Sunday, September 22, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Rongomātāne Room, Level 1

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Overview

Day One: Practitioner Focus Workshop Facilitators: Ed Cook & Graeme Henderson

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Details

GIS - Connecting Our Sector An upwards trend in the frequency and severity of climate-related evens is a reality now, and into the future. Join us to understand how GIS is providing a technical advantage across emergency management. From mitigating the impact of tomorrows hazards, preparing for an optimal response in readiness, enabling a common overlay and platform for responses, and tracking recovery efforts, this event will allow you to connect with peers who are helping to create a safer and more resilient New Zealand and the South Pacific. 1:00 Welcome & Introductions 1:10 NEMA Operational Systems Update 1:35 Lessons Applied - ArcGIS Best Practice in Emergency Management 2:00 FENZ Wide Area Assessment Workshop 2:30 GEMA - Your Community of Interest for Geospatial in Emergency Management 2:45 Facilitated Round Robin Session on Key Issues 3:00 Afternoon tea 3:15 The International Imagery Charter - Learnings from Cyclone Gabrielle, Now Applied in Papua New Guinea 4:00 The Pathway of a Geospatial Specialist Within a CDEM Group 4:15 Building Geospatial Capability for Your Agency 4:30 Close-off & Summary 4:45 Networking Who should attend: * Practitioners involved in a GIS workstream or related field within an emergency management agency or partner organisation. * Technical users within an Emergency Management organisation. What you will learn / what will be covered: * Demonstrations and Discussions on Emerging / advanced workflows for GIS in Emergency Management. * Workshops related to capability development, effective exercising and overcoming technical obstacles.