ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025: Call for Papers

The 33rd ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025) will be held from Monday November 3 to Thursday November 6, 2025, in Minneapolis, MN, USA.

The conference provides a forum for original research contributions covering all conceptual, design, and implementation aspects of geospatial data. It is the premier annual event of the ACM Special Interest Group on Spatial Information (ACM SIGSPATIAL).

New Initiatives and Tracks

ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025 introduces several new initiatives:

1. Research Track: Now includes Experiment, benchmark, and experience papers. (CFP for Research Track)
2. Application Track: (CFP for Applications track)
3. Industrial Track: (CFP for Industrial track)
4. Short Papers Track: (CFP for Short Papers Track)
5. Tutorials: (Call for Tutorials)
6. PhD and Graduate Studies Workshop with SRC: (CFP for PhD and Graduate Studies Workshop and SRC)
7. ACM TSAS Paper Presentations: Papers accepted in ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems (TSAS) will be invited for presentation.

Important Dates

Research Papers (Regular & Experiment, Benchmark & Experience)

• Abstract Submission: Friday, May 30th, 2025
• Paper Submission: Friday, June 06th, 2025
• Decision Notification: Thursday, July 31st, 2025
• Camera-ready: Thursday, August 21st, 2025

Vision Papers

• Abstract Submission: June 6th, 2025
• Paper Submission: June 13th, 2025
• Decision Notification: July 31st, 2025

Application Papers

• Abstract Submission: June 6th, 2025
• Paper Submission: June 13th, 2025
• Decision Notification: July 31st, 2025

Industrial Papers

• Abstract Submission: June 6th, 2025
• Paper Submission: June 13th, 2025
• Decision Notification: July 31st, 2025

Short Papers

• Abstract Submission: June 6th, 2025
• Paper Submission: June 13th, 2025
• Decision Notification: July 31st, 2025

Demos

• Paper Submission: June 15th, 2025
• Decision Notification: July 31st, 2025

Tutorials

• Proposal Submission: July 3rd, 2025
• Decision Notification: July 25th, 2025

PhD/Grad Workshop & SRC

• Paper Submission: July 25th, 2025
• Decision Notification: August 15th, 2025

GIS Cup

• Mid Submission: July 30, 2025
• Mid Decision: August 20, 2025
• Submission: September 10, 2025
• Decision: October, 2025

Workshop Proposals (Past Due)

• Proposal Submission: May 2nd, 2025
• Decision Notification: June 2nd, 2025

Topics of Interest

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

• Spatial AI: Generative AI for spatial reasoning and simulation, Spatial foundation models, Causal reasoning in space and time, Spatial machine learning and explainability, Privacy and ethics, Spatial reasoning in robotics.
• Big spatial data: Spatial and spatio-temporal analysis, Query processing and optimization, Spatial data mining, pattern analysis and knowledge discovery, Spatio-temporal data management, Spatial decision support, Spatial data quality and uncertainty, Geo-entity linkage, geo-enrichment, Distributed and parallel algorithms, Geospatial architectures and middleware, GPU and novel hardware solutions.
• Pervasive computing and internet of spatial things: Localization and tracking indoors/outdoors, Contact tracing, Location-based services, Spatio-temporal sensor networks, Traffic telematics, Mobile systems and vehicular ad hoc networks.
• Spatial data acquisition, integration, processing: Standardization and interoperability, Earth observation and satellite data processing, Computational geometry and computer graphics, Image and video understanding, Spatial, geo-social and trajectory Simulation, Spatio-temporal stream processing.
• Spatial search: Geographic information retrieval, Human computer interaction and visualization, Similarity searching, Spatial data structures and algorithms, Spatial modeling and reasoning, Spatio-textual searching.
• Spatial intelligence at work: Intelligent transportation and sustainable mobility, Autonomous vehicles, Spatial knowledge graphs, Epidemiology and health, Cyber and physical security, Smart cities and spaces, Geospatial computer vision applications, Location business intelligence, Personalized geospatial recommendation systems.

Submission Guidelines

General Information

• Regular Research Papers & Experiment, Benchmark & Experience Papers: Up to 10 pages excluding references. Up to 2 additional pages after references can be used for appendices. Submissions exceeding page limits will be desk-rejected.
• Short Papers: 4 pages (including references).
• Paper Titles: For Experiment, Benchmark & Experience papers, include the suffix [Experiment] in the title (e.g., 'Evaluating spatial navigation systems on Mars [Experiment]'). This suffix will be removed for the camera-ready version.
• Authors: ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025 is a single-blind conference. Author names and affiliations should be listed in the submitted version. The author list is final after the submission deadline.
• AI Disclosure: Authors are responsible for all submitted manuscripts and must disclose the use of AI software tools in their paper.
• Conflict of Interest (COI): Authors must review and follow the ACM Policy on Conflict of Interest for ACM Publications and mark any potential conflicts on the submission website. Doubts should be clarified with the PC Chairs.
• Inappropriate Content: ACM Publications cannot be used to propagate political or religious views or denigrate individuals or groups. See ACM Policy on inappropriate content.

Formatting and Camera-Ready

• Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format using the ACM camera-ready templates, specifically the Conference Proceedings Primary Article template (two-column format).
• Submission Platform: All papers should be submitted through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigspatial2025
• Camera-Ready: Detailed instructions for preparing the camera-ready copy will be provided to accepted authors via email.

Registration and Presentation Policy

Each accepted paper must have a separate paid author registration. At least one author must attend the conference in person to present the accepted submission. Failure to do so will result in the paper not appearing in the conference proceedings or the ACM Digital Library.

Contact Information

PC Chairs:

• Yao-Yi Chiang (University of Minnesota, USA)
• Maria Luisa Damiani (University of Milan, Italy)
• Moustafa Youssef (The American University in Cairo, Egypt)