Home Site Map Index Contact
 
      Search :
More Options | Search Tips
Bangkok, Thailand
Last Updated: 10 October 2003

 

Space Technology Applications Section Focus Areas

RESAP

Other Activities of the Section

 


Framework for Regional Cooperation on Space Technology Supported Disaster Reduction Strategies in Asia and the Pacific

United Nations Regional Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Disaster Management for Asia and the Pacific

11-15 November 2002, Bangkok, Thailand

Presentations

A. Key Presentations

Space technology applications for disaster management: Indian experience
Mr. Balakrishnan Manikiam, ISRO, India

Operational flood disaster assessment system in China
Mr. Li Jiren, Ministry of Water Resources, China

Space technology and disaster management: The CEOS/DMSG Perspective
Mr. Michael Hales, NOAA, USA

CNES activities in risk management
Mr. Jean-Luc Bessis, CNES, France

Space technology and disaster management: A global network perspective
Mr. David Stevens, UNOOSA

top

B. Space Technology and Disaster Management in General

Meteorological satellite applications for disaster management
Mr. Liu Cheng, NSMCC, China

Space technology applications in Bangladesh with special reference to disaster management
Mr. Anwar Ali, SPARRSO, Bangladesh

Satellite Earth Observation applications in wild fire management
Mr. Charles W. Dull, USDA Forest Service, USA

Main disaster concerns and types of information needed for disaster mitigation and relief action in Turkey
Mr. H. Huseyin Guler, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

ENVISAT's applications on environment and natural disaster management
Mr. Philippe Bally, ESA/ESRIN

Disaster management in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Mr. Bouangeun Oudomchith, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Lao PDR

Applications of Remote Sensing in monitoring disasters; Case Study: Detection of oil spills in the Mediterranean
Mr. Moutaz Dalati, GORS, Syria

Integrating satellite data and Geographical Information Systems for forest fire monitoring in the Southern Viet Nam
Mr. Nguyen Hanh Quyen, Viet nam National Centre for Natural Science & Technology, Viet Nam

top

C. User Needs

Space data use for monitoring , warning and relief of natural hazards
Mr. Alexandre Ioffe, Russian Academy of Science, the Russian Federation

Operations of RADARSAT-1 Disaster Watch Program
Mr. Ahmed Mahmood, CSA, Canada

Main disaster concerns in Nepal and a succinct description of the types of information for disaster management
Mr. Sahas Shrestha, Department of Forest Research & Survey, Nepal

PACRIM Science Applications: A decade of AIRSAR in the Australasian-Pacific Region with reference to natural disasters
Mr. Anthony Milne, University of New South Wales, Australia

top

D. Perspectives on the Use of Space Technology for Disaster Management

A national flood information network: Based on satellite remote sensing
Mr. Suvit Vibulsreth, GISTDA, Thailand

Remote sensing applications for environment and human security by the German Remote Sensing Data Center
Mr. Harald Mehl, DLR, Germany

Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing in Schistosomiasis control in China
Mr. Xionong Zhou, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China

Applications of satellite remote sensing for earthquake damage detection
Mr. Fumio Yamazaki, AIT, Thailand

Monitoring typhoon using satellite data
Mr. Absornsuda Siripong, Chulalongkon University, Thailand

top

E. Relevant International and Regional Initiatives

International Charter Space and Major Disasters: A status report
Mr. Ahmed Ahmood, Charter Executive Secretariat

Case studies of Charter Activation
Mr. Jean-Luc Bessis, Charter Executive Secretariat

The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the role of United Nations in disaster reduction
Mr. Francesco Pisano, ISDR

China's Environment and Disaster Monitoring Satellite Constellation (EDMC)
Mr. Li Chuanrong, CNSA, China

Tropical cyclone warning systems
Mr. Katsuhiro Abe, WMO

Potential for the use of space technology and Remote Sensing in Afghanistan
Mr. Sayed Hassan, UNODC, Afghanistan

Applications of space technology integrated with GIS in suggesting artificial sites for groundwater in drought-prone areas
Mr. Biswajit Sarma, Jorhat Engineering College, India

Remote Sensing applications for flood disaster management
Mr. V. Bhanumurthy, NRSA, India

top

F. Extending the Use of Space-based Technologies

Training issues and initiatives in satellite imagery and GIS applied to disaster management
Mr. Pierre-Yves Revillion, GDTA, France

Capacity building in space science and technology for management and mitigation of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Karl Hermsen, CSSTE-AP, India

Satellite based broadband transmission in support of disaster management
Mr. Yongsit Rojsrivichaikul, Shin Satellite PLC, Thailand

NASDA i-Space Project and pilot experiments for disaster management
Mr. Tsutomu Shigeta, NASDA, Japan

Activities of the UN (UNISPACE III) Action Team for a Global Disaster Management System
Mr. Ahmed Mahmood, CSA, Canada

UNISPACE III Action Team 7 - User needs for disaster management/Mitigation
Mr. Li Chuanrong, China Remote Sensing Ground Station, China

top

G. Getting the Information to the End Users

Satellite and network access solutions for rapid responses to disaster management
Ms. Jan K. Wendt, Intelsat, USA

Communications to mitigate disasters: An overview of Simon Fraser University's Advanced Emergency Satellite Networking Activities
Mr. Peter S. Anderson, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Communications, broadcasting and meteorological satellite (CBMS) program
Mr. Zeen-Chul Kim, KARI, Republic of Korea

top

H. Innovative Developments and Initiatives Using Space-based Technologies in Disaster Management

A novel international partnership: the disaster monitoring constellation of small low cost satellites
Mr. Paul Stephens, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., United Kingdom

Glacier Hazards and Risk Response Strategies in Himalayan countries (Bhutan, India, Nepal)
Mr. Diethard Leber, University of Vienna, Austria

A regional flood disaster information network for the countries of the Lower Mekong
Mr. Gordon Rigby, Radarsat International, Canada

Development of advanced satellite-based products for drought monitoring
Mr. Christophe Sannier, Cranfield University, United Kingdom

Complementary wide area and zoom-in observation and reporting system for disaster prevention and mitigation
Mr. Sias Mostert, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Earthquake risk assessment using Remote Sensing and Geospatial techniques
Mr. Siva Subramanian, RMSI, India

Earthquake strong motion data mining for hazard mapping
Mr. Jayanta Pathak, Jorhat Engineering College, India

Satellite thermal infrared technology - temperature increase anomaly - precursors of earthquake, volcanic eruption and forest fire in short-term and imminent
Mr. Zuji Qiang, Shanghai Fudao Natural Disaster Prediction Technology developing Co., China

Strengthening local authorities in risk management (SLARIM) - an ITC research project
Mr. Norman Kerle, ITC, the Netherlands

top

I. Developing Partnerships and Regional Initiatives

FAO in drought management
Mr. T. C. Ti, FAO

Processes and Prospects for Further Disaster Management Applications
Mr. Glen Dolcemascolo, ADPC, Thailand

Distributed information networks supporting natural hazards application in Asia-Pacific
Mr. Chris Chiesa, PDC, USA

Space technology applicationsfor disaster management
Mr. Masaru Arakida, ADRC, Japan

UNESCAP's approach for a regional cooperative mechanism
Mr. Wu Guoxiang, UNESCAP

top

J. Using Space-based Technologies Across the Border for Solving Disaster Problems

Water management information networks in support of flood disasters-Project example: Environmental Monitoring information Network (EMIN)
Mr. Craig Johnson, Radarsat International, Canada

Flood risk hazard mapping in the Lower Mekong Basin
Ms. Manithaphone Mahaxay, Mekong River Commission

Use of space technologies for detection and observation over pollution of a coastal zone
Ms. Sharafat Gadimova, Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency (ANASA), Azerbaijan

HI-STAR report: A Malaria Information Systems to help prediction and management of Malaria epidemics
Mr. Ed Anderson, International Space University, France

Potential uses of space-based flood mapping for disaster management in Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Sebastien Caquard, Dartmouth Flood Observatory, USA

GIS and internet for flood monitoring
Ms. Pipat Ruangngam, Royal Irrigation Department, Thailand

 

Copyright (©) 2008 UNESCAP  |   Legal Notice