Subject: CFP: DATA MANAGEMENT AND MODELLING USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS F
	OR TROPICAL FOREST LAND INVENTORY (resent by listowner)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:12:44 +0200

SECOND (and final) ANNOUNCEMENT


International Conference on



DATA MANAGEMENT AND MODELLING

USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

FOR TROPICAL FOREST LAND INVENTORY



JAKARTA,  INDONESIA, OCTOBER 26-29, 1998



ORGANIZERS

FOREST INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROJECT (FIMP - EU/IFSSP),
INTAG, MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND ESTATE CROPS, INDONESIA,
IUFRO 4.11.

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:

INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND ESTATE CROPS, EUROPEAN UNION, IUFRO
4.11., CIFOR


RECENT EVENTS IN INDONESIA/JAKARTA

Recent events in Indonesia/Jakarta, immediately preceding the deadline
for
registration and abstracts for this conference (1st June 1998), has
meant
that many potential participants will have considered it unlikely that
the
meeting would actually take place. Certainly the prospects were
uncertain
until about a week ago.  However, with the change of President, the
economic and social reforms that are now under way, and the promise of
elections in 1999, Indonesia and Jakarta have returned to normality, and
the prevailing atmosphere now in Jakarta is one of optimism and
tranquillity.  Jakarta is now, and in the foreseeable future, as it has
been for many years, far safer for visitors than almost any capital city
in
the world.  The conference will therefore be proceeding in October as
planned.

In the circumstances the deadline for registrations has been deferred to
15th August 1998.

We would like to encourage those who have restrained from registering by
the former deadline to submit their registrations and abstracts by the
new
deadline.  We can reassure you that you will find the conference in
Jakarta
a very satisfactory experience;  besides a growing technical programme
on
topics of major importance you will find the Indonesia has it is,
friendly
and open, with many beautiful locations that can be visited before or
after
the conference.

Details of the conference organization and accommodation are given in
the
following section, together with the procedure for abstract submission
and
registration, including conference fees.

Background information from the Preliminary Announcement, together with
a
list of the papers already registered and their authors, are finally
given.
Authors should take this as an acceptance of their paper for the
conference.


CONFERENCE THEMES:

Contributed Papers are invited on the following themes:

Remote Sensed information	:  case studies; classification accuracy
and validity;
				   scaling and extrapolation issues.

Geographic Information systems:	integrated data management and
modelling;
				sampling and modelling for causal
relationships
				(biophysical, ecological or
socio-economical data)
Mathematical & Statistical 	: optimal sampling; modelling of causal
				relationships,
	Modelling methods	MCMC, accuracy and quality of maps;
	Computing Methods	pattern recognition and image analysis.


The themes of this conference are closely related to those of the IUFRO
Division 8 Conference on Environmental Forest Science (19-23 Oct. 1998).
( http://www.bio.mie-u.ac.jp/iufro8/bulletin2.html  )
This meeting has therefore been timed so that participants at the Kyoto
Conference may continue to Jakarta for this Conference.

CONFERENCE VENUE :  The conference will be held at the Mandarin Oriental
Hotel, which is in the center of Jakarta, with close access to many
facilities for shopping, sight-seeing and entertainment.

CONFERENCE FEES :  This been set at $150US, and includes attendance at
the
conference sessions, tea/coffee during the meeting, a copy of the
conference proceedings, and attendance at the conference reception.  The
registration fee may be paid on registration at the conference venue.
Accompanying persons will be charged $10 US for attendance at the
reception.

A reduced fee of $75 may be charged to participants who are presenting a
paper, but are from Institutions/countries which are under severe
financial
constraint.  The registration fee for research students is $30.   Those
who
wish to be considered for the reduced fee should apply to the conference
secretariat (fimp@dephut.cbn.net.id) and give relevant information on
their
situation.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

Except for the Mandarin, participants should book their own hotel
accommodation directly by fax.

1. Hotel Mandarin Oriental, Jl. M.H. Thamrin  This is a four star hotel
with full international class facilities.  Since the venue of the
conference is in this hotel, participants will find this the most
convenient hotel.

The discount prices (Indonesian Rupiah) for the conference participants
are
($US equivalent at the present rate):

Standard room, (Double bed, AC, TV,...including breakfast) :         Rp.
450,000 ($30US)
Superior room, (as the Standard, but larger)	              :
Rp.
600,000 ($40US)

This hotel can be booked through the Conference Secretariat
fimp@dephut.cbn.net.id

Suggestions for hotels at a walking distance from the Conference venue

2. Hotel Indonesia, Jl. M.H. Thamrin  (Fax:  62 21 230 10 07)

Standard Room:							:  Rp.
300,000
Ramayana Plus Room:						:  Rp.
400,000

3. Hotel Wisata International, Jl. Thamrin (Fax: 62 21 230 05 78)
Single Room:							:  Rp.
150,000
Double Room:							:  Rp.
165,000

4.  For those on a very tight budget:  Youth hotels are located on Jl.
Jaksa, a popular area with international travelers.  They are about one
kilometer from the conference venue, (10min, 50cents US by taxi).  The
most
expensive rooms have AC and a bathroom en suite.  The cheapest have a
fan
and shared bathroom. There is plenty of similar accommodation in the
immediate area.

(i)	Hotel Tator, (Jl.Jaksa No. 37, Jakarta 10340; Tel. (62-21)
323-940/392-3941 ;
Fax. (62-21) 325-124).  30,000-60,000Rp.
(ii)	Nick's Corner.  (Jl.Jaksa No. 16, Jakarta 10340; Tel. (62-21)
336-754/314-1988 ;
Fax. (62-21) 310-7814).  30,000-65,000Rp.
(iii)	Djody Hostel. (Jl.Jaksa. No. 27, Jakarta 10340; Tel. (62-21)
315-1404 / 390-5976 / 314-1732; Fax. (62-21) 314-2368.  30,000-50,000Rp.


SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION

Abstracts will be reviewed, and depending on their closeness to the
theme
of the conference, assigned to be either (i) presented orally,  or (ii)
presented as a poster.

All orally presented papers will be presented to all participants,
(there
will be no parallel sessions). All papers, both orally presented and
posters, will be included in a conference proceedings, subject to
satisfactory review.  Only papers presented at the conference by
registered
authors will be included in the conference proceedings (see instruction
for
paper format).

Registration:  Please complete the registration form if you are
interested
in attending, and submit it to the Secretariat of the Conference.  Those
who have submitted a preliminary registration need do no more, unless
they
want to book into the Mandarin Hotel.

The deadline for registration for the conference is now 15th August
1998.

Abstracts (500 words) should be submitted by email (as a WORD6.0 or
ASCII/text  document) to the secretariat of the conference, attention:

Technical programme coordinators:

Dr.Yves Laumonier,  Forest Inventory and Monitoring Project, Jakarta,
Dr. Wardoyo
email		: fimp@dephut.cbn.net.id
Address	:	FIMP-IFSSP, Manggala Wanabhakti Building, Block IV, 5th
Floor,
		JL. JEND. GATOT SUBROTO, P.O. BOX 7612, JAKARTA 10076,
		INDONESIA
Tel/Fax	:	(62 21) 5720211

Papers on:	Remote sensing; case studies and validation studies;
		GIS for information management;
		Biodiversity assessment;.
		Issues of Scale

Professor Keith Rennolls, University of Greenwich, London.

email		: k.rennolls@greenwich.ac.uk
Address	:	CMS, University of Greenwich, Wellington Street, London
SE18 6PF,
		U.K.
Tel.		: (44 181) 3318706
Fax.		: (44 181) 3318665

Papers on:	Mathematical & Statistical Modelling Methods;
		Environmental remote sensing classification and pattern
recognition,
		Computing Methods, Sampling design, Map accuracy.
		Biodiversity;  definition and assessment.


REGISTRATION FORM

Name:							Title:

Institution	:
Address	:

Email		:
Telephone	:
Fax		:

I intend to attend the conference and ( DO / DO NOT ) intend to present
a
paper.

My paper falls under the theme:

The title of my paper will be:

Authors (with Institution, City and Country)	:


How many persons will accompany you (who will not be registered at the
conference)?


Accommodation:

I wish to book a room at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel:  Standard/Superior

(Please give the dates:
)
or
I shall book my own accommodation.


METHOD of PAYMENT:
I enclosed herewith a Bank Draft payable to Secretariat FIMP
Conference________
or
I have submitted the sum of US$             on
(date)
by direct bank transfer through the account of
(name and address of your bank)
_______________________________________
	
_______________________________________
	
_______________________________________
to the account of :
FIMP CONFERENCE
Deutsche Bank,  80 Jln Imam Bonjol, Jakarta, Indonesia
Acc n°		:  00-10165-003

or,      I will pay on my day of arrival at the conference venue in
Jakarta____________

BACKGROUND OF MEETING:

Most forest and environmental inventories are based on data collected at
fine spatial scales within plots. Also, the temporal scales of these
studies have been relatively short (days, weeks, months), and few
studies
have exceeded three years in duration. Despite this, scientists are now
being called upon to extrapolate findings from "plot-level" studies to
broader spatial scales and from short-term studies to longer temporal
scales.

The complex questions being addressed internationally require that
researcher take advantage of new technology including remote sensing,
geographic information systems (GIS) and Environmental Information
Management Systems that may lead to simulation models for land
management
decision-making processes. As more teams begin to work at these broader
spatial and temporal scales, using many of the newer technologies, they
are
recognizing a new class of problems:

"Scale" has become a critical issue. Scientists are now attempting to
relate observations made at various scales (e.g. SPOT, 10 m resolution:
Landsat, 30 m resolution; AVHRR, 1 km resolution; etc.) to ecological
properties occurring in watersheds, regions and the biosphere. Emerging
questions are related to the loss or gain of information as one changes
scale, the temporal and spatial resolution necessary to identify
patterns
and change, and how best to incorporate 'the human dimension' into
ecosystem, landscape, regional and biosphere models.

Remote sensing and GIS technologies have been primarily utilized for
obtaining static information on landscape patterns, but they are
increasingly important in the monitoring of  changes, linking
identifiable
patterns to ecological processes, and linking multiple "snap-shots" to
simulation models for both data input and model validation.

Ecologists working at scales ranging from individual sites up to the
biosphere are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data being
generated. Advice on how best to design database management and
information
systems so that data quality is assured, efficiency is optimized and
data
are protected are not readily available.

Remote sensing, mostly from satellite imagery, possibly supported by
aerial
photography, has been seen as the most cost-effective method for mapping
forest resources and their spatial distribution.  Attempts are also
being
made to obtain estimated maps of biodiversity resources. Various
statistical methods (e.g. maximum likelihood, regression/calibration,
Principle Components Analysis, neural networks)  are available in
current
software for the classification of remote sensed imagery, but in
practice
most classification has been by human operators.   It is therefore of
interest to compare the quality and accuracy of the maps produced by
such
methods and to consider if more effective automatic methods can be
developed.

It has become increasingly important to assess and monitor the status of
biodiversity reserves in the tropical rain forests, so that coherent
conservation policies can be devised and implemented in the context of
traditional forest inventory and management.   Another aim of the
meeting
will be to consider the relative benefits of alternative strategies. It
is
also important to consider the form of definition of biodiversity which
is
most appropriate to a conservation program embedded in a routine forest
management process.   The definition of biodiversity chosen will have
implications on the methods of biodiversity assessment and monitoring,
and
on the meaningfulness of mapping of biodiversity.   How well suited
remote
sensed imagery is to the production of biodiversity maps needs to be
evaluated scientifically, and an optimal data collection processes needs
to
be devised which serves the purposes of a biodiversity conservation
program
in the context of routine forest management.

Integration of geographical information from remote sensed images with
other sources of geographical environmental information is best managed
in
a geographic information system (GIS).  The GIS allows new maps to be
readily constructed, but the accuracy of such maps needs to be
quantified.
The GIS can also be used as the data-base from which "causal"
relationships
can be derived using statistical modelling methods (e.g. how does the
probability of clearance, or fire, relate to distances from the road
network).   There are open questions as to how the GIS data should best
be
sampled, and how the error structures should be quantified as part of
the
modelling process.

For many of the broad-scale and long-term questions being addressed, it
will no longer be feasible for a single scientist to oversee all data
collection and processing efforts. Thus, data collected to satisfy a
specific objective may be repackaged and utilized in additional studies
by
numerous scientists who were not associated with the original study.
This
repackaging will raise many questions for the environmental sciences:
how
to design data collection efforts for maximizing use: how to facilitate
data sharing among investigators, institutions and nations: how to
develop
appropriate standards for metadata (documentation about the data) so
that
the data collected by one group of scientists may be effectively and
appropriately utilized by other scientists and organizations.

There will be a number of Invited Keynote Papers presented by leading
experts in several relevant areas.

ACCEPTED PAPERS TO DATE...

Paper titles are classified under 'Remote-Sensing/GIS' and
'Modelling/Data
analysis' headings at this stage.  In the circumstances, the listing is
provisional.

Remote Sensing/ Geographic Information System

Habitat Zonation for Protected Area Management and Conservation by using
GIS and RS technology in Xe Piane, Laos PDR.  Golam Monowar Kamal and
Robert Mather, AIT, Thailand.

Remote Sensing for Land Cover Mapping.  Bruce King, FIMP-INTAG,
Indonesia.

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the woody vegetation cover in
Nepal
Gyani Babu Juwa, Remote Sensing Manager, Forest Research and Survey
Center,
Katmandu,  Nepal.

GIS for Conservation Areas Management.  Yuri Yu. Gerasimov
S.A.Kilpelianen,
G.A.Davydkov, Petrozavodsk State University, Forest Engineering Faculty,
Karelia, RUSSIA

Study on Temporal and Spatial Forest Distribution Changes in Thailand.
Masahiro Amano, Resources Planning Section, Forestry & Forest Products
Research Institute, Japan.

Satellite Images and areal Photos from the tropical Peat Forest in
Central
Kalimantan.  Victor Boehm, Germany.

Monitoring Tropical Forest Land Use Changes Using Optical Satellite
Remotely Sensed Data.  Yousif Ali Hussin and Shahzanan R.Shaker, ITC,
The
Netherlands.

Detecting Tropical Deforestation Using Optical and Radar Satellite data:
A
case Study from Central Sumatra, Indonesia.  Belinda Arunarwati, Abdul
Hamid Marwat, Yousif Ali Hussein An Michael Weir, INTAG (MoF)
(Indonesia)
and ITC, (The Netherlands).

Forest Canopy Density of Logged-over Tropical Rain Forest Using
Satellite
Images in Bukit Soeharto National Park, East Kalimantan.  Maria
C.M.Urquizo, Yousif Ali Hussin and Michael Weir, ITC, The Netherlands.

A Comparison Between Optical and Radar Satellite Imaging Systems to
Detect
and Monitor Deforestation in East Kalimantan.  Mahfud M.Zuhair, Yousif
Ali
Hussein and Michael Weir, ITC, The Netherlands.

Spatial Analysis of Deforestation in Central Sumatra.  Belinda Arunawati
and Michael Weir. INTAG (MoF) (Indonesia) and ITC, (The Netherlands).

Incorporation of Uncertainty in the Classification of Tropical Forest
Cover
on Satellite Imagery.  John S. Mwandha, Michael J.C.Weir and Yousif Ali
Hussein, UWA-Face Project (Uganda) and ITC (The Netherlands).

Use of Satellite Imagery and Video Data for Mapping the Vegetation of an
Amazonian Lowland Tropical Forest Reserve.  Jane Wellens, Andrew
Millington, William Hickin, Raul Ab &Simon Jones. Universities of
Leicester
(UK) and San Mayor (Bolivia).

Analysis of forest island dynamics in the Estacion Biologica del Beni,
Bolivia, between 1972 and1989, using Earth Observation data. Jane
Wellens,
Barry Archbold & Andrew Millington.  University of Leicester, UK.

Environmental Remote sensing Classification.  Surendra Shresta,
UNEP/GRID,
Thailand.

Long term land use monitoring and forest fire detection in Indonesia
using
ERS1/2 and RADARSAT SAR images. Florian Siegert and Steffen Kuntz, RSS
and
Muenchen University, Germany

To be announced.  Vivek K.Varma, Ian S.Ferguson & Leon Bren, University
of
Melbourne, Australia.
To be announced.  Chris Legg , FIMP-INTAG, Indonesia.
To be announced.  Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Assoc. Professor/Chairman, Remote
Sensing/GIS Research Group, UPM Serdang, Malaysia.
To be announced.  Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry, CESBIO, France
To be announced.  Hervé Jeanjean, SCOT Conseil, France

MODELLING / DATA ANALYSIS

Modelling growth of a tropical rain forest in East Kalimantan: and
individual-tree based approach.  Nur Masripatin, Indonesian Ministry of
Forestry, School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Assessing biodiversity with new neighborhood-based parameters.  Matthias
G.
Albert, Department of Growth and Yield Sciences, University of
Goettingen,
Germany.

Estimation of Species Diversity in the presence of Species
Non-Identification.
Keith Rennolls and Yves Laumonier, (University of Greenwich & FIMP),
Indonesia.

Application of growth and yield models as an indicator of sustainable
forest management.  Paul Van Gardingen and P.Phillips, University of
Edinburgh, UK.

Environmental Dependency of Forest Classification of Lansat Data
Keith Rennolls, FIMP-INTAG, Indonesia.

The Application of Spatial Operational Area Model (APM) in Kali Konto,
East
Java.  Alfred De Gier,  Yousif Ali Hussin & Hargyono Jan Bode, ITC, The
Netherlands.

A forest evaluation system based on comparison analysis of indicators
for
sustainable forest management
Yumiko Wada and Ryosuke Shibasaki, Institute of Industrial Science,
University of Tokyo, Japan

The Environmental Framework as a basis for forest management planning.
Graham Tyrie and Adriano Gunawan, BFMP, Indonesia

To be announced.   Stephan Mantel, ISRIC, The Netherlands
To be announced.  Jerry Vanclay, CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia.
To be announced.  Alain Franc, ENGREF, France.
To be announced.  Michael Khoel, Frieburg University, Germany.



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman    	Mr. Ishak Sumantri, Dir. IPPH-INTAG, MoF-Jakarta
Co-chairman 	Prof. Keith. Rennolls, Univ.of Greenwich, IUFRO 4.11

Technical and Scientific Committee Coordinators

Prof. Keith Rennolls, Univ.of Greenwich, IUFRO 4.11; Dr. Yves Laumonier,
EU-FIMP
Dr. Wardoyo, INTAG-MoF

Technical committee
Mr. Bambang Moerdiono, KLN-MoF, Indonesia ; Mr. Imam Nuryanto BINA
PROGRAM
MoF, Indonesia; Mr. Yuyu Rahayu INTAG-MoF; Mr. Chrystanto, INTAG-MoF;

Scientific Committee Members

Dr. M. Koehl, IUFRO ;  Dr. Jerry Vanclay, CIFOR ; Mr. Jon Soediono, MoF
;
Mr. Chris Legg, EU - FIMP ;  Mr. Bruce King, EU - FIMP ;  Dr. G.Tyrie,
EU-BFMP ; Dr. U. Wasrin, IPB ;  Dr. Khairil Anwar Notodiputro, IPB ;
Dr.
Aris Poniman, Bakosurtanal.

General Layouts of manuscripts (papers and posters) to be submitted at
the
first day of the Conference

Copies of the manuscript (paper) should be brought to the conference,
both
on diskette (Word 6 or ASCII) and paperprint, typed in double spacing on
one side of the paper only. A4 paper is preferred. The following items
should be considered : (a) Title page including the names and
affiliations
of all the authors; and the name and address of the corresponding
author,
including telephone, fax, and email. (b) The main text with sections and
sub-sections numbered (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results,
Discussions, References). (c) Acknowledgements. (d) Appendices (if any).
(e) Tables, each table on a separate sheet and accompanied by a caption.
(f) Illustration (diagrams, drawings) numbered in a single sequence from
1
upwards and with the author's name of the back of every illustration.
(g)
Captions to illustrations, grouped together on one sheet.

In addition to their abstract, authors of posters should submit a two
pages
(A4 double spacing) synopsis following the same format (Introduction,
Materials and Methods, Results, Discussions, References).

Units and symbols
The SI system should be used. Where measurements are given in other
systems, conversion factors or conversions should be inserted by the
author.

References
References should be cited in the text thus: (Smith, 1987) and listed in
alphabetical order in the reference section. The following arrangement
should be used:

	Journals: Franklin, J. 1995. Predictive vegetation mapping:
geographic modelling of biospatial patterns in relation to environmental
gradients.  Progress in Physical Geography, 19, 474-499.
	Books:	Gholz, H.L., Nakane, K. and Shimoda, H. 1997. The use of
remote sensing in modelling of forest productivity. Klüwer Academic,
Dordrecht.
	Book chapters:	Jupp, D.L.B. and Walker, J. 1997. Detecting
structural and growth changes in woodlands and forests: The challenge
for
remote sensing and the role of geometric-optical modelling.-in Gholz,
H.L.,
Nakane, K. and Shimoda, H. (eds). The use of remote sensing in modelling
of
forest productivity. Klüwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 75-108.
	Conference papers: Beaven, S.G., and Gogineni, S.P., 1995.
Effects
of summer-to-fall transition on ERS-1 SAR and SSM/I images of sea ice.
Proceeding of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
(IGARSS'95), Firenze, Italy, 10-14 July 1995 (Piscataway: I.E.E.E.), pp.
634-637.


Forest Inventory and Monitoring Project
EU - Indonesia Forest Sector Support Programme
Manggala Wanabakti, Jalan Gatot Subroto
Block 4, floor 5
PO Box 7612, JKP 10076, Jakarta Indonesia
Tel/Fax 62 21 572 02 11

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