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Pacific Islands GIS & RS User Conference
Deep Learning for Earth Observation and Remote Sensing
22/23 November 2021, Vanuatu and online
Conference Agenda
The agenda of the Conference is in UTC+12 (Kiribati)
Detailed Program
The Detailed Agenda is in Kiribati Time (UTC+12)
version 21.11.21 / 14:25
Please contact viti2304@gmail.com or wolf.forstreuter@gmail.com for more information.
Monday 22.11.21
Session 1A - Opening - 09:05-09:50 (Arthur Faerua)
| 09:05-09:15 | Professor Pal Ahluwalia | Opening Remarks USP Vice Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia | USP |
| 09:15-09:25 | Hon. Edward Nalial | Key Note Speaker Vanuatu | MIN. LANDS VU |
| 09:25-09:35 | Andrew Jones | Keynote SPC | |
| 09:35-09:45 | Andrew MacKenzie | Opening Remarks Director USP Campus Vanuatu | USP |
| 09:45-09:50 | Wolf Forstreuter | Technical Conference Overview, Chair PGRSC | PGRSC |
9:50 - 10:00 - Morning Coffee
Session 2A - Land Cover - 10:00-12:00 (Ian Huri )
| 10:00-10:20 | Bradley Eichelberger | "Estimating vegetation and wildlife resilience following typhoon events in the Northern Mariana Islands" | DLNR |
| 10:20-10:40 | Cema Talei | "Ba Land Use Land Cover Changes" | FNU |
| 10:40-11:00 | Darlynne Takawo | "Palau Automated Lands And Resource Information System (PALARIS OFFICE)" |
PALARIS |
| 11:00-11:20 | Vani Koroisamanunu | GIS for Environmental Decision Making | SPREP |
| 11:20-11:40 | Amina Ali | "Precision Agricultural farming on Nadroga Province from a GIS and RS prespective" |
FNU |
| 11:40-12:00 | Titie Kaufusi | "Applying GIS on Quarry's Management" | LANDS TO |
Session 2B - Disaster - 10:00-12:00 (Rafael Kargren)
| 10:00-10:20 | Michino Hisabayashi | "Drone mapping in the context of disaster and emergency response using PIX4Dreact" | PIX4D |
| 10:20-10:40 | Rémi Andreoli | "Dealing with Natural Disasters in real Time from the Cloud" | BLUECHAM |
| 10:40-11:00 | Sioeli Lolohea | "Applying Remote Sensing and GIS to the Climate Change Crisis" | LANDS TO |
| 11:00-11:20 | Matt Lythe | "Advancing disaster relief planning using Maxar imagery with AI (Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Mashall Is)" |
LYNKER ANALYTICS |
| 11:20-11:40 | Fidel Zebeta | "Flood Risk Mapping" | GOV VU |
| 11:40-12:00 | Alex Bandini-Maeder | "Using Earth Observation and Deep-"Learning to Enhance Vulnerability Models to Natural Disasters" |
GEONEON |
12:00 - 12:20 - Lunch
Session 3A - Women Session - 12:20-14:00 (Litia Gaunavou)
| 12:20-12:40 | Leba Gaunavinaka | Welcome Address | UNOSAT |
| 12:40-13:00 | Joy Papao | "The use of Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for DRR" | UNOSAT |
| 13:00-13:20 | Kate Fickas | "Ladies of Landsat" | |
| 13:20-13:40 | Naz Ali | "Women In GIS: Network, Grow, Succeed" | Women in GIS Canada |
| 13:40-14:00 |
Telesia Sila |
"Redefining Samoa's Baseline and Maritime Zones" | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment - Samoa |
Session 3B - Remote Sensing Data - 12:20-14:00 (Rémi Andreoli)
| 12:20-12:40 | Nicholas Metherall | "Yadrava na Vanua: leveraging earth observation data to monitor extractive industries in Fiji." | SPC |
| 12:40-13:00 | Rafael Kargren | "Human Landscape" | MAXAR |
| 13:00-13:20 | Nicholas (Nick) Rollings | "Echoes in Space" using Sentinel 1 Radar in our Geospatial Science Programme" | USP |
| 13:20-13:40 | Fabrice Triffaut | Pléiades Neo, perfectly enhancing satellite imagery capacities for the Pacific and its needs | AIRBUS DS |
| 13:40-14:00 | Annekatrien Debien | "The Copernicus networks: how do they contribute to Copernicus user uptake?" |
SpaceTecPartners |
Session 3C - Maritime - 12:20-14:00 (Maria Kottermair)
| 12:20-12:40 | John Lowry | "Spatial use of marine resources in a rural village: A case study of Fiji" | USP | |
| 12:40-13:00 | Guillaume Wattelez | "Unsupervised clustering for seabed color with Sentinel 2 imagery: a case study on Voh-Koné-Pouembout lagoon (New Caledonia)" | UNI NC | |
| 13:00-13:20 | Vatu Molisa | "Marine Spatial Planning on a National Scale (Case Study: Vanuatu): A Brief Overview of MSP in Vanuatu" | IUCN | |
| 13:20-13:40 | Miriam Bhurrah | "Marine Spatial Planning on a National Scale (Case Study: Solomon Islands): A Brief Overview of MSP in the Solomon Islands" | WCS | |
| 13:40-14:00 | Cecile Dupouy | A glider to the rescue of scientists to validate ocean colour imagery at the South of Viti Levu | IRD |
14:00 - 14:10 - Afternoon Coffee
Session 4A - Mapping - 14:20-15:30 (Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya)
| 14:10-14:30 | Tony Kanas | "Vanuatu National Geospatial Data Policy" | GOV VU |
| 14:30-14:50 | Kishan Kumar | "Utilising Open Source Spatial Big Data Platforms to boost Data Mining and Machine Learning operations on Optical and Radar Data |
SPC |
| 14:50-15:10 | Charlington Leo | "Using GIS/RS to improve data collection" | -- |
| 15:10-15:30 | Sione Sunia | "Applying GIS to Land Administration" | LANDS TO |
Session 4B - Maritime - 14:20-15:30 (Salote Viti)
| 14:10-14:30 | Susanne Craig | “Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Phytoplankton Community Composition from Ocean Color” | NASA |
| 14:30-14:50 | Steve Hango | "GIS in Marine Spatial Planning" | GOV VU |
| 14:50-15:10 | Andra Whiteside | "Investigating the relationship of turbid waters post-cyclone Yasa on chlorophyll bloom presence in Fiji" |
UNI AIX-MARSEILLE |
| 15:10-15:30 | Fernando Noriega Betancourt | “Mapping suitable areas for marine recreational activities around Tutuila Island, American Samoa” |
Session 4C - Remote Sensing Data - 14:20-15:30 (Leba Gaunavinaka)
| 14:10-14:30 | Manil Maskey | "Deep Learning for Earth Observation and Remote Sensing". | NASA |
| 14:30-14:50 | Michino Hisabayashi | "Best practices for large scale drone mapping with PIX4Dmatic, next-generation photogrammetry software" |
PIX4D |
| 14:50-15:10 | Titie Kaufusi | "Applying GIS on Quarry's Management" | LANDS TO |
| 15:10-15:30 | Stewart Craine | "GIS tools for rural electrification planning to meet SDG7 energy access goals" |
Village Infrastructure Angels |
Tuesday 23.11.21
Session 1A - Organisations - 09:00-10:20 (Litia Gaunavou)
| 09:00-09:20 | Christian Heipke | "Deep learning for remote sensing and the role of ISPRS" | ISPRS |
| 09:20-09:40 | Astrid-Christina Koch | "Copernicus – What is in it for the Pacific Islands ?" | COPERNICUS |
| 09:40-10:00 | Shirish Ravan | "Strengthening space applications and exploration – Opportunities and initiatives offered by UNOOSA" |
UN-SPIDER |
Session 1B - Forestry - 09:00-10:20 (Maria Kottermair)
| 09:00-09:20 | Michael Köhl | "Biomass assessment in mangrove forests: a case study from Fiji" |
UNI-HAMBURG |
| 09:20-09:40 | Matt Lythe | "Deep learning to audit deforestation in NZ" | LYNKER ANALYTICS |
| 09:40-10:00 | Rémi Andreoli | "Smart Counting from Space to Solve real Pacific Challenges" | BLUECHAM |
| 10:00-10:20 | Willie Lore | "Vanuatu National Forest Inventory (NFI) Mapping" | GOV-VU |
Session 1C - Utility & Disaster - 09:00-10:20 (Salote Viti)
| 09:00-09:20 | Laura Lorenzoni | "NASA science for coastal applications" | NASA |
| 09:20-09:40 | Bob Haas | "The MAXAR Weather Desk" | MAXAR |
| 09:40-10:00 | Marie Jagaille | "Women in Copernicus" | Women in Copernicus |
| 10:00-10:20 | Alex Bandini-Maeder | "Vegetation Monitoring for Power Utilities using Deep-Learning on Earth Observation Data" | GEONEON |
10:20 - 10:30 - Morning Coffee
Session 2A - Organisations - 10:30-11:50 (Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya)
| 10:30-10:50 | Katherine Cook | "EO applications in Climate Finance - case studies from Fiji" | CNCFA |
| 10:50-11:10 | Kalusiani Vuki | “UNODC GMCP Work in the Pacific” | UNODC |
| 11:10-11:30 | Filimoni Yaya | "Marine Spatial Planning In the Pacific: An Update on Ongoing Work and Progress Throughout the Region" |
IUCN |
| 11:30-11:50 | Nimas Anggarini | ""Safer, Smarter Cities"" |
Session 2B - Forestry & Mapping - 10:30-11:50 (Leba Gaunavinaka)
| 10:30-10:50 | Guillaume Wattelez | "OGC's Standards for Sensor Data: Overview and Applications" | UNI HI |
| 10:50-11:10 | Ryan Perroy | "Generating agroforestry inventory data for coconut and pandanus from UAS imagery" | UNI NC |
| 11:10-11:30 | Richard Russell | Trinity F90+ eVTOL - UAV LiDAR - example |
DRONE SERVICE |
| 11:30-11:50 | Simon Morris | "Quantum Drones: Flexibility and Capability in a wide range of environments and applications." | QUANTUM |
Session 2C - Remote Sensing data and others - 10:30-11:50 (Rémi Andreoli)
| 10:30-10:50 | Steve Yeager | "MAXAR Analysis Ready Data" | MAXAR |
| 10:50-11:10 | Dongrui Li | "Knowledge Migration Based Deep Network Transfer for Residential Area Automatic Extraction" | |
| 11:10-11:30 | Miller Jiménez | "A Scalable Solution to Monitor Erosion Events" | GRUNDO |
| 11:30-11:50 | Angela Manchester | "Remote Sensing Updates from Hexagon" | HEXAGON |
11:50 - 12:10 - Lunch
Session 3A - Organisations - 12:10-13:30 (Rafael Kargren)
| 12:10-12:30 | Leba Gaunavinaka | "Exploring satellite imageries for DRR with UNOSAT" | UNITAR |
| 12:30-12:50 | Wolf Forstreuter | "Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council" | ----------- |
| 12:50-13:10 | Ian Huri | "UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Service" | UNOSAT |
| 13:10-13:30 | Emma Luke | “GEO and the Pacific: Harnessing global expertise to empower local decision making” |
GA |
Session 3B - Mapping & Agriculture - 12:10-13:30 (Salote Viti)
| 12:10-12:30 | Kasaqa Tora | Improve the long-term conservation and management of biodiversity resources in PA in the Pacific Region | SPREP |
| 12:30-12:50 | Carrol Chan | "Building an OSM Community in Fiji - OSM Fiji" | CONSULTANT |
| 12:50-13:10 | Mathis Neuhauser | "Monitoring of agricultural drought in from remote sensing products and in-situ meteorological data" | INSIGHT SAS |
| 13:10-13:30 | Wolf Forstreuter | "Importance of Geospatial Reference Areas, Potential for Sentinel Image Data Applications" |
13:30 - 13:40 - Afternoon Coffee
Session 4A - Closing Session - 13:50-15:00 (Wolf Forstreuter)
| 13:40-14:00 | - - | Closing: SIBA|GITA Awards, Poster Competition Awards |
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| 14:00-14:20 | - - | Closing: announcement of next Conference location | ----------- |
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Why Attend?
The Pacific GIS & RS Conference is the largest opportunity for Pacific Island and related stakeholders to share experiences and knowledge in the development and use of GIS and Remote Sensing tools and products. Over 300 participants register each year and look forward to the range of presentations, workshops and social events.
How To Attend?
The Pacific GIS & RS 2021 Conference is held in Port-Vila, Vanuatu. Attendees can participate to the conference in Port-Vila or online. If you are facing low bandwidth you can participate in any of the USP hubs in the Pacific. USP has its own cable and antenna link and the hubs link directly to the Conference.
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