Workshop 'Integrating 4D, GIS and Cultural Heritage' (Bélgica, 14 de mayo)

Workshop 'Integrating 4D, GIS and Cultural Heritage'
Leuven, Bélgica, 14 de mayo de 2013

ABSTRACT

Abundant use of GIS in the archaeological field is challenged by the perspective of GIS as a time consuming, non-standardized tool. The standardization available in geoscience research, with the effort of the Open Geospatial consortium (OGC), is currently lacking in archaeology. Archaeological standardization is up to this point defined by local organizations and rather consists of formats than real standards. There is not such a thing as a single GIS available that can store and analyze the diversity of data archaeologists often have to deal with. Also, time aspects, uncertainty, multi-dimensionality, multivocality and subjectivity are not or not sufficiently supported by current systems to be easily accessible and understandable. As such, the tools to be developed should be adapted to the data available.

CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS

On the road to create a collaboratively built standard, we invite submissions of short papers (max. 1500 words) describing original research addressing the challenge of combining archaeological data and GIS. Preference is given to papers focusing on one (or more) specific aspect(s) of the archaeological data complexity, i.e. data-imperfection, temporality, three-dimensionality, etc.
All submissions must be sent in electronically through the online conference manager via the workshop website:
https://sites.google.com/site/i4dgisch/
Submission deadline: 31/03/2013
Notification of acceptance: 15/04/2013

PROGRAM

Morning*
- Introduction by the leading organizers
- Presentation on the previous workshop, held in Ghent (Belgium), May 24-25, 2012.
- Presentation of the extended abstracts
Lunch
Afternoon*
- Discussions on several themes, with special focus on:
o data complexity
o interoperability
* Coffee break included

PRACTICAL

Venue of the workshop
The workshop will be held in:
“Groot Begijnhof” (Great Beguinage)
Faculty Club
Groot Begijnhof 14
3000, Leuven (Belgium)
http://www.facultyclub.be/en/home/

Fees
The workshop fees include registration, workshop material, lunch and two coffee breaks.
Combined with the conference:
- AGILE member: € 50,00
- Non-AGILE member: € 75,00
Workshop only:
- AGILE member: € 100,00
- Non-AGILE member: € 150,00
More information on the ‘Registration’ page of the Agile Conference Website
agile-online.org > ‘Conference & Proceedings > Conference 2013 > Registration

CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION
- Organizers
Prof. dr. Philippe De Maeyer, Ghent University
Philippe.DeMaeyer@UGent.be
Dr. Éric Desjardin, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Eric.Desjardin@univ-reims.fr
Prof. dr. Roland Billen, Université de Liège
rbillen@ulg.ac.be

- For more information, feel free to contact:
MSc Berdien De Roo
Berdien.DeRoo@UGent.be
+32 (0)9 264 47 00
Krijgslaan 281, Building S8 (WE12)
9000 Ghent
http://www.geoweb.ugent.be
Dr. Cyril de Runz
cyril.de-Runz@univ-reims.fr
Workshop website
https://sites.google.com/site/i4dgisch/
Hosting conference
AGILE Conference
http://www.agile-online.org/