Previous Invited Speakers
The researchers below were distinguished invited speakers at previous GISTAM conferences.
We are indebted to them for their contribution to heighten the conference level.
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
2021
Integration of Multiple Spatiotemporal Demographic Data and Its Applications for Disaster Mitigation Planning 
Toshihiro Osaragi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Earth Observation in Service of Terrestrial Ecosystems' MonitoringIoannis Manakos, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Comparison of Various Types of Land Use and Land Cover Data and Example of Their Harmonisation Lena Halounova, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia
2020
Leveraging User Generated Geoinformation for Humanitarian Aid: Potentials and Challenges Alexander Zipf, Heidelberg University, Germany An Innovative Platform for Virtual Underwater Experiences Targeting the Cultural and Tourism Industries Paraskevi Nomikou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Spatial Information Technology: Past, Present, Future Andrew U. Frank, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
2019
Geodesy and Geo-Informatics in Coastal and Marine Environment Applications Ilias N. Tziavos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Smart Geographic Information Displays for Wise Decision MakingSara Irina Fabrikant, University of Zurich - Irchel, Switzerland Laser Scanning: From First Experiments to Operational Point Cloud Processing Norbert Pfeifer, Technical University of Wien, Austria
2018
Photogrammetry Meets BIMUwe Stilla, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany Positioning Techniques and Accuracy Requirements in Geo-sciences and Engineering Kostas E. Katsampalos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece More than Pretty Pictures - Synergies Between Computer Graphics and Geographic Information Systems Eugene Fiume, Simon Fraser University and University of Toronto, Canada
2017
Nationwide Point Clouds and 3D Geo-information - Creation and Maintenance George Vosselman, University of Twente, Netherlands Big Data Exploration - From Analytics to Zooming Yannis Ioannidis, "Athena" Research & Innovation Center and University of Athens, Greece
2016
GIS and Cartography - It’s Complicated Wolfgang Kainz, University of Vienna, Austria New Perspectives of Combined Data Sets from Multiple Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Data Networks for Environmental Information Barbara Koch, University of Freiburg, Germany
2015
Geographic Knowledge Engineering for Territorial Intelligence Robert Laurini, Knowledge Systems Institute, France eARTh Observation - A World to Be Sensed Jordi Corbera, Independent Researcher, Spain Why the Map of the Future Will Not Look like a Map Ed Parsons, Independent Researcher, United Kingdom