You are cordially invited to attend the 6th International Symposium on
Digital Earth ( ISDE6 ) with the theme of Digital Earth in Action and to visit
Beijing, China in September, 2009. ISDE6 will continue the tradition of
gathering world-class scientists, engineers and educators to review the progress
of digital earth during the last decade and discuss the achievements of digital
earth and its future development.
Digital earth is a virtual representation of our planet and a global
initiative aimed at harnessing the world's data and information resources to
develop a virtual 3-D model of the Earth in order to monitor, measure, and
forecast natural and human activity on the planet. It has a broad domain related
to earth observation, geographic information system, global positioning system,
virtual reality, computer technology, network communication, geosciences and
social sciences etc.
Since the promulgation of the Beijing Declaration on Digital Earth at the
First International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE) in 1999, digital earth has
prospered and made great progress in both theory and applications. The
international symposia on digital earth have been held in Canada, Czech
Republic, Japan, and the United States every two years since 2001, and Digital
Earth Summits were convened in New Zealand and Germany in 2006 and 2008
respectively. The 6th ISDE "Digital Earth in Action" will mainly focus on the
technological advances and the various emerging applications linking digital
earth and many other relating technologies.
Over the past ten years, digital earth has been widely adopted for dealing
with social and sustainable issues. The 6th ISDE will play a crucial role in
putting forward international exchange and cooperation in building and
developing digital earth theory, technology and applications.
The venue of the symposium is the Beijing International Convention Center
(BICC) and the time for the 6th ISDE will be very close to October 1, the 60th
Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. You will have a
good opportunity to enjoy the golden autumn of Beijing, with both traditional
and modern culture.
We look forward to seeing you in Beijing.
Guo Huadong Chairman, Organizing Committee
of ISDE6
