GI Zeitgeist 2012 is a conerence for young researchers in the field of Geographic Information Science (GIScience). Its goal was to gather nunior researchers from all over the world and give them the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues and get feedback on their work. Established Topics of GIScience are: Analysis of spatial and spatio-temporal data Development of open standards and services Location-based services and ubiuqitous computing Spatial cognition and spatial reasoning Wayfinding and navigation