Conference Day Two: 30 September 2010

09:05 Opening Remarks From The Chair

09:10 Enhancing GEOINT For Battlespace Management: Case Study From Afghanistan

• Looking at NATO’s geographic services project
• Using imagery intelligence for NATO’s operations in Afghanistan
• Challenges of geospatial data replication and solutions to overcome them

John Teufert
NC3A Geo-Officer, Consultation, Command and Control Agency
NATO

09:40 Geospatial And Information Services In Support Of Humanitarian Assistance And Disaster Relief Planning And Operations: Case Study From US PACOM

• Enhancing logistics planning with location intelligence
• Mapping out the optimum route for humanitarian relief delivery
• Increasing data interoperability with internal and external partners for disaster relief planning

Colonel Keith Geiger
Chief of Intelligence, US Army Pacific Command
US ARMY

10:10 Highlighting The Delhi Spatial Data Infrastructure Project (DSSDI)

• Analysing the progress of DSSDI from a pilot project to its current status
• Overcoming challenges of data integration from large volumes of geospatial data obtained from large land masses
• Streamlining governmental processes through DSSDI

Major General Girish Kumar*
Project Director, DSSDI Project
SURVEY OF INDIA

11:10 Democratising Standards: Moving Towards Interoperability

• Assessing the status of interoperability in the field of geographic information
• Supporting interoperable solutions that “geo-enable” the web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT
• Why do we need open standards? Discussing the move towards enterprise GIS

Steven Ramage
Executive Director
OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM

11:40 Addressing Interoperability Challenges: How To Enhance Data Mining And Data Sharing

• Moving towards enterprise GIS: Is it a possibility?
• Overcoming challenges in data protection in a Joint Geospatial Enterprise Service
• Improving data interoperability through open standards
• Looking at a Joint Geospatial Enterprise Service from the UAE

Dr. Mohamed Alahbabi
Information Communication Technology (ICT) Advisor
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE & DEVELOPMENT, UAE

12:10 Challenges In Data Analytics: How To Optimise The Move From Information To Intelligence?

• Overcoming challenges in formatting incoming data onto a common platform
• Utilising business processing tools for data mining
• Looking at advancements in KML and text analytics
• Understanding the overlap between structured and unstructured data

Group Captain Praphon Vibulsukh
Director of the Space Affairs, Department of Defence Technology and Space
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, THAILAND

13:40 Imagery Intelligence – A Defence Perspective

• Overview of the current imagery analysis technologies of the Indian defence forces
• Converting information from surveillance images and videos to actionable intelligence
• Overcoming challenges in using high resolution DEM generation images

Bhaskar Burman
Additional Director, O/O/Scientific Adviser to Chief of Naval Staff
DRDO, MoD, INDIA

14:10 Using GEOINT For Homeland Security Applications: Case Study From The Abu Dhabi National Police

• How can web based GIS enhance emergency operations?
• Analysing location intelligence in anti-crime operations
• Looking at applying geospatial tools for logistics management

LT1 Mohamed Al Mansouri
Head of GIS Center for Security
ABU DHABI NATIONAL POLICE, UAE

14:40 Emerging Spatial Data Infrastructure Capabilities Supporting Emergency Management

• Developing an SDI for Australia: at both federal and state level
• Combating bush fire in Australia using geospatial technology
• Discussing the Victorian Spatial Information Strategy and Vicmap

Bruce Thompson
Director Spatial Information Infrastructure
DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

15:40 Utilising Geospatial Applications For Counter Terrorist Operations

• Converting information to intelligence: Looking at new geospatial technologies
• Data mining of structured and unstructured data
• Looking at the merge of HUMINT, GEOINT and SIGINT
• Update of the latest research being conducted for counter terrorist and insurgency operations

Colonel Ozden Celik
Director
NATO CENTER OF EXCELLENCEDEFENCE AGAINST TERRORISM, TURKEY

16:10 Fusing Geography And HUMINT: A New Approach To Combat Piracy On The Malacca Straits

• Analysis of the piracy threat at the Malacca Straits
• Combining location intelligence with HUMINT
• Charting out the geographical course and smuggling network
• Discussing lessons to combat piracy on the Malacca Straits by fusing geospatial tools with HUMINT

Dr. Eric Frecon
Post Doctoral Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School for International Studies
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE

16:40 Discussing A Regional SDI For Defence Applications

• Mapping out a geospatial defence masterplan
• Overview of the current SDI in place in Indonesia
• Looking at data mining of structured and unstructured data

Bebas Purnawan
Head of Network Systems & Spatial Data Standardisation
NATIONAL COORDINATING AGENCY FOR SURVEY AND MAPPING, INDONESIA

17:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Increasing Role Of Geospatial Technologies In National Security: Challenges And Opportunities

• Discussing the various applications of geospatial technologies in national security
• How can we effectively merge SIGNINT, HUMINT and GEOINT?
• Looking to bridge the gap between structured and unstructured data

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17:40 End Of Day 2