The 2024 edition of the International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management (GISTAM 2024) aims to create a meeting point of researchers and practitioners that address new challenges in geo-spatial data sensing, observation, representation, processing, visualization, sharing and managing, in all aspects concerning both ICT as well as management information systems and knowledge-based systems.

The conference welcomes original papers of either practical or theoretical nature, presenting research or applications, of specialised or interdisciplinary nature, addressing any aspect of geographic information systems and technologies, such as:

• Data acquisition and processing
• Remote sensing
• Interaction with spatial-temporal information
• Spatial data mining
• Managing spatial data
• Modelling, representation and visualisation
• GIS and climate change
• Domain applications

The complexities of understanding and forecasting evolutionary processes necessitate geographic modelling and simulation, which have emerged as potent tools for addressing critical issues such as climate change and sustainable resource use. But there is a pressing need for an open geographical modelling and simulation framework. Such a framework would serve as a catalyst, attracting more scholars and encouraging their collective efforts to address geographic challenges.

This workshop is designed to explore pertinent theories, approaches and potential applications, while fostering communication among experts from diverse domains. Its primary objectives include stimulating extensive discussions regarding the potential directions of the field and promoting further research, thus paving the way for a promising future in collaborative geographic modelling and simulation.

Organisers:

• School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, China
• Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment (Ministry of Education of PRC), Nanjing Normal University, China
• International Geographical Union – Modeling Geographical Systems Commission

Co-organisers:

• International Environmental Modelling and Software Society
• The International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences
• Geographic Model and Geographic Information Analysis Commission, The Geographical Society of China
• Working Group on Education and Capability Building for Digital Earth, International Society for Digital Earth
• Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, China
• National Earth System Science Data Center – Yangtze River Delta Subcenter
• School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University

Important dates:

• Abstracts due: 20 August 2024
• Early-bird registration ends: 31 August 2024