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Geospatial software plays an essential role in acquiring, transforming, and using geospatial information and knowledge, thus facilitating our understanding of coupled human-natural systems. The quality and quantity of geographically referenced data have improved and increased dramatically in the past few decades, and this trend will likely continue. Many high-performance GIS software systems (including industry and open-source software tools) were produced using advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CI) platforms, and the usability measurement was still in the gray area. User satisfaction and usability testing are the major factors contributing to the acceptance and popularity of high-performance software tools.
This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure. The session will provide a unique platform for scientists and engineers, including those in GIScience, Computer Science, and Software Engineering, to present the challenges that they have faced in research and education and discuss the best and most efficient techniques for the development of secure, reliable, and ethical geospatial software systems. Such interdisciplinary integration provides an excellent opportunity to train our software producers, researchers, and students to be aware of software dependability and ethical issues while broadening the utilization of national CI resources to address societal issues.
The workshop consists of keynote presentations (from Dr. Michael Goodchild and Dr. Joseph Kerski), panel discussion, student paper presentations, and a CyberTraining session by leveraging the CyberTraining project (https://www.ctdm.org/) funded by the National Science Foundation (Award No. 2321069).
Topics Covered:
- Geospatial software usability: from industry’s perspective to users’ practice
- GeoEthics
- Social sensing
- High-performance geospatial software development
- Geospatial Artificial Intelligence
Workshop Chairs:
- Dr. Zhe Zhang: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University
- Dr. Eric Wong: Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas
Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Michael Goodchild: Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Dr. Joseph Kerski: Education Manager, ESRI
Application Deadline: March 17th, 2024
Selected participants will receive a travel award (funded by National Science Foundation) to attend this workshop. The funding is available to support participants affiliated with U.S. institutions and research entities.
The program team will contact the selected participants before AAG to provide more details on the award.
This workshop will be hosted by the AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group:
https://www.aag.org/groups/cyber-infrastructure/
https://aagcisg.wordpress.com/
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