AMCIS+2015+-+CFP+-+Mini-track+on+Spatial+Business+Intelligence,+Analytics,+and+Knowledge+Management


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**Spatial Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Knowledge Management ** **AMCIS 2015 Conference in Puerto Rico, August 13-15, 2015 ** The mini-track on Spatial Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Knowledge Management seeks to provide a forum for research on varied aspects of geographic information systems (GIS) for business intelligence, analytics, knowledge management, and spatial data management. This area is becoming an essential aspect for governments and has been growing rapidly over the past decade in business. The mini-track encourages manuscript submission on theory, methodology, applications, behavioral studies, and emerging areas in GIS. Current areas of interest include spatial big data, spatial knowledge management, theory development, cloud-based GIS, spatial crowdsourcing, spatial workforce, behavioral research, geo-design, privacy and security aspects, mobile location-based applications, and new and emerging areas of GIS. In concert with the AMCIS 2015 theme, spatial technologies have been undergoing a major transformation based on new and emerging geospatial technologies including space-time, 3-D modeling, LIDAR, unmanned spatial data collection, augmented reality glasses, and virtual reality of place.

The intent is to advance knowledge from a relatively nascent level in light of the continuing geospatial revolution and encourage exchange of findings, methodologies, blue ocean ideas between scholars and practitioners in an area ripe for rapid growth in business and in information programs. The mini-track over the past four years has attracted increasing interest and participation. It is part of the SIGDSA track and is sponsored by SIGGIS.

GIS and spatial technologies are growing rapidly in business and government. Increasingly these applications involve business intelligence (BI), big data, analytics, and knowledge management. Although there is considerable research on GIS technology and geographic information science, there has been relatively little research in spatial decision making in business, government, and organizations. This track seeks manuscripts that address theory, methodology, geo-design, applications, management issues, and behavioral aspects of these topics. The relevance to research is to build up greater knowledge of the geo-spatial aspects of decision-making and management, and to develop theory and applications, occasionally building on well-known concepts in the Decision Support/Analytics and MIS fields. The mini-track will address the emerging areas of GIS, GIScience, and related technologies such as RFID, imagery, virtual augmentation and reality, location for mobile devices, and sensors, cloud-based  GIS , and expansive spatial information. Since this area is expanding and becoming essential in business and government, the mini-track can shed light on a new and evolving field. The mini-track findings, results, and discussions will also inform the leaders, managers, strategic thinkers, and policy makers in many organizations that are building, deploying, and managing applications in these areas. In concert with the AMCIS 2015 theme, submissions are encouraged in the blue ocean aspects of spatial science and technologies. This mini-track is supported by SIGGIS of AIS. **Potential topics **(suggestions, but not limited to those listed):
 * Spatial analytics
 * Spatial decision support
 * Spatial knowledge management
 * Big Data and GIS
 * Management decision-making using GIS
 * Spatial data mining and knowledge discovery
 * Web-based GIS concepts and applications
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">GIS and the cloud
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Mobile-based GIS concepts and applications
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Security and privacy of spatial information
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Geo-Design
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Theoretical studies
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Methodological papers
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Case studies
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Investment in and benefits of GIS, spatial BI, or spatial analytics
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Managerial concerns in spatial systems
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Ethical aspects of GIS and spatial decision-making
 * <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">GIS workforce, training, and education
 * Quality measures and evaluation of spatial systems
 * Systems and software development of GIS
 * Crowdsourcing and public domain sources of spatial information
 * Emerging and Blue Ocean areas in spatial science and technologies

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">February 25, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Submission information at []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">James B. Pick <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">E-mail: james_pick@redlands.edu <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">School of Business, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373-0999
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">James B. Pick, University of Redlands <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">james_pick@redlands.edu
 * Program Committee:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Daniel Farkas, Pace University <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">dfarkas@pace.edu

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Brian Hilton,Claremont Graduate University <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">brian.hilton@cgu.edu

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Avijit Sarkar, University of Redlands <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">avijit_sarkar@redlands.edu

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Hindupur Ramakrishna, University of Redlands <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">hindupur_ramakrishna@redlands.edu

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Namchul ShinPace University <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">nshin@pace.edu