4th Middle East Spatial Technology Conference and Exhibition (MEST) 2007  FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS 10-12 December 2007 Bahrain Conference Centre, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain Abstracts Due - 28 April 2007 Abstracts Acceptance - 30th May, 2007 Paper Submittal for Review - 31st July, 2007 Notification of Final Papers Acceptance - 30th Sept, 2007

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Welcome to MEST 2007

Under the Patronage of
H.E. Shaikh Ahmed A. Al Khalifa
Minister of Ministry of State for Cabinet Affairs
President, Central Informatics Organization

10 - 12 December, 2007
Bahrain Conference Centre,
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain

Conference Program

Day-1

Subject

Future

Beyond GIS: Towards Spatial Governance

Topic-1

Spatial Data Infrastructure, SDI

SDI

SDI and National Data Infrastructure

SDI

SDI International Experience

Topic-2

Spatial Standards

Standards

ISO Standards / Metadata / Interoperability

Standards

OGC Standards / Interoperability

Standards

SDSFIE Model for Engineering & Spatial Interoperability


Day-2

Subject

Topic-3

Data Focus, Quality & Challenges

Data Focus: Data Quality Challenge

Fit For Purpose: ROI through Data Quality

Data Focus: Data Quality Challenge

Emerging Trends in Spatial Data Management

Data Focus: Data Quality Challenge

Enterprise Spatial Business Intelligence

Topic-4

Enterprise Seamless Database

Enterprise Seamless Database

Enterprise Spatial Database: Reality & Capability

Enterprise Seamless Database

Data Base Level Interoperability

Topic-5

Spatial-Engineering Integration

Engineering-Spatial Integration

CAD-GIS Integration

Engineering-Spatial Integration

BIM & Spatial Integration

Engineering-Spatial Integration

Intelligent City


Day-3

Subject

Topic-6

Technology: IT Directions

Technology: IT Directions

Loosely, Tightly, Mixed Coupled Interoperability

Technology: IT Directions

Open, Closed, Mixed Source

Technology: IT Directions

Service Oriented Architecture, SOA

Topic-7

Collaboration & Coordination

Collaboration and Coordination

Infrastructure coordination

Collaboration and Coordination

Engineering Life Cycle Collaboration

Topic-8

Technology: Geo-Web

Technology: Geo Web

The Web Mapping Phenomenon and Google's Spatial Technology Paradigm

Technology: Geo Web

Geo-Web Infrastructure

Technology: Geo Web

Semantic Models & Web Applications

The above program will be presented in addition to a variety of papers addressing application, case studies and experiences of this technology

 

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Important Dates
Abstracts Due
21st May 2007


Abstracts Acceptance
30 May 2007

  Paper Submittal for Review
31st July, 2007

Notification of Final Papers Acceptance
30th Sept, 2007
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