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<div>Sergio Acosta y Lara</div>
<div>Departamento de Geomática</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7169"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7381" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Call for Paper</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7380" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Journal of Open Geospatial Data, Software and Standards</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7379" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">a SpringerOpen Journal, ISSN: 2363-7501</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7378" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Open Geospatial Data, Software and Standards (</span><a href="http://www.opengeospatialdata.com/" target="_blank" style="color: #993333; text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-family: monospace, fixed; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">http://www.opengeospatialdata.com/</a><span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">) </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7377" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">provides an advanced forum for the science and technology of open data, crowdsourced </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7376" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">information, and sensor web through the publication of reviews and regular research</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7375" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">papers. The journal publishes articles that address issues related, but not limited to, </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7428" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">the analysis and processing of open geo-data, standardization and interoperability of </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">open geo-data and services, as well as applications based on open geo-data. The journal </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7374" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">is also meant to be a space for theories, methods and applications related to </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7373" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">crowdsourcing, volunteered geographic information, as well as Sensor Web and related </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">topics.</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7613" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">The journal is published by Springer Verlag and serves as a focal point for academicians, </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7372" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">professionals, graduate and undergraduate students, fellows, and associates pursuing </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">research throughout the world. The relevance of an international journal on Open Geo-Data </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">and Geosensor Web is supported by the fact that open geo-data is not only related to more </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">democracy and transparency in governance, but it is</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">also a means to promote various economic and social opportunities.</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7371" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">The first issue of journal aims to publish high quality review articles discussing the </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7370" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">state-of-the-art for various relevant subjects in GIScience domain that fit into the </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7369" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">scope of the journal. Such topics include: (and are not limited to)</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Geo-sensor web technology</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7614" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Crowdsourcing and Volunteered Geographic Information</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Geo-Web 2.0</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7615" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Human computer interfaces and usability for Open GI services</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7359" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Linked geo-data and sematic web technology for Geo-informatics</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7616" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Quality of Open Geospatial data</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7617" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Open Geo-spatial Science and Standards</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7618" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Open Spatial Data Infrastructures</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7360" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Next generation GeoWeb: technologies, standards and emerging topics</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7619" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Big Geo-data storage, processing and analysis</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7361" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Architectures and frameworks for open source data and software</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7362" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Standardization and interoperability of open geo-data and services</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7620" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Location-based Services</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">- Internet of things</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7363" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">The interested contributors are highly encouraged to submit a one page proposal including </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">topic and abstract via e-mail to </span><a href="https://wwwmail.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/horde/imp/message.php?index=7201#" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7364" style="color: #993333; text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-family: monospace, fixed; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">editorial@opengeospatialdata.com</a><span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;"> before
15th of May </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">2015. Submissions later than this date would not be considered. The board would review </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7365" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">and select the most relevant proposals and announce the results no later than 1st of June </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7366" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">2015. Authors of selected proposals would then have 3 months time to complete their </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">article and submit to the journal.</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7367" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">There are a number of editorial waivers available for submissions to Open Geospatial </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429876120725_7368" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Data, Software and Standards in 2015. Requesting a waiver during submission will ensure </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">the article-processing charge is waived. All articles published by Open Geospatial Data, </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Software and Standards are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon </span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers.</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Regards,</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Editors in Chief</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Dr. Mohamed Bakillah, University of Heidelberg, Germany</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Prof. Dr. Steve Liang, University of Calgary, Canada</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px;">Website: </span><a href="http://www.opengeospatialdata.com/" target="_blank" style="color: #993333; text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-family: monospace, fixed; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">http://www.opengeospatialdata.com/</a><br>
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