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Theory, concepts design and development of Spatial Planning Support Systems (SPSS)

  • Modeling and visualization of Spatial planning processes
  • Suitability assessment, site selection, location/allocation and resource allocation problems
  • Model integration, component based modeling , Community/participatory modeling (bio-physical and socioeconomic models)
  • Interfacing and integrating various scientific models
  • Common components architecture sy stem design
  • Design and development of Planning/Spatial Support Systems (PSS, SPSS)

Theory, concepts, design and development of Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDSS)

  • Theory concepts and application of Spatial Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (SMCDA) in single and group environment
  • Theories and concepts of decision supports using vague information

Theory and application of e-science and knowledge-based systems

  • Visualization of large data sets
  • Design and development of Spatial Decision Support Systems, (SDSS)
  • Design and development of Collaborative Spatial Decision Support Systems, (CSDSS), considering various modeling techniques, and requirements of different user-groups (style, functionality, etc.)

Theory, concepts, design and development of Integrated Planning and Decision Support Systems (IPDSS)

Concepts, theory and application of Location Based technology

  • Theory and application of LBS technology
  • LBS appli cation and services

Clarifying technical and social principles of location-based services (LBS)

  • Clarifying technical principles of spatial databases for LBS
  • Inter-national comparison of LBS development
  • Designing a prototype of future society based on LBS which will serve as both urban infrastructure and the media


Chair Co-Chair SDSS Co-Chair LBS Scientific-Secretary

Dr. Ali Sharifi

Associate Professor


Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management

ITC, P.O. Box 6
7500 AA Enschede
The Netherlands

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomtaics Engineering KNT University , Tehran

Prof. Dr. Shattri Mansor

Head Spatial and Numerical Modeling Laboratory,

Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA)


University of Putra Malaysia (UPM),
43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Dr. Masatoshi Arikawa

Associate Professor


Center for Spatial Information Science


The University of Tokyo
5-1-5, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277-8568, Japan

Dr. Rainer Laudien

PostDoc


Department for Geography Working Group GIS & RS


University of Cologne
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Cologne
Germany

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