<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Dear all,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">I would like to share with you a call for book chapter proposals submission on "</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">OpenStreetMap in GIScience: experiences, research, applications", which is copied below </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">this message as well as this link. (</span><a href="http://k1z.blog.uni-heidelberg.de/files/2013/11/call4chapters_osm_in_giscience.pdf">http://k1z.blog.uni-heidelberg.de/files/2013/11/call4chapters_osm_in_giscience.pdf</a>)<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Please feel free to spread the call and apologies for probable cross posting.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Kind regards from Heidelberg,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Jamal Jokar</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">------------------------------------------------</span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Call for Chapter Proposal Submission</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">OpenStreetMap in GIScience: experiences, research, applications</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Edited by</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Jamal Jokar Arsanjani</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">GIScience, Institute of Geography,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">University of Heidelberg, Germany</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Alexander Zipf</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">GIScience, Institute of Geography,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">University of Heidelberg, Germany</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Peter Mooney</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Department of Computer Science,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">NUI Maynooth, Ireland</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Marco Helbich,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Utrecht University, the Netherlands</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Introduction</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">The radical societal and Information Technology changes brought about by the Internet and</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">social media and the availability of inexpensive portable satellite navigation devices</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">has seen the traditional geodata business model challenged and being changed radically.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">One of the key driving forces in this change has been Volunteered Geographic Information</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">of which OpenStreetMap is one of the most famous projects. OpenStreetMap was developed</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">with the motto of ?creating a free editable map of the world? in a collaborative manner</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">so that people and end-users are not forced to buy geodata in the traditional way and</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">subsequently be subject to restrictive copyright commitments. OpenStreetMap started with</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">a focus on mapping streets and roads. Since then it has moved far beyond these entities</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">and it now contains a very rich variety of geographical objects all over the planet being</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">mapped by hundreds and thousands of volunteer contributors to the project.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">The gradual evolution of the OpenStreetMap eco-system has been very successfully. The</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">project had a slow start but since 2007 there has been an ever increasing rate of people</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">joining the project with just over 1.42 million registered users in November 2013. The</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">academic and industrial communities have recognized OpenStreetMap not solely based on its</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">rise to prominence in becoming an important distributor of geodata but its wider success</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">in growing a global community of people who support the OpenStreetMap project. The</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">OpenStreetMap community is actively involved in much more than collecting geodata to</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">build and maintain its global database. The community is involved in: humanitarian work</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">in many regions; open source software development to support OpenStreetMap and the GIS</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">community; and in building a network of support for those using and contributing to the</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">OpenStreetMap project. In recent years several scientific disciplines (e.g., geography,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">GIScience, spatial planning, cartography, computer science, social science, and ecology)</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">have realized the immense potential of OpenStreetMap and it has become the subject of</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">academic research. The OpenStreetMap offered researchers a unique dataset which is global</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">in scale and a body of knowledge created and maintained by a very large collaborative</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">network of volunteers. Research on OpenStreetMap has shown that it's geodata in some</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">parts of the world are more complete and locationally and semantically more accurate than</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">the corresponding proprietary datasets.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Objectives and Scope</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">The main objective of the intended edited volume is to seek experiences using</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">OpenStreetMap including cutting edge scientific investigations on OpenStreetMap from</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">different geodata and users perspectives as well as developed and under development</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">applications benefiting from OpenStreetMap and the advancement and promotion of</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">OpenStreetMap in GIScience. Due to the complexity, inter- and trans-disciplinary nature</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">of collaborative mapping projects such as OpenStreetMap, submissions of chapter proposals</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">from an extensive range of scientific disciplines such as geography, cartography,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">computer science, statistics, geographic information science, sociology, urban planning,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">environment planning, transportation, and civil engineering are highly welcome.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">The edited book is scheduled to be published by Springer in its leading series in</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">GIScience ?Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography? series, edited by William</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Cartwright, George Gartner, Liqiu Meng, and Michael P. Peterson. For more detailed</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">information about this series, we refer to the Springer webpage, accessible via the</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">following link </span><a class="" href="http://www.springer.com/series/7418" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(153,51,51);padding:0px;margin:0px;text-decoration:none;font-size:13px;font-family:monospace,fixed">http://www.springer.com/series/7418</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">The book seeks to build a firm foundation for research work focused on integrating</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">OpenStreetMap. Chapters should address the following research topics, however not limited</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">to:</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">a) State-of-the-art and cutting-edge approaches for data quality analysis and data </span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">fusion</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">techniques in OpenStreetMap and other Volunteered Geographic Information sources,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">b) Investigations on understanding OpenStreetMap contributors and the nature of </span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">their</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">contributions,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">c) Identification of patterns of contributions and contributors in OpenStreetMap,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">d) Desktop, online, and mobile applications of OpenStreetMap in different domains </span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">(e.g.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">3D, routing, traffic, disaster management, health, crime, history, ecology, etc.),</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">e) Mining value-added knowledge and information from OpenStreetMap,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">f) Limitations and possibilities in the analysis of OpenStreetMap data,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">g) Integration of OpenStreetMap with commercial and non-commercial geodatasets,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">h) Emergence and evolution of OpenStreetMap across the world,</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">i) OpenStreetMap?s contribution to GIScience.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Submission and Important Dates</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">All chapter proposals will be evaluated by a committee of experts before author(s) are</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">being invited to submit their full book chapters. Chapters must not have been published</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">elsewhere. Unpublished conference presentations and extended conference works are</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">acceptable. Published conference presentations (e.g., in a proceedings volume) may be</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">acceptable if the full copyright can be transferred.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Submission procedure for chapter proposals (abstracts):</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Length: 1-2 pages</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Format: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Figures/Tables: Must be legible (<300 dpi are accepted at this stage)</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Important dates:</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">January 31, 2014: Chapter proposal submission deadline</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">February 28, 2014: Notification of chapter acceptance/rejection and invitation to </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">submit </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">full chapters</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">May 30, 2014: Final chapter submission deadline</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">July 30, 2014: Acceptance/rejection notification sent to author(s)</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">September 30, 2014: Final revised chapter submission deadline</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">December, 2014: Expected publication of book</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">General:</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Submissions must include the author's names, affiliation, mailing address, and e-mail</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">address. In the case of multiple authors, all names, addresses, etc., must accompany the</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">submission and a corresponding author should be identified.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">If submitting a published conference presentation (e.g., one that has already appeared in</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">a proceedings volume), the author(s) must provide proof that the article's full copyright</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">can be transferred. Submissions must be sent as an e-mail attachment to Jamal Jokar</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Arsanjani using the e-mail address listed above.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Notification:</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Notification regarding the status of each proposal will be sent by February 28, 2014 to</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">all those who submitted a chapter proposal. At that time, authors whose chapter proposals</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">have been accepted will also be e-mailed guidelines regarding full book chapter</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">preparation.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Post-acceptance information:</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">The full book chapter deadline is May 30, 2014. Following receipt, full chapters will be</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">sent out for double-blind review. The Editors will make the final decision regarding</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">final acceptance of each book chapter. All chapters with revision requests (if necessary)</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">need to be completed by September 30, 2014.</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Inquiries should be directed to</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Dr. Jamal Jokar Arsanjani</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">GIScience, Institute of Geography</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">University of Heidelberg</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Berliner Straße 48</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Tel.: +49(0)6221 / 54 5572</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">Fax: +49(0)6221 / 54 4529</span><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:monospace,fixed;font-size:13px">
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