Proceedings of the First European SCGIS Conference

“Best practices: Application of GIS technologies for conservation of natural and cultural heritage sites”

21-23 May 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria

Table of Contents

Plenary session – Presentations

Message to SCGIS Bulgaria Conference Participants from the Board of Directors of the Society for Conservation GIS

Building a global conservation GIS community
Alexander Yumakaev – ESRI Inc. & SCGIS – Keynote Speaker

New Horizons for GIS Users with Esri GIS Technology
Miglena Kuzmanova – ESRI Bulgaria

History of SCGIS Chapter Bulgaria – past, present and future activities
Vanya Naydenova, Stefan Stamenov, Lubka Roumenina

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Session 1: GIS-based Conservation of Natural Heritage and Environmental Issues

GIS for spatial planning – Chemal district, Republic of Altai, Russia
Irina Mikhailidi – Altai State Technical University & Altai 21-st Century Public Fund, Barnaul, Russia

An Assessment of European Spruce Bark Beetle Infestation Using WorldView-2 Satellite Data
Lachezar Filchev – SRTI-BAS

A GIS-based assessment of geodiversity in the Romanian protected areas. A preliminary approach
Nastase Mihaela, Cuculici Roxana, Muratoreanu George, Grigorescu Ines, Dragota Carmen, Valahia University of Târgoviste, Romania

The Kutina Pyramids natural landmark – its degradation and disappearance
Vanya Naydenova – SRTI-BAS

Mapping of the sublittoral substrates as a basis for the identification of NATURA 2000 habitat types 1110 and 1170 in the Bulgarian Black Sea
Iliyan Kotsev, Stoyan Keremedchiev, Ekaterina Trifonova, Valentina Todorova, Lyubomir Dimitrov, Nataliya Andreeva, Petya Eftimova – Institute of Oceanology-BAS

GIS-based modelling of eco-tourist routes in accordance with the protected areas in the Zemen gorge region
Eugenia Sarafova – SRTI-BAS

Mapping of coniferous forests’ structural attributes in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria by satellite data
Petar Dimitrov – SRTI-BAS

Session 2: Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Sites using GIS

Archaeological GIS – Kazanlak Field Survey, 2009-2011
Georgi Nekhrizov – NIAM-BAS, Julia Tzvetkova – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Nadezhda Kecheva– NIAM-BAS

GIS-based concept for conservation of the archaeological site of Pliska
Stefan Stamenov, Vanya Naydenova – SRTI-BAS, Andrey Aladjov – NIAM-BAS

GIS of Old Sofia – urban development and its cultural heritage
Vanya Naydenova, Stefan Stamenov – SRTI-BAS

Cognitive perspective on archaeological spatial data and GIS
Tsoni Tsonev – NIAM-BAS

Risk from Natural Hazards for the Archeological Sites along the Bulgarian Danube Bank
Mariyana Nikolova, Stoyan Nedkov – NIGGG-BAS, and Valentin Nikolov – Geological Institute-BAS

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