The 12th AARSE International Conference, AARSE 2018, Earth Observations and Geospatial Science in service of Sustainable Development Goals will be held in Alexandria, Egypt, at the Arab Academy of Science and Technology from 25th to 29th of October, 2018.

This conference will be a major event in the African and international community of Earth observation and geospatial information science in 2018; it will be organized by the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) and the Arab Academy of Science and Technology, in partnership with the National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences (NARSS).

AARSE is a non-political scientific organization. Its primary objective is to increase the awareness of African governments and their institutions, the private sector and society at large, about the empowering and enhancing benefits of developing, applying and responsibly utilizing the products and services of "Earth Observation Systems and Geo-information Technology". AARSE membership includes professional individuals, institutions and national associations from all over Africa and worldwide working in domains related to remote sensing, photogrammetry, and geographical information science.

The AARSE international conference is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference, and is the premier forum in Africa for research on remote sensing technologies and geospatial information science, gathering leading scholars from the remote sensing and related communities. AARSE conference series commenced in 1996, in Harare (Zimbabwe) and has been held in Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire) in 1998, Cape Town (South Africa) in 2000, Abuja (Nigeria) in 2002, Nairobi (Kenya) in 2004, Cairo (Egypt) in 2006, Accra (Ghana) in 2008, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) in 2010, El Jadida (Morocco) in 2012, Johannesburg (South Africa) in 2014, and in Kampala (Ouganda) in 2016.

The main objective of AARSE 2018 is to bring together scholars and professionals from the African and international community to present latest achievements, discuss challenges and share experiences. The conference program will feature keynote speeches delivered by leading scholars, technical sessions with reports of the latest research outcomes, discussion sessions on operational topics such as capacity building, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), space policy, programmes and projects, as well as commercial exhibitions showing latest products and services in remote sensing and geospatial information technologies.

Paper selection is based on extended abstract and full paper peer review following the guidelines provided in the “Call for Paper” document that can be downloaded from the conference website: www.aarse2018.org

" Earth Observations and Geospatial Science in service of Sustainable Development Goals "

Conference Sub-Themes

• 1. Space and Geospatial science for sustainable development goals.
• 2. Remote Sensing and GIS for natural resources management Climate change implications on sustainable development.
• 3. Remote Sensing of the Ocean and coastal zone management.
• 4. Applications of advanced remote sensing technologies (LiDAR, Hyperspectral) in Africa.
• 5. Climate changes implications on sustainable development in Africa.
• 6. Space technologies and geospatial sciences for early warning systems.
• 7. Big data and data mining of Geospatial data.
• 8. High-Performance Computing for Geospatial data analysis.
• 9. Influence of African Space policy on youth generation in Africa.

THE AARSE CONFERENCE DATE IS - OCTOBER 25TH-29TH  2018

CONFERENCE VENUE

Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport 
Abou Kir, Alexandria - Egypt 
P.O. Box 1029

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EXTENDED ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for your interest in submitting an extended abstract.

- It is vital that you include the title of the paper and the name(s) and address of the author(s) including emails, at the top of your extended abstract.

- Your paper must be original work and must be written in English.

- Extended abstracts should state clearly and concisely the problem, the methodology used and central conclusions.

- Extended abstracts should be written in such a way that the reviewers can quickly make an informed decision about the suitability of the paper for presentation at the conference.

 -Explain clearly the objectives of the paper and its scientific and/or technical significance in 500 to 1000 words, with not more than two (2) pages inclusive of figures and graphs.

- The maximum page limit for all extended abstracts is two single-sided pages. Please use Calibri, 11 point, 1.12 line spacing.

- A maximum of two extended abstracts may be submitted by each presenting author.

- Extended Abstract submission will open from 15 March 2018 and close on 1st July 2018. Papers will be published either as a refereed conference proceeding or special journals issues

- All Extended abstracts must be submitted during this period through the online Abstract Submission page provided on www.aarse2018.org. Please follow the instructions provided therein.

- Email submissions will not be accepted.

- Extended abstracts should be prepared in advance using a word processor before accessing the website. The text can then be either cut and pasted into the appropriate section of the extended abstract submission page or saved in pdf format before uploading to the extended abstract submission page.

- During the extended abstract submission process, you will be asked to select a principal thematic area and an alternate thematic area for your abstract. If your extended abstract does not fall within the AARSE 2018 scientific themes and operational topics, you may select “other” and then enter the title of this other topic in the box labeled “Specify Other”.

- Please clearly mark in the abstract submission form whether you want to present your work orally or in the format of a poster.

- All scientific and technical topics are described in the Conference Technical Program page. Please familiarize yourself with them before submitting you’re extended abstract.

Questions regarding extended abstract submission should be e-mailed to abstracts@aarse2018.org
The acceptance/rejection of submitted abstracts will be based on the review results.Acceptance/rejection letters will be sent via email only and not later than 1st August, 2018

Abstract Submission

Please follow the following guidelines for the submission of your abstract. 
Abstract can be submitted either by email: submission@aarse2018.org

or through the following link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/aarse2018

EXTENDED ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

- Participation in AARSE 2018 is open to all individuals interested in or working in the fields of earth observation and geo-information sciences in Africa. For all sub-themes, papers for oral presentation, discussion, and poster sessions are invited.

- Extended abstracts received by the deadline will be considered for program placement under the standard peer review process. Late extended abstracts cannot be accepted due to a large number of submissions and short review schedule. Authors should indicate the sub-theme under which their papers fall.

- The AARSE 2018 Scientific Committee (SC) will organize all accepted abstracts into either oral or interactive poster sessions based upon their potential contribution to the conference and the composition of high-quality sessions.

- Only accepted papers that are registered and presented at the conference in Alexandria will be published in the conference proceedings (CD-ROM) and will be considered for peer-reviewed publication in a dedicated international journal.

SOLICITATION OF FULL PAPERS FOR ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATION (Of Accepted Extended Abstracts)

- If your extended abstract is accepted, you will be required to submit a full paper of a maximum of eight (8) pages inclusive of figures and graphs in Word and PDF format.

- The deadline for the submission of extended abstracts is 1st July, 2018, for inclusion in the conference proceedings. Papers will be published either as a refereed conference proceeding or special journals issues

- Please consult the Paper Kit available for download on www.aarse2018.org for instructions on how to prepare your extended abstract.

- Full registration and payment of conference fees are required for inclusion of the paper in the Technical Program and Conference Proceedings.

- IEREK provides you the English Review service; where we will be responsible for the language review process of your paper. This service will get your paper revised in terms of grammar, punctuation, and language structure; without changing the scientific content.

- This service will ensure you have the perfect language structure, to get your perfect paper published. This will help you increase the number of citations and make it easier for others access the information provided in your paper.

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SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS PROSPECTUS

 

BENEFITS OF SPONSORING AND EXHIBITING

AARSE_2018 will be a big forum in 2018 for interacting with international constituencies of geospatial and spatial data infrastructure administrators, policymakers, scientists, users, politicians, developers, service providers, students and professionals. Large numbers of geospatial professionals and experts from all sectors are expected to participate. Therefore, companies and agencies offering geospatial products and services, environmental products and services or general information and communication technology products and services (local, regional and international) are invited to sponsor AARSE_2018. In return you will gain exposure through distributed conference materials and the website and be provided with the opportunity to come into direct contact with your target groups by means of a booth and literature distribution at the booth and in the conference bag. Breaks occur in the Exhibition hall where you can demonstrate and show your solutions, products and services to conference participants.

SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR PACKAGE AT A GLANCE

We offer a variety of sponsorship packages and there is definitely one that will meet your brand, networking objective and marketing strategies. An overview of the sponsorship packages are as shown below:

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All presenters are invited and encouraged to enter the AARSE award-winning competition for best paper presentation and best poster.

The criteria for the award of best paper presentation are:

- INNOVATIVE CONTENT.

- TIMEKEEPING.

- CLARITY OF PRESENTATION.

- ARTICULATE RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS.

The criteria for the award of the best poster are:

- INNOVATIVE CONTENT.

- QUALITY OF VISUALIZATION.

- ATTRACTIVE DESIGN.

In addition to encouragement of quality papers and posters at the 12th AARSE conference through these awards, AARSE will support entry of outstanding papers into review processes for publication in topical peer-reviewed international journals.