About the Conference The Fifth International Conference on GeoComputation was hosted by the University of Greenwich's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at their Medway Campus, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK on 23 - 25 August 2000. Focusing on the interface between geography and computing, the conference comprised presentations on topics including inductive learning tools, cellular automata, cluster recognition, data mining, World Wide Web developments, data models, languages for analysis, digital elevation modelling, modelling linear features, expert systems and smart techniques.
Financial support: EUROPEAN RESEARCH OFFICE OF THE U.S. ARMY CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SPATIAL ANALYSIS ELSEVIER SCIENCE

 

		GeoComputation is an international research conference series initiated in 1996. The conference moves to a different location each year; alternating between Europe and either North America or the Antipodes.
		GeoComputation attracts delegates from all parts of the world; but especially from the United Kingdom, the European Union, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Papers and presentations are in English.
		Hot links to past conferences and past proceedings: GeoComputation Conference Series Home Page

 

		to attract researchers and presenters of international standing
		to facilitate global networking between institutions and individuals
		to promote active collaboration amongst workers from diverse parent disciplines
		to create an international focus for current state-of-the-art research
		to provide a mechanism for disseminating the latest innovations and discoveries
		to highlight the benefits and limitations of new computational techniques
		to act as a constructive forum for inter-disciplinary discussion of research ideas
		to generate a framework that allows newcomers to see their work in an international context
		to indicate fruitful directions for further research