Saturday, 16 April

09:00-12:30
Blue Nile

Pre-conference Workshop 1 – Standards Workshop – Standards into Action

WSS 1 Standards Workshop – Part I – Standards and How They Can Contribute to SDI
Commission: FIG, GSDI and ISO TC211

Advancing SDIs – The Role of Standards (9:00-9:30)
Chair: Iain Greenway, FIG

Opening will be given by Iain Greenway on the subjects to be covered. Each speaker will then give a high level overview as to why standards are a critical subject. Presentations by:

• FIG, Iain Greenway
• SDI, Doug Nebert
• ISO, Olaf Ostensen
• OGC, Sam Bacharach

Making Sense of Standards (9:45-11:45 incl. coffee break)
Chair: Sam Bacharach, OGC

A discussion of key SDI standards and how organizations can and should use them to build out local, regional and global SDI.

A discussion of major standards being applied to address improved data sharing and enhanced decision-making. This will include several short standards vignettes that reinforce the application of standards and best practices to meet a range of needs. Presentations by:

• GML – Clemens Portele
• Metadata (ISO 19115 etc) – Dave Danko
• Development of Common Geospatial Data Standards – Doug Nebert

Filling the Gaps (11:45-12:30)
Chair: Henry Tom, ISO TC211

A discussion of plans and work in progress to address urgent challenges being identified by the community, and what more is needed.

The ultimate goal is to have this panel be fully interactive and driven by questions from the audience. Panel to include:

• Olaf Ostensen, Chair, ISO/TC211
• Iain Greenway, Chair, ISO/TC211 Focus Group on Data Providers
• Doug Nebert, FGDC/GSDI
• Sam Bacharach, OGC
• Dave Danko, ESRI

09:00-10:30
Morgana

Pre-conference Workshop 2 – Virtual Academy and the Surveying/Geoinformatics Community

WSVA 1 – Virtual Academy I
Commission: FIG 2 and GSDI
Chair: Prof. Dr. Bela Markus, Hungary

WSVA1.1 Bela Markus (Hungary): Learning Pyramids
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA1.2 Leonhard Dietze and Hartmut Müller (Germany) and Klaus Böhm (USA): Graphical Interactive e-Assessment in Surveying
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA1.3 Leos Mervart and Ales Cepek (Czech Republic): Geoinformatics Study at the Czech Technical University in Prague
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

09:00-10:30
White Nile

Pre-conference Workshop 3 – History of Surveying

WSHS 1 – History of Technology
Commission: FIG History
Chair: Jan de Graeve, Belgium

WSHS1.1 Ken Allred (Canada): Survey Art – An Interesting Subject
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS1.2 David A Wallis (United Kingdom): History of Angle Measurement
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS1.3 Dieter Lelgemann (Germany): Alexandria in Egypt, the Native Town of the Natural Sciences
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

10:30-11:00

11:00-12:30
Blue Nile

Pre-conference Workshop 1 – Standards Workshop – Standards into Action

See above

11:00-12:30
Morgana

Pre-conference Workshop 2 – Virtual Academy and the Surveying/Geoinformatics Community

WSVA 2 – Virtual Academy II
Commission: FIG 2 and GSDI
Chair: Prof. Dr. Bela Markus, Hungary

WSVA2.1 Moustafa A. Baraka (Egypt) Geoinformatics e-Learning in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA2.2 Venkateran Ravichandran (India): e–Learning or Virtual Learning Through VSAT
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA2.3 David Forrest, Sarah Cornelius and Andrew Elcock (United Kingdom): Experiences with a Virtual Placement
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSVA2.4 Volker Schwieger and Thilo Kaufmann (Germany): Teaching Geodata Acquisition – E-Learning Experiences and Sustainability
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
White Nile

Pre-conference Workshop 3 – History of Surveying

WSHS 2 – Ancient Egypt
Commission: FIG History
Chair: Jim R. Smith, United Kingdom

WSHS2.1 John F. Brock (Australia): Four Surveyors of the Gods: In the XVIII Dynasty of Egypt – New Kingdom c. 1400 B.C.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS2.2 Joel Paulson (USA): Surveying in Ancient Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS2.3 Jan de Graeve (Belgium): The Belgian Input into the Arc of the 30th Meridian
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

12:30-14:00
Teeba

14:00-15:30
Blue Nile

Pre-conference Workshop 1 – Standards Workshop – Standards into Action

WSS 2 – Standards Workshop – Part II – Taking the Step to Implementation
Commission: FIG, GSDI and ISO TC211

Implementing Standards to Resolve SDI Issues (14:00-16:00)
Chair: Doug Nebert, FGDC/GSDI

Detailed presentations illustrating the integration of standards, specifications and related SDI best practices. This module will also include a discussion of how standards are being positioned within the context of local, national and regional policy. The goal is to provide some real experience with people from operational entities using standards in SDI development and operations. Presentations by:

• INSPIRE – Stephen Peedell
• SDI at the sub-national level in Spain - Michael Gould / Jordi Guimet
• FAO land cover classifications - Craig von Hagen
• The usage of OGC standards – Sam Bacharach

Background paper:

Iain Greenway (Ireland): Standards – Are They Relevant in a Surveyor’s World?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Taking Action – Key Resources and Players for Advancing Implementation of Standards (16:00-17:30)
Chair: Michael Gould

Key resources and players for advancing implementation of standards.

The aim is to give examples of good reference manuals and other tools that people can find on the web. Michael Gould, as the moderator will give several examples like books, URLs, open source software, special curricula that may help people in getting started. Presentations by:

• Textbooks and the like – Michael Gould
• GSDI Cook book – Doug Nebert
• ISO/TC211 resources – Henry Tom
• OGC material/ test beds – Sam Bacharach
• Broader standards initiatives (SOAP etc) – Sam Bacharach

Followed by open discussion as to what more is needed

Wrap up

Closing

14:00-15:30
White Nile

Pre-conference Workshop 3 – History of Surveying

WSHS 3 – Arc of the 30th Meridian
Commission: FIG History
Chair: David A. Wallis, United Kingdom

WSHS3.1 Jim Smith (United Kingdom): The Arc of the 30th Meridian
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSHS3.2 Tomasz Zakiewicz (South Africa): The Cape Geodetic Standards and Their Impact on Africa
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

General Discussion

15:30-16:00

16:00-17:30
Blue Nile

Pre-conference Workshop 1 – Standards Workshop – Standards into Action

See above

16:00-18:30
White Nile

sponsored by:
 

Pre-conference Workshop 4 – Mobile Mapping Technology

MMT 1 – Workshop on Mobile Mapping Technology
Commission: FIG 5
Co-sponsored by: Applanix Corp. and Intermap Technologies Corp
Chair: Prof. Dr. Naser El-Sheimy, Canada

MMT1.1 Naser El-Sheimy, The University of Calgary: Introduction to the Workshop
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

MMT1.2 Naser El-Sheimy, The University of Calgary, VISAT – A Digital Mobile Mapping System for Highway Mapping and GIS Applications
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

MMT1.3 Hugh MacKay, Intermap Technologies Corporation: High Accuracy, High Resolution Digital Terrain Information from Airborne Interferometric Radar
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

MMT1.4 Mohamed Mostafa, Applanix Corporation: Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS): An Overview
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

16:00-19:00
Morgana

Pre-conference Workshop 7 – e-Government for e-Citizens

WSE 1 – Workshop e-Government for e-Citizens
Commission: FIG 3 WG3.1 and GSDI
Chair: Kari Strande, Norway

State of the Art on e-Government Initiatives

Presentations and demonstrations of cases from various parts of the world. Cases where spatial data distribution and public web access to spatial data are essential. Spatial data as a tool in decision making and as a tool for public participation in decision processes. There will also be presentations from system suppliers.

Kari Strande, Chair of FIG WG3.1: State of the Art on e-Government Initiatives – Introduction to the Workshop
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Papers:

WSE1.1 Olaf Østensen (Norway): eGovernment for eCitizens - Case from Norway and a short visit to Europe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.2 Jens Hollænder and Jes Ryttersgaard (Denmark): eGovernment in Denmark
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.3 Peter M. Laarakker (The Netherlands): E-government Kadaster NL and EULIS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.4 Phillip Rudd (Australia): e-Government for e-Citizens – Case Study for the Northern Territory of Australia – Integrated Land Information System – ILIS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

WSE1.5 Kari Strande (Norway): Case from Asia after Tsunami – Disaster Information and Management
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Presentation from Peter Bartak, Intergraph
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Round table with discussions, questions, comments from the speakers and other participants.

Sunday, 17 April

08:00-

09:00-10:30
Teeba

ESRI Seminar – GIS: The Business of National Mapping

09:00-10:30
Nefertiti

An Intergraph vision, technology and implementation seminar

10:30-11:00

11:00-12:30
Teeba

ESRI Seminar – GIS: The Business of National Mapping

11:00-12:30
Nefertiti

An Intergraph vision, technology and implementation seminar

12:30-14:00
Le Grill

14:00-16:30
Teeba

ESRI Seminar – GIS: The Business of National Mapping

14:00-16:30
Nefertiti

An Intergraph vision, technology and implementation seminar

16:30-17:00

17:00-19:00
Cleopatra Ball Room
(Blue and White Nile, Morgana)

Opening Ceremony

• Welcome by the Local Organising Committee, Dr. Dalal Alnaggar
• Cultural programme
• Welcome of the Local Organising Committee, Dr. Ahmed Fouad El-Sheikh, Chair of the Organising Committee and President of the Egyptian Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ECSM)
• Welcome greeting of the Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Dr. Tarek Kamel, presented by Dr. Hora Baraka
• Welcome address of Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid
• Welcome address of Dr. Mukund Rao, President of GSDI
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Prof. Holger Magel, President of FIG: From Pharaohs to Geoinformatics – Shaping the Change
  [abstract] [paper] [slides]
• Opening of the Conference

19:00-20:30
Pool Area at the Semiramis Hotel

Welcome Reception

Monday, 18 April

08:00-17:30

09:00-10:30
Blue Nile and White Nile

Plenary Session 1 – From the Pharaohs to Geoinformatics
Chair: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel, President of FIG
Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Mostafa Radwan, The Netherlands

PS1.1 Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandria, (BA)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS1.2 Mr. Jack Dangermond, President of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI): Bridging the Gap between Geomatics and Surveying
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS1.3 Ms. Preetha Pulusani, President, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions: Making Smart Decisions
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

10:30
Morgana and
Kahramana

Opening of the exhibition

10:30-17:30
Morgana and
Kahramana

Exhibition

10:30-11:00

11:00-12:30
Blue Nile

TS 1 – SDI and Cadastre
Commission: FIG 7 and GSDI
Chair: Mr. András Osskó, Hungary
Rapporteur: Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, The Netherlands

Papers

TS1.1 Ian Williamson and Abbas Rajabifard (Australia): Land Administration and Spatial Data Infrastructures
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.2 Stig Enemark (Denmark) and John. R. Parker (Australia): The Development of Land Information Policies in the Americas
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.3 Arbind Man Tuladhar and Mostafa Radwan (The Netherlands), Fatma Abdel Kader and Samir El-Ruby (Egypt): Federated Data Model to Improve Accessibility of Distributed Cadastral Databases in Land Administration
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.4 Paul van der Molen (The Netherlands): Authentic Registers and Good Governance
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS1.5 Eugene C. Onyeka (Nigeria): Multipurpose Cadastre: An Under-utilized NGDI Dataset
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS1.6 Momath Ndiaye (Senegal): Case Studies in SDI Components (Geodetic Datum, Data Transformations, Cadastre, Planning etc.)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
White Nile

TS 2 – Spatial Portals and e-Government
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mostafa Baraka, Egypt
Rapporteur: Ms. Kari Strande, Norway

TS2.1 Jeanne Foust (USA), Winnie S. M. Tang (Hong Kong SAR, China) and Jan Selwood (Japan): Evolving Infrastructure: Growth and Evolution of Spatial Portals
This paper was presented by David Danko, ESRI, USA
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.2 Joep Crompvoets, Arnold Bregt, Floris de Bree, Pepijn van Oort, Bastiaan van Loenen (The Netherlands), Abbas Rajabifard and Ian Williamson (Australia): Worldwide (Status, Development and) Impact Assessment of Geoportals
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.3 Mostafa Radwan (The Netherlands), Yaser Bishr (USA), Badr Emara, Alaa Saleh and Rania Sabrah (Egypt): Online Cadastre Portal Services in the Framework of e-Government to Support Real State Industry in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.4 Sohir M. Hussein (Egypt): The Role of ESA in Building the Egyptian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ESDI) Towards the Electronic Government (E-gov.)
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS2.5 Tomaž Petek (Slovenia): Spatial Information System for Good Governance in Slovenia
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
Babylon

TS 3 – GNSS I
Commission: FIG 5
Chair: Prof. Dr. Naser El-Sheimy, Canada
Rapporteur: Dr. Mohamed El-Maghraby, Egypt

TS3.1 Bruno Razza (Italy): Recent Developments in the Sector of Navigation Satellite System Reference Stations (GNSS) and Possible Links with the Typical Surveying Measurements Carried Out by the Surveyors
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.2 Volker Schwieger and Andreas Gläser (Germany): Possibilities of Low-Cost GPS-Technology for Precise Geodetic Applications
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.3 Tayeb Tachallaït, El Hassan Benaïm et Lahcen Bahi (Maroc): Developpement d’Une Nouvelle Methode de Traitement des Observations GPS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.4 Y. Al Marzooqi, H. Fashir and Tarig Babiker (United Arab Emirates): Establishment of Dubai Virtual Reference System (DVRS) National GPS-RTK Network
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS3.5 Yang, Chul Soo (Republic of Korea): Updating and Re-establishment of Cadastral Control Points in Korea by Using GPS Observations
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
Osiris

TS 4 – NSDI
Commission: FIG 3 and GSDI
Chair: Dr. Mohsen Badawy, Egypt
Rapporteur: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Greece

Papers:

TS4.1 Gábor Remetey-Fülöpp (Hungary): Paving the Way for the Implementation of the NSDI in NGO-Government Partnership
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.2 Gülgün Özkan, S. Savaş Durduran, Ali Erdi and Bilal Girgin (Turkey): Problems and Solutions in Integration of Cadastral Data to Geographical Information System (GIS) in Turkey
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.3 Aymen A. Solyman (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): Enterprise GIS Solution for Census Operation: A Case Study from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.4 Hartmut Müller (Germany): Promotion of Local and Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure Development in Germany
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS4.5 Lehlohonolo D. Moeti (Lesotho): Spatial Data Infrastructure Development in Lesotho: Overcoming Obstacles
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations):

TS4.6 Boualem Chorfa (Algeria): Integration of a Solution GIS Internet-Modular Type for a Collectivity
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
Babylon III

TS 5 – Prepared to the Future I
Commission: FIG 1 and 2
Chair: Mr. Klaus Rürup, Germany
Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Bela Markus, Hungary

TS5.1 Jennifer Whittal (South Africa) and Michael Barry (Canada): A Framework for Analysing Change Management in Geomatics Development Projects
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.2 Dietmar Sperling (Germany): Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.3 Karl-Werner Schulte, Gisela Schulte-Daxbök, Christoph Holzmann and Matthias Wiffler ((Germany): Internationalisation of Real Estate Education
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.4 Sara J Wilkinson (Australia): Joint European Masters Awards in Construction Management and Construction Economics: A Positive Step for Surveying Education?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS5.5 Pedro J. Cavero (Spain): The Bologna Declaration: Its Consequences in the Educational and Professional Fields in Spain
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

12:30-14:00
Le Grill and Teeba

14:00-15:30
Blue Nile

TS 6 – 3D Cadastre
Commission: FIG 7 and GSDI
Chair: Eng. Mosaad Ibrahim, Egypt
Rapporteur: Mr. Libor Tomandl, Czech Republic

Papers

TS6.1. Peter van Oosterom, Hendrik Ploeger and Jantien Stoter (The Netherlands): Analysis of 3D Property Situations in the USA
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.2. Göran Eriksson (Sweden): A New Multi-Dimensional Information System Introduced in Sweden
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.3 Uri Shoshani, Moshe Benhamu, Eri Goshen, Saul Denekamp and Roy Bar (Israel):  A Multi Layers 3D Cadastre in Israel: A Research and Development Project Recommendation
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.4 András Osskó (Hungary): Condominium Registration in the Unified Land Registry in Hungary Towards the 3D Registration
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.5 Christian Clemen, Frank Gielsdorf and Lothar Gründig, (Germany): Reverse Engineering for Generation of 3D-Building-Information-Models Applying Random Variables in Computer Aided Design
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.6 Mauro Caprioli, Antonio Scarano and Eufemia Tarantino (Italy): Altimetric and Tridimensional Aspects for the Updating of Cadastral Archives
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS6.7 Sagi Filin, Yevgeny Kulakov and Yerach Doytsher (Israel): Application of Airborne Laser Technology to 3D Cadastre
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.8 Amr H Abd-Elrahman (Egypt): An Integrated Spatial Data Model for Multi-storey Cadastral System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS6.9 Octavian Roman (Romania): 3D Information Systems
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

14:00-15:30
White Nile

TS 7 – SDI and Web Services
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Nokrashy, Egypt
Rapporteur: Dr. Szabolcs Mihály, Hungary

TS7.1 Richard Onchaga (The Netherlands): Towards Quality-aware Composition of Geo-services
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.2 Andreas Donaubauer (Germany): A Multi-Vendor Spatial Data Infrastructure for Local Governments Based on OGC Web Services
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.3 Roland M. Wagner, Niklas Panzer and Falko Menge (Germany): SDI Initiative North Rhine-Westphalia (GDI NRW) / Germany, SDI NRW Joint Project 2004: Identification of Enhanced SDI Elements (GDI NRW Verbundprojekt 2004)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.4 Liping Di (USA): Development and Implementation of OGC Web Services Specifications for Earth Observation Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.5 Jie Jiang, Jun Chen and Gang Han (China P. R.): A Model for Integrating Multi-scale Spatial Data for e-Government and Public Service
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS7.6 Dhruba Raj Ghimire (Nepal), Ingo Simonis (Germany) and Andreas Wytzisk (The Netherlands): Integration of GRID Approaches into the Geographic Web Service Domain
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

14:00-15:30
Babylon

TS 8 – GNSS II
Commission: FIG 5
Chair: Mr. Dan Schnurr, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Dr. Mohamed El-Maghraby, Egypt

Papers

TS8.1 Joël van Cranenbroeck (Switzerland): A New Total Station Tracking GPS Satellites in a Network RTK Infrastructure Perspective
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.2 Ismail Sanlioglu and Cevat Inal (Turkey): The Test of Processıng Modules of Global Positioning System (GPS) Softwares by Using Products of International GPS Service (IGS)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.3 Alain Gaudet and Jean Cedric Landry (France): TERIA: The GNSS Network for France
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.4 Mohamed M. R. Mostafa (Canada): Precise Airborne GPS Positioning Alternatives for the Aerial Mapping Practice
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS8.5 Mahmoud El-Mewafi (Egypt): A New Approach for Updating of ETM Maps into UTM Maps and Direct UTM Maps from GPS Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.6 Amira A. Al Zarouni, Yousuf A. AlMarzooqi and Adil A. ElTigani (United Arab Emirates): Towards Standardization of Vehicle Tracking Systems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.7 Anna Barańska (Poland): Appraisement of Equalization of Geodetic Observations Quality Applying Values of Defined Invariants Parameters
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS8.8 Ertan Gökalp and Yüksel Boz (Turkey): Outlier Detection in GPS Networks with Fuzzy Logic and Conventional Methods
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

14:00-15:30
Nefertiti

TS 9 – Applied SIM and SDI
Commission: FIG 3 and GSDI
Chair: Prof. Dr. Shawky El-Ghazaly, Egypt
Rapporteur: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Greece

TS9.1 Chryssy A. Potsiou, P. Zentelis and K. Logothetis (Greece). Greece After the Gold Rush – The Sustainability of the Infrastructure Made for the 2004 Olympic Games
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.2 Johannes Hotz (Switzerland): Spatial Data Acquisition Software for Professional Surveyors and GIS Data Collectors
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.3 Gloria del Pilar Vásquez Pérez (Peru): Andean Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.4 Tho Cac Nguyen and Dang Thi Lien (Vietnam): A Geospatial Database for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.5 Iain Greenway (Ireland): Mapping Ireland – The End and Yet The Beginning
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.6 Tran Nhu Trung (Vietnam) and Don Grant (Australia): Why Copying LIS from a Developed Country Does Not Work for a Developing Country?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS9.7 Evangelos Vozikis, Nikolaos Sidiropoulos and George Vozikis (Greece): The Use of Modern Technologies (GPS, GIS and Geodata) for Controlling Olive Tree Pests
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

14:00-15:30
Babylon III

TS 10 – Prepared to the Future II
Commission: FIG 1 and 2
Chair: Prof. Pedro Cavero, Spain
Rapporteur: Mr. Yaacoub Saade, Lebanon

TS10.1 Piero Panunzi, Guido Moschella and Fiorenzo Guaralda (Italy): Education, Licensing and Access to Market
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.2 Ian Williamson (Australia): Opportunities for Surveyors in Modern Land Markets
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.3 Leonie Newnham (Australia): Innovation in Land Management, What Makes It Happen?
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.4 Arvo Vitikainen (Finland): The Degree Reform in the Department of Surveying, Helsinki University of Technology
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS10.5 G. K. (Ken) Allred (Canada): Marketing the Profession – Some Strategies that Work
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

14:00-15:30
Osiris

Round table for American SDIs
Commission: GSDI
Moderator: Ltc. Rodrigo Barriga, Instituto Geografico Militar (IGM) Chile
Rapporteur: Ms. Margaret Buck, USA

Our goal is to share success stories, issues and general information on SDI development with neighbors in a region and across regions. We believe this is the way we all grow and improve locally, nationally, and regionally. One way to share information is through a series of round-table sessions on a regional basis where we each can share our experiences with others and generate interaction with our neighbors.

Panel topics

We ask the panelists to address one or more of the following questions:

• What is the easiest issue to address in any SDI development?
• What is the most difficult issue to address in SDI development?
• Which one do you recommend addressing first in SDI development?
• Give brief examples of these from you own experiences/observations?

Panelists

• María-Loreto Advis N, Chile
• Francisco A. Hansen Albites, Mexico
• Dora-Ines Rey, Colombia
• Tatiana Delgado Fernández, Cuba
• Gloria del Pilar Vásquez Pérez, Peru/Andean SDI (ASDI)

15.30-16:00

16:00-17:30
Blue Nile

TS 11 – Cadastral Modelling
Commission: FIG 7 and GSDI
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mostafa Radwan, The Netherlands
Rapporteur: Dr. Jantien Stoter, The Netherlands

Papers

TS11.1 Christiaan Lemmen, Peter van Oosterom, Jaap Zevenbergen,  Wilko Quak and Paul van der Molen (The Netherlands): Further Progress in the Development of the Core Cadastral Domain Model
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.2 Jerry Johnson (The Netherlands): Cadastre Data Modeling and GIS
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.3 Kholoud Saad Salama (Egypt): ArcCadastre Implementations within the Middle East
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.4 Jaap Zevenbergen (The Netherlands) and Erik Stubkjær (Denmark): Real Property Transactions: Challenges of Modeling and Comparing
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS11.5 James Osundwa, Eric Nyadimo and David Siriba (Kenya): Challenges in the Establishment of a National Cadastral Data Model for Kenya – Towards the Creation of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.6 Shokry Abd-el-Malak Rofail and Ashraf Youssef (Egypt): The Egyptian Unified Cadastral Data Model
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS11.7 Ioan Stangu (Romania): The Cadastre – A Cybernetic Approach for 21st Century – Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
This paper has not been presented at the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

16:00-17:30
White Nile

TS 12 – Development of SDI Capacity
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3 and 8
Chair: Dr. Gábor Remetey-Fülöpp, Hungary
Rapporteur: Dr. Reinfried Mansberger, Austria

TS12.1 Mathew Warnest, Abbas Rajabifard and Ian Williamson (Australia): A Collaborative Approach to Building National SDI in Federated State Systems: Case Study of Australia
This paper has been presented by Kevin McDougall.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.2 Walter T. de Vries and Yola Georgiadou (The Netherlands): GDI Capacity Building in Practice: An Analysis based on Experiences with and in Developing Countries
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.3 Dora-Ines Rey (Colombia): SDI Capacity Building Model for Developing Countries – Case Study: Colombia
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.4 Olajide Kufoniyi (Nigeria), Gerrit Huurneman and John Horn (The Netherlands): Human and Institutional Capacity Building in Geoinformatics Through Educational Networking
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS12.5 M. Hisham Nasr, Azza ElSayegh, Soad Fekry, Adel Kassem (Egypt) and M. Mostafa Radwan (The Netherlands):  New Strategic Directions in the Egyptian Survey Authority and Impact on the Requirements for Capacity Building – An Example of International Cooperation for Human Resource Development
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

16:00-17:30
Babylon

TS 13 – Reference Frame
Commission: FIG 5
Chair: Dr. Michel Kasser, France
Rapporteur: Mr. Mikael Lilje, Sweden

Papers

TS13.1 Hermann Drewes and Christoph Reigber (Germany): The Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) of the International Association of Geodesy – Objectives and Status
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.2 Richard Wonnacott (South Africa): AFREF: Background and Progress Towards a Unified Reference System for Africa
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.3 Francisco A. Hansen Albites (Mexico): Geodesy as a Fundamental Data Set in the Mexican SDI (IDEMEX)
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.4 Muya Kamamia (Kenya): AFREF, Establishment of a Common and Modern African Co-ordinate System
This paper was presented by Hassein Farah
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.5 Salah Mahmoud (Egypt): Monitoring of Crustal Deformation in Egypt Using GPS Technique in the ITRF Reference Frame
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.6 Gomaa M. Dawod and Sherine S. Ismail (Egypt): Enhancing the Integrity of the National Geodetic Data Bases in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Panel Discussion

Posters (short presentations)

TS13.7 Ehab Nabil Nassif and Nagi Faheem Anton (Egypt): A Unified System of Transformation Parameters for Combining Different Geodetic Networks in Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.8 Mohamed Elmaghraby and Atef Fayad (Egypt) and Mohamed El-Habiby (Canada): Investigating the Effect of Neglecting Parts of the EGD Geodetic Height on the Transformation from Helmert 1906 to WGS84
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.9 Hussein A. Abd­Elmotaal (Egypt): Comparison of Different Datum Transformation Techniques for Egypt
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.10 Maher Mohamed Amin, Saadia Mahmoud El-Fatairy and Raaed Mohamed Hassouna (Egypt): A Precise Geoidal Map of the Southern Part of Egypt by Collocation Toshka Geoid
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.11 Y. Al Marzooqi, H. Fashir and Syed Iliyas Ahamed (United Arab Emirates): Realization of Dubai Emirate Datum on the Reference Frame 2000
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.12 Y. Al Marzooqi, H. Fashir and Syed Iliyas Ahamed (United Arab Emirates): Derivation of Datum Transformation Parameters for Dubai Emirate
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS13.13 Stephen Djaba (Ghana): Report of the AFREF Workshop and Planning Session on WAFREF at Nairobi Kenya in October 2004
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

16:00-17:30
Osiris

TS 14 – SIM and Quality
Commission: FIG 3 and GSDI
Chair: Mr. Robin McLaren, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Robin McLaren, United Kingdom

TS14.1 Ibrahim Habli (Lebanon) and Tim Kelly (United Kingdom): Addressing Quality Requirements in GIS Architectures
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.2 Carsten Rönsdorf (United Kingdom): Achieving and Maintaining Interoperability of Spatial Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.3 Hans Knoop (Germany): Roadmap as a Further Impulse for Standardisation in Africa by Geoinformation-Standards-ISO-Workshop in Nairobi
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.4 Jerry Johnson (The Netherlands): Developing Data Content – Building the National Data Framework
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS14.5 Ingo Simonis and Adam Sliwinski (Germany): Quality of Service in a Global SDI
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

16:00-17:30
Babylon III

TS 15 – Valuation and Real Estate Management I
Commission: FIG 9
Chair: Mr. Henning Elmstrøm, Denmark
Rapporteur: Dr. Yasser Almanadely, Egypt

TS15.1 Simon Adcock (Australia): Addressing Heritage and Contamination Environmental Issue in Valuation/Appraisal Assessments
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.2 Jose Antonio Pinzón Bermúdez and Beatriz Cecilia Quintero Rincón (Colombia): Land Parcel Tax as Instrument to Fight Against Poverty and Inequality
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.3 Arvydas Bagdonavicius and Steponas Deveikis (Lithuania): Individual and Mass Valuation – Present and Future Practices
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.4 Kauko Viitanen (Finland) and Henning Elmstrøm (Denmark): Valuation and the Management of Real Estate in the Future
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS15.5 Bayram Uzun and Tahsin Yomralioglu (Turkey): An Alternative Approach to Land Compensation Process to Open Urban Arteries
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

16:00-17.30
Nefertiti 2

Round table – Surveying and GIS Education in Africa and the Arab Countries
Commission: FIG
Chair: Prof. Holger Magel, President of FIG

Round table discussion on surveying and geomatics education if Africa and the Arab countries. Open to all interested, especially academics and university people from these regions.

16:00-16:50
Room 433

There are many existing data registries and portals around the globe. Many already interoperate and many do not. There are different metadata standards in use, different interfaces for publishing data, searching for data, and accessing data. This round table discussion will result in a sense of whether the GSDI Association should take a leadership role in bringing together existing and new registries, and if so, how we should go about doing so.

19:00-
Al Ezba Restaurant

Tuesday, 19 April

08:00-17:30

09:00-10:30
Blue Nile and White Nile

Plenary Session 2 – Co-operation between Land Administration and SDI
Chair: Dr. Mukund Rao, President of GSDI
Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Shawky AlGhazaly, Egypt

PS2.1 Dr. Paul Munro-Faure, Director, Land Tenure Service, FAO: Global Needs for SDI in Land Administration
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS2.2 Dr. Clarissa Augustinus, Chief, Land and Tenure Section, UN-HABITAT: Encouraging the Development of Cross Disciplinary Land Sector Tools to Improve the Security of Tenure of People in Slums
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS2.3 Ms. Dorine A. J. Burmanje, Chair of the Board Dutch Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands: Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration in Europe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

PS2.4 Eng. Mohamed Mosaad Ibrahim, Ex-Chairman, The Egyptian Survey Authority, ESA: From Pharaohs to e-Government – The Egyptian Cadastre
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

10:30-17:30
Morgana and
Kahramana

10:30-11:00

11:00-12:30
Blue Nile

TS 16 – Web-based Decision Support
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
Chair: Mr. Mark Reichardt, USA
Rapporteur: Dr. Jordi Guimet Perenya, Spain

TS16.1 Leslie Cone and Carsten Bjornsson (USA): The National Integrated Land System – A “Field to Fabric” Solution
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.2 Douglas D. Nebert (USA): Development of Common Geospatial Data Standards
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.3 Vera Hernández, Wolf Göhring, Angi Voss, (Germany) and Cornelio Hopmann (Nicaragua): Sustainable Decision Support by the use of Multi-Level and Multi-Criteria Spatial Analysis on the Nicaragua Development Gateway
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.4 Asli Garagon Dogru, Gonul Toz,  Haluk Ozener and Onur Gurkan (Turkey): Constructing a Web-based GIS for Earthquake Monitoring in Turkey
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.5 Marianthi Stefouli, Eleimon Tiligadas and Sotiria Devene (Greece): Use of Earth Observation / Geoscientific Data and Web-GIS Techniques for Water Resources Management of Nestos River Basin
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.6 Jorge Gustavo Rocha (Portugal): Geowiki – Enabling Collaborative Maintenance of Spatial Data
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS16.7 Yongping Zhao and Jamal Al-Akroka (Kuwait): Kuwait Geographic Information Metadata Research
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
White Nile

TS 17 – The State of the Art in Positioning and Measurement of SDI
Commission: FIG 5 and GSDI
Chair: Prof. Dr. Rudolf Staiger, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Rob Sarib, Australia

TS17.1 Ruth Neilan (USA): The Global Geodetic Infrastructure – A Framework for Development
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.2 Matt Higgins and Chris Rizos (Australia): New GNSS Developments and the Impact on Providers and Users of Spatial Data Infrastructure
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.3 Naser El-Sheimy (Canada): An Overview of Mobile Mapping Systems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.4 Raynold M. Moyo (Zambia); Emerging Practical GNSS Applications and Their Impacts on Socio-Economic Impacts in Zambia and the Sub-region
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS17.5 Dan Schnurr (United Kingdom): Cost Effective Technology for Developing Countries Cost Effective Technology for Developing Countries – The Development of a FIG Survey Specification
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
Babylon

TS 18 – Comparative Aspects of Land Administration Systems
Commission: FIG 7
Chair: Prof. Paul van der Molen, The Netherlands
Rapporteur: Ms. Marina Vaskovich, Belarus

TS18.1 Daniel Steudler (Switzerland): A Framework for the Evaluation of Land Administration Systems
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.2 Hendrik D. Ploeger and Bastiaan van Loenen (The Netherlands): Harmonization of Land Registry in Europe
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.3 Ayse Yavuz (Turkey): A Comparative Analysis of Cadastral Systems in the EU Countries According to Basic Selected Criteria
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.4 Mia Flores-Bórquez and Richard Grover (United Kingdom): Restitution in Land Markets and Social Exclusion of Indigenous Peoples
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS18.5 Ashraf Youssef (Egypt): The Strategies of Land Information Management System
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
Nefertiti

TS 19 – Planning in Informal Settlements
Commission: FIG 8 and 7
Chair: Ms. Jenny Whittal, South Africa
Rapporteur: Dr. Diane Dumashie, United Kingdom

Papers

TS19.1 Robin McLaren (United Kingdom), David J. Coleman and Selassie Mayunga (Canada): Sustainable Management of Mega Growth in Megacities
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.2 Wafula Nabutola (Kenya): Affordable Housing and Upgrading Informal Settlements in Kenya
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.3 Wakuru Magigi and B. B. K. Majani (Tanzania): Planning Standards for Urban Land Use Planning for Effective Land Management in Tanzania: An Analytical Framework for its Adoptability in Infrastructure Utility and Facility Provisioning in Informal Settlements
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.4 Rashid M. Azzan and Said S. Ufuzo (Zanzibar, Tanzania): Urban and Rural Planning: A Challenge for Poor Nations – Zanzibar Experience
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.5 Diane Dumashie (United Kingdom): Spatial Planning and Informal Settlements: Women and Adequate Housing
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS19.6 Francis Harvey (USA): Formal Cadastre and Informal Land Tenure: Elasticity and Articulation
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

Posters (short presentations)

TS19.7 B. B. K. Majani, Wakuru Magigi and Alphonce Kyessy (Tanzania): Geographical Information Infrastructure Applications in Urban Land Management in Tanzania: A Strategy to Enhance Communities’ Decision Making in Land Regularization Process in Informal Settlements
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

11:00-12:30
Babylon III

TS 20 – Professional Education I
Commission: FIG 2
Chair: Prof. Dr. Abd Elhady Said, Egypt
Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Abd Elhady Said, Egypt

TS20.1 Indra D. Wijayratne (USA): A Bachelor Degree Program in Surveying/Geomatics Offered to Place-bound Students: Measuring Success
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.2 Ali Erdi and S. Savaş Durduran (Turkey): Institutional Policies on Geographical Information System (GIS) Studies in Turkey
This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.3 E. E. Duncan and Stephen Djaba (Ghana): Geomatic Engineering Education at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Ghana
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.4 Maria Lodin (Sweden): Canadian and Swedish Academic Experiences: A Compare and Contrast
[abstract] [paper] [slides]

TS20.5 Manar Mahmoud, Ahmed Darwish and Mohamed A. Salem (Egypt): GIS Education in Egypt: The ITI Experience
[abstract] [paper] [slides]