UNISPACE III - ISPRS/EARSeL Workshop on
“Remote Sensing for the Detection, Monitoring
and Mitigation of Natural Disasters”
2:30-5:30 pm, 22 July 1999, VIC Room B
Vienna, Austria
WORKSHOP SUMMARY SHEET - 10 JUNE 1999
Organized by:
Lawrence W. Fritz (President ISPRS) and Madeleine Godefroy (EARSeL Secretariat)
The Workshop will focus on the role of remote sensing in detection, monitoring and mitigation of natural disasters, in particular floods,
typhoons and hunicanes, land degradation and erosion, forest fires, volcanoes, desertification and drought monitoring and pollution
monitoring. Discussions will be held on problems related to the different spatial and time scales and the different geophysical
parameters monitored. Emphasis wall be on the analytical and critical evaluation of the present status and perspectives for future
progress in this field.
The Workshop will be Co-Chaired by Prof. Heinz Ruether (UCT, South Africa) and Dr. Lucien Wald (Ecole des Mines de Paris,
France). Speakers and topics include:
• Prof. Preben Gudmandsen (TU, Denmark): “Natural Disasters - Remote Sensing Capabilities and Applications in a Wide
Context”
• Dr. François Cauneau (Ecole des Mines de Paris): “Monitoring Oil Spills from Space: State of the Art and Perspectives”
• Jerome Béquignon (ESA, Italy): “Space Technology and Earthquake Hazard Management”
• Prof. Dietrich Banned (UNESCO. Germany): “Natural Hazards of geological Origin: Erosion, Land
Degradation/Desertification, Volcanoes - The UNESCO/IUGS Geological Application of Remote Sensing (GARS)-
Programme”
• Dr. Mohamed Ait Belaid (CRTS, Morocco): “Remote Sensing Systems for Drought & Desertification Monitoring”
• Dr. Adam Lisenbarth (IGIK, Poland): “Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Monitoring, Prediction and Prevention of
Environmental Disasters”
• Dr. Vem Singhroy (CCRS, Canada): “Remote Sensing Techniques for Mapping and Monitoring of Pollution and Hazardous
Waste Sites”
• Ms. Helen Wood (NOAA, USA): “Operational Use of Environmental Satellite Data for Hazards Applications”
Workshop Format
The three-hour Workshop will comprise a series of eight presentations, ~20 minutes each including discussion.
The Workshop will begin with an invited introduction to the role of remote sensing followed by seven invited presentations on specific
disaster categories. The Workshop Co-Chairs and Rapporteurs are Prof. Heinz Riither (ISPRS Treasurer) and Dr. Lucien
Wald (EARSeL Secretary General).
Technical Facilities Available
Overhead Projector
35 mm slide projector
flip-chart
pointer
speakers microphone
2 hours with podium; 1 hour with panel setup
Note: This Workshop will be provided with simultaneous interpretation
ISPRS
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