Abstract

This presentation will address the value of geospatial information for disaster management, notably the role of Earth observations for disaster risk reduction in line with the Sendai Framework.   Highlights on  the importance of using geospatial frameworks which  help governments prepare, prevent, respond to and recover from disasters will help the decision makers to understand the role of Geospatial services in Disaster Management. An example will be provided relating to the collaboration between the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). An outline of the key elements of the Strategic Framework for Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters will close the presentation

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CV

Steven Ramage leads global stakeholder engagement and external relations for the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO). Steven’s role is to work on the GEO priorities relating to the role of Earth observations supporting international policy, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement for Climate and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. He has spent the last 25 years working on strategy, policy, technology and innovation in the geospatial sector. He's a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Future Cities, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and a SASNet Fellow at the Urban Big Data Centre at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. He also chairs the GEO Commercial Sector Working Group of the GEO Executive Committee and is a member of the Global Advisory Council for the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Steven has worked with ISPRS for almost 10 years supporting in a number of capacities, particularly through open geospatial standards and policy. He delivered one the ISPRS Geospatial Week 2017 keynote addresses.