!!! INFO!!! Call for Papers, Geomatica Journal, Special Issue on ³Volunteered Geographic Information²

[Stéphane Roche]

Dear colleagues,

You have probably seen on the instruction of Geomatica Journal (web site) that $50 fees are charged on each page of a paper for author whom are not members of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics. THIS RULE IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR A LARGE CALL FOR PAPERS LIKE THIS SPECIAL ISSUE.

We look forward to receiving your submission.

Stéphane Roche and Rob Feick,
(Guest editors)

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Dear colleagues,

* apologies for multiple postings

We are pleased to inform you to the call for Papers of the Special Issue on “Volunteered Geographic Information” to Geomatica Journal.  We look forward to receiving your submission. Please transfer this call for papers to anyone interested.

Stéphane Roche and Rob Feick,
(Guest editors)

Call for Papers
Geomatica

Special Issue on “Volunteered Geographic Information ”

Guest Editors: Dr. Stéphane Roche and Dr. Rob Feick

Aim
This special issue of Geomatica is devoted to the theme of Volunteered Geographic Information. Geomatica, the Journal of Geospatial Information Science, Technology and Practice, is the quarterly peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG). It is dedicated to the dissemination of information on technical advances in the field of geomatics science and engineering, including geomatics education. Papers for this special issue on Volunteered Geographic Information must present research results and advanced work in progress related to, user generated geo-content and particularly linkages to neo-geography, Web 2.0 and/or participatory GIS . Discussions on major challenges that VGI introduces to geomatics sciences and engineering and foreseeable future directions are also welcome, and contributions reflecting international perspectives are strongly encouraged.

Scope
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
-        citizens’ motivations in providing volunteered geographic information,
-        quality, validity, responsibility and legitimacy issues of VGI,
-        privacy, confidentiality and ethical issues,
-        potential applications of VGI see as ‘human sensor networks’ in public health, civil security, etc.,
-        technological challenges and opportunities (e.g. access to wireless networks, mobile phones, etc.…),
-        applications for collaborative VGI (e.g. wikiGIS, wiki carto, etc.)
-        participatory GIS/mapping using VGI and user generated content,
-        cartographic challenges in the context of geospatial Web 2.0,
-        strategy (process, policy, technologies) to integrate VGI into formal GIS processes

Submission guidelines
Papers should be submitted in English or in French to Dr. Stéphane Roche (email: stephane.roche@...) and Dr. Rob Feick (email: rdfeick@...) in Adobe PDF format (.pdf) before the deadline listed below.  Please follow the instructions to authors that are outlined in Geomatica and are also available at the CIG-ACSG web site (http://www.cig-acsg.ca/page.asp?intNodeID=29).  If the document is bigger than 3.0 MB, please submit it to editgeo@.... Each paper should not exceed 9,000 words. The special issue will include a maximum of 8-10 papers.
 
Important deadlines
Submission of manuscripts:  June 1, 2009
Notification of acceptance/rejection: August 31, 2009
Submission of final version: October 30, 2009
Planned publication of special issue: beginning of 2010
* An early expression of interest through email with a title and short abstract would be highly appreciated.

Guest editors contact information
Dr. Stéphane Roche            
Département des sciences géomatiques  
Université Laval            
Pavillon Louis-Jacques Casault            
Québec, Québec           
Canada G1K 7P4             
Tel: [phone]             
Fax: [phone]           
Email: stephane.roche@...           

Dr. Rob Feick
School of Planning / Dept. of Geography  
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Tel: [phone] (ext. 35493)
Fax: [phone]
Email: rdfeick@...