Themes and Topics

The overall theme of the conference is "From Pharaohs to Geoinformatics".

There will be opening ceremony, 3 plenary sessions and 38 technical sessions on the following topics and sub themes that describe the large variety of topics that will be discussed during the conference:

  1. Physical Infrastructure – Tools, Procedures etc.
     
    1. Surveying from the Pharaohs – History of Surveying
    2. Surveying and GIS in Archaeology
    3. Affordable Housing and Upgrading of Informal Settlements
    4. Utility Infrastructures (Including Telecommunication and Energy)
    5. Traffic Network and Management Systems
    6. Mobile Mapping Systems for Highway Inventory Applications
    7. Geographical Names and Address Systems
    8. Global Navigation Satellite System Reference Stations and Infrastructure
    9. Engineering Surveys for Construction Works and Structural Engineering
    10. Financing Information Technology and SDI in Developing Nations
    11. Cost Effective Technology and Techniques for Developing Countries
    12. Real Estate Management
       
  2. Virtual Infrastructure – Tools, Procedures, etc.
     
    1. Spatial Information Management
    2. Harmonization of SDIs – Obstacles and Solutions
    3. Define and Produce Fundamental Geographic Data
    4. Benefit of SDI’s Interrelations with Land Administration
    5. Land Administration, Cadastre and Land Registries
    6. Marine, Urban and Rural Cadastres
    7. Government and Land (Policy, Tax, Valuation, Regulations and Compulsory Acquisition)
    8. Efficient and Effective Authorities (e-Government / Access to Information)
    9. Standards in Operation and Interoperability
    10. Professional Standards: Education, Licensing and Access to Markets
    11. Web Application Development
    12. National Progress Reports on SDI Developments
    13. Trends and Case Studies in Design and Implementation of Portals and Clearinghouses
    14. Trends and Case Studies in Metadata Development
    15. Case Studies in SDI Components (Geodetic Datum, Data Transformations, Cadastre, Planning etc.)
       
  3. Welfare, Life Security, Social and Legal Frame
     
    1. Privacy and Security in the Use of SDI (Personal / National)
    2. Land Rights to Reduce Poverty and Informal Settlement
    3. Risk and Disaster Management (Environmental and Economical)
    4. Integrated Water Management
    5. Land Use and Land Resource Management
    6. Access to Information: Legal, Economic and Social Aspects and Policies
    7. SDI in Poverty Eradication
       
  4. Investing into the Future
     
    1. Capacity Building, Education and Training – Trends and Case Studies
    2. Human Resource Assets in Merging Economies
    3. Urban and Rural Planning
    4. Improving Technologies (Surveying, Navigation, Photogrammetry etc.)
    5. Improving Business Approaches and Administration
    6. Making SDI Useable and Affordable at the Grassroots Level
    7. Multi-dimensional Information Systems (3D Cadastre)
    8. Design and Development of GIM/GIS
    9. New Mapping Techniques for Sustainable Development