Symposium Programme

Symposium Topics:

A. User Needs, Requirements and Technology Developments
B. Data Collection and Data Management
C. Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery
D. End-User Environments
E. Positioning and Location-Based Communication
F. Information Systems for Specific DM Applications

 

Day 1 - Monday 21 March

08.00 –09.30

Registration

09:30 - 10:30

Opening

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Keynote + Plenary Session 1 (A)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:00

Poster Session 1 (ACDE)

14:00 - 15:30

Plenary Session 2 (B)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:50

Parallel Session 1a (C + E)

Parallel Session 1b (B)

Parallel Session 1c (F)

18:00 -19:15

Conference Reception City Hall

Day 2 - Tuesday 22 March

08.00 – 09.00

Registration

09:00 - 10:30

Keynote + Plenary Session 3 (A)

Presentation CREASO

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

ISPRS Session

Plenary Session 4 (D)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:00

Poster Session 2 (B) 

14:00 - 15:30

Parallel Session 2a (A)

Parallel Session 2b (C)

Parallel Session 2c (F)

Presentation CREASO

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:50

Parallel Session 3a (A)

Parallel Session 3b (C)

Parallel Session 3c (D)

19:00 - 23:00

Conference Dinner Stadsherberg De Mol

Day 3 - Wednesday 23 March

08.00 – 09.00

Registration

09:00 - 10:30

Keynote + Plenary Session 5 (C)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

AGI Session

Plenary Session 6 (E + F)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:00

Poster Session 3 (F)

Presentation Octaaf Adviesgroep

14:00 - 15:30

Parallel Session 4a (B)

Parallel Session 4b (D)

Parallel Session 4c (A)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30

Plenary Session 7 (A)

17:30 - 17:50

Closing Ceremonies

 


Day 1 - Monday 21 March

Opening: 09.30–10.30 hours, Monday 21: Auditorium

Chair: Peter van Oosterom, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Welcome at Delft University of Technology,
Jacob Fokkema,
Rector of the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

Geo-information and disaster management from the perspective of a responsible national government,
Henk Geveke,
Director Crisis Management, on behalf of the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Affairs, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

Keynote + Plenary Session 1: 11.00–12.30 hours, Monday 21: Auditorium

Chair: Peter van Oosterom, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands


Keynote Address:

Geo-Information Science for Disaster Management
Michael Goodchild
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Presentation available as PDF file

Data Collection and Data Management:


The 26 December 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Seen by Satellite Altimeters and GPS

Boudewijn Ambrosius (1), Remko Scharroo (2), Christophe Vigny (3), Ernst Schrama (1) and
 Wim Simons (1)
(1) Delft University of Technology, Delft Institute of Earth Observation and Space Systems, the Netherlands
(2) NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

(3) Laboratoire de Geologie, École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris, France



Use of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Technologies in the Disaster Management, especially Earthquakes
Orhan Altan
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Poster Session 1: 13.30–14.00 hours, Monday 21: Vide 1

User Needs, Requirements and Technology Developments:

Considering Elevation Uncertainty for Managing Probable Disasters
Georgios A. Achilleos
Lab. of Space Geometric Representation, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Emergency Preparedness System for the Lower Mekong River Basin:
A Conceptual Approach using Earth Observation and Geomatics
Ferdinand Bonn, Guy Aubé, Claire Müller-Poitevien and Goze Bénié
Centre d´Applications et Recherches en Télédétection (CARTEL), Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

Framing Spatial Decision-Making and Disaster Management in Time
Bernard Cornélis
SPIRAL & Haute École Charlemagne, Belgium

Disaster Monitoring Based on Portable Terminal for Real-Time RADARSAT-1 Data Acquisition
Olga Gershenzon
R&D Center ScanEx, Russian Federation

User Requirements for a Mobile Disaster Documentation System
Sven H. Leitinger (1), Christian Scheidl (2), Stefan Kollarits (2), Johannes Hübl (3)

(1) Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft GmbH, Austria

(2) PRISMA solutions EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH, Austria

(3) Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria

 

Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery:

 

Experience in Applying Information Technologies to Ensure Safe Operations of Russian Nuclear Industry Facilities
Alexandr Agapov (1), Boris Antonov (2), Igor Gorelov (2), Rafael Arutyunyan (3), Igor Linge (3), Vladimir Kiselev (3), Igor Osipiants (3) and Daniil Tokarchuk (3)

(1) Federal Agency for Atomic Energy of Russia (FAAE), Russia
(2) Rosenergoatm Concern (REA), Russia
(3) Nuclear Safety Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAS), Russia

Building Disaster Anticipation Information into the Ghana Development and Poverty Mapping and Monitoring System
Emmanuel Amamoo-Otchere and Benjamin Akuetteh
Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS), University of Ghana, Ghana

Vulnerability Assessment for Food Crisis Management in the Sahel Region
Maurizo Bacci (1), Tiziana De Filippis (1), Andrea Di Vecchia (1), Bakary Djaby (2), Francesca Incerti (1), Moussa Labo (3) , Leandro Rocchi (1), Fabio Straccali (1) and Patrizio Vignaroli(1)
(1) CNR – Institute of Biometeorology, Italy
(2) AGRHYMET Regional Centre, Niger
(3) Direction de la Météorologie Nationale du Niger, Niger

Web Portal for Fast Delivery of Geoinformation and Earth Observation Data on Hazards
Richard Guillande
CSC, GeoSciences Consultants s.a.r.l., Bagneux, France
Geosciences Consultants, France
Presentation available as PDF file

Ramses & Cleopatra: Applying Satellite Earth Observation (EO) Technologies on Oil Spill Monitoring
Bertrand de Hauteclocque
EADS Defence and Security Systems (EADS DS SA), Multi-Mission Ground Segments, France

Using Remote Sensing Data for Earthquake Damage Assessment in Afghanistan - The Role of the International Charter
Joseph Maada Korsu Kandeh (1), Abdul Wali Ahadi (1) and Lalit Kumar (2)
(1) UNDP AIMS, Afghanistan
(2) Department of Ecosystem Management, School of Environmental Sciences and

Natural Resources Management, University of New England, Australia

End-User Environments:

Seismic Emergency Management: Technologies at Work
Pierluigi Soddu and Maria Giovanna Martini
Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, Italy

Positioning and Location-Based Communication:

Peer M. Ilsøe and Jan Kolar
Centre for 3D GeoInformation, Aalborg University, Denmark

LoBi-X: Location-Based, Bi-Directional, Information Exchange, over Wireless Networks
Antonis Miliarakis (1), Hamed Al-Raweshidy (1) and Manolis Stratakis (2)
(1) Brunel University, United Kingdom
(2) FORTHnet SA, Greece

Plenary Session 2: 14.00–15.30 hours, Monday 21: Auditorium

Chair: Wolfgang Steinborn, GMES, EC

Data Collection and Data Management:

The Use of GIS Technologies within the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s FEWS-NET Program
Timothy B. Love
NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Climate Prediction Center, USA
Presentation available as PDF file 

Geo-Information for Urban Risk Assessment in Developing Countries: The SLARIM Project

Cees J. van Westen (1), Birendra Kumar Piya (2) and Jeewan Guragain (3)

(1) International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation, ITC, the Netherlands

(2) Department of Mines and Geology, Nepal

(3) Department of Local Infrastructure Development, Nepal

 

Near-Real Time Post-Disaster Damage Assessment with Airborne Oblique Video Data

Norman Kerle (1), Rob Stekelenburg (2), Frank van den Heuvel (3) and Ben Gorte (3)

(1) International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, ITC,

the Netherlands

(2) InnoStack, the Netherlands

(3) Delft University of Technology, Institute of Earth Observation and Space Systems (DEOS),

       the Netherlands

  Presentation available as PDF file

GIS Solutions in Public Safety: A Case Study of the Broward County Sheriff
Scott Burton (1), Patricia Behn (2) and David C. Prosperi (2)

(1) GIS Administrator, Broward County Sheriff, USA

(2) Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University, USA

Parallel Session 1a: 16.00–17.50 hours, Monday 21: Auditorium

Chair: Lars Bodum, Aalborg University, Denmark

Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery:

Towards an Integrated Concept for Geographical Information Systems in Disaster Management

Richard Göbel (1), Alexander Almer (2), Thomas Blaschke (3), Guido Lemoine (4) and Andreas Wimmer (2)
(1)  University of Applied Sciences Hof, Germany
(2)  Joanneum Research, Austria
(3)  University Salzburg, Austria
(4)  Joint Research Centre, Italy
Presentation available as PDF file

Dealing with Uncertainty in the Real-Time Knowledge Discovery Process
Monica Wachowicz (1) and Gary J. Hunter
(1) Centre for Geo-Information, Wageningen UR, the Netherlands
(2) Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne, Australia
Presentation available as PDF file

Geo-Information as an Integral Component of the National Disaster Hazard and Vulnerability “ATLAS”
Dusan Sakulski
United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Germany
Presentation available as PDF file

Disaster Management - Problems and Solutions
Oscar Custers
Bentley Systems, USA

Positioning and Location-Based Communication:

Evacuation Route Calculation of Inner Buildings
Pu Shi and Sisi Zlatanova
Section GIS Technology, OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, TU Delft, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

Parallell Session 1b: 16.00–17.50 hours, Monday 21: Senaatszaal

Chair: Hardy Pundt, Working Group on Environmental Modelling (EMOD), AGILE, Germany

Data Collection and Data Management:

Disaster Management: The Challenges for a National Geographic Information Provider
Chris Parker and Mark Stileman
Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom
Presentation available as PDF file

Mass Movement Monitoring Using Terrestrial Laser Scanner for Rock Fall Management

Arnold Bauer (1), Gerhard Paar (1) and Alexander Kaltenböck (2)

(1) Institute of Digital Image Processing, Joanneum Research, Austria

(2) DIBIT Messtechnik, Mils, Austria

Findings of the European Platform of New Technologies for Civil Protection:

Current Practice and Challenges
Jérôme Béquignon (1) and Pier Luigi Soddu (2)
(1) Direction de la Défense et de la Sécurité Civiles, France
(2) Dipartimento di Protezione Civile, Italy

Geo-Information at the Belgian Federal Crisis Centre
Monique Bernaerts and Philippe Hellemans
Emergency Planning, General Directorate Crisis Centre, Belgian Ministry of Interior Affairs, Belgium

Geo-information for Disaster Management: Lessons from 9/11
Michael J. Kevany
Plangraphics, Inc., USA
Presentation available as PDF file

Parallel Session 1c: 16.00– 17.50 hours, Monday 21: Zaal A

Chair: Timothy  Love , NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Climate Prediction Center,  USA

Information Systems for Specific DM Applications:

Web Based Information System for Natural Hazard Analysis in an Alpine Valley
Constantin R. Gogu, Helen Freimark, Boris Stern and Lorenz Hurni
Institute of Cartography, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Switzerland
Presentation available as PDF file

Using Explorative Spatial Analysis to Improve Fire and Rescue Services
Jukka M. Krisp, Kirsi Virrantaus and Ari Jolma
Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Surveying, Cartography & Geoinformatics, Finland
Presentation available as PDF file

The Global Terrestrial Network for River Discharge (GTN-R):
Near Real Time Data Acquisition and Dissemination Tool for Online River Discharge and Water Level Information
Thomas Maurer
Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) in the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Germany
Presentation available as PDF file

Contribution of Earth Observation Data supplied by the New Satellite Sensors to Flood Disaster Assessment and Hazard Reduction
Georghe Stancalie and Vasile Craciunescu
National Meteorological Administration 97, Romania
Presentation available as PDF file

The Relationship between Settlement Density and Informal Settlement Fires: Case Study of Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay and Joe Slovo, Cape Town Metropolis
Helen M. Smith
University of Cape Town in collaboration with the Western Cape Department of Disaster Management, South Africa

Conference Reception: 18.00 – 19.15 hours: City Hall


Day 2 - Tuesday 22 March

Keynote + Plenary Session 3: 09.00 – 10.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Auditorium

Chair: Jonathan Li, Ryerson University, Canada


Keynote Address:


Fast Delivery of Geo-Information for Disaster Recovery after the Tsunami in South East Asia
Richard Guillande
CSC, GeoSciences Consultants s.a.r.l., Bagneux, France

User Needs, Requirements and Technology Developments:

Laser Scanning Applications on Disaster Management
Andrea Biasion, Leandro Bornaz and Fulvio Rinaudo
Department of Geo Resources and Land, Politecnico di Torino, Italy  

Big Brother or Eye in the Sky?
Legal Aspects of Space-Based Geo-Information for Disaster Management
Frans G. von der Dunk
Space Law Research, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University, Faculty of Law, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file  

European Policies related to Geo-information for Disaster Management and European Grants in support of Applied Research
Karen Fabbri and Guy Weets
Directorate General Information Society and Media, Unit ICT for Transport and the Environment, European Commission, Belgium
Presentation available as PDF file

CREASO Presentation: 09.00 - 10.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Commissiekamer 3

Hazard Assessment and Prediction with Quantitative Analysis of Large Geospatial Imagery
Martin C. Schodlok and Abdelwaheb Amara
CREASO B.V. the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

ISPRS Panel Session: 11.00 – 12.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Senaatszaal

Chair: Orhan Altan, Secretary General ISPRS (2004-2008), Turkey

Pannelists: Karen Fabbri, Nick McWilliam and Scott Burton

Plenary Session 4: 11.00 – 12.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Auditorium

Chair: Stefan Diehl, Public Aid 'Gelderland Midden', the Netherlands


End-User Environments:


A GIS-Based Spatial Decision Support System for Emergency Services:  
London’s King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground Station
Christian J.E. Castle and Paul A. Longley
Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, United Kingdom
Presentation available as PDF file

CityGML – Interoperable Access to 3D City Models
Thomas H. Kolbe, Gerhard Gröger and Lutz Plümer
Institute for Cartography and Geoinformation, University of Bonn, Germany
Presentation available as PDF file  

Population Density Estimations for Disaster Management: Case Study Rural Zimbabwe
Stefan Schneiderbauer and Daniele Ehrlich
Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), Italy
Presentation available as PDF file

The Fourth Column in Action: Dutch Municipalities Organizing Geo-Information for Disaster Management
Margo de Groot
DataLand, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

Poster Session 2: 13.30 – 14.00 hours, Tuesday  22: Vide 1

Data Collection and Data Management:

Survey Methodologies for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites
Eros Agosto, Paolo Ardissone and Fulvio Rinaudo
Department of Georesources and Land, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

A New Geo-Information Architecture for Risk Management
Christian Alegre, Hugues Sassier, Stephane Pierotti and Pascal Lazaridis
ALCATAL SPACE, France

Software to Support a Specialized Bank of Electronic Maps
Rafael Arutyunyan , Alexandr Glushko, Vladimir Egorkin, Vladimir Kiselev, Daniil Tokarchuk and Nikolay Semin
Nuclear Safety Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAS), Russia

Project Octagon: Special UAVs – Autonomous Airborne Platforms
Simion Dascalu
European Business Innovation Centres Network (EBN), Romania
Presentation available as PDF file

Step by Step Constitution of an Emergency Management Based Object Model and Database System on Linux for the I.T.U. Campus D.I.S.
Himmet Karaman and Muhammed Sahin
Istanbul Technical University, Geodesy & Photogrammetry Engineering Department, Turkey

Development of a Web-Based GIS Using SDI for Disaster Management
Ali Mansourian (1), Abbas Rajabifard (2) and Mohammad Javad Valadan Zoej (1)
(1) Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
(2) Department of Geomatics Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

The Role of Space Technology in Decreasing of Natural Disaster Damages
(Case Study: Monitoring Drought Using NDVI (1990-2001) in I.R of Iran.)
Amirreza Shahtahmasbi, S.H. Sanaeinejad, R. Saddrabadi and L. Khazanedari
Climatological Research Institute, Mashhad, I. R. of Iran  

Tsunami as Affected to Land Use/Land Cover Change in Thailand
Chaiwut Sittiutra (1), Chumpol Lillithum (2), VAlairat Wanpiyarat (3) and Parida Kuneepong (1)
(1) Land Development Department, Thailand
(2) Office of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, LDD, Thailand
(3) Land Use Survey Division, LDD, Thailand

Visual System for Metric 3D Data Gathering and Processing in Real Time
Petr Rapant, Jan Stankovic, Eduard Sojka and Emil Gavlosvksy
Institute of Geoinformatics, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Parallel Session 2a: 14.00 – 15.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Auditorium

Chair: Thomas Kolbe, Institute for Cartography and Geoinformation, University Bonn, Germany

User Needs, Requirements and Technology Developments:

CNES Research and Development and Available Software in the Framework of Space Images Based Risk and Disaster Management
Hélène Vadon and Jordi Inglada
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
Presentation available as PDF file

The Development of an Operational System to Support Flanders Flood

Prevention Policy

Roel Heremans (1), Ann Willekens (2), Dirk Borghys (1), Bart Verbeeck (2), Jo Van Valckenborgh (2), 
Joris De Man (2)
, Marc Acheroy (1) and Christiaan Perneel (1)

(1)  Royal Military Academy, Signal and Image Center, Belgium  

(2)  Flemish Land Agency, Support Center GIS-Flanders, Belgium
Presentation available as PDF file  

Accurate On-Time Geo-Information for Disaster Management and Disaster Prevention by Precise Airborne Lidar Scanning
Steffen Firchau, Alexander Wiechert and Katrin Schnadt
TopoSys GmbH, Germany
Presentation available as PDF file

A Decision Support System for Preventive Evacuation of People
Kasper M. van Zuilekom (1), Martin van Maarseveen (1) and Marcel van der Doef (2)

(1) University of Twente, Faculty of Engineering, Center for Transport Studies, the Netherlands
(2) Directorate General of Public Works and Water Management, the Road and Hydraulic engineering          Institute, the Netherlands

Presentation available as PDF file

Parallel Session 2b: 14.00 – 15.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Senaatszaal

Chair: Chris Parker, Ordnance Survey, UK

Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery

Towards Quality-Aware Composition of Geographic Information Services for Disaster Management
Richard Onchaga
International Institute for Geo-Information Services and Earth Observation (ITC), the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

Web Based Assessment and Decision Support Technology
Nicole Ostländer (1) and Lars Bernard (2)
(1)  Institute for Geoinformatics (IFGI), University of Münster, Germany
(2)  Joint Research Centre (JRC), Italy
Presentation available as PDF file

Evaluating the Relevance of Spatial Data in Time Critical Situations
Hardy Pundt
University of Applied Studies and Research, Germany
Presentation available as PDF file

Decision Making in Response and Relief Phases
Erik Borkulo (1), Henk J. Scholten (2), Sisi Zlatanova (3) and Adrie van den Brink (4)
(1) Integrale Veilheidskunde, Hogeschool Utrecht, the Netherlands
(2) SPINlab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
(3) Section GIS Technology, OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, TU Delft, 
     the Netherlands
(4) Land-use planning group, Wageningen University

Parallel Session 2c: 14.00 – 15.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Zaal A

Chair: Michael Kevany, Plangraphics, Inc., USA

Information Systems for Specific DM Applications:

Mobile Hardware and Software Complex to Support Work of Radiation Safety Experts in Field Conditions
Alexandr Agapov (2), Rafael Arutyunyan (1), Ravil Bakin (1), Sergei Bogatov (1), Leonid Bolshov (1), Andrey Federov (3), Evgeny Galkin (3), Sergei Gavrilov (1), Alexandr Glushko (1), Vladimir Kiselev (1), Igor Linge (1) Igor Osipiants (1) and Daniil Tokarchuk (1)
(1) Nuclear Safety Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAS), Russia
(2) Federal Agency for Atomic Energy of Russia (FAAE), Russia
(3) Inform-Atom Association, Russia
Presentation available as PDF file

The New Zoning Approach for Earthquake Risk Assessment
Fatmagül Batuk, Betül Sengezer and Ozan Emem
(1) Yildiz Technical University, Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetric Engineering,

Turkey

(2) Yildiz Technical University, Department of City and Regional Planning, Turkey
Presentation available as PDF file

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Technology in Forest Fire Risk Modelling and Management of Forest Fires: A case study in the Garhwal Himalayan Region
Sunil Chandra
Forest Survey of India

A Web GIS for Managing Post-Earthquake Emergencies
Matteo Crozi, Riccardo Galetto and Anna Spalla
DIET, University of Pavia, Italy
Presentation available as PDF file  

CREASO Presentation: 14.00 - 15.30 hours, Tuesday 22: Commissiekamer 3

Hazard Assessment and Prediction with Quantitative Analysis of Large Geospatial Imagery
Martin C. Schodlok
and Abdelwaheb Amara
CREASO B.V. the Netherlands 

Parallel Session 3a: 16.00 – 17.50 hours, Tuesday 22: Auditorium

Chair: Norman Kerle, ITC, The Netherlands

User Needs, Requirements and Technology Developments

Geo Information Breaks through Sector Think
Stefan Diehl (1) and Jene van der Heide (2)
(1) Public Aid ´Gelderland Midden´, Department of Disaster Recovery and

Large-Scale Emergency Management, the Netherlands

(2) Municipality of Arnhem, Department Geo Information, the Netherlands

Methodology for Making Geographic Information Relevant to Crisis Management
Anders Grönlund
National Land Survey of Sweden
Presentation available as PDF file

A Case Study in Multi agency GIS for Managing a Large-Scale Natural Disaster
Russ Johnson
ESRI, Public Safety Industry, USA

User-Oriented Provision of Geoinformation in Disaster Management:
Potentials of Spatial Data Infrastructures considering Brandenburg/Germany as an Example
Petra Köhler
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Data & Computing Center, Germany
Presentation available as PDF file

New Operational Geo-Information Services, Using Satellite-Bbased Information, for Natural Risk Management: RISK-EOS and PREVIEW
Arnaud De Saint Vincent and Fabienne Grazzini
EADS Astrium, France
Presentation available as PDF file

Parallell Session 3b: 16.00 – 17.50 hours, Tuesday 22: Senaatszaal

Chair: Sunil Chandra, Forest Survey of India, India

Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery

Extension of NASA’s Science and Technology Results, Earth Observations for Decision Support
Stephen D. Ambrose and Shahid Habib
NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Sun-Earth Systems Division, Applied Sciences Program, USA
Presentation available as PDF file

A Concept of an Intelligent Decision Support for Crisis Management in the OASIS Project
Natalia Andrienko and Gennady Andrienko
Fraunhofer Institute AIS, Germany
Presentation available as PDF file

Mapping World Events
Clive Best, Erik van der Goot, Ken Blackler, Teofilo Garcia, David Horby, Ralf Steinberger and Bruno Pouliquen
Joint Research Centre, Italy
Presentation available as PDF file

Allocation of Functional Behavior to Geo-Information for Improved Disaster Planning and Management
Timothy J. Eveleigh, Thomas A. Mazzuchi and Shahram Sarkani
School of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University, USA
Presentation available as PDF file

High-Resolution Satellite Image Sources for Disaster Management in Urban Areas
Jonathan Li, Yu Li and Michael A. Chapman
Geomatics Engineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Canada

Parallel Session 3c: 16.00 – 17.50 hours, Tuesday 22: Zaal A

Chair: Gabrielle Iglesias, University of Philippines, Philippines

End-User Environments:

Web Based 3D Visual User Interface to a Flood Forecasting System
Mikael Jern
ITN, University of Linköping, Sweden
Presentation available as PDF file

An Intelligent Hybrid Agent For Medical Emergency Vehicles Navigation In Urban Spaces
Dino Borri(1) and  Michele Cera (2)
(1) Politechnic of Bari, Department of Architecture and Town Planning, Italy
(2) Politechnic of Bari, Department of Highways and Transportation, Italy

Information Management Boosts Command & Control
Eric van Capelleveen
Twijnstra Gudde, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

Task-Centred Adaptation of Geographic Information to Support Disaster Management
Nosakhare Erharuyi and David Fairbairn
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Presentation available as PDF file

Disaster Prevention for Alpine Routes
Markus M. Eisl (1), Klaus Granica (2), Thomas Nagler (3), Florian Böhm (1), Helmut Rott (3), Herwig Proske (2) and Mathias Schardt (2)
(1) GEOSPACE, Austria
(2) Joanneum Research, Institute of Digital Image Processing, Austria
(3) ENVEO, Austria

Conference Dinner: 19.00 - 23 .00 hours: Stadsherberg De Mol
Please note that the Symposium Dinner is only open for participants who have registered for the dinner. They will find a voucher in their conference bag that has to be handed in when entering Stadsherberg De Mol.


Day 3 - Wednesday 23 March

Keynote + Plenary Session 5: 09.00–10.30 hours, Wednesday 23: Auditorium


Chair: Sisi Zlatanova, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Keynote Address:

Local Geo-Information Support for Disaster Management for Banda Aceh
Dudung Muhally Hakim (1), Krishna S. Pribadi (1), Akkhmad Riqqi (1), Suhirman (1) and Yusny Saby (2)
(1) Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
(2) University of Syah Kuala of Banda Aceh

Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery:

Risk Assessment Using Spatial Prediction Model for Natural Disaster Preparedness
Chang-Jo Chung (1), Andrea G. Fabbri (2), Dong-Ho Jang (3) and Henk J. Scholten (2)
(1) Geological Survey of Canada
(2) SPINlab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
(3) Gong-Ju National University, Korea
Presentation available as PDF file

Automatically Extracting Manmade Objects from Pan-sharpened High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Using a Fuzzy Segmentation Method
Yu Li, Jonathan Li, and Michael A. Chapman
Geomatics Engineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Canada

AGI Workshop: 11-00–12.30 hours, Wednesday 23: Senaatszaal  

Live Show: Geo-Web services in flood situation (combined with a shipping accident)

Jack, a Fire Brigade Officer will show to you (in real-time) how Geo-Web services provide information on demand in a crisis situation. The crisis is situated near Nijmegen on the river Waal, where floods due to abundant rain and melting snow coincide with heavy storm. Four crisis centers communicate using Geo-Web services provided by a several governmental organisations. The result is an effective, efficient information sharing and quick response to the disaster 'nearly' developing. The performance and impact of live geo-web services is demonstrated in 9 stages. Cooperation and information sharing boosts information control.

Plenary Session 6: 11.00–12.30 hours, Wednesday 23: Auditorium

Chair: Henk J. Scholten, SPINlab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands


Positioning and Location-Based Communication:


Pedestrian Navigation in Difficult Environments: Results of the ESA Project SHADE
Wolfgang Lechner (1), Björn Ott (1), Elmar Wassle (1), Franz Weimann (1), Pedro Branco (2) and Riccardo Nicole (3)
(1) TeleConsult Austria GmbH
(2) DigitUtopika, Portugal  
(3) Telespazio S.p.A., Italy
Presentation available as PDF file

Location Interoperability Services for Medical Emergency Operations during Disasters
Remco van der Togt (1), Euro Beinat (1) Sisi Zlatanova (2) and Henk J. Scholten (1)
(1) SPINlab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
(2) Section GIS Technology, OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, TU Delft, 
     the Netherlands

Information Systems for Specific DM Applications:

Integrated Distributed GIS Approach for Earthquake Disaster Modelling and Visualization
Rifaat Abdalla and Vincent Tao
GeoICT Lab, Center for Research in Earth and Space Science, York University, Canada
Presentation available as PDF file

11M3Flood: An Integrated System for Flood Forecasting and Emergency Management
Rosanna Foraci (1), Massimo Bider (1), Jonathan Peter Cox (2), Francesca Lugli (3), Rita Nicolini (3), Giuseppe Simoni (4), Federico Rossi (5), Leonardo Tirelli (5), Stefania Mazzeo (5) and Michele Marsigli (6)
(1) ARPA-SIM, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
(2) CHS – SICE S.A. – Indra S.A. – Dragados S.A., Spain
(3) U.O. Protezione Civile e Difesa del Suolo, Provincia di Modena, Italy
(4) Servizio Tecnico Bacino Reno, Italy
(5) Datamat S.p.A., Italy
(6) ProGeA S.r.l., Italy
Presentation available as PDF file

Octaaf Adviesgroep Session 2: 13.30 – 14.00 hours, Wednesday 23: Commissiekamer 3
I-RIS The Internet Information System
Hans Canters and Richard van de Sande
Octaaf Adviesgroep, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

Poster Session 3: 13.30–14.00 hours, Wednesday 23: Vide 1

Information Systems for Specific DM Applications:

AVHRR Data for Real-Time Operational Flood Forecasting in Malaysia
Lawal Billa (1), Shattri Mansor (1), Ahmad Rodzi Mahmud (2) and Abudl Halim Ghazali (2)
(1) Spatial & Numerical Modeling Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology,

University Putra Malaysia

(2) Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Putra Malaysia

Applications of Remote Sensing to Geological Hazards
Case Study: Detecting the Active Faulting Zones NW of Damascus, Syria
Moutaz Dalati
General Organization for Remote Sensing (GORS), Syria

Risk Management of Floods in Bulgaria Using Aerospace Data
Antoanetta Frantzova, Garo Mardirossian and Boyko Ranguelov
Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

Supporting Flood Disaster Response by Freeware Spatial Data in Hungary
Zsofia Kugler and Arpad Barsi
Department of Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Study on the Precursory Information for Earthquakes which Occurred in Taiwan
Li Junzhi, Chen Weisheng, Xia Yaqin, Zhang Huirong and Liu Yurong
Research Institute of Earthquake Prediction in Beijing University of Technology, China

The Precursory Information for Ms8.1 Earthquake Occurred in Qinghai, China in 2001
Li Junzhi, Xia Yaqin, Chen Weisheng, Zhang Huirong and Liu Yurong
Research Institute of Earthquake Prediction in Beijing University of Technology, China

The  Use of GIS as Tool to Support Risk Assessment
Giuseppe Orlando, Francesco Selicato and Carmelo M. Torre
Department of Architecture and Planning, Bari Polytechnic, Italy

Tight Coupling of SFlood and ArcView GIS 3.2 for Flood Risk Analysis
Shanker Kumar Sinnakaudan and Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar
Water Resources Engineering and Management Research Centre (WAREM), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Presentation available as PDF file

Public Participation Geographic Information Sharing Systems for Community Based Urban Disaster Mitigation
Suha Ülgen
Bogaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Disaster Preparedness Education Program, Turkey

Parallel Session 4a: 14.00–15.30 hours, Wednesday 23: Auditorium

Chair: Jitske de Jong, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands   

Data Collection and Data Management:

Soft Real-Time GIS for Disaster Monitoring
Robert Laurini, Sylvie Servigne and Guillaume Noel
LIRIS, Insa de Lyon, France

Step-Wise Improvement of Precursor Services to an Integrated Crisis Information Centre
Ulli Leibnitz
VCS Aktiengesellschaft, Germany

Alsat-1: First Member of the DMC
Azzeddine Rachedi (1), Benmohamed Mohamed (1), Takarli Bachir (1) and Martin N. Sweeting (2)
(1)  Centre National des Techniques Spatiales, Algeria
(2)  Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, United Kingdom

Experience and Perspective of Providing Satellite Based Crisis Information, Emergency Mapping & Disaster Monitoring Information to Decision Makers and Relief Workers
Stefan Voigt, Torsten Riedlinger, Peter Reinartz, Claudia Künzer, Ralph Kiefl, Thomas Kemper and Harald Mehl
Center for Satellite based Crisis Information (ZKI) of the German Remote Sensing Data Center, Germany

Parallel Session 4b: 14.00–15.30 hours, Wednesday 23: Senaatszaal

Chair: Bernard Cornélis, SPIRAL & Haute Ecole Charlemagne, Belgium

End-User Environments:

The Adoption of Geo-Information and Geographic Information Systems for Natural Disaster Risk Management by Local Authorities
Gabrielle Iglesias
University of the Philippines
Presentation available as PDF file

GRIFINOR: Integrated Object-Oriented Solutions for Navigating Realtime 3D Virtual Environments
Lars Bodum, Erik Kjems, Jan Kolar, Peer M. Ilsøe and Jens Overby
Centre for 3D GeoInformation, Aalborg University, Denmark
Presentation available as PDF file

A Web Application for Landslide Inventory Using Data-Driven SVG
Maurizio Latini (1) and Barend Köbben (2)
(1) Centro di Geotecnologie, Universitá di Siena, Italy
(2) International Institute for Geo-Information Services and Earth Observation  (ITC),

the Netherlands

Presentation available as PDF file

A Best Practice for Crisis Management
Russ Johnson
ESRI Public Safety Industry, USA

Parallel Session 4c: 14.00–15.30 hours, Wednesday 23: Zaal A

Chair: Natalia Andrienko, Fraunhofer Institute AIS, Germany

User Needs, Requirements and Technology Developments:

Intergraph's Involvement in Disaster Management
Pieter M. Jongert
Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, The Netherlands.

The Value of GI 4 DM in Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Michel J.M. Grothe, Harry C. Landa and John G.M. Steenbruggen
Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Public Works Department, Department of Geo-Information and ICT, the Netherlands

Pegasus: A Future Tool for Providing Near Real Time High Resolution Data for Disaster Management
Nicolas Lewyckyj and Jürgen Everaerts
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Centre for Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Processes (TAP), Belgium
Presentation available as PDF file

Real Time 3D Environment Simulation Applied to the Disaster Management Field:
Our Experience
Pedro Branco (1), Carlos Escalada (2) and Richard Santos (1)
(1) DigiUtopika, Lda., Portugal
(2) SAMU, Spain

Plenary Session 7: 16.00–17.30 hours, Wednesday 23: Auditorium

Chair: Andrea Fabbri, Free University Amsterdam, the Netherlands

User Needs, Requirements and Technology Developments:

Airborne Passive Microwave Radiometry for Emergency Response
Roland B. Haarbrink (1) and Anatoly M. Shutko 7(2)
(1) Miramap, ESA/ESTEC/ESI, the Netherlands
(2) Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences,

Russia/Center for Hydrology, Soil Climatology and Remote Sensing, Alabama A&M University, USA

Flood Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping in Vietnam
Hoang Minh Hien (1), Tran Nhu Trung (2), Wim Looijen (3) and Kees Hulsbergen (4)
(1) DMU, Vietnam
(2) TECOS, Vietnam
(3) Pandoro Value Added Services, the Netherlands
(4) H2iD, the Netherlands

Orchestra: Developing a Unified Open Architecture for Risk Management Applications
Alessandro Annoni (1), Lars Bernard (1), David Caballero Valero (7), John Douglas (2), Joseph Greenwood (3), Irene Laiz (4), Michael Lloyd (5), Zoheir Sabeur (4), Anne-Marie Sassen (6), Jean-Jacques Serrano (2) and Thomas Usländer (7)
(1) Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Italy
(2) BRGM, France
(3) Research and Innovation, Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom
(4) BMT Cordah Limited, United Kingdom
(5) AMRIE, Belgium
(6) Atos Origin, sae. Spain
(7) Fraunhofer IITB, Germany
(8) TYPSA, Spain
Presentation available as PDF file

 

Closing: 17.30 – 17.50 hours, Wednesday 23: Auditorium

Chair : Sisi Zlatanova, Delft University  of Technology, the Netherlands
Presentation available as PDF file

 

******Presenters are marked in bold.

Exposition: Monday 21 - Wednesday 23: Foyer

Bentley                                         
CREASO                                         
Delft University of Technology     
ESRI                                               
Intergraph                                  
 
Nieuwland                                     
Octaaf Adviesgroep
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www.esri.com
www.intergraph.com
www.nieuwland.nl
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Edited by  Axel Smits 21-08-2009