A three days conference in Wageningen
Spatial statistics for production ecology
GIS, Modelling and Remote Sensing
19 - 21 April 1999
Production ecology (PE) aims at competitive production in an environmentally
friendly way. Modern approaches like precision agriculture and integrated
pest and disease management rely on the use of models. Basic input for these
models is increasingly collected by remote sensing, and also data stored in
geographical information systems (GIS) are used. GIS is indispensable to
combine sources of data and to visualize important spatial information. In
all, modern production ecology leads to decisions that are better supported
by the most recent agricultural knowledge, and hence to more sustainable use
of land.
Spatial statistics is important in aspects of production ecology. Spatial
statistics quantifies uncertainty and supports problem solving in issues of
scale and spatial modeling. Examples include interpolation of agricultural
models to field or regional scales, quantification of uncertainty in GIS,
upscaling, and use of remote sensing images for decision support.
In association with the International Statistical Institute and sponsored by
the Netherlands Academy of Sciences we organize the international conference
of Spatial Statistics for Production Ecology. The aim of this conference is
to present up-to-date develop-ments in spatial statistics for PE, to present
on-going research and to discuss important problems to be addressed in the
near future. Three themes have been distinguished: GIS, Modelling and Remote
Sensing. Distinguished national and international speakers have been invited
to present an overview of state-of-the-art, and researchers will present
front-line research in any of the three themes.
web site: http://www.spg.wau.nl/pe/fredumain.htm
tel. +31-317-484410
fax. +31-317-482419
Scientific Committee
A Stein (Chairman)
EA Addink
AK Bregt
JGPW Clevers
J Goudriaan
Place
The conference takes place in the Wageningen University and Research Centre,
in the new building of the Winand Staring Centre, rooms 1 and 2,
Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen. This building has excellent
conference facilities with all modern equipments for presentations. It now
also hosts the Wageningen UR Geoinformation Centre that is responsible for
teaching programmes of geoinformation, takes part in research projects and is
a service centre for geodata . It is situated in the northern part of
Wageningen and can easily be reached by public transport and by car.
Proceedings
Every oral and poster presentation is accompanied by a written scientific
paper to be sent to the conference secretariat by 1 April 1999 at the latest.
Pre-proceedings are compiled in three volumes, one for each theme, and will
be delivered at the start of the conference. The papers will be reviewed and
accepted papers will be published in a special issue of Environmental and
Ecological Statistics, Editor-in-Chief, GP Patil.
Fee
The fee for three-days attendance of the congress is Dfl. 250,-. One-day
registration is possible at the cost of Dfl. 95,-. Fee includes access to the
full congress program, a copy of the pre-proceedings, lunches, coffee and
tea. and access to the conference dinner at Tuesday night for three-day
attendants. One-day attendants can join the dinner for Dfl. 60,-. Registered
research students from the CT de Wit Research School of Production Ecology
will not pay fees but will earn credit points in stead.
The Program
The scientific program consists of various types of contributions.
1. Invited papers to give an overview of the state of the art or of modern
developments in any of the three themes of the conference. Presentations will
last 40 minutes, and will be followed by a brief 5 min. discussion for
clarification.
2. Contributed papers to present front-line research in any of the three
themes of the conference. Presentations will last 20 minutes and will be
followed by an extensive 20 minute discussion. In this discussion interaction
among the audience and speakers will be encouraged.
3. Posters to present the latest developments. These posters will be on
display all during the conference, and there will be ample time to discuss
these with the presenting scientists.
4. General discussions concentrating on all aspects relating to the themes of
the day.
5. GIS demonstrations to show the latest developments in geographical
information systems
In addition there are several social activities, like a welcome reception,
the conference diner on Tuesday evening, and extended tea and coffee breaks
and end-of-the-day receptions to allow informal contacts.
19 April: Spatial statistics and Geographical Information Systems for
decision support
convenor: prof AK Bregt
8.30 - 9.15 (invited paper)
PA Burrough
Title not yet available
9.15 - 9.55
CJ de Zeeuw et al
Geo-information for monitoring land use in the Netherlands - changes around
us or noise in the databases?
9.55 - 10.30
Tea and coffee break
10.30 -11.10
G Sterk et al
Wind erosion and spatial variability in pearl millet yield in the Sahel
11.10 - 11.50
JW van Groenigen et al
Optimisation of spatial sampling for model estimation
11.50 - 12.30
K de Beurs et al
A comparision of splining and geostatistics for climate variables: a case
study of Jalisco, Mexico
12.30 - 13.30
Lunch break
13.30 - 14.15 (invited paper)
P Kyriakidis
Stochastic imaging for assessing the impact of imprecise spatial information
on ecological models
14.15 - 14.55
WM Khaemba
Spatial modelling of abundance and distribution of wildlife species in the
Maasai Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
14.55 - 15.35
L Boumans et al
Nitrate in groundwater in the sandy area of the Netherlands
15.35 - 16.00
Tea and coffee break
16.00 - 17.30
AK Bregt (coordinator)
GIS demonstrations
17.30
Reception
20 April: Spatial statistics and agricultural modelling
Convenors: prof J Goudriaan, prof A Stein
8.30 - 9.15 (invited paper)
P Lagacherie et al
A spatialisation approach using imprecise soil data for modelling crop yields
over vast areas
9.15 - 10.00 (invited paper)
A Brix
Spatial point processes in production ecology
10.00 - 10.30
Tea and coffee break
10.30 - 11.10
M vd Berg et al
Assessment of errors in data on moisture retention and effective rooting
depth, in relation to sugar-cane growth in Sao Paulo State, Brazil
11.10 - 11.50
PH Verburg et al
Spatial variability as a source uncertainty in regional estimates of methane
emissions from rice paddies
11.50 - 12.30
L Bechini et al
Modeling, interpolation and stochastic simulation in space and time of global
solar radiation
12.30 - 13.30
Lunch break
13.30 - 14.15 (invited paper)
A Saltelli et al
The scope of senstivity analysis within the modelling process
14.15 - 14.35
P Monestiez et al
Spatial interpolation of climate data taking into account environment of
weather stations and application to a crop model
14.35 - 14.55
RJF van Haren et al
Effects of spatio-temporal weather variability on predicting agricultural
production
14.55 - 15.30
Discussion of the previous two papers
15.30 - 15.50
Tea and coffee break
15.50 - 16.30
O Pokrovsky
On the modelling of the surface energy exchange processes by combined "fuzzy
sets and neural networks" approach
16.30 - 17.00
General discussion
19.00
Conference diner
21 April: Spatial statistics and remote sensing for decision support
Convenors: dr JGPW Clevers, prof SM de Jong
8.30 - 9.15 (invited paper)
P Curran
Remote sensing: Using the spatial domain
9.15 - 10.00 (invited paper)
J Dungan
Predicting vegetation amount using ground and remotely sensed data:
geostatistical alternatives
10.00 - 10.30
Tea and coffee break
10.30 - 11.10
EA Addink et al
A comparison of conventional and geostatistical methods to replace clouded
pixels in NOAA-AVHRR images
11.10 - 11.50
S de Bruin
Probabilistic remotely sensed land cover data queried using fuzzy set theory
11.50 - 12.30
JAM Janssen et al
Fuzzy Mapping of Salt Marsh Vegetation on the Island of Ameland
12.30 - 13.30
Lunch break
13.30 - 14.15 (invited paper)
FJ Gallego
The use of satellite images for land cover area estimation
14.15 - 15.00 (invited paper)
G Genovese
Rapid estimates of crop area changes derived from satellite observations
15.00 - 15.30
Tea and coffee break
15.30 - 16.10
M Guerif, C Duke
Quantifying the effect of the spatial variability of soils and crops on a
process of crop model local adjustment using remote sensing
16.10 - 17.00
General discussion
17.00
Closing
Registration
Send attached registration form to the conference secretariat, Ms. T. van
Hummel, Agricultural University, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, PO Box 37,
6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Registration closes at 1 April 1999.
Email: [log in to unmask], fax: +31-317-482419
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Registration form
Name
Affiliation
Address
Phone/fax
Email
Hotel booking: yes/no
I want to register for the conference Spatial Statistics for Production
Ecology. Three days registration is Dfl. 250,-, one day registration is Dfl.
95. I intend to stay:
O Three days
O 19 April (GIS)
O 20 April (Modeling)
O 21 April (Remote Sensing)
O I wish to join the conference dinner (free for 3 days attendance, dfl.
60,- for one-day attendance)
O I wish to present a poster with title
Total registration fee Dfl.
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