What challenges remain? What affects had the project had on sustainable development? What impact has this had on national mapping organizations and agencies? How can the goals and objectives of the project be more effectively disseminated to increase collaboration?

Panel participants:

Moderator: Professor D. R. F. Taylor (Chair, ISCGM)

Panellists:

• Nick Land (EuroGeographics)
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Kombo Mwero (Survey of Kenya)
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Francisco Hansen (INEGI, Mexico)
• Raja Ram Chhatkuli (Nepal Survey Department)
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Jay Donnelly (U.S. Geological Survey)

• Closing remarks of the Local Organising Committee, Eng. M Mosaad Ibrahim, Secretary General of the Organising Committee and Past Chairman of ESA
• Closing remarks and conference resolutions from GSDI, Prof. Harlan Onsrud, President of GSDI
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• Closing speech and summary of the Summary of the Conference, Prof. Holger Magel, President of FIG
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Appreciation to the organisers
• Closing of the conference