The goal of this event is toThe Geo xR workshop is part of a new AGILE initiative on eXtended Realities. Since the earliest developments of immersive virtual experiences (eXtended Realities), the geographic sciences have embraced the promises, opportunities, and challenges of this inherently spatial, multimodal medium; and with good reasons. Given the critically important role of the 2D map for millennia, with eXtended Realities now, there is simply no other better-fitting future medium for communication, education, decision- and policy-making that could be closer to the core interests of GIScience. The time is ripe for AGILE to take on leadership in the development, theoretical foundations, and agenda-setting role for a GIScience focus in xR and thus for Geo xR. eXtended Reality approaches have reached a level of maturity that allows for focusing on theories, opportunities, applications, and impact specifically for GIScientists and researchers in cognate fields. This workshop will thus bring like-minded AGILE members together to actively shape the research agenda of future developments and to give geoinformation science a prominent (and well-deserved) role in the advancements of eXtended Realities.
We strongly advocate for the AGILE community to take on leadership and an agenda-setting role in the theoretical, practical, and impactful development of eXtended Realities research within an ethical and reflective geographic focus. This initiative will provide a springboard for coordinating respective Geo xR research and activities, joint applications for funding, welcoming junior researchers into a thriving community, and increasing AGILE’s visibility in this rapidly developing field.
Topics include but are not limited to:
Geospatial foundations of xR
Immersive (geo) analytics
Cartography in xR
Co-creation and co-production of knowledge through immersive experiences
(geo) spatial computing
Geo xR and Geo AI
3D modeling for immersive content generation
Point-cloud based xR
Gaussian splatting for xR
Empirical research in xR on geospatial environments
Emotion assessment in xR
Perspective changing through immersive experiences
Understanding scale through immersive technologies
Collaborative virtual environments for geospatial applications
Bringing leaders in information technology together from across the globe
June 10, Barkhausen Bau Room I88 (first floor)
9:00 Welcome
9:10 Exploring the Potential of Gaussian Splatting Environment for Indoor Wayfinding Simulation
Adibah Nurul Yunisya, Peter Van Oosterom, and Edward Verbree
9:25 Immersive VR in Geography Education: Toward a Long-Term Understanding of Learning Dynamics in Real Classroom Conditions
Anna Auerműllerová, Zdeněk Stachoň, and Alžběta Šašinková
9:40 Designing an Immersive Dashboard for Multi-Attribute Spatiotemporal Data
Chenyu Zuo, Fabian Brülisauer, Stefan Ivanovic, and Cheng Fu
9:55 Cartographic scale and generalisation in immersive extended reality environments
Irma Kveladze and Pyry Kettunen
10:10 See-Through Urban Geology: An Augmented Reality Platform for Urban Geological Information Visualization
Liang He, Jiayan Zhao, Alexander Klippel, Wenke Liu
10:25 Web-based eXtended Reality (WebXR) – Towards Creation of Accessible Virtual Experiences
Lukáš Herman, Jan Horák, Barbora Plačková, and Dajana Snopková
10:40 Evaluating Augmented Reality-based Spatial Learning Assistance for Emergency Escape Training
Nianhua Liu, Shengkai Wang, Weichen Xu, and Yu Feng
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 Integrating Large Language Models and the Semantic Web for Adaptive Portrayal of Open Environmental Geodata in XR
Roar Gauslå Engell
11:45 Navigating the Scattered Mind: Using xR Spatial Computing to Cognize ADHD Navigational Challenges
Susannah Cox and P. William Limpisathian
12:00 Comparing elicited emotions during wayfinding in virtual and real geospatial environments
Yiwei Wang, Martin Raubal, and Peter Kiefer
12:15 Immersive Digital Twins as a Basis for Behavioral Research
Jan Oliver Wallgrün, Bart Knuiman, Alexander Klippel, Jiayan Zhao, and Jascha Grübel
12:30 Navigating VR with a handheld mobile map: Real-time VR–map positional synchronization during a navigation study
Mona Bartling, Armand Kapaj, and Sara Fabrikant
12:45 Closing remarks and next steps
13:00 Lunch
Extended abstract of 2-4 pages as PDF, formatted using the agile-giss template as described in the formatting instructions on this page. Please include full author information; anonymization is not required. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by members of the program committee / the organizers. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their work during the workshop. All accepted extended abstracts will be shared in electronic form with the participants of the workshop.
Please send your extended abstract via email to: jiayan.zhao@wur.nl
Submission of extended abstracts: April 10th, 2025 (end of day AoE)
Contributing AGILE members:
Alexander Klippel, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Jiayan Zhao, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Sara Irina Fabrikant, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Zdeněk Stachoň, Masaryk University, Czechia
Petr Kubíček, Masaryk University, Czechia
Pyry Kettunen, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Finland
Fotis Liarokapis, CYENS - Centre of Excellence, Cyprus.
Contributing non-AGILE members:
Liang He, School of Environmental Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China
Ali Asadipour, Computer Science Research Centre, London, UK
Jan Oliver Wallgrün, Independent Researcher, Hamburg, Germany
Program committee:
Angela Schwering, University of Muenster, Germany
Peter van Oosterom, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Edward Verbree, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Stefan van der Spek, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Paulo Raposo, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Chris Kray, University of Muenster, Germany
Verena Griess, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Jascha Gruebel, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Irma Kveladze, Aalborg University, Denmark
Chenyu Zuo, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Dennis Del Favero, UNSW Sydney, Australia
https://agile-gi.eu/conference-2025