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Conference Date: 5/25 ~5/26, 2006

Conference Theme :
Living in Harmony with Mother Nature-
Prospecting for Geospatial Information Integration

Organizer:
Academia Sinica
Ministry of the Interior
National Applied Research Laboratories
Chinese Culture University
Sponsored by
Ministry of Education
National Science Council
Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan
Aerial Survey Office, Forestry Bureau
Co-sponsored by
Geoinfor Technology Inc.
Hitron Technologies Inc.
NetGeo Systems, Inc.
RITI Technology Inc.
SuperGeo Technology Inc.
Systems & Technology Corp.
U&U Engineering Inc.
Yenom Soft Tech Company
Century Instrument Co. Ltd.
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. David W. Rhind,
Vice-Chancellor of City University , London , UK
Topic : Digital Earth, GIS and the Safety of Society
Prof. Tetsuya Sato
Director-General of the Earth Simulator Center (JAMSTEC), Japan
Topic: Future Becomes the World of No Longer Science Fiction but Science Reality

 

Prof. Dr. Menno-Jan Kraak
Head Geo-Information Processing Department at ITC (International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation), The Netherlands
Topic: Maps and global Events

Invited Speakers:

Dr. Kwong Fai Andrew Lo,
Chairman, Dept. of Natural Resources,
Chinese Culture University
Topic: Rainwater Harvesting and Its Ecological Benefits in Global Water Crisis
Dr. Narimah Samat
Senior Lecturer, Geography Section,
School of Humanities , University Sains Malaysia , Malaysia
Topic: Geographic Information Systems Applications in Urban Land Use Planning in Malaysia
Tong Lim,
Business Development Manager, ER MAPPER
Topic: Managing the Earth -
Where is the Boundary on Geo-Imagery?
Dr. Fang-Pang Lin,
Manager , Grid Application Division in National Center for High-Performance Computing, NARL,  
Deputy Chair of Pacific Rim Applications & Grid Middleware Assembly
Topic: GeoGrid: Construct a Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Study and Practice

Charlie H. Chang,
ITVR Division Manager of National Center for High-Performance Computing, NARL
Topic: From Virtual Taiwan to Digital Earth
Dr. Chea-Yuan Young, Director General, Department of Air Quality Protection and Noise Control, Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), R.O.C.
Topics: The Goal and Strategy of Green House Gas Emission Mitigation in Taiwan
Dr. Tumg-Ruey Chuang
Deputy director, Institute of Information Science , Academia, Sinica , Taiwan
Topic: The Web and Collaborative Geospatial Mapping
Rubia Chen
Director, RITI Technology Inc. Taiwan
Topic: On-Demand Mapping at the Innovation Acceleration Centre (IAC) within Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)
Dr. Satya Sai Prakash K.
Associate Professor, Dept. of CSE Director, Center for Digital Earth Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India , India
Topic: Hybrid Network (Wireless & Satellite) for Village Resource Centers in India
Dr. Chin-Hsun Yeh,
National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering,
NARL
Topic: Introduction of Taiwan Earthquake Loss Estimation System
Prof. Feng-Tyan Lin,
Director, Information Division National Science & Technology Center for Disaster
Reduction, NARL
Topic: Establishment and Development of Disaster Management Information System
Dr. Tien-Yin Chou
Director/Professor, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center , Feng Chia University
Topic:Spatial Information Application for Debris Flow Monitoring and Emergency Response Systems

Topics: Implementation of Digital Earth
  • High Performance Computing and Data Communication
  • Spatial Data Warehousing and Data Mining
  • Standards and Interoperability of Spatial Data
  • GPS Technology and Communication Application
  • OpenGIS and WebGIS
  • Application of Remote Sensing
  • Application of Earth Observing Systems
  • Application of Virtual Reality and 3D Environmental Simulation
Topics: The Convergence of Humanities, Social Science and Spatial Information,
and Applications in Daily Life
  • Changes in the Environment of the Humanities
  • Politics and Spatial Information
  • Linguistics and Spatial Information
  • Social Sciences and Spatial Information
  • Digital Government and Business
  • Spatial Information and Digital Image Archiving
  • Digital Historical and Cultural Maps
Topics: Environment and Natural Resources
  • Global Environmental Change Issues
  • Climate Change and Human Safety
  • Ecological Environment and Natural Resources
  • Environmental Pollution and Human Health
  • Energy Source Management and Sustainable Development
  • Water Resource Protection and Management
  • Forest Conservation and Slope-Land Management
  • Urban Green and Ecological Method
Topics: Satellite Images and National Land Information
  • Satellite Images in Disaster Management
  • Satellite Images Mapping on Land
  • Satellite Images in Marine Mapping
  • Satellite Images on Coastal Topography
  • Radar Images and LiDAR Images
  • Hyper-spectrum Remote Sensing
  • Digital Photogrammetric Images

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Welcome Wording from Dr Ts'ui-Jung Liu, Vice President of Academia Sinica

2006 The 4 th Taipei International Conference on Digital Earth Opening Ceremony
Conference Site Keynote Speaker: Prof. David W. Rhind, Vice-Chancellor of City University , London , UK
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Tetsuya Sato, Director-General of the Earth Simulator Center (JAMSTEC), Japan Keynote Speaker: Prof. Menno-Jan Kraak, Head Geo-Information Processing Department at ITC, The Netherlands
 
Conference Break Time  
Invited Speaker: Dr. Narimah Samat, School of Humanities , University Sains Malaysia , Malaysia

Invited Speaker: Dr. Kwong Fai Andrew Lo, Chairman, Dept. of Natural Resources,
Chinese Culture University

Invited Speaker: Dr. Fang-Pang Lin, Manager , Grid Application Division in National Center for High-Performance Computing, NARL Invited Speaker: Tong Lim, Business Development Manager, ER MAPPER
Invited Speaker: Dr. Chea-Yuan Young, Director General, Department of Air Quality Protection and Noise Control, Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), R.O.C. Invited Speaker: Charlie H. Chang, ITVR Division Manager of National Center for High-Performance Computing, NARL
Invited Speaker: ubia Chen, Director, RITI Technology Inc. Taiwan Invited Speaker: Dr. Tumg-Ruey Chuang, Deputy director, Institute of Information Science , Academia, Sinica , Taiwan

Invited Speaker: Dr. Chin-Hsun Yeh, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, NARL

Invited Speaker: Dr. Satya Sai Prakash K. , Dept. of CSE Director, Center for Digital Earth Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India , India
Invited Speaker: Dr. Tien-Yin Chou, Director/Professor, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center , Feng Chia University Invited Speaker: Prof. Feng-Tyan Lin, Director, Information Division National Science & Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, NARL
Chairperson: Prof. Chung-Hsin Yang, Chinese Culture University Chairperson: Prof. Chin-Tzu Chen, Dean, College of Environment Design, Chinese Culture University
Chairperson: Prof. Koung-Ying, Liu, Dean, College of Science , Chinese Culture University Chairperson: Prof. A. J. Chen, Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research , National Central University
Chairperson: Prof. Shum-Tzu Tasi, Director, Center of Information and Communication, Chinese Culture University Thematic lecture's room
Session Chairperson: Prof. Liang-Chien Chen, Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research , National Central University Session Chairperson: Prof. D. C. Chen, President, The Chinese Geoinformatics Society
Session Chairperson: Prof. Yi-Hsing Tseng, Director, Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University Session Chairperson: S. G. Wu, Deputy director, Agriculture and Forestry Aerial Survey Institute
Session Chairperson: Dr. Guey Shin Chang, Director, Business Development Division, national Applied Research Laboratories Session Chairperson: Prof. Ming Cheu Chen , Director, Department of Urban Affairs & Environment Planning, Chinese Culture University

Session Chairperson: Prof. Ching-Liang Tseng Director, Satellite GeoInformatics Research Center , National Cheng Kung University

Session Chairperson: Prof. Yi-chung Hsueh, Director, Department of Geography, Chinese Culture University
Session Chairperson: Prof. C.S. Stone Shih, Department of Sociology, Soochow University Session Chairperson: Prof. Yi-Chung Wang, Director, Department of Forestry and Nature Conservation
Session Chairperson: Prof. Chi Chuan Cheng, Dept. and Graduate Institute of Landscape Architecture , Chinese Culture University Session Chairperson: Prof. Sheng Hua Zheng, Department of Geography, Chinese Culture University

Panel Dis cussion - The Strategy and Approach for Taiwan 's Engagement of GEOSS
(Left) Chairperson: Prof. Tzu-How Chu ,
Director, Spatial Information Research Center , National Taiwan University
(Right)Mediator: Dr. Guey Shin Chang Director, Business Development Division, National Applied Research Laboratories

Panel Dis cussion - The Interdisciplinary Integration of GIS and Social Sciences
(Left) Chairperson: Dr. I-Chun Fan,Research Fellow, The Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
(Right) Mediator : Dr. Bor-Wen Tsai, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University

Panel Dis cussion : Map Development and Application in the Digital Era Panel Dis cussion : Applications of High Performance Computing Systems
Digital Earth Forum Panel Discussion Room
The conference is held at Chinese Culture University , Taipei , Taiwan Registration Site
Conference Break Time Exhibition Room
Poster Session Site The conference is held at Chinese Culture University , Taipei , Taiwan
Performers at Classical Music Recital
Conference Honorable Guests and Organization Committee Team Member

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