September 10-11, 2012
Keck Center
Washington, DC, United States
Event Contact
CCC Staff
ccc@cra.org
Event Type
2012 Events, 2012 Visioning Activities, Visioning Activities, Workshop
Event Category
Spatial Computing is a set of ideas and technologies that will transform our lives by understanding the physical world, knowing and communicating our relation to places in that world, and navigating through those places.
The transformational potential of Spatial Computing is evident. From Virtual Globes, such as Google Maps and Microsoft Bing Maps, to consumer GPS devices, our society has benefitted immensely from spatial technology. We’ve reached the point where a hiker in Yellowstone, a schoolgirl in DC, a biker in Minneapolis, and a taxi driver in Manhattan know precisely where they are, know where nearby points of interest are, and know how to reach their destinations. Large organizations use Spatial Computing for site-selection, asset tracking, facility management, navigation, and logistics. Scientists use GPS to track endangered species to better understand behavior, and farmers use GPS for precision agriculture to increase crop yields while reducing costs. Google Earth is being used in classrooms to teach children about their neighborhoods and the world in a fun and interactive way. Augmented reality applications are providing real-time place-labeling in the physical world and providing people detailed information about major landmarks nearby.
This one-and-a-half-day NSF/CCC sponsored visioning workshop on Spatial Computing outlined an effort to develop and promote a unified agenda for Spatial Computing research and development across US agencies, industries, and universities.
The workshop identified (1) fundamental research questions for individual computing disciplines and (2) cross-cutting research questions requiring novel, multi-disciplinary solutions. The workshop included US leaders in academia and the public sector. Results of this workshop were presented to the NSF in order to inform possible funding initiatives.
The workshop included presentations from invited thought-leaders and agency representatives, brainstorming, and interactive demos and focus group sessions with spatial computing professionals.
September 10, 2012 (Monday)
| 08:30 AM | Opening Remarks, Current Initiatives |
| 09:00 AM | Push Panel: Spatial Computing (SC) Platform Trends, Disruptive Technologies
Chair: Dinesh Manocha, UNC Members: Graphics & Vision: John Keyser, TAMU Interaction Devices: Steven Feiner, Columbia University LiDAR : Avideh Zakhor, UCB GPS Modernization: Mark Abrams, Advisor to USG Cell Phones: Ramon Caceres, AT&T Indoor Localization: Greg Welch, UNC Internet Localization: Rajesh Gupta, UCSD Cloud Computing: Divyakant Agarwal, UCSB |
| 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:30 AM | Breakout Discussions on new SC research opportunities from platform trends.
Breakout groups are GISciences, GISystems, GIServices and Cross-Cutting Areas. |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch (Prepare breakout reports) |
| 01:30 PM | Breakout Report Back |
| 02:00 PM | Pull Panel: National Priorities, Societal Applications of Spatial Computing
Chair: Henry Kelly, OSTP Members: US-DoD: Eric Vessey US-DoD: Todd Johanesen NIH/NIEHS: Michelle Heacock NASA: John L Schnase DHS: Nabil Adam NSF EarthCube: Clifford Jacobs DOT: Walton Fehr DOE: Alicia Lindauer |
| 03:30 PM | Break |
| 04:00 PM | Identify cross-cutting SC application characteristics.
M. F. Goodchild (UCSB) & V. Kumar (UMN) |
| 04:30 PM | Breakout Discussions on new SC research opportunities from application trends.
Breakout groups are GISciences, GISystems, GIServices and Cross-Cutting Areas. |
| 05:30 PM | Breakout Report Back |
| 06:00 PM | Report Outline, Plan for Day 2 |
| 06:15 PM | Dinner, Keck Center Atriums |
Organizing Committee
- Peggy Agouris, George Mason University
- Walid Aref, Purdue University
- Michael F. Goodchild, University of California – Santa Barbara
- Erik Hoel, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
- John Jensen, University of South Carolina
- Craig A. Knoblock, University of Southern California
- Richard Langley, University of New Brunswick
- Ed Mikhail, Purdue University
- Shashi Shekhar, University of Minnesota
- Ouri Wolfson, University of Illinois – Chicago
- May Yuan, University of Oklahoma
List of participants
- Mark Abrams, Advisor to USG
- Nabil Adam, Rutgers University/DHS-S&T, Web site
- Peggy Agouris, George Mason University,Web site
- Divyakant Agrawal, University of California at Santa Barbara, Web site
- Mohamed Ali, Microsoft, Web site
- Lee Allison, Arizona Geological Survey, Web site
- Cecilia Aragon, University of Washington, Web site
- Walid G. Aref, Purdue, Web site
- Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University/NSF, Web site
- David Balshaw, NIH/NIEHS, Web site
- Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, Web site
- Budhendra Bhaduri, ORNL, Web site
- Ramon Caceres, AT&T Research, Web site
- Kelley Crews, NSF, Web site
- Jade DePalacios, US-DoD
- Beth Driver, DoD
- Tom Erickson, IBM, Web site
- Jon Eisenberg, NAS/CSTB (The National Academies/Computer Science and Telecommunications Board) Director, Web site
- Walton Fehr, USDOT/FHWA
- Steven Feiner, Columbia University, Web site
- Jie Gao, Stony Brook University, Web site
- Erwin Gianchandani, CCC, Web site
- Michael Goodchild, UC Santa Barbara, Web site
- Sara Graves, UA Huntsville, Web site
- Rajesh K. Gupta, UC San Diego, Web site
- Myron Gutmann, NSF, Web site
- Susanne Hambrusch, NSF, Web site
- Chuck Hansen, University of Utah, Web site
- Michelle Heacock, NIH/NIEHS, Web site
- Stephen Hirtle, University of Pittsburgh, Web site
- Clifford Jacobs, NSF, Web site
- Farnam Jahanian, National Science Foundation, Web site
- Todd Johanesen, NGA, Web site
- Daniel Keefe, University of Minnesota, Web site
- Henry Kelly, OSTP, Web site
- John Keyser, Texas A&M University, Web site
- Craig A. Knoblock, Information Sciences Institute, Web site
- Hank Korth, Lehigh University, Web site
- Benjamin Kuipers, University of Michigan, Web site
- Vipin Kumar, University of Minnesota, Web site
- Xuan Liu, IBM, Web site
- Dinesh Manocha, University of North Carolina, Web site
- Keith Marzullo, National Science Foundation, Web site
- Edward M. Mikhail, Purdue University, Web site
- Rahul Ramachandran, UA Huntsville, Web site
- Siva Ravada, Oracle, Web site
- Norman Sadeh, CMU, Web site
- Jagan Sankaranarayanan, NEC Labs, Web site
- John L Schnase, NASA, Web site
- Lea Shanley, Wilson Center, Web site
- Jim Shine, Army Research
- Shashi Shekhar, University of Minnesota, Web site
- Daniel Z. Sui, Ohio State University, Web site
- Virginia Bacon Talati, CSTB Associate Program Officer, Web site
- Chang-Tien Lu, Virginia Tech, Web site
- Paul Torrens, University of Maryland, Web site
- Ranga Raju Vatsavai, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Web site
- Eric Vessey, DoD
- Howard D. Wactlar, NSF, Web site
- Shaowen Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Web site
- Tandy Warnow, NSF, Web site
- Nicole Wayant, Army Research
- Mark Weiss, NSF
- Greg Welch, University of North Carolina, Web site
- Ouri E. Wolfson, University of Illinois at Chicago, Web site
- Mike Worboys, University of Maine, Web site
- May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Web site
- Avideh Zakhor, UC Berkeley, Web site
- Maria Zemankova, NSF, Web site
- Li Zhu, NIH/NCI, Web site
Steering Committee
- Erwin Gianchandani
- Hank Korth
