Next Generation Digital Earth - call for papers

19 October 2008, 1:57pm

It is now ten years since Al Gore's published speech outlining his vision for a Digital Earth. Much of what he described is now accomplished in the virtual globes -- Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, NASA World Wind etc. -- but several notable gaps can be identified. Moreover the vision needs updating based on the technology and expectations of 2008, and possible futures; and Digital Earth's relationship to other parts of the geospatial universe needs to be elaborated.

The International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructure Research invites papers dealing with any aspect of Digital Earth and its future, from technology to societal context. An editorial published in the journal earlier this year (see link below) and based on discussions at a Vespucci Initiative workshop in Florence in June identifies some perceived requirements and a related research agenda, and may form a useful starting point for authors contemplating responses to this call.

Instructions on how to submit and formatting requirements are available at the link below.

Articles should be no longer than 8000 words including abstract and references

When submitting the paper on-line, please select the “Next Generation Digital Earth (Under Review)” Section of the Journal

Deadline for submissions is 31st January 2009

All articles will be peer reviewed.

IJSDIR is published free of charge and adheres to the Open Archives Initiative, which aims to facilitate the dissemination of electronic content. Authors submitting their work will therefore be also required to submit harvestable metadata. Authors publishing on IJSDIR retain full but non-exclusive rights in their articles, and will be required to use one of the Creative Commons licenses for submitting their work.

The Journal requires authors not to submit their works to other publishers for review while the article proceeds through the IJSDIR review process. During this process however, the article will be already posted in the IJSDIR web site under the "Articles under Review" section to facilitate the timely exchange of ideas and progress of science. As soon as the article is accepted for publication, it will be moved to the Published section of the Web site. This process ensures that articles are published as quickly as possible and do not suffer the usual delays of journals in print.

We look forward to receiving your submission,

Michael F. Goodchild and Max Craglia (Section Editors)

Dr. Max Craglia
European Commission, Joint Research Centre,
Institute for Environment and Sustainability,
Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit
T.P. 262, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
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Michael F Goodchild
Director, spatial@ucsb
Professor of Geography
Ellison Hall 5707
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060, USA
Office: +1 805 893 8049
Fax: +1 805 893 3146

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