摘要
The Sixth International Symposium on Digital Earth(ISDE6)was successfully convened in Beijing,China,from 9 to 12 September 2009.ISDE6 was hosted by the International Society for Digital Earth and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),organized by the Chinese National Committee of the International Society for Digital Earth and the CAS Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth,with co-sponsorship of 16 Chinese government departments,institutions and international organizations.More than 1000 scientists,engineers,educators,entrepreneurs,managers,administrators,and representatives of civil societies from more than 40 countries,international organizations,and NGOs attended the symposium.ISDE6 focused on the theme of‘Digital Earth in Action.’Some 900 abstracts and 500 full papers were submitted to the symposium,of which about 210 were presented as oral presentations at plenary and parallel sessions,and over 400 participants presented their poster papers.
