Georg Gartner
Keynote Title: Maps that Think, Services that Understand: A Cartographic Vision for the Future of Location-Based Services
Abstract: Location-Based Services are rapidly evolving from navigation and information retrieval tools into intelligent systems capable of understanding users, context, and place. Powered by GeoAI, future LBS will not only answer where questions but also support spatial reasoning, explain alternatives, communicate uncertainty, and anticipate user needs. This keynote argues that achieving this vision requires more than advances in artificial intelligence—it requires cartography. By providing principles for abstraction, context, communication, and human-centred design, cartography offers the conceptual foundation for trustworthy, explainable, and adaptive GeoAI. The keynote presents a vision of maps as intelligent interfaces that connect people, places, and AI, enabling the next generation of Location-Based Services to become true spatial intelligence systems.
Biography: Georg Gartner is Full Professor of Cartography at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria, and President of the International Cartographic Association (ICA). His research focuses on the conceptual foundations of cartography, Location-Based Services, spatial cognition, and the integration of GeoAI into next-generation spatial intelligence systems. He has authored over 300 scientific publications and has led numerous international research and educational initiatives in cartography. In recognition of his contributions, he has received numerous awards and honours. These include Honorary Doctorates from Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest), the ICA Honorary Fellowship, and an Honorary Professorship from the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping. He serves currently as Vice-Chair of the UN-GGIM Academic Network.
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Prof. Georg Gartner
Wenzhong (Johh) Shi
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Ruizhi Chen
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Stephan Winter
Keynote Title: ‘Location’ in Location-based Services
Abstract: The term 'location' lacks a clear conceptualization both in the broader context of common language and in the domain of technology. In my talk I will line out the parallels to Kuhn’s core concepts of spatial information, discuss these interpretations, and how the term is useful but also limited in these multiple interpretations. I will illustrate the different uses of the term in applications relevant to location-based services.
Biography: Stephan Winter is Professor of Geospatial Information Science at the University of Melbourne’s Department of Infrastructure Engineering. His research applies spatial cognition principles to develop intelligent systems for indoor/outdoor navigation, wayfinding, and transport. He also contributes to engineering education research. He publishes broadly, across geospatial science, computing, and transportation engineering venues. He serves on the ISPRS International Scientific Advisory Committee and steering committees for COSIT and GIScience. He is member of the IEEE ITS Society and ACM SIGSPATIAL
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Prof. Stephan Winter