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Conf/CfP - Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management in Africa: Challenges, Applications, Partnerships, 6-8 November 2019, UN Campus, Bonn, Germany

Publish Date: Jul 08, 2019

Deadline: Aug 30, 2019

Event Dates: from Nov 06, 2019 12:00 to Nov 08, 2019 12:00

UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference 2019

UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference: "Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management in Africa: Challenges, Applications, Partnerships" 6-8 November 2019, UN Campus, Bonn, Germany
 
The conference is organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), through its UN-SPIDER programme, and the Center for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces (ZFL) at the University of Bonn, in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference: “Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management in Africa: Challenges, Applications, Partnerships”will take place from  6-8 November 2019 at the UN Campus, Bonn, Germany.  The conference is organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), through its UN-SPIDER programme, and the Center for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces (ZFL) at the University of Bonn, in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

This International Conference will take up the issues raised above and continue identifying challenges, highlight solutions and encourage partnerships for using space technologies for disaster management in Africa.

The Conference aims to contribute to increased use of big space data approaches and satellite-based application in African countries to respond to challenges posed by natural hazards. More specifically, the event aims to:

  • Showcase recent advances and identify challenges to the use of space-based information, big data approaches and artificial intelligence techniques such as machine learning in disaster management in Africa.
  • Present and provide a hands-on experience of space-based applications through tutorials on technical solutions ranging from standalone desktop packages to cloud computing environments that facilitate the access to and use of space-based data and information products for disaster management.
  • Build on the outcomes of UNOOSA international conferences and symposia to identify capacity-building needs and opportunities regarding full use of the increasing amount of space-based information and new techniques to access, combine, process, analyze and present the data.
  • Provide a forum to discuss partnerships to facilitate access to data and applications tailored to the needs of disaster management stakeholders in Africa.

Eligibility

Staff from national, regional, and international public and private organizations and institutions.

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