Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment

Disaster risk information is spatial in nature and Geoinformation related sciences such as remote sensing, GIS and Photogrammetry play a Disaster risk information is spatial in nature and Geoinformatics related sciences such as Remote sensing, GIS and Photogrammetry play a significant role in both data providing and management of disasters and hazards in nature. Rapid population growth and urbanization expansion combined with extreme climatic events are causing a rapid increase in vulnerability of peoples exposed to hazardous events. Natural disasters impose severe damage on almost the entire spectrum of social and natural habitats, ranging from housing and shelter, water, food, health, sanitation, and waste management to information and communication networks, the supply of power and energy, and transportation infrastructure.

In order to contribute to this goal, our 8th AGSE conference/winter school will focus on "Crisis and Disaster Man-agement", i.e., the contribution of Geoinformatics, Remote Sensing, and Planning to preparation, response, recov-ery, and mitigation of disasters.

Topics

Here an overview of potential themes, scope, and focus:

• Collaborative Geographic Information Systems for Disaster Management
• Information Technology for Development
• Geosensor networks
• Flood Risk Modeling and Mapping
• Building Resilience against Disasters
• GIS Support to each of the four phases of the disaster cycle
• Understanding and Enhancing Resilience
• Emerging Technology and Capability Needs
• Software-neutral best practices
• GIS for Disaster Management Research Agenda
• E-Learning to support Disaster Management
• Psycho-Social Implications of Disaster Management and Volunteeering
• Contribution of Remote Sensing Approaches
• Contribution of Spatial Data Infrastructures
• Alerting people
• Spatial data requirements in disaster risk management
• Application of GIS and RS to hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment
• Assessing spatial data availability and understanding its importance in disaster risk management
• Application of advanced RS-based techniques to monitor disasters and assess damages
• Design and construction of GIS-based projects for the analysis and management of various natural disasters
• Earth observation in general
• Techniques in hazard assessment
• Overview of GIS applications in natural disaster managements
• Mapping natural and man-made disasters
• Monitoring and tracking displaced population
• Early-warning indicators for humanitarian crisis
• Crowd mapping, humanitarian VGI
• UAVs and mobile devices
• Crisis monitoring (water supplies, infrastructure, natural resources)
• Assessment of mid- to long-term effects of humanitarian crises
• New Earth Observation data and their potential, including Copernicus Sentinels
• Links to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS)

Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment 2011 - Geoinformation for a better world

15. - 19. August 2011 at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Africa Institute for Capacity Development, Nairobi, Kenya

Joint conference AGSE 2010 and JINIS 2010 at Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria, Arequipa, Peru, August, 3 - 6, 2010.

More than 100 registered participants, 27 presentations, 5 keynotes, 7 workshops

AGSE 2009 Conference and Summer School, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Germany, 13 - 18 July, 2009

Members of German Universities (Fachhochschule und Universitäten) should analyze the "Kongress- und Vortragsreisenprogramm" of DAAD. Applications have to be submitted 4 months before the congress starts!