Why attend GIS Defence Asia-Pacific?

GIS Defence Asia-Pacific has been thoroughly researched with over 80 key military contacts in Asia, Europe and North America. Feedback shows that now is the right time for you to attend this conference and learn how geospatial mapping technologies are currently being developed worldwide in the defence geospatial/GIS arena.

Geospatial Defence Asia-Pacific will bring Asia’s Ministries of Defence and other governmental organisations together with international counterparts to focus on the increasing use of geospatial information in defence.

This is the first conference of its kind!

A strong and highly researched programme will deliver presentations and specific case studies to share strategies to help you overcome the challenges in:

1. Maximising tactical and operational use of data in the battle space
2. Increasing collaboration and interoperability of your unit, battalion or armed forces
3. Developing capacity for defence’s mitigation and response to natural disasters and security threats
4. Use of innovative technologies in remote sensing, analysis and propagation of data
5. Transforming the utilisation of geospatial intelligence for the 21st Century

Who will participate at GIS Defence Asia-Pacific?

Geospatial Defence Asia-Pacific is for Military and associated organisations from the Asian region.

Confirmed Speakers Include:

	Giuseppe Nobile Situation Centre, EADRCC NATO HQ		William Lingsch, Director, Littoral & Riverine Department NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE, US NAVY		Dr. Peter Clark EL2, Air Operations Division DSTO, AUSTRALIA
	Andy Kirkman Head of Defence MET OFFICE, UK		Daniel Visone Program Manager, Battlespace Terrain Reasoning & Awareness Battle Command (BTRA BC) Program, Joint - Geospatial Enterprise Service (J-GES) Program US ARMY		Dr. Lal Samarakoon Director, Geoinformatics Center ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
	Mark Reichardt President and Chief Executive Officer OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM (OGC)		Dr. Shailesh Nayak Director INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES (INCOIS)		Ray Shirkodia Director PACIFIC DISASTER CENTRE, USA
	Robert Netsch Command and Control Engineering Centre US COASTGUARD		Major Bryan Greenstein Project Leader ASIA-PACIFIC CENTRE FOR SECURITY STUDIES, USA		John Day Director US Defence Business Development ESRI
	Jim Dolan Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer OVERWATCH GEOSPATIAL		John E. Lee Director of Business Development VEXCEL | A MICROSOFT COMPANY

VIP Guests:

• Yuan Xin Chen, Hd C4I Naval Surface War Centre, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY

*Subject to final approval

Defence Organisations: Ministries of Defence, Army, Navy, Air Force, Intelligence

Director of Geospatial Intelligence, Head of Military Geography, Director of Geography, Head of GIS, Head of Imagery, Director of Intelligence, Head of C4, Head of Geomatics

Government Agencies

Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, GIS Manager, Data Manager, Mapping Manager, Imagery Manager, GIS Analyst, Strategic Policy Officer, Head of Cartography

Land Survey, Hydrography and Meteorological Agencies Director of Strategic Development, General Manager, Director, Head of Defence, Head of Government, Cartographer, Consultant, Advisor

GIS plays an increasingly critical role within the defence community, in areas including:

Command and control (C2) Defence mapping organisations Base operations and facility management Force protection and security Environmental security and resource management Health and hygiene Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems Logistics

Military engineering Mine clearance and mapping Mission Planning Peacekeeping operations Modeling, simulation, and training Terrain analysis Visualisation Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosive (CBRNE) incident planning and response

Expect to meet with attendees from Asia-Pacific countries including:

Australia Brunei China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia

New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand South Korea Vietnam

In addition, international participants will attend from both North America, Europe, UK and USA

What extra features should you look out for at GIS Defence Asia-Pacific?

Don’t miss: The Interoperability Focus Day on the 15th September and the Capability Focus Day presented by ESRI on the 18th September

This focus day will explore the collaboration and interoperability initiatives currently being developed within defence organisations across the world.

This is a must attend day that will give you detailed insight and provide a platform to explore the conference that follows.

Learn about:

1. The advantages of sharing data between Defence custodians
2. Facilitating transfer and integration of military and civilian geospatial information to facilitate response
3. What are the opportunities and potential enabled by the adoption of universal standards
4. Commercial vs. open source platforms to provide the cutting-edge technology required to facilitate interoperability of data
5. Specific international case studies exploring interoperability initiatives

Numbers for the interoperability day are limited – book now to guarantee your place amongst the leaders in the geospatial defence community!

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time.

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