AGSE 2009
Taking the Benefits of Geographic Information Technologies
July 16 – 20, 2009
Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment 2009
Topic
Taking the Benefits of Geographic Information Technologies
Proceedings
Publishers
Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Behr, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Alumni Representative, Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schröder, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Anakkathil Purushothaman Pradeepkumar, Dept of Geology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India 695581, Representative Stuttgart Active Alumni Group (SAAG)
Local organizing committe
Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Behr, Mirka Zimmermann M. Sc., Christian Schmidt B. Eng. and the staff members of the Faculty of Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Beate Baur, Ortrud Dold, Hildegard Gooss, Roland Hahn, Ulrich Haupter, Jörg Hepperle, Alexander Krämer, and Ulrich Walter.
International organizing Team
Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Behr, Prof. Dr. Alias Abdul Rahman, Mirka Zimmermann M. Sc.
Advisory Board
Prof. Rainer Kettemann, Prof. Dr. Michael Hahn, Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schröder, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart, Germany
Reviewers
Dr. A. P. Pradeepkumar, Dept of Geology, Government College, Kottayam, India, Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Behr, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Volker Coors, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Hala Adel Effat, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Farid Ziya Gulmaliyev, National Aerospace Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan, Prof. Dr. Michael Hahn, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Dr. Mohamed Nagib Hegazy, National Authority for Remote Sensing, Egypt, Halvithana A. G Jayathiss, Institute of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, Prof. Rainer Kettemann, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Alvand Miraliakbari, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Florian Moder, RSS GmbH, Munich, Anthonia I Onyeahialam, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Kathrin Poser, Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam, Dr. Biswajeet Pradhan, Institute for Cartography, Dresden University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Paul Rawiel, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schröder, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Claudia Schulte, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Detlev Wagner, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Mirka Rodriguez de Zimmermann, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences
Acknowledgements
The conference would not have been possible without the collaboration and support of different people and organizations. The organisers would like to express their gratitude to the Faculty of Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, especially Beate Baur, Hildegard Gooss, Roland Hahn, Ole Mensing, Jörg Hepperle, Uwe Sauerbrey, Iris Krüger and Ulrich Walter.
The support of all sponsors (see website), especially the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), is gratefully acknowledged.
Special thanks to Mirka Zimmermann for her proactive and dedicated management of the organisational issues and for keeping the contact to the participants. Sajani Joshi, Trillium Levine and A. Shamila Jayasekare have done a great work while formatting the submissions.
About
Since 2008, AGSE is bringing together experts from around the world, AGSE fosters collaboration on cutting-edge research and practical applications in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and GIS to address pressing global challenges.
The conference is closely related to the Master’s Programme in Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics with a global network of about 550 alumni. Since its beginning, the course is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in its program for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS).
Presentations
Presentations given at the International Conference Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) 2009, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (http://applied-geoinformatics.org/)
Mashups: The synergistic approach for melting data and services (part 2)
Mashups: The synergistic approach for melting data and services (part 3)
Mashups: The synergistic approach for melting data and services (part 4 / discussion)
Keynotes
- A. P. Pradeepkumar and F-J. Behr: Globalization and the Internationalization of Education
- Dietrich Schröder: Free and Open Source Desktop GIS
- Kai Holschuh: Fundamentals and Techniques of Social Network Analysis
- Osayande Omokaro: Oil and Gas Extraction in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: The Social and Environmental Challenges
- Matthias Moeller: Uniform Geo-Data Infrastructures (GDI) Challenges for the Information Society
AGSE 2025 - Bogotá
The Challenge of Climate Change & Geoinformation Solutions
Since 2008, the Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) Conference has been a leading international platform for professionals and academics in geoinformatics. Bringing together experts from around the world, AGSE fosters collaboration on cutting-edge research and practical applications in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and GIS to address pressing global challenges.
AGSE 2022 – Thiruvananthapuram, India
Applied Geoinformatics for Digital Transformation and Environmental Stewardship
AGSE 2022 is incorporated into the DAAD supported alumni work of the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart. Therefore, participants from many countries worldwide contribute with experiences from their home countries.
With the wide topic "Applied Geoinformatics for Digital Transformation and Environmental Stewardship" the summer school aims at contributions of Earth Observation, geoinformatics and geospatial science ) for ongoing digitalization in our socienties and our role in the handling of environmental changes and corresponding activities.
The concept includes invited talks by international experts in combination with presentations by participants in the mornings and workshops in the afternoons on topics related to technological developments and recent data provision by Earth Observation Systems.
The objective of the conference was to 'take the benefits of geographic information technologies to a wide canvas of applicable areas'. Since 2008 we – scientists, practitioners, students and alumni – continue this path to empower one another in a participative way.
AGSE 2021 – Kathmandu, Nepal / Stuttgart, Germany
Geospatial Technology in Times of Global Challenges
With more than 200 registered participants, AGSE 2021 (Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment) took place from November 24-26 as a hybrid conference – with a broadcast studio at HFT Stuttgart as well as streaming from the rooms of the partner university in Nepal, co-organized by the laboratory for interoperable and open source Geospatial software data and standards (HFT ICA-OSGeo-Lab). The continuous participation of 40 to 70 participants from (almost) all parts of the world over three days was a huge success.
The alumni conference of the master’s program “Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics” had to overcome special hurdles this year. For a long time it was not certain whether a conference in presence at Kathmandu University in Nepal would be feasible during the Corona pandemic.
The planning and preparations in summer were still based on a presence event, because everyone would have preferred a face-to-face meeting in Kathmandu. With alumni and alumnae coming from all parts of the world, an online-only conference across time zones means a big challenge: for some it’s breakfast time, for others it’s the middle of the workday, after work, and some have to get up extra in the night. But the pandemic situation ultimately forced a switch to a hybrid conference. And that is why the organizers were very pleased that 58 alumni and alumnae from almost all continents of the world were present.
The now 11th AGSE conference was planned and implemented together with the Department of Geomatics Engineering, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University. Numerous international experts, many of them alumni of the study program, attended to listen to the interesting lectures on the topic “Geospatial Technology in Times of Global Challenges” and to exchange ideas in scientific discourse.
AGSE 2019 – Stuttgart, Germany
- Gain insights into the latest advancements in GIS, AI, and remote sensing.
- Connect with global experts, researchers, and industry leaders.
- Engage in interactive workshops and hands-on training sessions.
- Explore innovative geospatial solutions for climate change, disaster management, and sustainable development.
AGSE 2018 – Windhoek, Namibia
Mother Earth – Geoscience for Crisis Management
The organizers invited to participate and explore the potential of geospatial technology and learn how Geospatial science and IT as well as remote sensing and photogrammetry act as a positive force for governments, society and industry providing support in a wide range of topics including disaster manegement, planning, development, utility and resource management, transportation, safety and emergency response, research and analysis.
The conference was organized by Namibia University of Science and Technology(NUSTI, Windhoek, Namibia) and Stuttgart University of Applied Sdences, Stuttgart Germany, co-organized by the ICA Commission on SDI and Standards.
AGSE 2014 – Stuttgart, Germany
The Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) conference is an annual event that brings together experts in geoinformatics, remote sensing, and spatial data science.
Since 2008, the Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) Conference has been a leading international platform for professionals and academics in geoinformatics. Bringing together experts from around the world, AGSE fosters collaboration on cutting-edge research and practical applications in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and GIS to address pressing global challenges.
AGSE 2013 – Ahmedabad, India
- Gain insights into the latest advancements in GIS, AI, and remote sensing.
- Connect with global experts, researchers, and industry leaders.
- Engage in interactive workshops and hands-on training sessions.
- Explore innovative geospatial solutions for climate change, disaster management, and sustainable development.
AGSE 2011 – Nairobi, Kenya
AGSE 2011 is special; it is being held for the first time in Africa, and particularly so in Nairobi, Kenya, the city that hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). Besides drawing a variety of papers from the international forum of the alumni of Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, a considerable contribution from other researchers has addressed the use geoinformatics in Africa, and more so from the host country. The scientific and application areas presented in the papers are classed into eleven broad sub-themes namely: (1) General application papers, (2) Internet-based and open source solutions, (3) Advances in GIScience and current developments, (4) Spatial data infrastructures, (5) Environmental issues and sustainable development, (6) Natural resource management, and monitoring (7) Disaster and risk management, (8) Geoinformatics in health, (9)Urban and regional planning, (10) GIS in Education, and (11) Alumni experiences and business development.
AGSE 2010 – Arequipa, Peru
Below the El Misti volcano
The third AGSE2010 (the Third Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment Conference 2010) jointly organized by the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Germany (SUAS) and the Catholic University of Santa Maria (UCSM) took place between Aug 3 and 6, 2010 at Arequipa, Peru, under the benign gaze of the El Misti volcano. This was the third continent the conference was travelling to in as many years, the first being in the humid tropical environments of Kerala, in southern India, within the continent of Asia; the second in the temperate zone of southern Germany in Stuttgart, in Europe. In a way this could be record, because the fourth conference plans to move to Nairobi, in the continent of Africa. It won’t surprise anyone if an AGSE took place in Antarctica for that matter.
AGSE 2009 – Stuttgart, Germany
Taking the benefits of geographic information technologies
AGSE 2008 – Thiruvananthapuram, India
The Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) conference is an annual event that brings together experts in geoinformatics, remote sensing, and spatial data science.
Since 2008, the Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) Conference has been a leading international platform for professionals and academics in geoinformatics. Bringing together experts from around the world, AGSE fosters collaboration on cutting-edge research and practical applications in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and GIS to address pressing global challenges.
