Conference Day Two: Wednesday 17 September 2008

Military Response for Natural Disasters and Major Security Projects

9.00 Welcome Remarks From The Chair:

Dr. Peter Clark
EL2, Air Operations Division
DSTO, AUSTRALIA

9.15 Case Study: The Development Of The INCOIS Tsunami Early Warning System

INCOIS is the lead agency issuing early warning for tsunami and storm surges. They have already set up the Tsunami Early Warning Centre, which recently won “Geospatial Solution of the Year” at the Indian Geospatial Awards 2008.

• Estimating possible tsunami threat for India and Indian Ocean Countries
• Ensuring the immediate dissemination of information to relevant agencies

Dr. Shailesh Nayak
Director
INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES (INCOIS)

9.55 Case Study: Using GIS To Support NATO’s Pakistan Earthquake Relief Operation

• Establishment of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
• Coordinating and planning the response using geospatial data
• Using geospatial data to enable an easier representation of lines of communications

Giuseppe Nobile
Situation Centre, EADRCC
NATO HQ

11.20 Exploring Capacity Building Strategies For Incorporating Spatial Data Into Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr. Samarakoon has extensive knowledge in the application of Geoinformatics in various real-world applications such as regional planning, watershed management, coastal zone management, land use planning, healthcare planning, disaster mitigation and agricultural development. His competence in Geoinformatics includes remote sensing, GIS, GPS and land surveying, with more than 20 years experience.

• An overview of capacity building needs in the Asian region
• Incorporating GIS and Remote Sensing technology into disaster risk reduction and to support civilian and military government operations
• Summarising the technology transfer activities of the institute in Asia

Dr. Lal Samarakoon
Director, Geoinformatics Center
ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

12.00 Case Study: Development Of The Disaster Resilience Visualisation And Assessment Tool (DRVAT) To Build Capacity For Mitigation And Preparing Response To Disaster

• Building capacity for mitigation plus preparing for response to disaster
• Examining trends in disaster resiliency
• Ensuring data can be used to build capacity for responding to disasters
• Examining human security factors and relationship to natural disasters
• Collaborating with other organisations and countries
• Combining datasets to display graphical conclusions

Major Bryan Greenstein Deputy Chief, Trends Analysis Program ASIA-PACIFIC CENTRE FOR SECURITY STUDIES, USA

Peter A. Colvin Director, Humanitarian Assistance Programs PACIFIC DISASTER CENTRE, USA

Developing Trends in Imagery, Collection and Analysis of Data

2.10 Improving The Exploitation Of Meta Data To Support Military Decision-Making

Andy has worked in the Met Office for over 18 years in areas ranging from satellite instrumentation to corporate performance management. As Head of Defence he is responsible for managing the Met Offices response to the UK Defence’s current and future requirements for meteorological services, capability and research.

• The role of Meteorological Offices to support defence initiatives
• Defining the future role of the UK Met Office
• Creating advanced tactical decision making tools through data integration
• Exploring current defence initiatives

Andy Kirkman
Head of Defence
MET OFFICE, UK

2.50 Facilitated Discussion Panel: Examining Collection And Analysis Methods Available To Defence

• Ensuring the collection of the most necessary geospatial information
• How much data do we really need and how much can we use?
• Increasing availability of high-spatial resolution imagery e.g. large format digital cameras, sensors
• What are the analysis tools that defence institutions and/or industry need most?
• Assessment of the potential of spatial decision support tools

4.00 Case Study: Using SiReNT For GIS Data Collection And Maintenance

• Examining the necessity for the SiReNT GPS system
• Utilising Network-RTK (Real-Time Kinetik) for high accuracy positioning
• Utilising the system as a homogeneous reference frame for positioning

Dr. Victor Khoo
Manager, Infrastructure Team Survey Services
SINGAPORE LAND AUTHORITY

4.40 End Of Conference Day Two

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