The
First International Symposium on Geo-information for
Disaster Management
Delft,
The Netherlands
March 21-23, 2005
The fundamental goal of the Symposium is to tackle Disaster Management problems in their entirety, considering:
- Technology (both software and hardware applicable for Disaster Management)
- User requirements for geo-information (both management and mobile users)
- Information providers (data and standards)
Objectives
- To establish the state-of-the-art in Disaster Management
- To review tools, software, existing geo-information sources, organizational structures and methods for work in crisis situations
- To outline drawbacks in current use, discovery, integration and exchange of geo-information
- To make suggestions for future research directions
Keynote speakers
- Michael Goodchild (University of
California, Santa Barbara):
Geo-information science for disaster management - Richard Guillande (CSC, GeoSciences Consultants s.a.r.l, Bagneux, France) Fast Delivery of geo-information for disaster recovery after the Tsunami in South East Asia
- Dick Schoof (Director-General Safety, on behalf of the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Affairs, the Netherlands): Geo-information and disaster management from the perspective of a responsible national government
- D. Muhally Hakim (Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia): Local geo-information support for disaster management for Banda Atjeh
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| Late registration: | February 1 - March 15, 2005 |
Intended
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Researchers,
developers, users and geo-information providers are cordially invited.
Wider participation is sought. To create an appropriate atmosphere for
work and discussions between different professionals, two types of
sessions are intended: technical sessions devoted to research and development, and practical
sessions for users and managers.
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