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Geo Smart Coastal and Marine Management
The aim of this session is to provide a comprehensive overview of key pieces of adaptation geospatial work which is relevant to marine and coastal stakeholders.
- Adaptation of geospatial in responding to the effective management of marine biodiversity and marine resources.
- Application of hydrographic survey and mapping from ship-borne platforms.
- To emphasis on techniques relevant to coastal and marine data capture, analysis, integration and visualization.
- To discuss on the current policies and objectives to protect the marine environment and discussing the threats to coastal and marine industry in this region.
- To determine areas balance economic, cultural, and environmental issues, to ensure that our limited resources are available now and for future generations
Geo-Smart Climate Change Management and Disaster Management
This session will explore the potential and needs to summon the geospatial technologies available in responding and managing disaster efficiently.
- Experiences and good practices of disaster risk management by the countries across the region, with a focus on the role and contribution of information and geospatial technologies.
- To discuss geospatial-based information advances in products, software, approach and methodology used for disaster risk assessment and mitigation.
- Case studies by technical experts and users from across the globe with its prospective role in the domain.
Geo-Smart Geology, Mining & Oil Exploration
This session shall cover strategies for the effective use of geospatial technologies for the improved efficiency and efficacy in the domain
- GeoSmart applications and key innovative technology in enabling mining and exploration.
- Geospatial aspects towards sustainable and zero waste mining.
- Regulatory compliance for geological analysis, exploration and production.
- Multiple applications in the mining industry with tools to gather, compile, process, display, analyze, and archive extensive volumes of data.
- Case studies by technical experts and users from across the globe will give a clear picture on the current successful applications of the technology and its prospective role in the domain of mining.