[OSGeo-Announce] Call for papers for IJGI Special Issue on "Open Geospatial Science and Applications"

[Anne Ghisla]

The last decade has seen a rapid growth in open source geospatial
software and open data developments. Building upon the broader progress
in open science, the synergies in the developments in open source
geospatial software, open data, open standards, open hardware and open
access to research publications have been key in accelerating the
advancement for open geospatial science and applications. A combination
of factors are driving this momentum, including the contributions made
by hundreds of developers and the leading role played by the Open
Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), aiming primarily to support and
promote the collaborative development of open source geospatial
technologies and data. For the geospatial community this has offered
exciting opportunities for expanding both research and education for
the future. By combining the potential of free and open GI software,
open data, open standards, open access to research publications, open
hardware, etc. will enable the creation of a sustainable innovation
ecosystem for advancing the discipline and accelerating new discoveries
to help solve global cross disciplinary societal challenges from
climate change mitigation to sustainable cities.

We invite original research contributions on all aspects of open source
geospatial software and its applications, and particularly encourage
submissions focusing on the following themes for this Special Issue
special issue of ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (ISSN
2220-9964).

- The use of open source geospatial software and data, in and for
  scientific research
- Academic endeavors to conceptualize, create, assess open source
  geospatial software and data, and teach such usage.
- Use of Open Data and Big Data
- Data quality, software quality
- Open source implementations
- Open SDI
- Community building
- Assessment of costs and benefits of open source applications and open
  source business models
- Architectures and frameworks for open source software and data
- Teaching geospatial sciences with open source solutions and open data
- Open Source GIS application use cases: government, participatory GIS,
  location based services, health, energy, water, climate change, etc.
- Human computer interfaces and usability in and around Open GI systems

More details at
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/science-applications

Important Dates
Abstracts Due: 15/08/2014 
Approved Abstracts: 30/08/2014 (put as planned papers online)
Manuscripts Due: 28/02/2015 
Decision to Authors: 05/04/2015
Final Papers Due: 15/05/2015

We welcome all contributions including case studies, work in progress
and demos.

Dr. Suchith Anand, Prof. Thierry Badard, Prof. Franz-Josef Behr, Prof.
Serena Coetzee, Dr. Luciene Delzari, Dr. Barend Kobben (Guest Editors)
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