<div dir="ltr">FYI<br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br>Serena Coetzee (GPr GISc 1245)</div><div>University of Pretoria<br>Professor and Head of Department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology<br>Geography Building 1-3.7, Hatfield Campus, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield, 0083, South Africa<br>email: <a href="mailto:serena.coetzee@up.ac.za" target="_blank">serena.coetzee@up.ac.za</a> · Web: <a href="http://www.up.ac.za/ggm" target="_blank">www.up.ac.za/ggm</a> · Mobile: +27 82 464 4294 · Tel: +27 12 420 3823</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Abbas Rajabifard</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:abbas.r@unimelb.edu.au">abbas.r@unimelb.edu.au</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, May 2, 2020 at 3:59 AM<br>Subject: COVID-19 and Geospatial Book - Call for contribution Proposals<br>To: Abbas Rajabifard <<a href="mailto:abbas.r@unimelb.edu.au">abbas.r@unimelb.edu.au</a>><br>Cc: Daniel Paez Barajas <<a href="mailto:db@unimelb.edu.au">db@unimelb.edu.au</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Following our recent meeting, and in response to COVID-19 pandemic,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"> UN-GGIM Academic Network in collaboration with the publisher CRC Press are seeking to publish a new <b>Open
Access book</b> entitled: <i>COVID-19: Geospatial Information and Community Resilience</i>. I am reaching out to you for your consideration to contribute a chapter for this book that is commensurate with your expertise or contributing an observation on current
issues. </span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">This<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>book<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>unique<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">for </span> <span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">integrating
location intelligence, mapping,</span></span><span style="color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:19px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">GIS</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">and</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> spatial
analysis</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">in</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">public
health research, and</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> for </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">presenting t</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">his</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">global
problem</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">through a</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">spatial</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">perspective.
Please see attached for the details of the call for contribution. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">While the</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">first</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">part</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">of
the</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">book</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">focuses</span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:11pt">on
principles and foundations for geospatial science and technologies, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.06666667014360428px">the consecutive</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">parts</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">contain</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">chapters</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">of</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">selected</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.06666667014360428px">topics
presenting</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">in-depth</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">case
studies,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">which</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.06666667014360428px">discuss
pandemic</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">indicator</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">data</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">and</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">data</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">collection</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">processes, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">key</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">literature </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">for</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">the</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">appropriate
spatial analytical methods</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">applied,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">and</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">illustration</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">of
cartographic techniques</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">for</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> visualizing</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">and</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">mapping</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> pandemic </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">cases </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">of</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">a</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">particular</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">place</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">or</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">a</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">region/country.</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">The<span style="letter-spacing:3.75pt"> </span>book<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">will consist</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">of</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">four</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">parts</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">illustrating</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">themes
of experiences and reflections obtained from the pandemic, as well as a forward looking collection of ongoing development for building a more resilience community, economy and environment </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">from
local</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">to</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">the</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,112,192);letter-spacing:-0.05pt">global
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<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">I would very much appreciate your contribution to this new and important publication. Please do let me know if you are interested in writing a chapter or observation. If you have any recommendations for contributions by
other practitioners from your networks, please share the flyer with them and encourage them for proposal to contribute. Please see the details of the timeframe for this publication. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Thank you for your consideration and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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