Overview
In its report to the Eleventh session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in August 2021, the Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information informed the Committee of a webinar series hosted by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and jointly organized with the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the Working Group in conjunction with the official launch of the IHO-Singapore Innovation and Technology Laboratory.
UN-GGIM noted the planned webinar series on integrated marine geospatial information as precursor activities for the third expert meeting of the Working Group, expected to be convened in April 2022, in Singapore together with an international seminar. This webinar series will provide a forum for dialogue and engagement to address effective and integrated marine geospatial information, its challenges and opportunities.
The value proposition for developing, managing and sustaining nationally integrated geospatial information management arrangement that includes the marine domain is extensive. It includes everything from transportation and shipping to basic human needs like clean drinking water. The value of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) and inclusion of the marine domain in any national integrated geospatial information program include: nautical charting, safety of navigation and transportation; maritime resource planning and management; maritime limits and boundaries; subsistence and food security; disaster risk management and emergency response; integrated marine cadastre; sustainable energy; environmental management and protection; climate change; and science, research and knowledge. It is important to promote and to advise on practical considerations regarding the inclusion of the marine domain across an entire geospatial ecosystem.
Host and organizers
The webinar series is hosted by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and jointly organized by
- Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore;
- Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information;
- IHO Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group; and
- OGC Marine Domain Working Group
Registration : bit.ly/2021mpaSG
| Date & Time | Programme |
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26 October |
Joint IHO-Singapore Innovation and Technology Laboratory Launch Session 01: Technology and Innovation for Integrated Marine Geospatial Information Management |
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27 October |
Session 02: An Operational Framework for Integrated Marine Geospatial Information Management |
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28 October |
Session 03: Integrated Marine Geospatial Information Management Practices |
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29 October |
Session 04: Standards for Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable Marine Geospatial Information; The Future of Marine Geospatial Information |
10:00 hrs. (UTC)
3:00 a.m. (Los Angeles); 5:00 a.m. (Mexico City); 6:00 a.m. (New York); 12:00 noon (Copenhagen); 6:00 p.m. (Singapore); 9:00 p.m. (Canberra); 11:00 p.m. (Nuku'alofa)
Presentations:
- (a) Introduction to the IHO-Singapore Innovation and Technology Laboratory Projects Dr. Parry Oei
IHO-Singapore Innovation and Technology Laboratory, Singapore
- (b) NOAA's Global Extratropical Surge and Tide Operational Forecast System (Global ESTOFS) Dr. Saeed Moghimi and Mr. Michael Lalime
NOAA Office of Coast Survey, United States of America
- (c) Towards a Sustainable Sea with GeoSpace-Sea Mr. Eric Foo
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Presentations:
- (a) Using Geospatial Information to Support Resource Management of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Ms. Sarah Fangman
NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, United States of America
- (b) How to realize a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure - Japan's case Mr. Shigeru Nakabayashi
International Affairs Office, JHOD, Japan
- (c) Greenland MSDI: A Holistic, Citizen oriented, sustainable approach to marine geospatial information Mr. Thomas Gaarde
National Planning in the Ministry of Finance and Domestic Affairs, Government of Greenland
- (d) Marine Geospatial Information Management in South Africa Mr. Alfons van Craeynest
South African Navy Hydrographic Office
- (e) The use of earth observation data in addressing illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing and safety of artisanal fishers in West Africa Professor George Wiafe
Regional Marine Centre, University of Ghana
Moderator:
- Ms. Pearlyn Pang
- Co-Chair, UN Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
- Vice-Chair, IHO MSDIWG
- Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Presentations:
- (a) Data and Models to elucidate trends, the development of a marine research database Dr. Ooi Seng Keat
Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore
- (b) Integrating and reusing marine spatial data to support a sustainable blue economy in New Zealand Ms. Rachael Gabara
Toitū Te Whenua/Land Information New Zealand
- (c) Implementing the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework at the UK Hydrographic Office: A Caribbean Case Study Mr. James Carey
UK Hydrographic Office, United Kingdom
- (d) Modelling to track marine debris, pollutant and invasive species Dr. Brett Beamsley
MetOcean Solutions, New Zealand
- (e) Finding and Collecting Marine Plastic Debris Mis-Ocean Ms. Mary T. Crowley
Ocean Voyages Institute, United States of America
- Moderator: Mr. Jens Peter Hartmann
Chair, IHO-MSDIWG
Chair, Baltic and North Sea MSDIWG
Danish Hydrographic Office, Denmark
Presentations:
- (a) International Seabed Authority DeepData: Knowledge for the common heritage of humankind Mr. Sheldon Carter
International Seabed Authority
- (b) The Baltic Sea and the North Sea as a S-122 Testbed Mr. Jens Peter Hartmann
Chair, IHO-MSDIWG
Chair, Baltic and North Sea MSDIWG
Danish Hydrographic Office, Denmark
- (c) IHO-S121 Maritime Limits and Boundaries and ISO-19152 Land Administration Domain Model - together will allow the seamless administration of land and the oceans Mr. Mark Alcock
Geoscience Australia
- (d) Introduction to the IGIF-Hydro, and operational framework for integrated marine geospatial information management Mr. John Nyberg
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States of America
- Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Prichard
Co-Chair of OGC Marine Domain Working Group
IIC Technologies, United Kingdom
- Dr. Parry Oei Adviser (Hydrography), Maritime and Port of Singapore
General Manager, IHO-Singapore Innovation and Technology Laboratory
Annual sessions
- Fifteenth session
- Fourteenth session
- Thirteenth session
- Twelfth session
- Eleventh session
- Past sessions