INVITATION

OBJECTIVES

The main purposes of the ATHENS 2000 Workshop are:

1. To promote developments in the scientific-profession and applications in the field of Spatial Information Management (SIM)
2. To enable international experts and responsible agencies to exchange experiences and ideas, and to present their work in the SIM field.
3. To exchange international experiences and ideas gained through the establishment of Cadastral SIM projects and /or National SIM Organizations
4. To give the chance to all local responsible agencies and experts in Greece to focus on the technical, organizational and political issues of SIM, learn the optimal use of new technology and present their own work and thoughts.

Special attention will be paid to all issues that Commission 3 deals with:

• Spatial Information Management - technical approaches (WG3.1)
• Spatial Data Infrastructure (WG3.2) ,and
• Facilitating Spatial Information and Knowledge Management for Decision Support through appropriate organizational, political and business structure (WG3.3)

SIM issues like:

1. Future scenarios in SIM
2. Needs in Professional Development
3. SIM for Decision Support
4. Forecast / 4-dimension, accessibility & visualization of spatial data & information, from map sheets to seamless SIM
5. Integration of Data - Interoperability: multi-source, multi-scale, multi-system
6. Quality Control (Q.C.) of Spatial Information, Metadata, standards and regulations for Q.C., filtering
7. SIM applications for sustainable development and environmental protection
8. Organizational and Political Aspects
9. SIM applications in Greece
10. Technical issues of the Hellenic Cadastre,

will be addressed through the workshop thematic sessions.

PAPER SUBMISSION

You are encouraged to contribute to the Workshop by submitting your latest research, development results and ideas. Abstracts should be submitted as MS Word document, if possible by e-mail, please see INFORMATION.

ORGANIZATION

The Workshop will be organized by:

• KTIMATOLOGIO S.A. (Hellenic Cadastre),
• Technical Chamber of Greece, and
• Hellenic Association of Rural and Surveying Engineers.

and will be hosted by the National Technical University of Athens

VENUE

The Workshop will be held at the National Technical University of Athens, University Campus, in Zographos area, quite close to the historical center of Athens (15 min by car). Local transportation is available from the airport by bus transfer to the center of Athens and from there to the conference site. For the 4th, 5th and 6th transportation will be arranged from the hotel to the University Campus and vice versa. At the University there is a comfortable conference hall and proper facilities (restaurant, photocopy equipment, multimedia, free parking space etc). Full directions will be sent with conference joining instructions.

The Workshop will last three days 4th -6th October, 2000. During the Workshop, there will be:

• Commission 3 annual meeting
• Technical tour
• Technical exhibition
• Social events (formal & casual)

On Saturday, 7.10.2000 and/or Sunday, 8.10.2000 archaeological sightseeing, lunch at Athens' historical center, visit at the ancient temple of Poseidon in Sounion (60 km from Athens along the coastline) and/or one day cruise to the Greek Islands, will be arranged.

INFORMATION

Current information concerning the Workshop will be posted on the web site:

http://www.survey.ntua.gr/main/labs/photo/laboratory/news/athens2000.htm

All inquiries about the Athens 2000 Workshop of FIG-Com3 Working Group 3.1 "Spatial Information Management-Experiences and Visions for the 21rst Century", should be made to the following address: