UCGIS Research Workshop
on
Computation and Visualization for the
Understanding of Dynamics in Geographic Domains
October 16-18, 2006
Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate
Studies
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
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Schedule of activities
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Day 1 – Monday, Oct 16
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8:00 am
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Registration + coffee |
8:30 am
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Workshop welcome, opening
remarks by workshop co-organizers, John Wilson,
(President UCGIS), Arnold Landvoigt/Don Jones
(IC representatives)
Meeting Logistics (Jack
Sanders, UCGIS Executive Director) |
8:45 am
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Plenary Talk I -
William Ribarsky,
Visual Analysis of Urban Terrain Dynamics
[Paper]
[Presentation] |
9:15 am
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Plenary Talk II -
Mei-Po Kwan,
Visual analysis of human activities
[Paper] [Presentation] |
9:45 am
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Open discussion of plenary
research talks I and II |
10:15 am
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Refreshment break |
10:30 am
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Plenary Talk III -
Colin Ware -
Why do we keep turning time into space?
[Paper]
[Presentation] |
11:00 am
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Plenary Talk IV -
Michael Goodchild -
Representation and Computation of Geographic
Dynamics
[Paper]
[Presentation] |
11:30 am
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Open
discussion of plenary research talks III and IV |
12:00 pm
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Lunch |
1:00 pm
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Self
introductions for workshop participants,
workshop logistics (meals, MITAGS etc.) |
1:30 pm
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Hands-on exercise led by
Prof. Frank Hughes, Joint Military
Intelligence College, Washington, DC |
3:30 pm
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Refreshment Break |
3:45 pm
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Breakout sessions with 4 breakout groups
discuss plenary talks and challenges
raised scenarios |
4:45 pm
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Convene as whole group and report breakout group
discussions and results |
6:30 pm
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Dinner at MITAGS |
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Day 2 – Tuesday, Oct 17
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8:30 am
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Opening by co-organizers |
8:45 am
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Government panel (2-3 20 mins. presentations by
representatives from
NGA,
CIA, and other
agencies + discussion) |
10:15 am
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Refreshment Break |
10:30 am
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Discussions on developing a research agenda.
Groups tasked with sections/topics to begin work
on outline of research agenda publishable as a
report |
11:30 am
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Breakout groups report back to whole group |
12:15 am
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Lunch |
1:30 pm
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Spatio-temporal data modeling I (Peuquet
[Presentation] ,
Shahabi
[Presentation],
Meliker
[Presentation]) Five minute
presentations by each – 30 mins slot allows for
changing speakers, etc.
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2:00 pm
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Discussion of presentations |
2:15 pm
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Spatio-temporal data modeling II (Renschler
[Presentation] ,
Kopp [Presentation] ,
Madden
[Presentation] ) |
2:45 pm
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Discussion of presentations |
3:00 pm
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Refreshment Break |
3:15 pm
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Spatio-temporal data analysis (Prager
[Presentation] ,
Shiode
[Presentation] ,
Xiao
[Presentation] ,
Scott
[Presentation] ) |
3:45 pm
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Discussion of presentations |
4:00 pm
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Spatio-temporal visualization and simulation (Ahlquist
[Presentation] ,
Owens
[Presentation] ,
Torrens
[Presentation] ,
Groff
[Presentation] ) |
4:30 pm
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Discussion of presentations and update research
agenda |
6:30 pm
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Dinner
at MITAGS (optional: coffee + dessert at local
restaurant) |
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Day 3 – Wednesday, Oct 18
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8:30 am
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Opening by co-organizers |
8:45 am
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Summary discussions in breakout groups of what
has been learned and what are open issues.
Groups document discussions in outline format
for inclusion in research agenda book. |
10:00 am
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Reconvene as whole group to summarize breakout
discussions. Establish final content of research
agenda book |
10:30 am
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Refreshment break |
10:45 am
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Complete discussions on content of research
agenda book, discuss edited academic book.
Discuss proposals for follow-up activities and
develop working groups on topical areas |
12:00 pm
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Workshop wrap up and Lunch
Workshop ends |
