Speakers

Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse is Manager-Business, Research & International Relations for Australia New Zealand, Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) and Board Director for the Surveying Spatial Sciences Institute, Australia’s peak professional body in spatial. Zaffar has 17 years of experience in consulting studies, design, development and management of spatial databases, review data framework policies, and technology including GIS applications development. Zaffar holds a pivotal role as an advisor to various National and International spatial organisations. Zaffar has published 40 research papers. He represents Australia on the ISO Technical Committee. He is a member of several boards and technical committees at National and International level. Zaffar is a recipient of the “Young Professional Award” by the Surveying Spatial Sciences Institute, Australia. He holds an Honorary Senior Fellow appointment at the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; University Associate, appointment at the Curtin University, Western Australia; and Visiting Expert 3D research lab at University of Technology Malaysia. He has been appointed to the council of the International Society of Digital Earth (ISDE).

Geospatial technology is being widely used in various fields and disciplines. The rapid and dynamic development of technology has generated humongous applications of the geospatial technologies in almost all fields. This paper attempts to share Jabatan Penilaian dan Perkhidmatan Harta (JPPH) experiences in embarking on geospatial technologies in realising the organizations’ objectives by transforming work processes which combines or marry, valuation attributes and geospatial data, within one environment. The project enilaian, developed inhouse and a joint venture project between JPPH, Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Agensi Remote Sensing Malaysia, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOSTI) is anticipated to transform the present work processes of JPPH to one that uses Geographical Information System (GIS), valuation works parameters and satellite images. This system would subsequently give an increased positive impact on the reliability of the services given as it would be able to save time, save costs, increase monitoring efficiency as well as strengthen integrity.

Fatwa Ramdani is currently the Director of Geoinformatics Research Center at Faculty of Computer Science, University of Brawijaya (UB). He obtained his bachelor degree from Department of Geography, University of Indonesia on 2007. He received his master (2011) and doctoral degree (2014) from Earth Science Department, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Japan. His expertise is in geoinformatics science which combines geography, environmental science, and informatics to solve complex problems that is faced by the society today. His research focused on spatial phenomenon that observes changes in the human-physical environment (e.g. geospatial data acquisition and geospatial data fusion for development of environmental assessment databases, geocomputation and geovisualization for geospatial data analysis). His work addresses fundamental challenges in physical, environmental and social problems through information infrastructure technology. Currently, his research is focus on development and application of unmanned aerial system (UAS) for environmental monitoring.

Modified Vegetation Indices derived from UAS for Replanting Management within Coal Mine Site
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)-based aerial photogrammetry offers great possibilities to acquire in a efficient and low-cost way field data for precision of replanting management in coal mine site applications. This field of study is rapidly expanding because of the advantages and favorable circumstances for plantation assets management, especially for concentrating on yield health. This study used compact camera of digital color-infrared photographs to acquired near-infrared (NIR), green and blue images (NGB). The resolution is 16-megapixel, with a red-light-blocking filter in front of the lens. We tested the UAV-camera system over adult oil palm trees plantation and replanting location within coal mine site. The NGB images then processed with a photogrammetric software to produce orthomosaic image that already have georeferenced. Those orthoimages were employed to extract some Vegetation Indices (VI) such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), the Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI), and the modified GNDVI. The study demonstrates the great potential of high-resolution UAS data and photogrammetric techniques applied in the mining site to collect multispectral images and evaluate different VI, suggesting that the modified GNDVI-based on data derived from UAS, represent a a quick, solid, and financially savvy asset in product appraisal for exactness cultivating for replanting management of coal mine site applications.

Geographers Role In Lifting Underground River Water To Overcome Drought In The Karst Region
Drought becomes a major problem faced by most of the people who live in karst areas, especially at the upper area, not to mention the Pucung village, Eromoko, Wonogiri, Central Java. Pucung village inhabited by 4,139 people which half of them experiencing severe water shortages in the dry season. In fact, their average income is only Rp 600,000 per month in which nearly half of that income spent to buy water.
This paper describes the role of geographer in lifting the underground river water to overcome the drought in Pucung village. The role consist four phases of activities, namely: (1) exploration and research that includes cave mouth detection using infrared aerial photographs scale of 1: 10,000, speleological surveys, and 3 sustainable research; (2) Pre-lifting activities that include socialization of the existence of an underground river, vertical job training and raising donor to the cost of lifting of water; (3) Water lifting activities that include underground river damming, electrical installation, plumbing, pump and reservoir manufacture; and (4) Post-lifting activity that includes the establishment of water distribution management organization, organizational training, improvement of reservoirs and water pipelines down to houses.
The method used in this activity is survey research method and cave exploration. It is also used method of aerial photo interpretation and analysis of secondary data.
The water lifting was successfully carried out on the result of the synergy between student nature lovers activities, research program, and community service performed by the Faculty of Geography UMS. Since the year 2012 this effort was successful to provide clean water to overcome the drought, and economically provide residents expenditure savings to buy water with very significantly by 1,300 percent (from IDR 50,000/m3 to IDR 3,500/m3). Besides being able to solve the problem of drought in the dry season, this activity also simultaneously trigger productive activities such as farm and fisheries.

Dwi Wahyuni Nurwihastuti holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Geography, M.Sc. in Remote Sensing, PhD in Geography Science from Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University. She is lecturer at Geography Department, Faculty of Social Science, State University of Medan from 2003. Her research areas include geomorphology, disaster management, natural resources management, application of remote Sensing and GIS.

Landslide Hazard Zonation using Geographic Information System (GIS) in Karo Highland, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
The research is conducted in Karo District, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Landslides often occur in the research area. The research objective is to analyze landslide hazard zonation using Geographic Information System (GIS). The zonation of landslide hazard was analyze based on the factors causing landslide. The techniques of Geographic Information System (GIS) were applied on the analysis of factors causing landslide and distribution of landslide hazard zone.
The results showed that the landslide hazard zonation in the research area can be divided to 5 zones, i.e. very low, low, moderate, high, and very high. The 19.49 % of research area is safe from landslide hazard. On the other hand, 80.51% of research area is potential to occur landslides. Furthermore, the very low of landslide hazard zone is 266 Ha (0.12%). The low of landslide hazard zone is 42,079 Ha (19.37%). The moderate of landslide hazard zone is 80,681 Ha (37.15%). The high of landslide hazard zone is 75,636 Ha (34.82%). The very high of landslide hazard zone is 18,536 Ha (8.53%).

Fatwa Ramdani is currently the Director of Geoinformatics Research Center at Faculty of Computer Science, University of Brawijaya (UB). He obtained his bachelor degree from Department of Geography, University of Indonesia on 2007. He received his master (2011) and doctoral degree (2014) from Earth Science Department, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Japan. His expertise is in geoinformatics science which combines geography, environmental science, and informatics to solve complex problems that is faced by the society today. His research focused on spatial phenomenon that observes changes in the human-physical environment (e.g. geospatial data acquisition and geospatial data fusion for development of environmental assessment databases, geocomputation and geovisualization for geospatial data analysis). His work addresses fundamental challenges in physical, environmental and social problems through information infrastructure technology. Currently, his research is focus on development and application of unmanned aerial system (UAS) for environmental monitoring.

Peter Godwin is Senior Manager, Mineral Rights Information with SNL Metals & Mining and in this role he liaises with government departments and other organisations to ensure that key information such as that related to mining cadastre, is available to be integrated into the SNL database for access in context for informed decision making. Peter worked in mineral exploration for over ten years implementing geophysical ground surveys and GPS control surveys, processing data, integrating information into mapping systems and conducting training. Peter currently resides in Australia and regularly travels to various parts of the world.

Richard Sugandha is a surveyor with over 10 years’ experience in Australia & South East Asia as a technical expert in Mobile Laser Scanning and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for construction, engineering, and design applications. Richard also has an in-depth understanding of 3D modelling, feature extraction, data formats, data migration and interpretation of 3D mobile/ terrestrial scan data tailored to meet the specific needs of individual key clients across multiple engineering disciplines.”

“Undertake 3D Laser Scanning on modules to replace the need for trial assembly and to capture an accurate record of each module constructed in the Fabrication Yard. Benefits included, module validations and engineering As-built reports for early detection of problems, virtual assembly, module interface analysis between modules and site structures prior to installation and the alignment of points clouds to design datum for clash detections and punch listing.”

Verification On-Site Survey Through Gis And Remote Sensing Application At Selected Rubber Area Of Peninsular Malaysia
Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) already conducted an extensive on-site survey to get rubber information. It was published in the year 2012 and covered for the whole Malaysia. The targeted respondents were independent rubber smallholding. The objective of this survey was to know how well smallholders accept and use technology recommended by the MRB. Yet, the integration with spatial information is needed to confirm the area, current status and monitoring program. Thus, this study was conducted to verify on-site survey using GIS and Remote Sensing application. It also tests on how well the on-site survey data, integrate with spatial information. The selected study area was at Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan. The important information to locate the area is registered lot number referred to a Cadastral Map produced by Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia. The registered lot number must follow Unique Parcel Identifier (UPI) format established by Malaysian Centre Geospatial Data Infrastructure to get an exact location based on this Cadastral Map. Then, using ArcGIS tools, the information was joined together to produce Independent Rubber Smallholding Area Map. After that, the map was overlaid with the Land Use Map produced by Department of Agriculture. It was to confirm the land area registered as rubber. We used Google Earth Pro software to know and monitor the current status of the independent rubber smallholding area. The result shows that only 75% of on-site survey successfully joined with spatial information. It is because not all lots have fully registered with Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia. Further information from Land District Office is needed to complete the independent rubber smallholding area map. The produced map later successfully integrates with Google Earth Pro to monitor the current status.

PASCO’s Social Contributions through Geospatial Business Development Activities
In the present days the demand of geospatial information has skyrocketed and it is recognized as an important social infrastructure, as it serves as fundamental information for the national land and for corporate management. Geospatial information is indispensable to local government operations. PASCO Group has put the best efforts into enhancing its technological capabilities as a geospatial information business that has a significant role to play in the establishment of a social system industry. I will be talking about PASCO’s activities, especially highlighting MMS, 3D, PALS, Oblique, ALB and ALOS2. We are engaged in the nationwide deployment of dedicated fleets of vehicles, Mobile Mapping System (MMS), by capturing high-precision, 3D and panoramic images of the road and its surroundings and enhancing efficiency in the collection of geospatial information. The Heliborne Portable Aerialphotography and Locator System (PALS), developed by PASCO, can grasp the damage situation earlier using this system in the event of a natural disaster. We capture Oblique aerial photographs and automatically generate 3D models for the utilization of archiving the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Such 3D data is highly useful as a geospatial information platform for advancing urban functions and realizing the vision of the Smart City, and also for urban planning and landscape design, view simulation and disaster prevention simulation etc. Recently PASCO has incorporated Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) for highly accurate hydrographic surveys and monitoring. We are also involved in satellites business activities. PASCO is a prime distributor of ALOS-2, ALOS data and imagery selected by JAXA. We provide products and services that underpin secure and comfortable lives for the people around the world.

John Trinder is a graduate of the University of NSW and ITC in the Netherlands. He was employed at UNSW from 1965-1999, progressing to Professor and Head of the School. He currently holds the position of Visiting Emeritus Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He was elected Honorary Fellow of UNSW in 2013. John has undertaken teaching and research at UNSW for nearly 50 years, specialising in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. He was Secretary General (1996-2000) and President (2000-2004) in the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and is currently an Honorary Member. John is currently SSSI President in Australia.

Contributions of the Geospatial fields to monitoring sustainability of the urban environments
While the concept of sustainability of developments has been presented as an essential goal for the future, the issue is clouded by multiple suggestions of how to assess sustainability. Sustainability Indicators have been presented as a means of judging sustainability, but the question is what indicators should be used and how would they be measured? Many hundreds of indicators have been proposed that cover the three pillars of sustainability: social, economic and environmental. The geospatial fields can make important contributions to defining sustainability in terms of some of these indicators, where the outputs from remote sensing and GIS technologies are related to the indicators. The applications of these technologies also vary for different sections of the environment, such as agriculture, transport, forestry, and urban areas and many more. The presentation will concentrate on aspects of urban areas that can be monitored by the geospatial fields because of the rapid growth of urban areas across the globe. The sustainability of urban environments requires urgent assessment if the ideals of sustainability are to be ensured for future generations. A greater contribution should be made from the geospatial fields to monitoring the future sustainability of urban areas.

GIS For Rice Field Management: An Overview Of Geospatial Solution For Agriculture Development
Being one of the Asian countries where rice has been the major staple food, Malaysia is also bound to the necessity of producing high yield to achieve the market requirements. Hence, increasing rice production has been part of major agriculture development strategies in Malaysia. Currently, Malaysia is focusing more on increasing the rice production sufficient to the local consumption, which also aims to reduce the necessity for importing rice. At present, Malaysia has achieved the level of self-sufficiency in rice production at about 71.7 % (2013) of the local consumption. The challenges observed for producing and maintaining high yield is when the changes occurred in rice at field and could not be detected precisely, causing the actual acreage of rice producing area is less accurate. Apart from that, it is also challenging to obtain the timely status of the rice major activities (land preparation, planting, irrigation, and harvesting) on field by executing on-site verification. Under these circumstances, any irregularities during the growth are hardly foreseen, and the effects visible merely on yield production results. Understanding the constraints and target to be achieved, Department of Agriculture has taken an initiative to establish an innovative rice mapping solution with the collaboration of Malaysia Remote Sensing Agency, where GIS and satellite imageries were used to establish rice mapping & monitoring system.

Dato’ Sr. Dr. Mohd Zaid Bin Abdullah holds a Ph.D from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Land Administration & Development. He currently holds the position of President of Association of Authorized Land Surveyors Malaysia (PEJUTA) since April, 2015. Dato Abdulllah also holds an ISO 9001: 2008 certification from Benchmark Certification Pty. Ltd for SMART SURVEY CONSULTANT and was conferred the “ Darjah Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Terengganu”, D.P.M.T., award which carries the title DATO’ by His Royal Highness, Sultan of Terengganu on 26 April, 2015.

Geospatial Practices Supporting Land Administration In Malaysia - Licensed Land Surveyor's Perspective
As the population of Malaysia grows, development is at its highest since Independence and the natural resources become less, there has never been a more important emphasis placed on effective land administration procedures. The proper planning and decision making and implementation process depends largely on a reliable data set of geophysical information. This article highlights the importance of such data and how the Licensed Surveyors of Malaysia are contributing towards this purpose.

Trudy Ranjini Ganendra graduated from University of Cambridge in 1997 with a Masters of Engineering. Then, she joined Ganendra, Ahmad & Associates, a consulting engineering firm as an Engineer. Her responsibilities encompassed contract management (financial and technical) and liaison with client and contractors for Civil Works of a Large Mixed Development (Pulau Indah, Malaysia), as well as design and supervision. In 1999, she obtained a Masters of Science from Imperial College in Environmental Engineering. In 2001, she was appointed as the Director of Ground Data Solutions R&D Sdn Bhd (GDS), a Malaysian-owned high-tech LiDAR survey and mapping service provider. She is responsible for the daily operations of GDS in both business and operational capacities. Her business responsibilities encompass corporate policies, financial analysis and strategic relations. The operational aspects involve bidding, planning and execution as well as reporting and client liaison. Till date, she has successfully executed more than 80 projects both local and overseas.

Airborne LiDAR technology for utility mapping The evolution of airborne laser scanning systems and the development of automated 3D point cloud processing tools have resulted in generating valuable source of information for utility mapping. The presentation will highlight how LiDAR data is being used across Malaysia in a variety of applications focusing on utility mapping based on the experience of Ground Data Solutions R&D Sdn Bhd (GDS) in Railway, Hydropower, Transmission line, Road and Water industries. As part of the presentation, GDS will also discuss about its newest system, the full waveform Riegl laser scanner Q-780 and Phase one 80 MP metric camera, which can provide the highest resolution LiDAR and aerial photography data available in Malaysia. Solutions for online LiDAR data management and their benefits to utilities will also be discussed.

Prof. Dr. Aruna Gopinath is attached to the Centre of Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS) at the National Defence University of Malaysia since 2009. She served 37 years at the University of Malaya before joining NDUM. She was sent to the University of the Philippines, Diliman to work on the Moros of S. Philippines and earned a PH.D in 1984. Upon her return to Malaysia she set up Philippine Studies as a subject at the History Department, University of Malaya. Till now, she is the only specialist who has worked on the Moros and terrorism in Southeast Asia. She has travelled extensively as a Visiting Scholar to several prestigious universities like Cornell University; George Washington University; American University under the ACLS award of the Fulbright Foundation in 1990. As a Chevenning Scholar, she served as a Visiting Professor to the Universities of Cambridge; Oxford; Hull; London School of Economics; School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 1997. In 2003 as a recipient of the Southeast Asian Regional Visiting Scholar Award, she was attached to the University of Hanoi. In the same year, she was a Visiting Professor at the University of Madras and the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In 2007, she served at the University of Cairo as a guest Professor on Southeast Asia. She has written 6 books and over 250 articles in local and international journals and the media. Her areas of expertise include terrorism; counter terrorism, conflict resolution and gender studies. She is also involved in social work and works in many NGO’s dealing with education. Currently, she is the president of an NGO-Saluting Her Endeavour (SHE) dealing with battered women and children of prisoners. She is also a trained classical dancer in Barathanatyam and Mohini Attam and in classical music

The Katibah Nusantara And The Growing Threat Of The Islamic State In Sea
The presence of Southeast Asian fighters in the IS is well known. However, the IS strategy of waging a global jihad with grandiose plans for its Malay Archipelago fighters is evident in the establishment of its combat unit-the Katibah Nusantara (KN) in Poso, Indonesia since September 2014 which poses serious consequences for Southeast Asia’s security. The KN has been successful in its recruitment drive for fighters and supports through videos and printed press in the Malay language. The KN will gain importance in IS strategic goals of establishing a worldwide Caliphate. The combat returnees for IS could be mobilised to undertake attacks in Southeast Asia. The region could soon be confronted with a far stronger force in terms of numbers, ideology and military training and combat experience. With more than 30,000 foreign fighters fighting in Iraq and Syria, it is not alarming to realise that there are 700 fighters in the KN in Indonesia. About 30 groups in Southeast Asia have pledged their allegiance to the IS. Headed by an Amir, most of the leaders are Indonesians even though many Malaysians are part of it. The unit is sub-divided into various departments, including those handling combat fighters, snipers, heavy weapons, tactics and strategy and military management. The primary objective of the combat unit is to assist IS to achieve its jihad goal of establishing an Islamic state in Iraq and Syria and Southeast Asia as part of the wider Caliphate. Ideology is a major factor binding these fighters. The KN assists families in Indonesia and Malaysia whose husbands or children are in Iraq and Syria, including those who have perished in combat. The unit motivates the fighters to continue their struggle through religious classes and prevent disillusionment or retreat from the combat zone of recruiting new fighters by providing a more conducive environment of fellowship and serves as a pull factor for those intent on supporting IS. The paper will discuss the operating structures, working dynamics and security implications to Southeast Asia. The unit is now seeking to build its operational capacity and looking for skilled individuals eg. Snipers; explosive experts; heavy weapons experts; tactics and strategy experts and experts in military leadership. The paper will also discuss the technology that has been used thus far, largely the Facebook for recruitment initiatives and social networking tools; the use of Bitcoin to transfer assets around the globe in seconds and anonymity and access to several conventional arms eg. Tanks; armoured vehicles; howitzers along with other towed artillery. There is a move towards changing the signals intelligence and attempts to obtain chemical and biological agents are ongoing though difficult.

Lt Col Ajaya Kumar (Rtd) was commissioned into the Malaysian Royal Signals Regiment on 15 June 1978. He had held numerous appointments including that of being an instructor in various training institute in the Army. He served with the United Nations under UNAMET and subsequently UNTAET in East Timor from July 1999 to June 2000. He was seconded as a Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Defence Studies and Management, at the National Defence University Malaysia in May 2009. During the secondment he authored a book entitled “East Timor: Beyond the call of duty” based on his experience during his tenure in East Timor. He retired in February 2013 and is currently on contract with the university as an Associate Professor.

Use of Technology by the IS
The IS uses technology to increase their reach and to some extent stay below the radar of law enforcement. They use social media on the cyberspace to carryout dissemination of information regarding their activities as well as to recruit fighters and supporter globally. The potential of financial transactions carried out cannot be dismissed.

She graduated in B.Sc. in Remote Sensing from UTM in 2008; she then joined Sime Darby Research, a subsidiary of Sime Darby Plantation. With the focus on oil palm research, she had introduced and implemented the use of geospatial technology to various departments in the company. Those were oil palm yield forecasting, nutrient mapping, water management, feasibility studies, HCV assessment, hotspot monitoring, ganoderma study and many more. She is currently active in conducting survey and mapping for the oil palm plantation covering more than 20 estates across Peninsular Malaysia.

Carsten Rönsdorf is Practice Lead for Future Cities, standards and 3D for Ordnance Survey International, a subsidiary of Britain’s National Mapping Agency. He manages the Dubai office and provides geospatial and strategic advice to government agencies across the Middle East and South East Asia, specialising in in open standards, data sharing, 3D and future cities. A geodesist by training, Carsten has been at Ordnance Survey for 13 years and he has been leading the standardisation of the Open Geospatial Consortium’s CityGML standard since 2007.

He works for Aetos Holdings Pte Ltd, which is one of the leading provider of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) services in Singapore. Although such services are still relative new in Asia, both government and commercial organizations have been using UAS services for surveys, inspections and also for safety and security applications. He is a founding member of the Singapore chapter of the Association For Unmanned Vehicle System International (AUVSI).

John Trinder is a graduate of the University of NSW and ITC in the Netherlands. He was employed at UNSW from 1965-1999, progressing to Professor and Head of the School. He currently holds the position of Visiting Emeritus Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He was elected Honorary Fellow of UNSW in 2013. John has undertaken teaching and research at UNSW for nearly 50 years, specialising in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. He was Secretary General (1996-2000) and President (2000-2004) in the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and is currently an Honorary Member. John is currently SSSI President in Australia.

Strategic Collaboration between Australia and Asia in the Spatial Sciences
SSSI is the national body in Australia for surveying and spatial sciences with more than 2000 members, comprising 8 Regions and 5 Commissions and managed by a Board. It offers local events that contribute to the requirements of Continual Profession Development (CPD), as well as high level certifications for professionals who wish to demonstrate to the community that they have reached a high level of competence in their field. Inherent within these programs is coverage of the following topics, details of which should be interest to the GeoSmart audience. The presentation will cover some of the important new developments in Australia in the spatial industries, including the G20 Globe, an indigenous technology used in G20 meeting in Brisbane by the Queensland Government that could be of benefit to the whole world; the world leading lidar QA/QC Tools and Standards that have been developed in the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRC-SI); Foundation Spatial Data Framework that will represent the fundamental spatial data for the nation; the dynamic datum for the continent of Australia which sits on the fastest moving tectonic plate on Earth; developments in survey practice, including Cadastre 2034 and a national cadastre; Australia’s National Positioning Infrastructure that is fundamental to precise location in Australia in the future; the application of big data management procedures for earth observation which has led to the development of the ‘data cube’; adaptation of UAVs in the Australian market; and professional ethics.

Akbar Cita holds a bachelor’s degree from Geological Engineering, Gadjah Mada University and Master of Science at Kiel University, Germany. He has written several papers in the journal, book and map related to the topic of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology. Currently, he serves as the Sub-Division Head of Information System; Information Department. His work involves managing data and network operation in Center for Geological Survey.

The development of web-based geological data catalog in The Centre for Geological Survey, Geological Agency of Indonesia
Center for Geological Survey (CGS), geological agency of Indonesia has the task of doing research and service in the field of geology. Center for Geological Survey store many geological document and publication results from various parts of Indonesia. The Act Number 14 year 2008 on public disclosure require Public Agency to establish and develop information systems for managing public information efficiently so that it can be accessed easily. To achieve this objective, CGS develops web-based catalog of geological data. The catalog will contain the maps and publications produced by CGS such as geological maps, quaternary geological maps, geomorphologic maps, seismotectonic maps and journals of geology and mineral resources. The catalog uses a scale of 1: 50,000 topographic maps. The available spatial data in the database (Geodatabase) subsequently published via WebGIS server. It is use OpenGeo consisting of GeoServer, PostgreSQL with PostGIS extensions and GeoExplorer.

Sonny Andalis is a BIM Specialist for BCA Centre for Construction IT (CCIT). He is a civil engineer by profession with a focus in Structural and Transport Engineering. He has 13 years’ experience in Telecom Infrastructure, Facility Renovation, Rail & Airport Engineering under Alcatel, CPG Consultants & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries prior to joining BCA. In BCA, he is responsible for Civil and Structural BIM eSubmission implementation & handholding of BIM adopters. He teaches BIM at NUS, NTU, Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and BCA Academy. He has written technical papers on BIM interoperability; BIM physical & structural analytical model integration; BIM cloud computing and renovation using laser scanners to create point clouds.

Infrastructure projects are essential is the development and running of a country. A strong correlation exist between good infrastructure and quality of life. Unlike buildings that has a lifespan of 50 years, infrastructure easily double at 100 years and must constantly be upgraded to be relevant to changing demands and technology. Infrastructure must also be resilient to withstand natural forces like floods, earthquakes and tsunamis. For a city state like Singapore, keeping the city cope with increasing population requires constant innovation due to constraints of space and balance with sustainability and environmental impact. This paper will discuss the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to major infrastructure projects and its integration with Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The creation of Project Information Model (PIM) for regulatory submissions and Asset Information Model (AIM) for facility operation and management to enable the creation of a Smart City a reality. The author will also share best practices from the ongoing UK Crossrail, and soon to finish Sweden Hallandsas Tunnel.

With nearly 30 years’ experience in Geospatial industries, Kenneth Smillie is managing mobile solutions from Leica Geosystems including UAS and mobile mapping systems. He joined Leica Geosystems in 1998 in the Middle East, as a Consulting Engineer and has held various sales and marketing positions in the Middle East, Switzerland and Asia. Prior to joining Leica Geosystems, Mr Smillie has worked as a land surveyor, project manager and part-time aerial survey pilot. He holds a geomatics degree from the University of Glasgow and an MBA from the University of Strathclyde (U.K.)

UAS Rotory Revolution: Inspection to Inventory, Mapping to Movies
The advent of professional rotory small UAS has not only had an impact on the surveying and mapping community, but also in the way that many other industries approach their day to day work tasks. This includes the large and growing Industrial Inspection sector. Sensor independent rotory UAS platforms bring a wealth of new sensors and techniques to traditional and new industrial segments which open up new opportunities to those service providers who have or will move to UAS operations.

The new opportunities are created in several ways, a number of which will be detailed. Access to new and more varied sensor payloads open new segments and applications where UAS can extend the core advantages of speed, safety and economic operations whilst being able to satisfy individual industries’ specific requirements, whether in the broadly Mapping or Inspection areas.

Allied to a greater variety of sensor payloads, improvements in UAV absolute coordinate positioning helps to drive the adoption of UAS in these new areas. Techniques to improve the accuracy of acquired data both in the open with GNSS, or in GNSS denied areas, such as within buildings, gives certain applications improved results and allows some to be undertaken by UAS for the first time.

A short overview where mainstream commercial use of small UAS is concentrated will be given and an indication of which new and altered segments and applications can and will benefit from the advances in the dual areas of payload variety and range, and of higher accuracy positioning. Examples of some new application specific opportunities will be shown together with improvements which can be achieved in existing applications by using the new sensors and accuracies attainable.

Meriam is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Technology of the Caraga State University (CSU) in Butuan City, Philippines. In 2010, she obtained her Master of Science in Remote Sensing degree from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. She also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geodetic Engineering that she earned in 2003 from the former Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science of Technology (now CSU). Meriam heads the CSU Phil-LiDAR 1.B.14 project, one of the component projects of the “Phil-LiDAR 1 – Hazard Mapping of the Philippines using LiDAR” program funded by the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology, which aims to generate flood hazard maps of river basins in Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines.

Flood Hazard Exposure Assessment of Buildings through Combined Use of LiDAR Data and Flood Simulation Models
Determining the types and locations of buildings that are exposed to various flood hazards is important in flood disaster preparedness, risk assessment, and mitigation. In most cases, the availability of a 3D building database where each building is attributed in terms of name, type (e.g., residential, commercial, government, educational, etc.), and height (among many other attributes) makes the required analysis fast, efficient and informative. In this work, we conducted flood hazard exposure assessment of buildings in Cabadbaran River Basin, Mindanao, Philippines through combined use of LiDAR data and flood simulation models. First, we generated a 3D GIS database of buildings through analysis of various datasets that include 1-m resolution LiDAR Digital Surface Models (DSM) and Digital Terrain Model (DTM), high resolution images in Google Earth, and free online web maps such as Wikimapia. Building footprints were manually digitized from LiDAR DSMs and saved as GIS Shapefiles. The average of the base elevations and top elevations for each footprint were then extracted from the DTM and DSM, respectively, and used to compute for the building heights. Information on the name and type of the buildings was obtained by using Google Earth, Google Map, and Wikimapia as references. The generated 3D building database was used later on in the flood hazard exposure assessment through GIS overlay analysis. Prior to this assessment, we first developed a flood model of the river basin using a combination of HEC HMS hydrological model and HEC RAS hydraulic model. The flood model was used generate flood hazard maps that are representative of maximum flooding due to rainfall events of varying return periods (2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year return periods). With these inputs (3D building database and flood hazard maps), we conducted overlay analysis to identify which buildings are exposed to various levels of flood hazards (e.g., low, medium, high). In addition to this, we also characterized the degree of flood exposure of buildings by comparing their heights with the simulated flood depths. The results of this study consist of a series of maps showing buildings exposed to various flood depth and hazard levels that can be utilized by Local Government Units in their flood disaster risk reduction and management strategies.

Dr. Azhari bin Mohamed is currently the Director of Survey (Geodetic Survey Division) at the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (JUPEM) in Kuala Lumpur. He graduated with an Honours B.Sc. in Surveying and Mapping Sciences from the University of East London (1984), an M.Phil in GPS Geodesy from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1995) and a PhD in Geomatic Engineering from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2003). He is also the Chairman of the National GNSS Working Group, past Joint Chairman of the Malaysia-Indonesia Common Border Datum Reference Frame (CBDRF) Project, a member of the Malaysia Inter-Agency Committee on Earthquake and Tsunami Risk Management, the Secretary of the National Eclipse Trackers (ET) Team, a member of the National Islamic Calendar Technical Committee and also a committee member of Islamic Astronomy Society of Malaysia.

GPS-derived Displacements Before and After the 5 June 2015 Ranau, Sabah M 6.0 Earthquake
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions endanger the lives of many people in tectonically active areas. Within the south east asia region, the convergence and collision of the Indo-Australian, Philippines and Eurasian plates are moving at rates of up to 10cm/year. Although Malaysia is considered as a country with relatively low seismicity, for the state of Sabah, earthquakes of local origin are known to occur from time to time. Between 1923 and 2007, it has been reported that a total of 65 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 3.3 to 6.5 on Richter scale had occurred. In an effort to better understand the geodynamic process in Sabah, the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (JUPEM) and the Department of Minerals and Geoscience (JMG) cooperated in the establishment of a GPS network in Ranau. The Ranau GPS Campaign 2010 was conducted in three epochs for the purpose of studying the tectonic behaviour of the area by determining the magnitudes and directions of the movement of active faults. The network comprises 19 new stations and five Malaysian continuously operating reference stations. On 5 June 2015, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 7:15 am local time in Ranau. The event epicentre was located at a depth of approximately 10 km below Mount Kinabalu which is approximately 15 km north of Ranau. JUPEM had dispatched a total of 10 survey teams to resurvey the Ranau GPS network using GPS and to date, two (2) GPS campaigns had been carried out. This paper describes the 2010 and 2015 GPS campaigns that had been carried out by the Geodetic Survey Division of JUPEM. Preliminary analysis of the results obtained suggests that horizontal displacements of between 4.2cm and 51.1cm had occurred in stations located in the Mendasan and Lobou-Lobou fault zones. This paper concludes that more GPS observations involving additional stations as well as more permanent GPS stations are needed in order to verify station motions and obtain a better understanding of the tectonic behaviour, thus paving the way in mitigating seismic hazards in Ranau.

Dr. Yunus started his survey career in 1985 with his appointment as the Assistant Director of Survey at the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, soon after his graduation from University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1984, United Kingdom. He was admitted to the Master of Philosophy, at the same university in 1996 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) atthe University of Nottingham, United Kingdom in 2008. Dr. Yunus is currently the Division Director of Survey at the Utility Mapping Division. He is also affiliated to the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia as a Fellow.

Underground Utility Mapping in Malaysia; Moving beyond 2020
Malaysia established a Utility Mapping Division at JUPEM in 2006 in line with the mandate given by the Malaysia Cabinet in 1994. JUPEM is directed to compile and manage underground utility data obtained from utility providers and act as a repository body for underground utility information for the whole of the country.Securing underground utility data have been a bane to development project owners where accurate data is not easily and readily available. Most of the time, utility detection needs to be executed for new development project.This is true for most cases, especially for road expansion projects where there is insufficient accurate data available for references. This inevitably increases the cost of a project where utility detection work constitutes part of the initial planning.In the 9th Malaysia Plan, JUPEM has developed a National Underground Utility Database (PADU). JUPEM has populated the database with data from major utility providers for the whole of the Klang Valley. With the cooperation given by all the stakeholder, obtaining data is not a major issues. The main issue is in term of accuracy of data. Verifications made by JUPEM suggested that accuracy of data obtained from the providers are accurate to several metres. This situation would reduce PADU to just being a medium of storage for such data without fulfilling the greatercourse of being an accurate and reliable reference for the industry. With the existing capacity available, there is a limit in which JUPEM could achieve in doing verification jobs. This, however does not guarantee the data would remain up-to-date. The effort by JUPEM will be of no avail if there is no mechanism available to update the information. Thus, there is a need to look at the bigger picture, deal with the situation holistically andlook far into the future beyond 2020 and to design the system, standards and policy. NBOS is one of the approaches taken by the JUPEM to address such matter, where policy is set cross-boundaries not only between departments within a ministry but also between ministries. The presentation discusses such approach, the system available at JUPEM and the short and long term plan in fulfilling its objectives.

Muhammad Jafni bin Jusof holds BMm. (Hons.) Film & Animation from Multimedia University (MMU), and currently pursuing his Master Degree in UiTM has a lot accomplishment throughout his working experience. Currently he is Digital Content Designer for Centre for Creative Content and Digital Innovation, a lot of projects joined under it such as Malaysia Post Independence Architecture Atlas, Malaysia Traditional Boat Builder & Sultan Suleiman Royal Mosque Scanning Preservation Project. He also has experience as Graphic Designer at Origin Technology Sdn Bhd for 2 years and Video Editor at Creative Advances Technology Sdn Bhd also for 2 years. Some of his contributions to be highlighted are the Tempurung Cave gigapixels HDR spherical panoramic virtual reality recording for APT Consortium Sdn Bhd, Kota Kuala Kedah animated illustration panoramic virtual reality, project with En. Erwin Abd. Jabbar, University of Malaya Art Gallery (UMAG) online virtual gallery website and Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion photographic and gigapixels panoramic virtual reality recording.

Representation of The Past: Digital Preservation of Malaysian Heritage Through Spatial Laser Scanning
It is clear that constant physical development of infrastructure and technology may affect our environment particularly our colonial styles building and monuments. Despite the destruction or damage to the structure of these old building due to war, weather and vandalism, building with high historical value are being rebuilt, conserved, restored and preserved to as it was before and now repurpose as offices, hotels or restaurants where it is also act as a tourist attraction spots and source of income for some locals. Notwithstanding of all this, physical preservation does not guaranteed the survival of the structures due to considering threats from excessive land development and natural disasters. Digital technology with the help of special laser scanning is in need to digitally record the state of the buildings which rich of architectural preferences. Laser scans provide detail measurements of these structures that might not have its original building plan. While the spaces will probably not accessible in the future due to many reasons, a a digital copy could save it for later maintenance purposes, preservation and conservation work, rebuilding or even just for references. Combined with high-resolution photographic imaging, the digital copy of these old heritage buildings is necessary to have for such developing nation.

Engr. Jojene R. Santillan is the Chief Science Research Specialist of the CSU Phil-LiDAR 1 Project of the College of Engineering and Information Technology, Caraga State University (CSU) in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines since April 2014. He obtained his Master of Science in Remote Sensing degree as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City in 2008 and 2004, respectively. Before transferring to Caraga State University, Engr. Santillan worked as a researcher at the Research Laboratory for Applied Geodesy and Space Technology of the Department of Geodetic Engineering & Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry, University of the Philippines-Diliman from 2005 to 2014. His research interests include remote sensing (RS) and GIS-based environmental monitoring and modeling, natural resources mapping using RS technology, and numerical modeling and simulation with RS and GIS.

Near-real Time Flood Event Visualization and Damage Estimations for Geospatially-informed Decision Making in Times of Flooding
The Web-based Near-real Time Flood Event Visualization and Damage Estimations (Flood EViDEns) is an online geo-visualization application developed through the Phil-LiDAR 1 project of Caraga State University. The application is targeted to be utilized by the Local Government Units (LGUs) and communities in the Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines to assist them in geospatially informed decision making in times of flood disasters. The application is an amalgamation of web mapping technology, various geospatial datasets including LiDAR-derived elevation and information products, hydro-meteorological data, and flood simulation models to visualize in near-real time the current and possible future extent of flooding and its associated damages to infrastructures. The Flood EViDEns application facilitates the release and utilization of this near-real time flood-related information through a user-friendly front end interface consisting of web map, tables and charts. The application's back-end consists of computers running flood simulation models and geospatial analysis to dynamically produce (in an automated manner) water level forecasts, current and future flood extents, and tabulated information on the structures affected by flooding including hazard types. These outputs are forwarded into a PostgreSQL/PostGIS spatial database where it is accessed by the front end interface for web visualization. The information provided by Flood EViDEns is very important especially to the LGUs and the community as it can increase awareness and responsiveness of the public to the impending flood disaster. Providing this kind of information during a heavy rainfall event is useful as it could assist in preparation for evacuation, in easily identifying areas that need immediate action, in identifying areas that should be avoided, and in estimating the severity of damage to people and infrastructure as flooding progresses.

Ryan joined FARO as a Sales Engineer handling the 3D Documentation product line which includes the terrestrial and handheld laser scanners tasked to ensure creation of complete solutions and awareness for their diverse applications for FARO’s dealers and end users. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines and has more than seven years of extensive experience handling different spatial technologies like GPS and GNSS equipment in the Surveying industry.

Graduate in Architecture and specialized in Restoration at the Polytechnic School of Milan, Giorgia has a long professional experience in the 3D Surveying Industry. She has managed the roles in the capacity of service, technical support and training, supporting the distribution network in Europe, South America and, especially, in the Asia Pacific Countries. Thanks to the engagement in the research and assistant professor activities, she managed specific projects, such as the structural cultural heritage verification, in occasion of the last Italian earthquakes: Salò, L'Aquila and Emilia ones.

GBandwork GPS Solutions Sdn Bhd has been serving the geospatial industry with leading-edge technologies and solutions across diverse field of applications, including land surveying, mapping, construction, agriculture & etc. They also provide consultation, support, trainings and seminars to government officials and private sector employees on a regular basis. Bandwork GPS Solutions Sdn Bhd has been appointed by FARO as the Malaysia Distributor for 3D Documentation products. Mr Jackson Cham holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Degree from The University of Adelaide, Australia. He is a certified trainer for FARO Laser Scanning Products with FARO Asia Pacific. He has been leading implementation of innovative laser scanning solutions for geospatial applications and projects in Malaysia

Md Afif holds a Bachelor Degree of Science in Remote Sensing from UTM and currently taking a Master Degree in Remote Sensing. Focus of his research is in utilizing terrestrial laser scanning and airborne laser scanning in managing remote sensing applications. One of his professional experiences in laser scanning is in UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advance Technology to define the needs of airborne laser scanning technology in landslide and land deformation. He participated in a UTM Scientific Expedition at Royal Belum, Perak as a terrestrial laser scanning operator and handles raw data processing in forestry related applications. He has also successfully done cooperation with FRIM in terrestrial laser scanning data collection for forest biomass mapping. He was trained technically in the use of FARO laser scanners and software like AutoDesk Revit, Autocad and kubit pointsense. He is currently a Technical Engineer for Atama Tech managing FARO laser scanner sales for special applications.

Professor Dr Roslan Zainal Abidin is the President and Vice-Chancellor of IUKL. Previously, he was director of the International Research Centre on Disaster Prevention (RCDIP), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia; lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam; and civil engineer with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Malaysia. He studied civil engineering at at Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM) and in 1986, was awarded a scholarship to pursue a master’s degree at Miyazaki University, Japan. In 1989, he continued his studies at the doctorate level at Kagoshima University, where he majored in soil erosion. From a civil engineer to an academician, a researcher, and finally an inventor, Prof Roslan has become an accomplished individual who is willing to cross beyond the impediments and complexity in his field of interest. Among his many inventions are the ROM SCALE, used to forecast erosion-induced landslide risk, the world’s first such scale created for landslide; the ROSJAN Number which is used to predict flood type; the RIM Classification for sinkhole prediction; ROSE Index for predicting landslide risk; Slope Monitoring and Early Warning System Using Intelligent Geosynthetics (Geodetect); and the National Soil Erodibility Inventory for highland resorts in peninsula Malaysia. Prof Roslan has 9 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze medals; and 8 special awards under his belt for his inventions in various national and international competitions.

Forecasting Erosion Induced Landside
Soil erosion is globally recognised as a serious threat to the human well being. The basic definition of the word ‘Soil Erosion’ basically means the destruction of soil by the dual action of water and wind. It is essentially a smoothing process with soil particles being carried, rolled or washed down by the gravitational force. Erosion induced landslide is fundamentally a continuous process caused by two prominent means of disturbance either geologically or accelerated that affects the geotechnical strata and the surface of the earth. The severity or impact on the soil strata depends significantly on the rainfall intensity, energy and magnitude of the rainfall erosiveness which scour away and breakdown the soil particles and carry them away besides the degree of soil erodibility itself. A combination of these two main factors namely rainfall erosivity and soil erodibility can be used as a predictive tool in forecasting erosion induced landslide. Globally, erosion induced landslide poses enormous threats and over the past years as well as in the present scenario have caused severe damages. Apart from claiming lives of the humanity, it destroys residential and commercial properties, arrests development in urban and rural areas and impairs water quality of rivers and streams. The problem of erosion induced landslide is not unique as it occurs in most countries throughtout the world. From the engineering perspective, soil erosion includes the process of detachment of soil particles from the soil mass as a function of rainfall erosivity. When raindrops fall on the bare surface of a slope, it would results in the slope to be eroded and exhibiting erosion features of sheet, rill or gully. With increasing external stimulus of intense rainfall, this would gradually cause slope failure or landslide as commonly being kown. Slope failure due to soil erosion phenomenon that leads to landslide occurrences had entirely been referred under the standard classification system of shallow translational type of movement of debris slides and flows. Thus identification of potential erosion locations is substantially crucial as it would lead to the determination of landslide prone areas. At present, there are about 46 number of major landslides event in Malaysia since 1993 that have been identified as erosion induced landslide areas claiming more than 150 lives. Malaysia faces the problem of lanslide mainly due to its geographical location in the area of destruction which recorded an average annual rainfall of 2500mm. The need to take appropriate mitigating measures against erosion is essential in planning new development projects. As erosion induced landslide constitute a major socio-economic problem, information on erosion risk locations would supplement a reliable landslide hazard map in the country. This in many ways would reduce the number and impact of landslide occurrance, thus mitigating economic and social losses. By knowing the level of rainfall erosivity and soil erodibility impact of an area, the potential risk of erosion induced landslide can be determined.

Felizarta holds the position of Staff Engineer in Network Asset Planning - Substation Asset Planning Department of MERALCO. He is in-charge of the assessment of present and future substation power transformer loading conditions of the MERALCO electric system as well as the formulation of load forecasts and substation development plans for short, medium and long term planning horizon. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas, the Philippines. He is a Registered Electrical Engineer and has an overall experience of more than 12 years in engineering, power distribution, training etc.

Landuse Modeling Using Satellite Photomaps
Landuse modeling is used in the load forecasting process of MERALCO which starts with modeling in the spatial load forecasting software the geographic locations of substations and its coverage, landuse (customers), major roads and highways, waterways and identification of vacant-usable lands with possibility of being load bearing in the future, as well as those vacant-restricted which are either publicly owned or non-developable lands, using satellite photomaps of the Meralco franchise area. The software uses a geographically exact computer model of Meralco’s substations and customer locations which are digitized by the user using a layer of satellite image to perform land use simulation and pattern recognition to determine where new customers will develop. Then, it converts the digitized map or vector data to raster or grid maps of the new land use as well as other data such as customer load curve data, and expectations in increased customer demands for electricity to create future load maps. Thus, landuse modeling is very critical to come up with the best long range plan for the distribution system substation and ultimately a superior short-range substation planning. Using satellite photomaps as a background map, substation planning engineers can update various parameters such as land use, highways, substation area coverage, substation location, water ways, zoning, urban poles or spot loads as well as other government infrastructure projects. Land-use modeling or simulation permits the planner to evaluate multiple scenarios, since land-use simulation considers the growth across an entire region and the interaction of the various load growth drivers in that region. Most importantly, landuse simulation identifies areas of the system where capacity deficiencies will occur in the future.

Visualizing the Smart City –3D Spatial Infrastructure
The rapid and ongoing growth of cities in the Asia Pacific region has created an increasing requirement for smart spatial infrastructure to assist with planning in the urban environment. The use of smart 3D City Models is an important tool to help plan, visualise, analyse and better manage spatial infrastructure in these areas. This presentation will discuss the various processes of data acquisition including LiDAR, aerial imagery, satellite imagery, oblique imagery and terrestrial methods for smart 3D City Models. It will highlight the visualisation tools available to undertake analysis of planned developments and clearly communicate these results to project stakeholders and the wider public. Recent Case Studies will show how these smart 3D City Models can effectively bring government and society together, by spatially enabling the planning and approval process.

Asst. Prof. Ornprapa Pummakarnchana Robert (PhD) is presently working as a lecturer and researcher in GIS and remote sensing at Silpakorn University, Thailand. Her research is focused on GIS and remote sensing applications in monitoring environmental pollution. She also received a few honor awards; Annual 10 Best Articles Award given by International Frequency Sensor Association in 2008, Scholarship to attend NATO Advanced Study Institute on Functionalized Nanoscale Materials, and Systems in 2005 and 2007, and Best Speaker Award from Asian Conference on Remote Sensing in 2004. Recently, she has been working on Geo-database for national defense together with Royal Thai Army

Discussion topics on Data Collection – Why Do We Need Technologies and Tools?
include 1) current method adopted for collecting geo-specific attributes for GIS layers, 2) manually plotting of inventory data and profile for forested areas, 3) tools developed and purchased for use in the project, and 4) needed tolls and technologies for future GIS data collection.

Lt. Col. Ampun Janpengpen (Ph.D.) is currently a researcher at Defense Technology Institute (Public Organization) of the Kingdom of Thailand. He received Master and Doctoral degree from University of Maryland in Civil and Environmental Engineering. His major research interests focus on Project Management and Environmental Management. He has particular interests in applying UAS in construction projects, utilizing MiniUAV in water resources management and mitigating odors in wastewater industries.

Discussion topics on Current Technologies and Tools for the Project?
include 1) army officers for data collection workforce, 2) MiniUAV: the current potential tool for the next project, 3) maneuvering and flexible capabilities suitable for the application, and 4) UAV opportunities for geo-database for defense.

Wg Cdr Worakong Meekhla received MSc in Weapons and Vehicle Systems from Defence College of Management and Technology, Cranfield University, UK. He is now a test and evaluation engineer of Defence Technology Institute (Public Organization). He has performed a defence research coordinator among the Army, Air Force and DTI.

Discussion topics on Current Technologies and Tools for the Project?
include 1) small-arms simulators in the world, Asia and ASEAN, 2) technologies and tools to enhance the effectiveness and realism of the simulation, 3) the revenue small-arms simulators could bring to the industry, and 4) Thailand’s small-arms simulator market: facts and figures, key players and potential benefits.

Gp. Capt. Chamnan Kumsap (PhD) is a former Air Force officer now working as a researcher in Defence Technology Institute (Public Organization) of the Kingdom of Thailand. He received a doctoral degree from Asian Institute of Technology in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. His fields of interest include Landscape Visualization, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems, Military Simulation and Training and Serious Game Technology.

Discussion topics on background of GIS Modeling for Military Simulation and Training
include 1) the geo-database as a basic component of DTI’s military simulation and training technology, 2) a strategic plan to put forward geo-database to defense industry under a multilateral collaboration, 3) lessons learned from the project on geo-database for training scenarios, and 4) future aspect of the project and the need for international collaboration.

Madam Ir Rozinah Anas has vast experience in the ICT industry. She is the Project Director for MERS 999, Telekom Malaysia. Rozinah began her career as fresh engineer in the Government Telecoms Department which was privatized and known as Telekom Malaysia (TM) today. Her 25 years stint in TM encompasses experience in Network Operations, Planning and Implementation, Product Development and Sales. She has successfully managed and deployed mega projects with TM. She has presented in various conferences and seminars locally and abroad. Her latest challenging task is the improvement of the emergency and disaster management services for the government of Malaysia. Her current program is in setting up a new system throughout the country for all the emergency service providers, conducting training program, awareness and publicity campaign to the public for emergency services. Her aspirations are to see Malaysia becoming the hub of Public Safety within the region. She graduated from Clemson University, USA in Electrical Engineering. Her professional qualifications include certification with M.I.E.M. as a professional engineer and Certified International Project Manager (CIPM) from AAPM, USA. She loves travelling and reading. Amongst her favorite author are Robert Kiyosaki and Steven Covey.

APPLICATIONS OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICHLE (UAV) IN PUBLIC SAFETY : TM AERIAL SERVICES
Telekom Malaysia proudly would like to introduce a new TM Aerial Services with an integrated solution for live transmission in high definition, data centre and geospatial analysis using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Some of the TM Aerial Services will cover solution for public safety especially forest fire monitoring, hazardous material management and flood monitoring. Some case studies of real incidents covering earthquake, flood and landslide will be share to the forum participants

Capt. Martin A. Sebastian, Royal Malaysian Navy, joined MIMA in Nov 2011 as Fellow and Centre Head of the Centre for Maritime Security and Diplomacy. Prior to joining MIMA, Capt. Martin completed three years of Secondment with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), United Nations Headquarters, New York. He served in the Office of Military Affairs (OMA) as a Strategic Planner in the Military Planning Service (MPS). In OMA, he was appointed as Team Leader for Africa Planning Team II covering West African peacekeeping missions. He pioneered the setting up of a maritime planning section in MPS and was appointed as the OMA Team Leader for the Maritime Working Group, which monitored planning requirements for the UNIFIL Multinational Maritime Operations in Lebanon and riverine operations in peacekeeping missions. Capt. Martin is credited for leading a team in the drafting of a UN Policy for Maritime and Riverine Operations in Peacekeeping. He is country representative in the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Maritime Security Study Group. He has presented in the ASEAN Regional Forum Inter- Sessional Meeting on Maritime Security (ARF – ISM MS), ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus Expert Working Group (ADMM Plus EWG), ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF) and the annual Workshop on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea. His field of expertise on Maritime Security is in Diplomatic engagements, Conventional Operations, Law Enforcement, Maritime Industry and Maritime Search and Rescue; and Humanitarian Disaster Relief from the Sea.

Associate Professor Dr Anuar Ahmad has more than 33 years experience as a lecture in Surveying Science and Geomatics. He has served as a lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) since 1983. Currently he is the undergraduate manager at the Faculty of Geoinformation and Real Estate, UTM Johor Bahru. His research interest is in the field of Aerial Photogrammetry, Close Range Photogrammetry, UAV Photogrammetry, Geomatic Engineering, Geographical Information Science and Remote Sensing. His current research focuses on the use of UAV for research and diversified applications such as large scale mapping, river mapping, coastal erosion mapping and etc. Currently he involves in a research for development of fixed-wing UAV, multi-rotor UAV and UAV lidar for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Research Sdn Bhd for the purpose of research and mapping transmission line. Apart from teaching and research he also has published over many articles in nasional and international conference proceedings and journal. In tandem with his expertise, also he has supervised many MSc students by research and PhD students.

Geospatial Technology for Utility Mapping using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
In Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is a utility company that supply electricity for the nation. It is the largest electricity utility in Malaysia and a leading utility company in Asia. TNB comprises of several departments that include TNB Research Sdn Bhd, TNB Transmission and others. TNB is working hard to transform the utility company into a more efficient organization which is able to deliver more value and quality services to its customers and shareholders. Nowadays, TNB Transmission is utilizing the Geographical Information Technologies (GIT) such as Remote Sensing, Global Positioning System and GIS for planning new transmission line route. The used of GIT really does help in planning works for selecting new route for transmission line and searching for new substation site. The TNB Research Sdn Bhd also is utilising GIT for their research activities. These two entities have used digital data, however, the use of digital data is very expensive. Hence other alternative shall be seriously considered to save cost and time for data acquisition and processing. TNB Research Sdn Bhd, and TNB Transmission are considering current technology of UAV system for acquisition of geospatial data. They engaged Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to develop UAVs for the purpose of research and utility mapping (i.e transmission line). Fixed-wing, multi-rotor UAVs and a special UAV lidar will be developed. UAV technology is known for their easy movement, great flexibility and low costs, is promised to be a great aerial sensor for capturing remote sensing data. UAVs can be launched and deployed within minutes, and send data back in real time. They can provide bird’s eye view over an intersection or a large area, and provide continuous information. Data such as elevation (DSM, DEM), digital aerial image and video can be obtained faster when required using UAV system. The cost of the data is equivalence to the cost of the staffs doing a fieldwork. All rapidly captured data of UAV can be processed and updated by trained staff. Other advantages, the data is free from cloud cover.

An Indoor Positioning System (IPS) using Grid Model
To date many positioning systems are available to determine or track a user’s location; three main categories include Global Positioning System (GPS), wide area location system and indoor positioning system. GPS has its limitation (poor signals) in indoor or urban uses, while wide-area location systems are cellular networks dependent. For indoor positioning system many approaches like infrared sensing, radio frequency, ultrasonic etc. are proposed; each of these methods has their own advantages and disadvantages. Considering cost-effectiveness, speed and accuracy a recent interest is growing on using wireless technology. A Wireless Local-Area Network (WLAN) based positioning system has some distinct advantages like low-cost and wider area coverage. This research proposed a system to determine the location of a mobile terminal using high speed, low-cost wireless networks by using the wireless communications infrastructure. The experimental set up used an indoor wireless facility of an auditorium, where signals from three Access Points (APs) were recorded to train a position determination model to calculate and map a position. Grid model was applied and compare the resulted position of a client. A handheld smartphone equipped with application software was the client device. The accuracy assessment has been performed to identify the distance errors and the average distance error was found lowest for the grid model. The results of the experiments reveal that the accuracy of 0.05 m can be achieved.

Heading DigitalGlobe APAC Sales, Derren Yong has over 10 years of experience in various Sales & Business Development capacity in different regions of Asia Pacific. He has 20 years direct, channel & enterprise sales in the Geospatial & Telecommunications industry, winning Top Sales , Top Growth in different regions & companies. Keen interest in Sports & passionate about learning the different cultures in the World. Derren holds a Bachelor Degree In Business Studies & Marketing (Honors) from The University of Bradford & Master in Business Administration, National Technology University.

DigitalGlobe Evolving Geospatial Technologies in this New Paradigm The geospatial industry of today bears only a faint resemblance to the geospatial industry of just a few short years ago. The context of data as “king” is now being complemented by other enablers that are now making the information and insight extracted from the data “king”. This dynamic is being supported and driven not only by exponential growth in the quantity of data available, advances in supporting storage technologies but also by the needs and expectations of completely different end user sets who are not geospatial experts but highly value the quality and timeliness of the “answer”. In this brief overview DigitalGlobe will highlight the proactive business initiatives in which it (and like-minded companies) is investing to serve this new paradigm, lead the movement to Geospatial 2.0 and democratize the timely and easy access to actionable information.

Warlito is a Geodetic Engineer with varying experience in Project Planning and Management, Land Policy Development, ICT management and service applications. Since 2002, he has been working at the Land Administration and Management System (LAMS) National Coordinating Desk at the Land Management Bureau (LMB) in Philippines, holding many positions of related to the country's Land Administration and Management Project. Warlito holds a Master in Public Administration, from St. Paul University Philippines, Philippines and Master of Science in Remote Sensing from University of the Philippines.

Land Administration and Management System (LAMS) Philippines: - Improving land governance in the Philippines
For century old problem, the Philippines is beseech with numerous land administration problems that underpins economic growth. A study conducted by the Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP) shows that these problems are attributed to defect in the system that needs major reforms in the land sector. This includes institutional, legal and procedural reform in the land administration and management. Under LAMP, it has tested new approaches to accelerate land titling that has been lingering for almost one hundred years and the application of new technologies to improve land governance. The development of new geospatial tool, called the Land Administration and Management System (LAMS) Philippines, has provided new opportunities to correct the century old problem in the land administration. The Spatial Digital Cadastral Database (SCDB) and transactional monitoring system provides transparency and accountability in land transaction services to public. The application of LAMS Philippines provides opportunity to enable Local Government Units (LGUs) and other Government Agencies to access, correct and update spatial information and become as basis in land resource development activity. The government initiative to convert all land records in three (3) years would pave the way to correct a systemic problem in the land administration through the application of LAMS Philippines. The major challenges that underpins major reform is to bring together to a common goal/agenda all other agencies in data sharing agreements to maximize geospatial information services without sacrificing the needs of the public at a minimal cost.

Haji Safar Untong is currently the Director of Lands and Surveys Department Sabah, Malaysia. He joined the department in 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Land Surveying (Honours) from University of Technology Malaysia in 1987 and has subsequently obtained two Master Degrees in Business Administration (MBA) from University Malaysia Sabah in 2006 and Master of Science (Land Administration and Development) from University Technology Malaysia in 2008. He is a Registered Land Surveyor, Chairman of the Sabah Surveyors Board, member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRCIS) and a Fellow of Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (FRISM).

Geo-Cadastre In Land Administration: Sabah’s experience
Geo-cadastre data has been key to enhancing land administration in Sabah. The various systems have been designed and built over the years and the repetitive rigorous process of data integrity and data handling to ensure that the working processes through computerisation are functional and cohesive. Prior to big data and storage management, these forms the building blocks for successful geospatial data infrastructure. At the centre of Geospatial Data infrastructure for the department, lies data for every systems that will be used for decision making. Progressive innovation and development and continuous capacity building are also essential and critical, so that the department is ready to embrace changes that are happening in the world of digital age. The experience of the department on this journey to embrace digital has been rewarding in achieving 4 A’s of access at Anywhere by Anyone at Any time and on Any device.

Siva Balasundram is an Associate Professor at the Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is also Country Representative for The international Society of Precision Agriculture. He joined UPM in 1997. He has authored more than 30 scientific papers in international and national journals and conference proceedings. He has also won several invention awards.

Mark Yong is CEO and co-founder at Garuda Robotics, a Singapore-based provider of drone solutions and services. He has 20 years of experience in robotics, with bachelors and masters degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Michigan. He was previously an award-winning lecturer in the School of Computer Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Azhar bin Ishak is a Meteorologist, currently heading the Meteorological Division, Marine Science Technology Sdn Bhd (MAST) and consultant to AFJETS Sdn Bhd as meteorological expert on Cloud Seeding Operation. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics from University of Malaya, MSc (RS/GIS) from University Putra Malaysia. He has more than 32 years’ experience in Agro-Meteorology / Climatology / Climate Change / Remote Sensing (Radar and Satellite) & GIS / Aviation & Marine Weather Forecasting and Weather Modification. He retired from Meteorological Malaysia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in October 2014.

Dr. Sukanta has more than 18 years of extensive work experience in Sales and Account Management for Utility, Energy and other Engineering domain in SEA Countries, India and China. He has successfully managed more than 20 large projects in Smart City, Smart Grid, Mobile Field Force Automation, SCADA, ADMS etc. He received his Ph.D in GIS from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has published many papers in research and industry journals and has also received various awards in his professional career.