http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca
Laval University, Quebec City (Quebec), Canada
August 28-29, 2008
 

*Aims and scope*

Augmented Reality (AR) is a means of blending computer generated objects or labels with reality so that both appear to be a part of your natural environment. AR is beginning to mature as a subject field with applications moving from pure academic research into industrial and potential consumer areas. In recent years geographic data representing real world features has increasingly been used for AR applications. In addition, geospatial technologies have established many new services and applications including navigation, decision support and modelling of the surrounding environment from which mobile AR and location-aware computing can now benefit in order to generate compelling spatiotemporal applications.

The International Workshop on Mobile Geospatial Augmented Reality aims at bringing together researchers, developers, users and practitioners carrying out research and development in this field. The workshop will provide a forum for original research contributions and practical experiences of mobile AR, geospatial technologies and geoinformatics, and mobile games, fostering interdisciplinary discussions in all aspects of these three fields, and will highlight future trends in this area. The workshop will be organized in a way to promote networking between the participants, to initiate and favour discussions regarding cutting-edge technologies in the field, to exchange research ideas and to promote international collaboration.

*Topics of interest*

We invite submissions that address theoretical, technical, and practical topics of related to mobile geospatial augmented reality. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Geospatial information and geoinformatics
   - 3D spatial modeling
   - Geovisualization
   - Geospatial Service Oriented Architectures and systems for mobile
     distributed computing
   - Context-aware mobility and LBS
   - Geo-sensors and Sensor Web

2. Mobile augmented reality
   - Acquisition of 3D scene descriptions
   - Real-time and photorealistic rendering
   - Vision-based registration, object overlay and spatial layout
     techniques
   - Display and view management
   - Interaction techniques

3. Mobile games
   - Location based games
   - Spatial data integration and 3D game engine
   - Mobile learning and mobile edutainment
   - Augmented and mixed reality in mobile games
   - Mobile gaming experience and gaming activities

*Important dates*

The workshop will be held on the 28th and 29th of August 2008. Here are the important dates for the workshop:

1. Paper abstracts due          June 02, 2008
2. Full papers due              June 09, 2008
3. Notification of acceptance   July 01, 2008
4. Registration                 July 15, 2008
5. Final paper version due      July 15, 2008
6. Workshop                     August 28-29, 2008

*Instructions for authors*

The proceedings are expected to be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography (LNG&C) series (see http://www.springer.com/series/7418). The decision is currently pending. Authors must submit full papers in English according to the Springer formatting guidelines (http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/UserFiles/File/instruct-authors-e.pdf).

The templates (Latex or Word template) for preparing full papers can be downloaded here:

  - Download the Word template
    (http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/UserFiles/File/T1-book.zip)
  - Download the Latex template
    (http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/UserFiles/File/svmult.zip)

Nevertheless, *full papers must be submitted in PDF file format*!

The page limit for full papers is 12 pages. Manuscripts not submitted in the provided style or having more than 10 pages will not be reviewed and thus automatically rejected. A paper submitted to the 2nd International Workshop on Mobile Geospatial Augmented Reality cannot be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for the workshop. All submissions must be original unpublished work written in English that is currently not under review elsewhere. The submitted papers will be thoroughly reviewed by two to three members of the international scientific committee and refereed for their quality, originality and relevance.

Submission to the workshop will be electronically only. Authors are asked to submit an abstract first (up to 500 words) in PDF file format and including authors name and affiliations. Please send the abstract by email to with "abstract submission" as subject.

Submissions of full papers (in PDF file format) will have to be performed through the web submission system which is available on the website of the event (http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca).