1st Conference on Advances in Geomatics Research

The Department of Geomatics and Land Management, Makerere University invites you to the 1st Conference on Advances in Geomatics Research to be held from the 3rd – 4th of August 2011 at the CEDAT Conference Hall – Makerere University Kampala, Uganda.

The theme of the conference is “Geomatics Research for Sustainable Development”. The theme seeks to bring to the fore Geomatics research and practice taking place internationally, regionally and locally in Uganda. The conference essentially seeks to highlight, promote, share and encourage scholarship in the various Geomatics sub-disciplines such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Engineering Surveying, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Geodesy, Land Management etc.

The conference will include preconference workshops, plenary and technical sessions. This is therefore a first call for high quality papers covering the following (and related) areas of interest: GIS applications

· Positioning and Measurement
· Spatial Information Management
· History of Surveying and Measurement
· Professional Standards and Practice
· Cadastre and Land Management
· Remote Sensing
· Geomatics Education
· Engineering and Mining Surveys
· Cartography
· Photogrammetry

All papers will undergo a double blind peer review process to be published in conference proceedings.