[gis_info] COM.Geo 2012: OGC Keynote, Short Paper Submission Deadline Extended to Mar. 18

[Andrew Clark]

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OGC Keynote: Connecting Islands in the Internet of Things 

 

With the increasing pace of change in computing technology, islands of
relative stability become important to reaping the benefits of geospatial
information. Geospatial standards are bases for persistent developments in
the complex adaptive ecosystem of geospatial computing technology. Standards
are the backbone of the Geoweb and will be also for the Internet of Things
(IoT).

At COM.Geo 2011, the workshop, "Expanding Geoweb to An Internet of Things",
explored ways in which the success of the Geoweb were a basis for the
emerging Internet of Things. COM.Geo 2012 aims to continue this discussion
of sensor and mobile computing for geospatial research and application.

IoT can be seen as a fuller expression of a vision of The Computer for the
21st Century (M. Weiser, 1991, Sci. Amer.). That vision of "Ubiquitous
Computing" anticipated computers disappearing into the fabric of everyday
life. What perhaps could not have been anticipated was how computing would
be changed by the WWW making information ubiquitously accessible via the
internet. Now, everyday objects with embedded computers are becoming
ubiquitously accessible and interactive via the internet and mobile
communications to the benefit of researchers, decision-makers, developers,
and application users.

Sensor webs and RFID are major elements of IoT. Beginning in 2000, the Open
Geospatial Consortium (OGC) anticipated the proliferation of
network-accessible sensors and defined a set of Sensor Web Enablement (SWE)
standards. SWE allows sensors to be used in user applications not
anticipated with the initial deployment of the sensors. The AutoID lab is a
pioneer identifying how RFID systems and SWE can work together to for
understanding real world objects both from physical measurements and
identity.

Geospatial location is fundamental to IoT with the spaces in which IoT
operates going beyond the geographic positioning technologies currently on
mobile devices. Fusion of information from new sensors on-board mobile
devices will enable positioning indoors and other locations where GPS is not
present. "Indoor maps" with the complexity of 3 dimensions and complex route
topology are needed for IoT be placed and used in a rich spatial computing
context. 

End user applications will reap the benefits of ubiquitous information from
IoT. Augmented Reality applications will allow users to view a rich set of
information about the space around them both historical information and
real-time information. The many domains of Business Intelligence will be
informed by this stream of information enabling better decisions.

OGC brings several innovative, yet stable standards to the computing and
geospatial world of IoT. The second generation of SWE standards is currently
being finalized. CityGML and IndoorGML meet the need for indoor maps. And
the Augmented Reality Markup Language is poised to bring IoT information
into a context aware visualization on mobile devices. OGC will continue to
work with other standards developing organizations that address IoT, e.g.,
ITU, JTC1, IETF, OMA.  >>

 

Full Paper Submission Closed on Mar. 12

 

Short Paper Submission Extended to Mar. 18

 

Upcoming Submission Deadlines

 

Short Papers Submission Deadline Extended to Mar. 18 Courses Proposal
Submission Deadline Apr. 9, 2012 Tech Talks / Posters Abstract Submission
Deadline Apr. 9, 2012 Panels / Panels+ Abstract Submission Deadline Apr. 9,
2012 Demo Talks / Posters Abstract Submission Deadline Apr. 23, 2012 Demo
Videos Submission Deadline May 4, 2012

 

About COM.Geo 

 

Computing for Geospatial Research Institute (COM.Geo) is one of the
leading-edge geospatial computing research organizations in the world.
COM.Geo is playing a guiding role to advancing the technologies in computing
for geospatial research and application fields. COM.Geo R&D focuses on the
latest computing technologies for multidisciplinary research and development
that enables the exploration in geospatial areas. COM.Geo training center
offers the most up-to-date training for working professionals to boost their
technical knowledge and skills of computing for geospatial technology.
COM.Geo conference is an exclusive international event that connects
researchers, developers, scientists, and application users from academia,
government, and industry in both computing and geospatial fields. 

 

 

 

 

 

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