The ScanGIS Conference Series

ScanGIS is an abbreviation for "Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science". Until 1997 the name was: "Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Systems"

The next conference

ScanGIS'2009, August 24-26, Roskilde, Denmark

Contact persons: Henning Sten Hansen and Lasse Møller-Jensen.

Scope

The scope of the conference series is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas and findings between researchers in the field of geographic information in the Nordic countries. The conference language is English.

The following list of subjects indicates the scope but does not exclude other research areas:
Geographical databases, Uncertainty and error analysis, Quality aspects of geographical information, Generalization, Time in geographical information, Spatial analysis and modelling, Digital terrain models, Computational geometry in GIS, Spatial data structures, Spatial languages, Visualization, Human-Computer Interface, Spatial data models and data integration, Location-based services, Standardization, Applications.

The ScanGIS Conferences

1985, Linköping, Sweden.
Erland Jungert.
1988, Hønefoss, Norway. October 19-21.
Arild Reite
Proceedings title: "Proceedings Second Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Systems, Hønefoss, Norway, October 19-21, 1988".
Editor: Margaret Robb.
Pages: 176.
1990, Helsingør, Denmark, November 14-16.
Bjørn Hermansen, Poul Frederiksen and Thomas Balstrøm
Proceedings title: "Third Scandinavian Research Conference on GIS - Proceedings". (Volume 1 and 2)
Editors: Bjørn Hermansen, Poul Frederiksen and Thomas Balstrøm.
ISBN: 87.88640.66.3.
Pages: 270.
Published by DGU - Geological Survey of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The first edition came in November 1990 and second edition in March 1991.
1992, Espoo, Finland, November 22-25.
Kirsi Artimo.
Proceedings title: "The 4th Scandinavian Research Conference on GIS, Proceedings, November 22-25, 1992".
Editor: Kirsi Artimo.
ISBN: 951-22-1293-5.
Pages: 286.
Published by Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland.
Scangis'95, Trondheim, Norway, June 12-14.
Jan Terje Bjørke.
Proceedings title: "ScanGIS'97 - The 5th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Systems, 12th-14th June 1995, Trondheim, Norway - Proceedings"
Editor: Jan Terje Bjørke.
Pages: 323p.
ISBN: 82-993522-0-7
Published May 1995, by Jan Terje Bjørke Department of Surveying and Mapping, The Norwegian Institute of Technology, University of Trondheim, 7034 Trondheim, Norway. Fax: +47 73 59 4621
ScanGIS'97, Stockholm, Sweden, June 1-3.
Hans Hauska.
Proceedings title: "ScanGIS'97 - The 6th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Systems, 1st-3rd June 1997, Stockholm, Sweden - Proceedings"
Editor: Hans Hauska.
Pages: 239p.
ISBN: 91-630-5577-5
Published May 1997, by Hans Hauska, Centre of Geoinformatics, KTH, 100 4 Stockholm, Sweden. Fax: +46 8 790 73 41
ScanGIS'99, Aalborg, Denmark, June 7-9.
Erik Stubkjær and Henning Sten Hansen.
Proceedings title: "ScanGIS'99 - The 7th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, 7-9 June 1999, Aalborg, Denmark - Proceedings"
Editors: Erik Stubkjær and Henning Sten Hansen.
Pages: 279p.
ISBN: 87-7307-630-9.
Published May 1999, by Aalborg University Press, Denmark.
ScanGIS'2001, Ås, Norway, June 25-27
Jan Terje Bjørke and Håvard Tveite.
Proceedings title: "ScanGIS'2001 - The 8th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, 25-27 June 2001, Ås, Norway - Proceedings"
Editors: Jan Terje Bjørke and Håvard Tveite. Pages: 275p.
ISBN: 82-576-9502-5.
Published May 2001, by the Department of Mapping Sciences, Agricultural University of Norway, Postboks 5034, N-1432 Ås, Norway and Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, Norway.
ScanGIS'2003, Espoo, Finland. June 4-6
Kirsi Virrantaus, Helsinki University of Technology.
Proceedings title: "ScanGIS'2003 - Proceedings of the 9th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, 4-6 June 2003, Espoo, Finland"
Editors: Kirsi Virrantaus and Håvard Tveite. Pages: 302p.
ISBN: 951-22-6565-6.
Published May 2003, by the Department of Surveying, Helsinki University of Technology, P O Box 1200, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland.
On-line papers and proceedings.
ScanGIS'2005, Stockholm, Sweden. June 13-15
Hans Hauska, KTH.
Proceedings title: "ScanGIS'2005 - Proceedings of the 10th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, Stockholm, Sweden, 13-15 June 2005.
Editors: Hans Hauska and Håvard Tveite. Pages: 269p.
ISBN: 91-7323-126-6.
Published June 2005, by the Department of Planning and Environment, KTH, SE-10044, Stockholm, Sweden.
On-line papers and proceedings.
ScanGIS'2007, Ås, Norway. September 5-7
Jan Terje Bjørke, Håvard Tveite, UMB.
Proceedings title: "ScanGIS'2007 - Proceedings of the 11th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, Ås, Norway, 5-7 September 2007.
Editors: Jan Terje Bjørke and Håvard Tveite. Pages: 274p.
ISBN: 978-82-7636-020-2.
Published August 2007, by the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, UMB, Postboks 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway.
On-line papers and proceedings.
ScanGIS'2009, Roskilde, Denmark. August 24-26
Henning Sten Hansen, Lasse Møller-Jensen, Aalborg University.

Members of the scientific committee

Responsibilities

Initiating the next conference
Jan Terje Bjørke, FFI and Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Kirsi Virrantaus, Helsinki University of Technology
Preparation and publishing of proceedings
Not assigned
Doctoral courses in connection with ScanGIS conferences
Not assigned.
WWW-page and Conference Management System
Håvard Tveite, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Håvard Tveite
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology
Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap
PoBox 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
havard.tveite@umb.no