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Conference Programme | Keynote Speakers
Monday, 1 September | Tuesday, 2 September | Wednesday, 3 September

Monday, 1 September 2008

09:15 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony / Introduction
09:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session I
Professor Mark Gahegan, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mapping Knowledge: Representing and visualising conceptual understanding in the geo-realm
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10:30 - 11:00 Morning Break including Opening of GeoExpo'2008 and
Opening of the National Cartographic Exhibition
top Paper Session 1
Visual Exploration
Paper Session 2
Spatial Data and Knowledge Sharing SIRC Session
11:00 - 11:25 Simulation and Representation of the Positional Errors of Boundary and Interior Regions in Maps
Tomaž Podobnikar, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy for Sciences and Arts, Slovenia and Vienna University of Technology, Austria
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An Open Source Software Solution for Land Records Management in Developing Nations
Geoff Hay1, Michael Leahy1, Brent Hall1, David Goodwin1, Don McKinnon1 and Gertrude Pieper2,
1University of Otago, New Zealand; 2FM-International Oy FINNMAP, Cambodia
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11:25 - 11:50 Exploring Tessellation Metaphors in the Display of Geographical Uncertainty
Julian Kardos1, Antoni Moore2 and George Benwell2,
1Intergraph Corporation (NZ);
2University of Otago, New Zealand

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Koordinates.com: An online sharing site and marketplace for geodata
Ed Corkery,
Koordinates Ltd, New Zealand
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11:50 - 12:15 Global Morphometric Maps of Mars, Venus, and the Moon
Igor V. Florinsky, Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, Russia
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Good Cartographic Design and GIS
Monique Elsley and William Cartwright, RMIT University, Australia
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12:15 - 12:40 Keep Your Eye on the Ball: Revisiting a mouse-based spatio-temporal system for collecting Rugby Union patterns
Peter Whigham, University of Otago, New Zealand
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12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Plenary Session II
Dr Matt Duckham, University of Melbourne, Australia
Ambient Spatial Intelligence: Decentralized spatial computing in wireless sensor networks
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15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Break
top Paper Session 3
3D Visualisation
(incl LBS and mobile)
Paper Session 4
Spatial Modelling and Data Mining SIRC Session
15:30 - 15:55 The Egocentric Urban Viewshed: A method for landmark visibility mapping for pedestrian location based services
Phil Bartie1, Steven Mills1 and Simon Kingham2, 1Geospatial Research Centre (NZ); 2University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Rule Extraction from Spatial Data Using an Entropy-based Evolving Fuzzy Neural Network
Brendon Woodford, University of Otago, New Zealand
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15:55 - 16:20 A User-defined Virtual Reality Chart for Track Control Navigation and Hydrographic Data Acquisition
Andrew Ternes1, Peter Knight2, Antoni Moore2 and Holger Regenbrecht2, 1Port of Melbourne Corporation, Australia; 2University of Otago, New Zealand
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CLUMP: The Creation, Calibration and Validation of a METRONAMICA Land Use Model for Cambridge and Surrounds, New Zealand
Derek Phyn, Environment Waikato,
New Zealand

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16:20 - 16:45 Development of a 3D Visualisation Model of the Island of Rava
Ana Kuveždic, Miljenko Lapaine and Dražen Tutic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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A Predictive Model for Identifying the Potential Location of Powelliphanta Land Snails in the South Island of New Zealand
Charlene Wildman and Katie Peters, Kenex Knowledge Systems, New Zealand
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16:45 - 17:10 Communicating a Vision– Modelling of a Proposed Development in a Dynamic, Interactive, Virtual 3D Environment
Roger Smith, Geographx (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand
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Property Developers: A behavioural supply-side investigation into the growth of the city
Fraser Morgan, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Tuesday, 2 September 2008

09:15 - 09:30 Introduction
09:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session III
Professor Lorenz Hurni, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Multimedia Atlas Information Systems: Interfaces to multi-dimensional geodata
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10:30 - 11:00 Morning Break
top Paper Session 5
Social, Human and Egocentric Studies
Paper Session 6
Spatial Analysis
SIRC Session
11:00 - 11:30 A Multi-scale Dynamic Map Using Cartograms to Reflect User Focus
Grant Carroll1 and Antoni Moore2,
1Marlborough District Council;
2University of Otago, New Zealand

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Principles of Partizanskaya River (Sikhote–Alin) Soil Cover Mapping
Alina V. Nazarkina, Russian Academy of Science, Russia
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11:30 - 12:00 Mapping Landscape Values of Lakes in Order to Prioritise Restoration
Lars Brabyn and Brendan Hicks, University of Waikato, New Zealand
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Geostatistics – GWR – and Electricity Consumption
Eduardo Francisco1, Peter Whigham2 and Antoni Moore2, 1Fundacao Getuilio Vargas, Brazil; 2University of Otago, New Zealand
12:00 - 12:30 Modelling Change in Accessibility as a Measure of the Social Impact of Reduced CO2 Emissions from Household Travel
Suzanne Mavoa, Massey University, New Zealand
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Analysis of Groundwater Mining in the High Plains using GIS and Geostatistics
Brandon Whitehead, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Plenary Session IV
Professor William Cartwright, President, International Cartographic Association (ICA)
(Re)considering Geographical Information Communication in the Era of Web 2.0
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15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Break
top Poster Session
15:30 - 15:40 Adding Value to the National Geospatial Data Holdings: Bundles of data and manifestations of maps
Barbara Hock and Simeon Smaille, Scion, New Zealand
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Land Use Change for Cambridge and Surrounds, New Zealand: 1991-2006 – a raster comparison using the Map Comparison Kit
Derek Phyn, Environment Waikato, New Zealand
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15:40 - 15:50 Mapping the Future: An integrated, multi-scale, spatial decision support system to support long-term community planning
Daniel Rutledge1, Michael Cameron2, Sandy Elliott3, Jelle Hurkens4, Garry McDonald5,6, Graham McBride3, Derek Phyn7, Jacques Poot2, Robbie Price1, Frank Scrimgeour2, Hedwig van Delden4, Andrew Tait3 and Ross Woods3, 1Landcare Research; 2University of Waikato; 3National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research; 4Research Institute for Knowledge Systems; 5New Zealand Centre for Ecological Economics; 6Market Economics; 7Environment Waikato, New Zealand
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Coordinated Visualization of Human Daily Activity Patterns with Ringmaps
Jinfeng Zhao and Pip Forer, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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15:50 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:00 New Zealand Cartographic Society AGM

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Wednesday, 3 September 2008

09:15 - 09:30 Introduction
09:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session V
David DiBiase and Khusro Kidwai, Pennsylvania State University, United States
Comparing the Performance and Attitudes of Undergraduates and Adult Professionals in an Online Course in GIS&T
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10:30 - 11:00 Morning Break
top Paper Session 7
Web Mapping
Paper Session 8
Cartographic Representation and Design
11:00 - 11:25 Developing Concepts for an Affective Atlas
William Cartwright, Adrian Miles, Brian Morris, Laurene Vaughan and Jeremy Yuille, RMIT University, Australia
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Visualising Invasions: Colonisation, Biosecurity and the Vagaries of Space and Time
Pip Forer1, Mark McNeil2 and John Kean2, 1University of Auckland;
2Ag Research, New Zealand

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11:25 - 11:50 Scalability of Techniques for Online Geographic Visualization of Web Site Hits
Nigel Stanger, University of Otago, New Zealand
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Walking Maps for Urban Environment: Designer's Notes
Igor Drecki, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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11:50 - 12:15 Tools for Web Cartographers
Phil Allen, GeoSmart, New Zealand
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Towards a Co-navigational and Tangible Representation of the Marine Environment: Repurposing the nautical chart
Peter Knight and Antoni Moore, University of Otago, New Zealand
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12:15 - 12:40 Cloud-based Geospatial Data Processing
Robert Coup, Koordinates Ltd, New Zealand
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12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
top Paper Session 9
Digital Atlases, Map Series and Geospatial Data Holdings
Paper Session 10
Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry
SIRC Session
14:00 - 14:25 Facilitating the Handling of Interactive Atlases by Dynamic Grouping of Functions – The Example of Smart Legend
Juliane Cron, Samuel Wiesmann and Lorenz Hurni,
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Remote Sensing of Turbidity and Suspended Matter in Waikato Lakes and Rivers
Matthew Allan, Brendan Hicks and Lars Brabyn, University of Waikato, New Zealand
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14:25 - 14:50 Adding Value to the National Geospatial Data Holdings: Bundles of Data and Manifestations of Maps
Pip Forer1 and Peter Fraser2,
1University of Auckland; 2Spatial Media, New Zealand
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Appraising Different Classification Techniques to Develop an Aquatic Landcover Map of Lake Taupo
Salman Ashraf, Lars Brabyn, Brendan Hicks and Kevin Collier, University of Waikato, New Zealand
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14:50 - 15:15 Development of Relief Imagery for the Millennium Earth Atlas
Roger Smith, Geographx (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand
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Photogrammetric Spatial Data Capture techniques for Plant Growth and Leaf Placement Study
Albert Chong, Gretchen Brownstein and Duaa Alshadli, University of Otago, New Zealand
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15:15 - 15:40 Topo50 Map Series for New Zealand: Where are we at and where to from here
Graeme Blick and Geoff Howard, Land Information New Zealand, New Zealand
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LiDAR – Airborne Laser Scanning
Jeremy Neilson, New Zealand Aerial Mapping, New Zealand
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15:40 - 16:00 Closing Ceremony

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