URISA's Fifth Caribbean GIS Conference

The conference committee, chaired by Dr. Jacob Opadeyi, from the Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management at The University of The West Indies, is seeking presentations within these categories:

Earth Observation Systems & Applications
* Location-based Services
* Spatial Modeling and Reasoning
* Environmental Management
* Land and Water Use Planning
* Planning and Natural Resources
* Watershed management
* Urban and Environmental Planning

Disaster and Emergency Management
* Law Enforcement and Safety
* Disaster and Emergency Management
* Oil Spill Management
* Public Health
* Management, Policy and Standards
* Protection and Safety of Life

Managing GIS
* Spatial Data Infrastructure
* Spatial Data Quality and Uncertainty
* Standardization and Interoperability for GIS
* Location Privacy, Data Sharing and Security
* Caribbean & International Collaboration
* Funding Mechanisms, Strategies, and Opportunities
* GIS Performance Evaluation
* Capacity building and Enhancement

Applications
* Utilities: Telecommunication, Electricity, and Water Supply
* Decision Support Systems
* Participatory GIS
* Census/Census Mapping
* Mobile, Web, and Real-time Applications