Special features of the 4th International Geoscience and Geomatics Conference: (1) Panel Discussion with Renowned international Professors for the Chair of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani in the field of GIS and remote sensing (2) Special Session for 2015 as International Year of Soils with International Center of Biosaline Agriculture (UAE) (3) Technical Workshops (4) Publication in peer-reviewed international journals (5) Award and Prizes (6) Possibility of Sponsorship for postgraduate Students (7) Special Sessions in Arabic and French, and (8) Sightseeing and visits.
The 4th International Geoscience and geomatics conference provides a platform for professionals, researchers and student from all over the world to exchange new findings and advances in this field. It aims to cover all aspects on scientific and technical advances in the field of Geoscience and Geomatics ranging from the integration of instruments, methodologies and technologies to their various use such as in environmental sciences, engineering and natural sciences.
The 4th IGGC conference will be held in Manama, Bahrain from 23rd to 25th November 2015. It is a joint effort of the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain and the Arab Remote Sensing and GIS Organization (ARGISO). The conference will provide a platform to present ongoing researches and ideas related to Remote Sensing applications in earth observation and sensors technologies including, Hyperspectral, Lidar , radar, photogrammetry etc. Researchers are invited to submit their abstracts via the conference website.
Topics for 4th IGGC:
- Remote Sensing Applications in Agriculture
- Remote Sensing Applications in Soil sciences
- Remote Sensing Applications in Geology
- Remote Sensing Applications in Geography
- Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology
- Image processing
- Remote Sensing Applications in Environment
- Remote Sensing Applications in Hazard and Natural Disaster Monitoring
- Remote Sensing Applications in Land use & land cover
- Remote Sensing and GIS
- Remote Sensing and Climate Change
- Hyperspectral remote sensing
- Lidar and photogrammetry applications
Scientific Committee
- Abderrazak Bannari, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain (Head)
- Professor Mazlan Hashim, Institute of Geospatial Science and Technology, Malaysia
- Dr Riadh Abdelfattah, Ecole Superieur des Communications de Tunis, Tunis
- Dr Hassan Rhinane, University Hassan-II, Morocco
- Dr Sabah Al-Jenaid, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
- Dr Abdelgadir Abulgasim, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
- Dr Jan Friesen, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Germany
- Dr Mohammad Alsahli, Kuwait University, Kuwait
- Dr Abderrahman El-Fouladi, Geo- Planet Solutions, Canada
- Dr Wisam Mohammed, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Dr Yassine Charabi, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
- Dr Nadeem Hashem, Environmental Studies Center, Qatar
- Mohamed AlFarhan, Head of National data centre for remote sensing, KACST, Saudi Arabia
- Sayed Arafat Head of agricultural Dept. National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences, Egypt.
- Talal Darwish, Center for Remote Sensing, Lebanon
- Mohamad Awad, Center for Remote Sensing ,Lebanon,
- Dr Ahmed S. Muhaimeed, Baghdad University, Iraq.
Important Dates:
- Submission of abstracts: 30 May 2015
- Notification of acceptance: 15 June 2015
- Full papers submission: 15 September 2015
Registration
- Researchers 500 Euros
- Students 300 Euros
- Full Participants 750 euro
Publications
All papers accepted for oral presentation will go through peer-review process and published in Arab Gulf Journal for Scientific Research (English and Arabic), International Journal of Geoscience & Geomatics, and Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS.
For more details, abstract submission and registration visit arabgeomatics.com
For information please email us at: info@arabgeomatics.com or Dr Ali El Battay at alieb@agu.edu.bh