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Community / Indigenous / Cultural
mapping, PGIS and PPGIS events |
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The
European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories’ Special
Interest Group on Developing Copuntries (EARSeL)
in conjunction with the GISDECO network (GISDECO)
announce a joint workshop on
Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing in a Dynamic World;
Istanbul
Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey
on 4 -7 June 2008.
The
workshop brings together experts from EARSeL and GISDECO
networks. Especially for developing countries, integration of
Remote Sensing and GIS offers unique access to primary data on
the status of land surfaces, as well as possibilities for
analysis, visualisation and development of possible solutions
of problems, which due to dynamic changes both nature and
humanity are exposed to. Global urbanisation, climate change and
its effects on natural and human systems, land use and land
cover changes, and salinisation are imminent dangers. The
workshop provides a forum for presenting and discussing
results, and to exchange expertise and experience among
researchers and users engaged in solving the problems of
developing countries.
Papers dealing with the following topics are requested:
Adapted Sensor and Mapping Methods, Environmental Monitoring,
Model Development and Integration, DEM Generation for Developing
Countries, Innovative Remote Sensing and GIS Education,
Theory and Practice of Partipatory GIS, GIT and poverty
alleviation, Hazards and risk mitigation, Managing global
urbanisation.
Interested parties
are cordially invited to submit an abstract of your intended
paper or poster presentation. All abstracts will be reviewed by
the scientific committee, jointly composed of EARSeL and GISDECO
members.
Registration and abstract submission
(max. 750 words) should be done via the EARSeL Conference
Management System (http://www.conferences.earsel.org) |
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Remote Sensing and GIS Conference,
May 5 - 6, 2008,
Kupang, Indonesia
As
part of Charles Darwin Universities AUSAID funded Public Service
Linkages Program a GIS and Remote sensing Conference will be
held at Nusa Cendana University in Kupang 5-6 May.
The
conference will act as a forum to discuss the following: (i)
current applications, projects and research in NTT using remote
sensing and GIS technology; (ii) the development of formal and
informal data and skill sharing networks; (iii) protocols for
collecting and archiving data. A provincial wide conference is
very important at this time when a range of regional initiatives
are being developed to support good governance through data
collection, archiving and analysis. The effecting sharing of
capacity and aspirations within NTT will assist in the
development of a coordinated approach in the development of
spatial planning.
This
is an advanced notice and call for presentations. It is proposed
that presentations from the conference be published as
proceedings. I have currently identified the following broad
topics
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Critical
land assessment in the Assesa catchment in Ngada
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Fire mapping
and monitoring in Sumba
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Deforestation monitoring in Timor
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GIS for land
capability assessment – development planning
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GIS for
analysis of health and education data
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Community
GIS and Participatory 3D Modeling (P3DM). |
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Standards
for data collection and storage
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Arrangements
for data sharing
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Accuracy
assessment
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For
further information you may contact: Dr. Marthen R. Pellokila (UNDANA)
Email: rpellokila[at]yahoo.com and Rohan Fisher (CDU) Email:
cycadmedia[at]bigpond.com |
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Society for Applied Anthropology 68th Annual Meeting,
March 25 - 29, 2008,
Memphis Marriott, USA
There will be a session relating the practice of PGIS and
applied anthropology. The theme for the meeting is The Public
Sphere and Engaged Scholarship: Opportunities and Challenges for
Applied Anthropology. The full description can be found at
http://www.sfaa.net/sfaa2008.html .
Participatory Geographic Information Systems: More than maps:
Most activities that we undertake, either as academics or
practitioners, require producing tangible outputs as part of the
work process. Outputs serve as metrics to evaluate progress and
determine future direction. Mention of a Participatory
Geographic Information System (PGIS) invariably elicits numerous
requests to see the maps, and fewer questions regarding the
process that went into their development. The "P" in PGIS has
its roots in the development literature and in Participatory
Rural Appraisal and Participatory Learning and Action in
particular, which stress the importance of process. The
relationship is not one way however, and in this session we
would like to draw attention to the contributions that PGIS
experiences offer to the larger development community. Our
objective is to reflect on a variety of experiences with PGIS
and focus the discussion on positive externalities and the
intangible benefits that arise through process. Session
organizers:
Don Nelson and Tim Finan
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Panel on Mapping Cultural and Biological Diversity at the
Sustaining Biological and Cultural Diversity in a Rapidly
Changing World: Lessons for Global Policy symposium,
April 5-7,
New York, USA
The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American
Museum of Natural History in New York will be hosting a
symposium co-organized with Terralingua and the IUCN entitled
"Sustaining Biological and Cultural Diversity in a Rapidly
Changing World: Lessons for Global Policy". The symposium will
be a combination of invited presentations, panel discussions,
posters, workshops, and informal discussion tables. For
more information visit
http://symposia.cbc.amnh.org/biocultural/ |
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We have created Participatory Avenues' Notice
Board for you to post announcements about forthcoming
workshops, conferences, seminars and training in community
mapping, Public Participation GIS (PPGIS), Participatory 3-D
Modelling (P3DM), Mobile-Interactive GIS (MiGIS),
Participatory GIS (PGIS), Community-based Natural Resource
Management (CBNRM) and Community-based Coastal Resource
Management (CBNRM). If you know of any
relevant event which should be shared among
practitioners kindly mail a succinct summary to the
webmaster. |
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