The scientific committee iscomposed of many expertsin the area of service-oriented mapping and the l ist is steadily growing. Fordetai led information have a look at the SOMAP website.

C a l l f o r P a r t i c i p a t i o n

The ICA Commission on Map Production and Geobusiness and our host,the Austrian Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying, is pleased to

invite You to the International Symposium on Service-Oriented Mapping inVienna from November 22nd to 23rd 201 2. [http: //somap.cartography.at]

Map production makes use of cross-l inked spatial data infrastructures and-sensors more and more. These

Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) call for new modesof thought, which influence all areas of map production,e. g. geospatial recording, map design, map compilation,geodata providing, cooperations, printing, publishing,l ibraries and archives.This symposium offers a framework to present, exchangeand discuss essential developments, perspectives andactual best-practices of service-oriented map production.

FOCUS

We welcome your participation and lookforward to your registration via thewebsite.

I f you intend to submit a contribution, please fol low theguidel ines (see website) and the fol lowing deadlines:

The registration is open [somap.cartography.at].

Abstract Deadline: June 1 st 201 2.Abstract Author Notification: June 22nd 201 2Full-Paper Deadline: August 3rd 201 2.

DATES

COMMITTEE

SUPPORTERS

The symposium wil l be held atthe Austrian Federal Office forMetrology and Surveying inVienna, Austria and is organized by Dr. techn. MarkusJ obst [markus. jobst(a)bev. gv. at].Questions are welcome at [office(a)jobstmedia. at].

CONTACT

The symposium is co-organized by severalI CA commissions:I CA Com. on Map Production and GeobusinessI CA Com. on AtlasesI CA Com. on Map ProjectionsI CA Com. on Maps and the I nternetI CA Com. on Open Source Geospatial TechnologiesI CA Com. on U se and U ser I ssues

ORGANIZERS