With global disasters on the rise, planning and management of emergency response has never been more important; join us for a free webinar on the 23rd of November at 14h00 CET where we will show you how to access important satellite data and information for emergency response and disaster risk management. Alongside this you will hear from a whole host of leading specialists in the field of Earth Observation as they reflect on their experience in using data for disaster events. Make sure you have the best possibility of being prepared for a global disaster. It could help save lives. This webinar is suitable for all.

Speakers include (further, expanded information below):

1. Attilio Gambardella: Policy officer at the European Commission in Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space, responsible for the Copernicus Emergency Management Service.

2. Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz: Development lead and coordinator of the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) and the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), European Commission Joint Research Centre.

3. Antonio Tabasco Cabezas: Head Remote Sensing Applications and Services Division at GMV

4. David Hodgson: Executive Secretariat member of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters

5. Dr David Moore: National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO) at the University of Leicester.This is the second webinar in the Data Access series delivered by CoRdiNet* in partnership with UK National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO).

More about our speakers:

1. Attilio Gambardella. Policy officer at the European Commission in Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space, responsible for the Copernicus Emergency Management Service.

2. Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz works at the European Commission Joint Research Centre and coordinates and leads the development of the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) and the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS). He will be giving a short introduction to the Copernicus Emergency Management Services (CEMS), with a focus on the use of Earth Observation on wildfire early warning and monitoring at European and global scales through the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) and the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS).

About the speaker: Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz: PhD (1993) and MSc (1989) Wildland Information Science, with majors on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, Forestry Department, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Forest Engineering Degree (1987) by Polytechnic University, Madrid, Spain. Publication list available at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/J_San-Miguel-Ayanz

3. Antonio Tabasco Cabezas, head of GMV's Remote Sensing Applications and Services Division, has been working in the field of Earth Observation (EO) for over 20 years. He will be sharing his extensive experiences in Emergency and Security services highlighting EO data use in floods, wildfires and earthquakes. Looking at everything from using different sensors to integrating information using different sources, at the end you will have a clear view of the pros and cons of using EO data for emergency response management.

About the speaker: Antonio has a background in Computer Science and is a firm believer in the use of big data and machine learning for the upscale of EO services. He has worked with numerous stakeholders including EMSA, FRONTEX, SATCEN, JRC as well as commercial groups. He set up the foundations of what is currently one of the main drivers of GMV’s Remote Sensing Applications and Services Division - the Security and Emergency service. Originally setup for looking at security and emergency EO data this service has since extended into areas including Forestry and Agriculture, with a clear strategy of moving towards the improvement of climate resilience and data integration.

4. David Hodgson is a serving Executive Secretariat member of the International Charter (‘Disasters charter’) and with 28 years Space experience consults widely on Earth Observation programmes and projects for public and private sector.

This talk will introduce the International Charter, its free data access for emergency response, and compare intended use cases with selected EO disaster risk services.

5. David Moore from the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) at the University of Leicester will be discussing his work on using EO data for the 2019 flooding of Mozambique by Cyclone Idai, focussing on the NCEO response and looking ahead to lessons learnt for future events.

*CoRdiNet  is  financed by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme, grant no. 821911

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