From ffqiu@utdallas.edu Wed Sep 2 17:09:12 2009 From: ffqiu@utdallas.edu (Qiu, Fang) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:09:12 -0500 Subject: [SAM] RE: SAM Newletter Summer 2009 is online! Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA2BE7.B67B8A88 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear SAM members, =20 The latest SAM newsletter - Volume 29, Issue 2 (Summer, 2009) - is now available online at http://www.geography.osu.edu/sam/newsletters/SAMSG_Newsletter_v29i2.pdf (with the sponsors for the Plenary Lecture and Geographic Analysis Reception updated). Previous newsletter issues can be found at http://www.geography.osu.edu/sam/newsletters.html Thanks to many who submitted materials. To keep the newsletter's publication on a regular basis, we appreciate your continual contribution of submissions. The newsletter reaches about eight hundred readers and is therefore an excellent venue for getting the word out on community news, departmental happenings, research findings, media appearances, and the like. It is also a good place to post calls for proposals, awards, grants, fellowships, and jobs. Finally, we invite you to submit polemics, commentaries, or features of broad interest to specialty group members. Please send your submission by email to Fang Qiu (ffqiu@utdallas.edu) for the next issue. Photos and images are also welcome. Regards, Fang Qiu ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA2BE7.B67B8A88 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear SAM members,

The latest SAM newsletter - Volume 29, Issue 2 (Summer, 2009) - is now = available online at http://www.geography.osu.edu/sam/newsletters/SAMSG_Newsletter_v29= i2.pdf (with the sponsors for the Plenary Lecture and Geographic Analysis Reception updated). Previous newsletter = issues can be found at http://www.geo= graphy.osu.edu/sam/newsletters.html

Thanks to many who submitted materials. To keep the newsletter’s publication = on a regular basis, we appreciate your continual contribution of submissions. The = newsletter reaches about eight hundred readers and is therefore an excellent venue = for getting the word out on community news, departmental happenings, = research findings, media appearances, and the like. It is also a good place to = post calls for proposals, awards, grants, fellowships, and jobs. Finally, we = invite you to submit polemics, commentaries, or features of broad interest to specialty group members.

Please send your submission by email to Fang Qiu (ffqiu@utdallas.edu) for the next = issue. Photos and images are also welcome.

Regards,

Fang Qiu

------_=_NextPart_001_01CA2BE7.B67B8A88-- From xiao.37@osu.edu Fri Sep 4 18:51:42 2009 From: xiao.37@osu.edu (NINGCHUAN XIAO) Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:51:42 -0400 Subject: [SAM] 2010 SAM Student Paper Competition Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----cdafd63165e2677d6101 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit SAM Student Paper Competition The Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers is sponsoring a student paper competition at the 2010 AAG Meeting in Washington, DC. Prizes will total a minimum of $1000. Papers may be of a theoretical or applied nature. They will be judged on the following criteria: 1) potential contribution to the use of mathematical models, statistical techniques and other technological and computational approaches for analyzing spatial phenomena in any subfield of geography; 2) appropriate and sound use of methodology; 3) originality; and 4) organization and written composition of the paper. Submission Procedures: 1) The paper must be based on research primarily conducted while the student was at an accredited university. Each entrant must submit a statement with their completed paper from a university faculty member, preferably their undergraduate or graduate advisor, describing the role that the student had in completing the paper. The entrant need not be a student at the time of the 2010 AAG meeting to enter the competition. 2) The title page of the submitted paper should include the name, current affiliation, mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address of the entrant. The following page should include only the title of the paper and an abstract. No identifying information should appear anywhere else than on the title page of the paper. Papers should be no longer than 35 double-spaced pages, including tables, figures and references. 3) Entrants will present their papers in an AAG session sponsored or co-sponsored by SAM. Persons wishing to enter the competition should submit the title and abstract of their paper to SAM Vice-Chair Ed Zolnik (ezolnik@gmu.edu) after registering to attend the 2010 AAG. Entrants should also include the PIN from their registration so that SAM can coordinate with the AAG to place competition papers into the appropriate session(s). The deadline to enter the competition is October 1, 2010. The deadline to submit completed papers in .doc or .pdf format to same e-mail address (ezolnik@gmu.edu) is February 1, 2010. 4) A panel of judges will review the papers before the AAG meeting. The winner(s), if any, will be announced at the SAM specialty group business meeting and at the AAG Awards Luncheon. Winners should make themselves available to attend the Luncheon. The judges' decision, including the possibility of not awarding a prize, is final. ----cdafd63165e2677d6101 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =3Cspan class=3D=22EN10=22=3E = SAM Student Paper Competition=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EThe Spatial Anal= ysis and Modeling (SAM) Specialty Group of the Association of American G= eographers is sponsoring a student paper competition at the 2010 AAG Mee= ting in Washington=2C DC=2E Prizes will total a minimum of =241000=2E=3C= br=3E=3Cbr=3EPapers may be of a theoretical or applied nature=2E They wi= ll be judged on the following criteria=3A 1) potential contribution to t= he use of mathematical models=2C statistical techniques and other techno= logical and computational approaches for analyzing spatial phenomena in = any subfield of geography=3B 2) appropriate and sound use of methodology= =3B 3) originality=3B and 4) organization and written composition of the= paper=2E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3ESubmission Procedures=3A=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E1) The = paper must be based on research primarily conducted while the student wa= s at an accredited university=2E Each entrant must submit a statement wi= th their completed paper from a university faculty member=2C preferably = their undergraduate or graduate advisor=2C describing the role that the = student had in completing the paper=2E The entrant need not be a student= at the time of the 2010 AAG meeting to enter the competition=2E=3Cbr=3E= =3Cbr=3E2) The title page of the submitted paper should include the name= =2C current affiliation=2C mailing address=2C telephone number and e-mai= l address of the entrant=2E The following page should include only the t= itle of the paper and an abstract=2E No identifying information should a= ppear anywhere else than on the title page of the paper=2E Papers should= be no longer than 35 double-spaced pages=2C including tables=2C figures= and references=2E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E3) Entrants will present their papers = in an AAG session sponsored or co-sponsored by SAM=2E Persons wishing to= enter the competition should submit the title and abstract of their pap= er to SAM Vice-Chair Ed Zolnik (ezolnik=40gmu=2Eedu) after registering t= o attend the 2010 AAG=2E Entrants should also include the PIN from their= registration so that SAM can coordinate with the AAG to place competiti= on papers into the appropriate session(s)=2E The deadline to enter the c= ompetition is =3Cspan style=3D=22font-weight=3A bold=3B=22=3EOctober 1=2C= 2010=3C/span=3E=2E The deadline to submit completed papers in =2Edoc or= =2Epdf format to same e-mail address (ezolnik=40gmu=2Eedu) is =3Cspan s= tyle=3D=22font-weight=3A bold=3B=22=3EFebruary 1=2C 2010=3C/span=3E=2E=3C= br=3E=3Cbr=3E4) A panel of judges will review the papers before the AAG = meeting=2E The winner(s)=2C if any=2C will be announced at the SAM speci= alty group business meeting and at the AAG Awards Luncheon=2E Winners sh= ould make themselves available to attend the Luncheon=2E The judges=27 d= ecision=2C including the possibility of not awarding a prize=2C is final= =2E =3C/span=3E ----cdafd63165e2677d6101-- From xiao.37@osu.edu Tue Sep 8 20:48:02 2009 From: xiao.37@osu.edu (Ningchuan Xiao) Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:48:02 -0400 Subject: [SAM] 2010 SAM Student Paper Competition (corrected) Message-ID: <4AA6B4F2.5080600@osu.edu> [ Please note the corrected deadline to enter the competition. Apologies for resending this. ]

SAM Student Paper Competition

The Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers is sponsoring a student paper competition at the 2010 AAG Meeting in Washington, DC. Prizes will total a minimum of $1000.

Papers may be of a theoretical or applied nature. They will be judged on the following criteria: 1) potential contribution to the use of mathematical models, statistical techniques and other technological and computational approaches for analyzing spatial phenomena in any subfield of geography; 2) appropriate and sound use of methodology; 3) originality; and 4) organization and written composition of the paper.

Submission Procedures:

1) The paper must be based on research primarily conducted while the student was at an accredited university. Each entrant must submit a statement with their completed paper from a university faculty member, preferably their undergraduate or graduate advisor, describing the role that the student had in completing the paper. The entrant need not be a student at the time of the 2010 AAG meeting to enter the competition.

2) The title page of the submitted paper should include the name, current affiliation, mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address of the entrant. The following page should include only the title of the paper and an abstract. No identifying information should appear anywhere else than on the title page of the paper. Papers should be no longer than 35 double-spaced pages, including tables, figures and references.

3) Entrants will present their papers in an AAG session sponsored or co-sponsored by SAM. Persons wishing to enter the competition should submit the title and abstract of their paper to SAM Vice-Chair Ed Zolnik (ezolnik@gmu.edu) after registering to attend the 2010 AAG. Entrants should also include the PIN from their registration so that SAM can coordinate with the AAG to place competition papers into the appropriate session(s). The deadline to enter the competition is October 1, 2009. The deadline to submit completed papers in .doc or .pdf format to same e-mail address (ezolnik@gmu.edu) is February 1, 2010.

4) A panel of judges will review the papers before the AAG meeting. The winner(s), if any, will be announced at the SAM specialty group business meeting and at the AAG Awards Luncheon. Winners should make themselves available to attend the Luncheon. The judges' decision, including the possibility of not awarding a prize, is final.

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Ningchuan Xiao, Assistant Professor
1036 Derby Hall, 154 N Oval Mall
Department of Geography
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: 514-292-4072
Fax: 614-292-6213
Email: xiao.37@osu.edu

From good@geog.ucsb.edu Fri Sep 11 23:14:24 2009 From: good@geog.ucsb.edu (Mike Goodchild) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:14:24 -0700 Subject: [SAM] National Academy symposium Sept 24 Message-ID: <4AAACBC0.4000405@geog.ucsb.edu> This may be of interest to people in the DC area:

INVITATION

SCIENTIFIC DATA FOR EVIDENCE BASED
POLICY AND DECISION MAKING
A PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by the
Board on Research Data and Information (http://www.nas.edu/brdi)

Thursday, September 24, 2009, 3:30-6:00 p.m.

National Academy of Sciences Auditorium

Symposium Description:

One of the stated priorities of the Obama Administration is to promote transparency and openness in governance, including in the dissemination and use of scientific data and information, and the use of factual scientific information in the formation of government policy and official decisions. As the President emphasized in his speech at the National Academy of Sciences annual meeting on April 27, it is important to “ensure that federal policies are based on the best and most unbiased scientific information.”

The National Academies Board on Research Data and Information (http://www.nas.edu/brdi) will hold a public symposium on “Scientific Data for Evidence Based Policy and Decision Making” on the afternoon of Thursday, September 24, 2009 to provide a more detailed understanding of the policies and programs of the current Administration that support this policy priority. This symposium will feature presentations by high-level Administration officials on:

the use of scientific data in federal regulations and policymaking,
new mechanisms for public access to federal data, and
examples of high-value applications of scientific data for drug approval and for environmental policy and decision making.

These presentations will be followed by a panel discussion of the invited speakers and several Board members, and will provide an opportunity for interaction with the audience.

Speakers:
John Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President (invited)
Vivek Kundra, Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
Janet Woodcock, Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration
Peter Preuss, Director of the National Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency

Panel Discussion (of Invited Speakers and Board Members):
Michael Lesk, Board Chair and Professor, School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University
Bonnie Carroll, President, Information International Associates
Michael Nelson, Visiting Professor, Internet Studies, Georgetown University
Donald Steinwachs, Professor and Director, Health Services Research and Development Center,
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Health

National Academy of Sciences Auditorium, 2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC

Thursday, September 24, 2009, 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

The symposium is free and open to the public.
Reception immediately follows in the Academy’s Great Hall.

RSVP to Cheryl Levey at clevey@nas.edu.

For additional information, visit http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/brdi/PGA_052920

or contact Paul Uhlir, the Board Director, at puhlir@nas.edu or 202-334-1531.

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Director, spatial@ucsb
Professor of Geography
Ellison Hall 5707
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060, USA
Office: +1 805 893 8049
FAX: +1 805 893 3146
Mobile: +1 805 455 6529
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From xiao.37@osu.edu Wed Sep 16 04:54:55 2009 From: xiao.37@osu.edu (NINGCHUAN XIAO) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:54:55 -0400 Subject: [SAM] SAM sponsored sessions at the AAG Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----e550c04c35db3a141653 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [ apologies for cross-posting ] Dear SAM Members, As many of us are preparing for next year's AAG meeting in Washing, D.C., the SAM Specialty Group is pleased to sponsor special sessions that focus on a variety of aspects in spatial analysis and modeling. There are a few ways that SAM can help. If you are organizing special sessions that may be interesting to SAM members, please send me an email with your call for papers. Your call will be posted on SAM website at http://www.geography.osu.edu/sam/meetings.html that has already included some existing calls. If you have a paper and would like to be included in a SAM special session, please send me your title, abstract and PIN. We will try to find a match or organize a special session with papers in similar topics. As always, we strongly encourage students to participate in SAM student paper competition, more information about the competition can be found at http://www.geography.osu.edu/sam/students.html. Please contact me or Vice-Chair Ed Zolnik (ezolnik@gmu.edu) if you have any questions. Thank you very much for supporting SAM. We look forward to seeing you all in Washington, D.C.! Ningchuan Xiao Assistant Professor Department of Geography The Ohio State University Email: xiao.37@osu.edu ----e550c04c35db3a141653 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =3Cspan class=3D=22EN10=22=3E=5B apologies for cross-posting =5D=3Cbr=3E= =3Cbr=3EDear SAM Members=2C=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EAs many of us are preparing f= or next year=27s AAG meeting in Washing=2C D=2EC=2E=2C the SAM Specialty= Group is pleased to sponsor special sessions that focus on a variety of= aspects in spatial analysis and modeling=2E There are a few ways that S= AM can help=2E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EIf you are organizing special sessions tha= t may be interesting to SAM members=2C please send me an email with your= call for papers=2E Your call will be posted on SAM website at http=3A//= www=2Egeography=2Eosu=2Eedu/sam/meetings=2Ehtml that has already include= d some existing calls=2E If you have a paper and would like to be includ= ed in a SAM special session=2C please send me your title=2C abstract and= PIN=2E We will try to find a match or organize a special session with p= apers in similar topics=2E =3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EAs always=2C we strongly enco= urage students to participate in SAM student paper competition=2C more i= nformation about the competition can be found at http=3A//www=2Egeograph= y=2Eosu=2Eedu/sam/students=2Ehtml=2E Please contact me or Vice-Chair Ed = Zolnik (ezolnik=40gmu=2Eedu) if you have any questions=2E =3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E= Thank you very much for supporting SAM=2E We look forward to seeing you = all in Washington=2C D=2EC=2E!=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3ENingchuan Xiao=3Cbr=3EAssi= stant Professor=3Cbr=3EDepartment of Geography=3Cbr=3EThe Ohio State Uni= versity=3Cbr=3EEmail=3A xiao=2E37=40osu=2Eedu=3C/span=3E ----e550c04c35db3a141653-- From ffqiu@utdallas.edu Wed Sep 16 18:34:06 2009 From: ffqiu@utdallas.edu (Qiu, Fang) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:34:06 -0500 Subject: [SAM] The Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA36F3.E4A511C5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards in Geographic Science=20 The current application deadline is October 15, 2009=20 The Association of American Geographer's Marble Fund for Geographic Science is pleased to announce the 2010 Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards. These awards promote and recognize excellence in academic performance by undergraduate students in the United States and Canada who bridge geographic science and computer science in their studies. These awards, together with the William L. Garrison Award for Best Dissertation in Computational Geography, are sponsored by the Marble Fund and are supported by donations to the Fund. In the case of the current awards, the support of Mr. Jack Dangermond and Mrs. Grace Boyle is gratefully acknowledged.=20 The undergraduate awards are named for Dr. Duane Marble, creator of the Marble Fund, and for the late Dr. A. R. (Ray) Boyle who was a major Canadian contributor to the early development of both computer cartography and geographic information systems. Winners of the 2009 awards were Joanna Merson of the University of Victoria and Kenneth Robertson of Central Michigan University. Both worked as ESRI Interns during the Summer of 2009 and Ms. Merson will spend the fall in Switzerland as the winner of the supplemental MicroGIS Foundation for Spatial Analysis (MFSA) fellowship.=20 Each of the Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards consists of a cash prize of $700, a $200 credit for books published by the ESRI Press and a certificate of recognition. Initially, up to three Marble-Boyle Awards will be made available each year. Additionally, ESRI has agreed to provide priority consideration to any of the awardees who may be interested in participating in their Summer Intern Program. The awardees are also eligible to apply for a research fellowship offered by the MicroGIS Foundation for Spatial Analysis (MFSA). The MFSA fellowship provides access to their research facilities in Lausanne, Switzerland, including transportation to the facility and housing costs for up to four months. Formal presentation of the awards will be made at the annual AAG awards luncheon. Awardees are encouraged, but not required, to attend.=20 Applications will be reviewed by the Marble Fund's Undergraduate Achievement Award Committee. After review, the Committee will recommend up to three applications to the Marble Fund Trustees as winners. Final awards will be made by the Trustees. The conditions for application are: 1. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time program of undergraduate study at an accredited United States or Canadian college or university.=20 2. At the time of the application, the applicant must be no more than twelve months from graduation.=20 3. Applicants must demonstrate a reasonable intent to embark upon a career or further education that will make use of their joint geographic science and computer science studies.=20 4. There is no limit with respect to the number of students who can apply from a single institution. However, only one student per year from a single institution may receive an award.=20 5. Applicants do not need to be members of the Association of American Geographers, but they are strongly encouraged to consider membership.=20 Full information on the awards and the application process may be found at:=20 =20 www.aag.org/grantsawards/marble_boyle.htm =20 Fang Qiu ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA36F3.E4A511C5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement = Awards in Geographic Science

The current application deadline is October 15, 2009

The Association of = American Geographer’s Marble Fund for Geographic Science is pleased to = announce the 2010 Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards. These = awards promote and recognize excellence in academic performance by = undergraduate students in the United States and Canada who bridge geographic science = and computer science in their studies. These awards, together with the = William L. Garrison Award for Best Dissertation in Computational Geography, are = sponsored by the Marble Fund and are supported by donations to the Fund. In the = case of the current awards, the support of Mr. Jack Dangermond and Mrs. Grace = Boyle is gratefully acknowledged.

The undergraduate = awards are named for Dr. Duane Marble, creator of the Marble Fund, and for the late = Dr. A. R. (Ray) Boyle who was a major Canadian contributor to the early = development of both computer cartography and geographic information systems. Winners of = the 2009 awards were Joanna Merson of the University of Victoria and Kenneth Robertson of Central Michigan University. Both worked as ESRI Interns = during the Summer of 2009 and Ms. Merson will spend the fall in Switzerland as = the winner of the supplemental MicroGIS Foundation for Spatial Analysis = (MFSA) fellowship.

Each of the = Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards consists of a cash prize of $700, a = $200 credit for books published by the ESRI Press and a certificate of = recognition. Initially, up to three Marble-Boyle Awards will be made available each = year. Additionally, ESRI has agreed to provide priority consideration to any = of the awardees who may be interested in participating in their Summer Intern = Program. The awardees are also eligible to apply for a research fellowship = offered by the MicroGIS Foundation for Spatial Analysis (MFSA). The MFSA fellowship provides access to their research facilities in Lausanne, Switzerland, including transportation to the facility and housing costs for up to = four months. Formal presentation of the awards will be made at the annual AAG = awards luncheon. Awardees are encouraged, but not required, to attend. =

Applications will be = reviewed by the Marble Fund’s Undergraduate Achievement Award Committee. = After review, the Committee will recommend up to three applications to the = Marble Fund Trustees as winners. Final awards will be made by the Trustees. The conditions for application are:

1. Applicants must = be enrolled in a full–time program of undergraduate study at an = accredited United States or Canadian college or university.

2. At the time of = the application, the applicant must be no more than twelve months from = graduation.

3. Applicants must demonstrate a reasonable intent to embark upon a career or further = education that will make use of their joint geographic science and computer = science studies.

4. There is no limit = with respect to the number of students who can apply from a single = institution. However, only one student per year from a single institution may receive = an award.

5. Applicants do not = need to be members of the Association of American Geographers, but they are = strongly encouraged to consider membership.

Full information on = the awards and the application process may be found at: =

www.aag.org/grantsawards/marble_boyle.htm

Fang = Qiu

------_=_NextPart_001_01CA36F3.E4A511C5-- From xiao.37@osu.edu Tue Sep 22 04:38:15 2009 From: xiao.37@osu.edu (NINGCHUAN XIAO) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:38:15 -0400 Subject: [SAM] Crime Modeling and Mapping Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----70dad9df9ea547728c4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =5B apologies for cross-posting =5D =3C!-- /* Font Definitions */ =40font-face =7Bfont-family=3ACalibri=3B= panose-1=3A2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4=3B mso-font-charset=3A0=3B mso-gener= ic-font-family=3Aswiss=3B mso-font-pitch=3Avariable=3B mso-font-signat= ure=3A-1610611985 1073750139 0 0 159 0=3B=7D /* Style Definitions */ p= =2EMsoNormal=2C li=2EMsoNormal=2C div=2EMsoNormal =7Bmso-style-parent=3A= =22=22=3B margin-top=3A0in=3B margin-right=3A0in=3B margin-bottom=3A1= 0=2E0pt=3B margin-left=3A0in=3B line-height=3A115=25=3B mso-paginatio= n=3Awidow-orphan=3B font-size=3A11=2E0pt=3B 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geographers in = the early 1970=92s=2E=A0 Environmental criminology=2C which was develope= d in the early 1980=92s=2C gave spatial crime analysis its theoretical f= oundation=2E=A0 The concurrent rise of Geographic Information Systems (G= IS) coupled with the development of spatial crime analysis software prog= rams (e=2Eg=2E=2C CrimeStat) led to a powerful suite of spatial analysis= and visualization tools that allowed to quickly analyzing large amounts= of crime incident data=2E=A0 As a result spatial crime analysis became = increasingly popular as a practical tool for law enforcement and as a re= search and teaching tool in geography=2C criminal justice and other rela= ted programs=2E=A0 Today many crime analysts are geographers=2E=A0 It is= thus important to recognize=2C given the maturation of GIS and spatial = statistics=2C that it is time to demonstrate the importance of geographi= c principles and theory that underpin those tools and the interpretation= of the results=2E =A0 To date=2C more and more law enforcement agenci= es hire geographers and crime analysts and criminal justice programs aro= und the country respond to this demand by offering new courses/programs = in this new subfield=2E=A0 Conferences and workshops to exchange ideas a= nd to further the education are being offered on a regular basis=2E=A0 U= ser groups are being established and research is being promoted through = new publication outlets and funding opportunities from different agencie= s such as the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) or the National Scienc= e Foundation (NSF)=2E =A0 Sessions organized at the 2010 AAG will furt= her the exchange of ideas and will present new research=2C methods and a= pplications in the modeling and mapping of crime=2E=A0 Appropriate topic= s include=2C but are not limited to=3A Geographic Profiling = Sex Offender Residency Restriction Laws Traffic Crash Analysis Spatia= l and Temporal Crime Analysis Micro-Spatial Crime Analysis Hot Spot An= alysis Crime Forecasting Spatial Crime Theories Simulation Modeling = Relationship between Foreclosure and Crime Crime and Place Spatial Ana= lysis of Gang Activities Terrorism 3-D Crime Modeling =A0 It is plan= ned that authors can revise their presentations for publication in a spe= cial content issue of Cartography and Geographic Information Science (Ca= GIS) or an edited book=2E Please e-mail the abstract and key words wi= th your interest in participating in this special session to Michael Lei= tner (mleitne=40lsu=2Eedu) ASAP but no later than October 19th=2C 2009=2E= =A0Please make sure that your abstract conforms to the AAG guidelines a= s specified at http=3A//www=2Eaag=2Eorg/annualmeetings/2010/papers=2Ehtm= =23instructions=2E = ORGANIZER Michael Leitner Department of Geography and Anthropology = Louisiana State University Baton Rouge=2C LA 70803 Tel=3A (225) 578-2963 Email=3A mleitne=40lsu=2Eedu =A0 TIMELINE=3A = September 28th=2C 2009=3A Call for papers=2E = October 19th=2C 2009=3A 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applications A special session that is contributed to the development and application of geographically weighted regression: methods, applications and theories. Geographically weighted regression (GWR) is a recently emerged methodology that deals with examining regressed relationships with spatial data in more detail. From the 1996 paper describing GWR in detail in the Geographical Analysis, to the publication of the monograph in 2002, and till today, GWR has attracted more and more attention. Not only because of the methodology reveals a trend in spatial data analysis that seeks more detailed patterns and information, but also because of the method involves methodological issues that are still under debate, such as the correlation among local coefficients, multicollinearity issue at the local level, etc. Nonetheless, GWR has been applied rather widely in a variety of fields covering both physical and human aspects of geography. During the past 14 years, new applications, new endeavors of the methodology itself, and new critiques are constantly emerging. The attention that this method brings about and the wide perspective of applications of this particular spatial data analytical technique merit further discussion. Sessions organized at the 2010 AAG annual meeting in Washington DC intend to extend the discussion of applying, researching, and elaborating GWR in all possible ways. Specific topics include but not limited to the following: Applications of GWR in all sorts of fields Appropriateness of applying GWR GWR and ESDA: confirmatory or exploratory? GWR and prediction GWR with panel data Methodological issues of GWR Statistical characteristics of GWR Session organizer: Dr. Danlin Yu (yud@mail.montclair.edu) Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Montclair State University Montclair, NJ, 07043 Please e-mail the abstract and key words with your interest in participating in this special session to Danlin Yu (yud@mail.montclair.edu) no later than October 23rd, 2009. Please make sure that your abstract conforms to the AAG guidelines as specified at http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2010/papers.htm#instructions. Timeline: September 22nd, first call for papers October 23rd, abstracts and key words to session organizer: Danlin Yu (yud@mail.montclair.edu) October 26th, session finalization October 28th, abstract deadline to AAG ----836bba52ffe118aa1e97 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable // Apologies for cross-posting //=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E=3Cspan style=3D=22font= -weight=3A bold=3B=22=3EGeographically weighted regression=3A theory=2C = methods and applications =3C/span=3E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EA special session th= at is contributed to the development and application of geographically w= eighted regression=3A methods=2C applications and theories=2E=3Cbr=3E=3C= br=3EGeographically weighted regression (GWR) is a recently emerged meth= odology that deals with examining regressed relationships with spatial d= ata in more detail=2E From the 1996 paper describing GWR in detail in th= e Geographical Analysis=2C to the publication of the monograph in 2002=2C= and till today=2C GWR has attracted more and more attention=2E Not only= because of the methodology reveals a trend in spatial data analysis tha= t seeks more detailed patterns and information=2C but also because of th= e method involves methodological issues that are still under debate=2C s= uch as the correlation among local coefficients=2C multicollinearity iss= ue at the local level=2C etc=2E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3ENonetheless=2C GWR has be= en applied rather widely in a variety of fields covering both physical a= nd human aspects of geography=2E During the past 14 years=2C new applica= tions=2C new endeavors of the methodology itself=2C and new critiques ar= e constantly emerging=2E The attention that this method brings about and= the wide perspective of applications of this particular spatial data an= alytical technique merit further discussion=2E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3ESessions o= rganized at the 2010 AAG annual meeting in Washington DC intend to exten= d the discussion of applying=2C researching=2C and elaborating GWR in al= l possible ways=2E Specific topics include but not limited to the follow= ing=3A=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EApplications of GWR in all sorts of fields=3Cbr=3E= Appropriateness of applying GWR=3Cbr=3EGWR and ESDA=3A confirmatory or e= xploratory=3F=3Cbr=3EGWR and prediction=3Cbr=3EGWR with panel data=3Cbr=3E= Methodological issues of GWR=3Cbr=3EStatistical characteristics of GWR=3C= br=3E=3Cbr=3ESession organizer=3A=3Cbr=3EDr=2E Danlin Yu (yud=40mail=2Em= ontclair=2Eedu)=3Cbr=3EDepartment of Earth and Environmental Studies=3Cb= r=3EMontclair State University=3Cbr=3EMontclair=2C NJ=2C 07043=3Cbr=3E=3C= br=3EPlease e-mail the abstract and key words with your interest in part= icipating in this special session to Danlin Yu (yud=40mail=2Emontclair=2E= edu) no later than October 23rd=2C 2009=2E Please make sure that your ab= stract conforms to the AAG guidelines as specified at http=3A//www=2Eaag= =2Eorg/annualmeetings/2010/papers=2Ehtm=23instructions=2E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E= Timeline=3A=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3ESeptember 22nd=2C first call for papers=3Cbr=3E= October 23rd=2C abstracts and key words to session organizer=3A Danlin Y= u (yud=40mail=2Emontclair=2Eedu)=3Cbr=3EOctober 26th=2C session finaliza= tion=3Cbr=3EOctober 28th=2C abstract deadline to AAG=3Cbr=3E ----836bba52ffe118aa1e97-- From xiao.37@osu.edu Thu Sep 24 21:29:20 2009 From: xiao.37@osu.edu (NINGCHUAN XIAO) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:29:20 -0400 Subject: [SAM] Call for papers: Classification Approaches in Neighborhood Research Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----8652146fb26917f04931 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit // apologies for cross-posting // Classification Approaches in Neighborhood Research 2010 AAG ANNUAL MEETING April 14-18, 2010, Washington, DC Organizers: Brian Mikelbank (b.mikelbank@csuohio.edu) and Michael Reibel (mreibel@csupomona.edu) Co-Sponsors: Population, Urban, and Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Groups The majority of theoretical questions in neighborhood research center on issues of classification. How to create categorical constructs that both aid in our understanding of neighborhood phenomena while preserving the detail necessary to learn from their complexity. Such constructs include temporally cross-sectional phenomena such as urban bli ght, ethnic or other subpopulation enclaves, territories of the underclass and local niches of particular economic activities as well as dynamic processes such as gentrification, abandonment, and group succession. In the simplest case the analyst identifies those neighborhoods that exceed thresholds of values in terms of a single characteristic thought to measure the construct. But because urban reality is messy, combinations of characteristics often define constructs and functional areas, so that the categorical or interval classification must occur in multivariate data space. Both the increased access to digital neighborhood data, and the increased complexity of urban processes and phenomena make the need for classification techniques more important than ever before. We welcome papers dealing with the theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical challenges of neighborhood classification research. These might include papers implementing some combination of cluster, threshold, factorial, or discriminant analyses, in static, temporal, and/or spatial contexts. The approach and topical areas of application are both open. Please send expressions of interest, questions and/or title and abstract of 250 words or less to Brian Mikelbank (b.mikelbank@csuohio.edu) and Michael Reibel (mreibel@csupomona.edu by October 14, 2009. Contributors will have to r egister for the conference and submit their abstract through the AAG website separately. ----8652146fb26917f04931 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =3Cspan class=3D=22EN10=22=3E = // apologies for cross-posting //=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EClassificati= on Approaches in Neighborhood Research=3Cbr=3E2010 AAG ANNUAL MEETING=3C= br=3EApril 14-18=2C 2010=2C Washington=2C DC=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EOrganizers=3A= Brian Mikelbank (b=2Emikelbank=40csuohio=2Eedu) and Michael Reibel (mre= ibel=40csupomona=2Eedu)=3Cbr=3ECo-Sponsors=3A Population=2C Urban=2C and= Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Groups=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EThe major= ity of theoretical questions in neighborhood research center on issues o= f classification=2E How to create categorical constructs that both aid i= n our understanding of neighborhood phenomena while preserving the detai= l necessary to learn from their complexity=2E Such constructs include te= mporally cross-sectional phenomena such as urban bli ght=2C ethnic or ot= her subpopulation enclaves=2C territories of the underclass and local ni= ches of particular economic activities as well as dynamic processes such= as gentrification=2C abandonment=2C and group succession=2E =3Cbr=3E=3C= br=3EIn the simplest case the analyst identifies those neighborhoods tha= t exceed thresholds of values in terms of a single characteristic though= t to measure the construct=2E But because urban reality is messy=2C comb= inations of characteristics often define constructs and functional areas= =2C so that the categorical or interval classification must occur in mul= tivariate data space=2E Both the increased access to digital neighborhoo= d data=2C and the increased complexity of urban processes and phenomena = make the need for classification techniques more important than ever bef= ore=2E =3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EWe welcome papers dealing with the theoretical=2C= methodological=2C and/or empirical challenges of neighborhood classific= ation research=2E These might include papers implementing some combinati= on of cluster=2C threshold=2C factorial=2C or discriminant analyses=2C i= n static=2C temporal=2C and/or spatial contexts=2E The approach and topi= cal areas of application are both open=2E =3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EPlease send ex= pressions of interest=2C questions and/or title and abstract of 250 word= s or less to Brian Mikelbank (b=2Emikelbank=40csuohio=2Eedu) and Michael= Reibel (mreibel=40csupomona=2Eedu by October 14=2C 2009=2E Contributors= will have to r egister for the conference and submit their abstract thr= ough the AAG website separately=2E =3C/span=3E ----8652146fb26917f04931-- From xiao.37@osu.edu Wed Sep 30 20:26:57 2009 From: xiao.37@osu.edu (NINGCHUAN XIAO) Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:26:57 -0400 Subject: [SAM] 2nd Call for Papers: CaGIS special issue on "Mapping the Census" Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----e3540dd010935124e1cea Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =5BApologies for cross-posting =5D = Call for Papers = Cartography and Geographic Information Science Special Issue on =22Mapping the Census=22 = Guest Editors Ningchuan Xiao=2C Department of Geography=2C The Ohio State University = (xiao=2E37=40osu=2Eedu) Kevin Hawley=2C Geography Division=2C US Census Bureau (kevin=2Ej=2Ehaw= ley=40census=2Egov) = Census data has provided tremendous opportunities for social science=2C= economic=2C business=2C and geographic research=2E However=2C there are= fundamental challenges that cannot be overlooked=2C especially as we ap= proach a new round of censuses in many countries=2E This special issue o= f Cartography and Geographic Information Science (CaGIS) on =93Mapping t= he Census=94 is intended to cover topics relating to the use of census d= ata for a wide range of readers=2E Here=2C we use the term =93mapping=94= in a broad sense referring to various methods that can be used to analy= ze=2C understand=2C and visualize the spatial aspect of census data=2E W= e invite submissions that focus on census data from the perspectives suc= h as cartography=2C visualization=2C spatial analysis and modeling=2C po= pulation and urban studies=2C geostatistics=2C and uncertainty=2E The fo= llowing is a non-exclusive sample of research topics in these areas=3B w= e welcome papers that address all issues related to the spatial aspects = of census data=2E =A0 * Cartography and visualization=2E Effective techniques for visualizing= census data on maps and the Internet=3B the integration (=22mash-up=22)= of census data with various online mapping services such as Google Maps= =2C MapServer=2C and GeoServer=2E = * Computation=2E Novel methods that can be used to handle the massive v= olume of census data=3B spatial data mining of census data=3B the use of= census data in collaboration with ancillary=2C volunteered geographic i= nformation available on the Internet or a local geodatabase=2E = * Delineation=2E The delineation of geographic areas using census data = or other data sources=3B interpolation of census data across different g= eographical areas with different scales=3B the improvement of census geo= graphies=2E = * Modeling=2E Methods that address the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (M= AUP) caused by spatial aggregation in census data=3B modeling and mappin= g census undercount and its spatial impacts=3B the estimation of daytime= and nighttime population or other census variables between decennial ce= nsuses=3B the use of census data to support quantitative or qualitative = population analysis=2E = Full papers should be submitted in Word document to the guest editors (= xiao=2E37=40osu=2Eedu and kevin=2Ej=2Ehawley=40census=2Egov) as email at= tachments by November 23=2C 2009=2E The special issue is planned to publ= ish in July 2010=2E All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the regu= lar CaGIS review process=2E For information on manuscript format and sty= le=2C please see the CaGIS guidelines for authors at http=3A//www=2Ecart= ogis=2Eorg/publications/document=2E2006-09-05=2E7116381016=2E Please con= tact the guest editors for any questions=2E ----e3540dd010935124e1cea Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =5BApologies for cross-posting =5D=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E Call for Pape= rs=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E =3Cb=3ECartography and Geographic Information Scienc= e=3C/b=3E=3Cbr=3E Special Issue on =22=3Cb=3EMapping the Census=3C/b=3E=22= =3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E =3Cb=3EGuest Editors=3C/b=3E=3Cbr=3E Ningchuan Xiao=2C= Department of Geography=2C The Ohio State University (=3Ca class=3D=22m= oz-txt-link-abbreviated=22 href=3D=22mailto=3Axiao=2E37=40osu=2Eedu=22=3E= xiao=2E37=40osu=2Eedu=3C/a=3E)=3Cbr=3E Kevin Hawley=2C Geography Divisio= n=2C US Census Bureau (=3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-abbreviated=22 href=3D= =22mailto=3Akevin=2Ej=2Ehawley=40census=2Egov=22=3Ekevin=2Ej=2Ehawley=40= census=2Egov=3C/a=3E)=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E Census data has provided tremendo= us opportunities for social science=2C economic=2C business=2C and geogr= aphic research=2E However=2C there are fundamental challenges that canno= t be overlooked=2C especially as we approach a new round of censuses in = many countries=2E This special issue of Cartography and Geographic Infor= mation Science (CaGIS) on =93Mapping the Census=94 is intended to cover = topics relating to the use of census data for a wide range of readers=2E= Here=2C we use the term =93mapping=94 in a broad sense referring to var= ious methods that can be used to analyze=2C understand=2C and visualize = the spatial aspect of census data=2E We invite submissions that focus on= census data from the perspectives such as cartography=2C visualization=2C= spatial analysis and modeling=2C population and urban studies=2C geosta= tistics=2C and uncertainty=2E The following is a non-exclusive sample of= research topics in these areas=3B we welcome papers that address all is= sues related to the spatial aspects of census data=2E=3Cbr=3E =26nbsp=3B= =3Cbr=3E *=3Cb=3E Cartography and visualization=3C/b=3E=2E Effective tec= hniques for visualizing census data on maps and the Internet=3B the inte= gration (=22mash-up=22) of census data with various online mapping servi= ces such as Google Maps=2C MapServer=2C and GeoServer=2E=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E= * =3Cb=3EComputation=3C/b=3E=2E Novel methods that can be used to handl= e the massive volume of census data=3B spatial data mining of census dat= a=3B the use of census data in collaboration with ancillary=2C volunteer= ed geographic information available on the Internet or a local geodataba= se=2E=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E * =3Cb=3EDelineation=3C/b=3E=2E The delineation o= f geographic areas using census data or other data sources=3B interpolat= ion of census data across different geographical areas with different sc= ales=3B the improvement of census geographies=2E=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E * =3Cb= =3EModeling=3C/b=3E=2E Methods that address the Modifiable Areal Unit Pr= oblem (MAUP) caused by spatial aggregation in census data=3B modeling an= d mapping census undercount and its spatial impacts=3B the estimation of= daytime and nighttime population or other census variables between dece= nnial censuses=3B the use of census data to support quantitative or qual= itative population analysis=2E=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E Full papers should be su= bmitted in Word document to the guest editors (=3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-l= ink-abbreviated=22 href=3D=22mailto=3Axiao=2E37=40osu=2Eedu=22=3Exiao=2E= 37=40osu=2Eedu=3C/a=3E and =3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-abbreviated=22 h= ref=3D=22mailto=3Akevin=2Ej=2Ehawley=40census=2Egov=22=3Ekevin=2Ej=2Ehaw= ley=40census=2Egov=3C/a=3E) as email attachments by =3Cb=3ENovember 23=2C= 2009=3C/b=3E=2E The special issue is planned to publish in July 2010=2E= All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the regular CaGIS review pr= ocess=2E For information on manuscript format and style=2C please see th= e CaGIS guidelines for authors at =3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-freetext=22= href=3D=22http=3A//www=2Ecartogis=2Eorg/publications/document=2E2006-09= -05=2E7116381016=22=3Ehttp=3A//www=2Ecartogis=2Eorg/publications/documen= t=2E2006-09-05=2E7116381016=3C/a=3E=2E Please contact the guest editors = for any questions=2E ----e3540dd010935124e1cea--