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AppGeMaSessionAtMelbourne2009

Dear AppGeMa list members,

We have planned a special session for the AppGeMa WG at the IAG/AIG International Conference on Geomorphology to be held in Melbourne (Australia) 6-11 July 2009 The Session description is detailed below, and also posted on the Conference websites (http://www.geomorphology2009.com/program.asp).

The session will be chaired by Colin Pain (Geoscience Australia, Canberra), Martin Stokes (University of Plymouth, UK), and Paolo Paron (FAO Somalia, Nairobi, Kenya). The session is open to poster and oral presentations, with a limit of one oral presentation per author. Instructions for authors will be available shortly.

Arrangements for publication of session outputs are currently being explored and details will be made available shortly. A field trip, to be organized by Colin Pain, will visit the Murray Basin, Victoria.

We hope that this AppGeMa session will attract presentations from geomorphologists involved in mapping from a variety of sectors: academic, governmental, non-governmental and private.

We would therefore like to invite you to present your work at this session and to attend the related field trip.

Hoping to see you in Melbourne in 2009!

Paolo & Mike

IAG APPGEMA SESSION AT MELBOURNE 2009

Applied Geomorphological Mapping (IAG Working Group Meeting)

(Colin Pain Colin.Pain@ga.gov.au, Martin Stokes M.Stokes@plymouth.ac.uk, and Paolo Paron paoloparon@yahoo.it)

Geomorphological maps are one of most useful end-products of investigations made by geomorphologists in the field, documenting landscape morphological components, their spatial organisation and the processes acting upon it. Geomorphological maps have an increasing application within industry and government bodies by a wide range of professionals (such as engineers, urban planners, soil and forest scientists, agronomists, and land conservationists) dealing with the management of land and its modifications.

Advances in laboratory techniques, numerical modelling and digital surveying (including map production) have led to a great enhancement in geomorphological investigation. In particular the digital analysis of remotely sensed data, widespread application of GIS and digital terrain analysis, combined with increased computing power, have collectively lead to the integration of classical field surveys with digital techniques. Recent developments in data dissemination and visualization have led to widespread uptake of scientific data by non geomorphological experts. Such maps can be considered as a meeting point at which geomorphologists, geologists and other professionals share their different knowledge of land and plan together a sustainable use of the environment.

This session invites papers dealing with applications and techniques for applied geomorphological mapping, terrain evaluation, land-system mapping, and morphological mapping. Particular attention will be given to the following aspects:

• Case studies of applications of geomorphological mapping in the industrial/conservation/development sectors;
• Integration of ‘traditional’ field observation with digital data collection, analysis, presentation, and dissemination in applied geomorphological maps;
• Legend systems for applied geomorphological mapping;
• Impact of applied geomorphological mapping in the decision making processes.

The session is open to anyone -from academia, public agencies, and the private sector- involved in applied geomorphological mapping. Special attention will be given to the applications of geomorphological maps in multi-disciplinary projects and studies.