Second Call for Book Chapters: Geospatial Web Services

CALL FOR CHAPTERS Proposals Submission Deadline: 10/15/2009 Full Chapters Due: 12/30/2009 Geospatial Web Services: Advances in Information Interoperability A book edited by Dr. Peisheng Zhao and Dr. Liping Di, George Mason University, USA To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=694 Introduction As Web service technologies have matured in recent years, an increasing number of geospatial Web services designed to deal with spatial information over the network have emerged. Geospatial Web services provide a promising approach to interoperability for distributed heterogeneous geospatial data and applications. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and geospatial Web services are changing the way in which spatial information applications and systems are designed, developed, and deployed, and significantly have enhanced the ability of users to collect, analyze, and derive geospatial data, information, and knowledge. Therefore, the field of geospatial Web services is emerging as one of the most desirable research areas of geospatial information. Objective of the Book This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings and applications in the area. It will be written for professionals for who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of geospatial Web services in a distributed heterogeneous environment and the life cycle of geospatial Web services for building interoperable geospatial applications. This focus includes new geospatial SOA frameworks that provide an efficient way to develop distributed geospatial applications, the basic knowledge and recent progress of standards which make geospatial Web services interoperable, the techniques relevant to the design, development, deployment and operation of geospatial Web services, the mechanisms of geospatial Web service registration and discovery, the theories and applications of the geospatial Semantic Web, and the models, methods, languages and tools of geospatial Web service orchestration. Target Audience The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of geospatial information and knowledge management. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support executives concerned with interoperable geospatial applications. This book will also be used in advanced courses as supplemental course material on geospatial interoperability, advanced GIS, and e-Science education. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Geospatial Service-Oriented Architecture Geospatial Grid and Cloud Computing Geospatial Web Service Standards and Metadata Geospatial Web Service Registry and Discovery Geospatial Web Service Quality Geospatial Web Service Security Geospatial Web Service Ontologies Geospatial Semantic Web Services SOA-based Geospatial Web Portal Geospatial Service Orchestration Geospatial e-Science Workflow Geospatial Web Service Solutions Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 15, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 30, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December 30, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010. Important Dates October 15, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline October 30, 2009: Notification of Acceptance December 30, 2009: Full Chapter Submission March 15, 2010: Review Results Returned May 15, 2010: Final Chapter Submission June 15, 2010: Final Deadline Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Peisheng Zhao Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems, George Mason University E-mail: pzhao@gmu.edu