Day Two Thursday 14th June 2012

Effective Information Sharing and Dissemination to Improve Situational Awareness and Achieve SOLAS

8.15 Registration & Coffee

8.45 Chairman’s Opening Remarks & Recap of Day one Stream discussions Chairman’s Opening Remarks & Recap of Day one Stream discussions

9.00 Keynote Address The Evolving Requirements of Intelligence In Support of Growing Maritime Operations Captain Paul Oosterling, Commanding Officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office, US Navy Keynote Address The Evolving Requirements of Intelligence In Support of Growing Maritime Operations Captain Paul Oosterling Commanding Officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office, US Navy Captain Paul Oosterling is the Commanding Officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO). Originally from Ontario, N.Y., he graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in Oceanography and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School, Newport, R.I., in 1987. He earned a master’s degree in Meteorology and Oceanography from the Naval Postgraduate School [read more]

9.30 Improving Situational Awareness in the Maritime Domain and Enhance Security Lieutenant Commander Chris Parry MBE MA, Staff Officer AWNIS (Capability Management and Commitments), Defence Maritime Geospatial Centre An overview of AWINS (Allied Worldwide Navigation Information System) AWINS in response to current piracy, humanitarian and operational challenges Examining approaches to working with civilian infrastructure to improve situational awareness Provision of Safety and Security of Navigation information to merchant vessels and warships during military operations Strategic, technical and operational lessons learned Lieutenant Commander Chris Parry MBE MA Staff Officer AWNIS (Capability Management and Commitments), Defence Maritime Geospatial Centre Born and raised in London, Chris Parry studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. During university he opted for the non-URNU route and joined the Royal Navy Reserve at HMS NORTHWOOD in 1993, deployed on Op Ocean Wave for the handover of Hong Kong and subsequently transferred to the Allied Worldwide Navigation Information System (AWNIS) branch. He was mobilised in January 2003 as part of Ope [read more]

10.00 Building a Framework for Integrated Land and Sea Data Roy Mellum, Project Manager, BLAST Identifying the challenges of surveying the “White Ribbon” Merging marine and terrestrial data efforts to leverage efficiencies Lesson Learned from the BLAST Project Best Practices from current Land/Sea Survey strategies Roy Mellum Project Manager, BLAST

10.30 Networking Break No session description available.

11.00 A Maritime Geographic Information “Thematic Cluster” into the Regional Public SDI Christine Archias, Director, CRIGE-PACA Organisation, governance and animation of the “Sea and Coast thematic cluster” Harmonising regional practices and European policies in a thematic field Multi – level collaboration between public, national and local stakeholders Recognising synergies in regional projects to foster collaboration Strategic, technical and operational lessons learned Christine Archias Director, CRIGE-PACA Graduated from the “Institute of Geography” and the “Institute of Urban Planning and Regional Development” at University of Provence, Christine Archias joined the French Ministry of public works in 1991 as a research officer in matters of spatial planning, located in the Aix-en-Provence offices. (“Mediterranean Technical Study Center”) In 1999 she joined the planning unit of the “Regional Directio [read more]

11.20 Building a Bridge Across All Data Sets To Improve Information Sharing Capabilities: The UK MoD’s SDI Programme David Barber, Principal Scientist, DSTL - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (UK MoD) • Outlining SDI in support of current and future MAROPS • Utilising cloud technology to collect and store data • Assessing security needs for imagery and geospatial data • Ensuring effective and consistent metadata standards across data sets • Strategic, technical and operational lessons learned David Barber Principal Scientist, DSTL - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (UK MoD) David is a principal scientist at Dstl. After gaining his PhD, David worked as a post doctorial research assistant for four years before moving to Dstl. He has fulfilled a number of technical roles, including acting as a technical partner to MOD sponsored geospatial research. He has also sent some time support the development of Dstl Corporate Strategy. For the last three years he has been develop [read more]

11.50 Management and Dissemination: An INFOMAR Perspective Fergal McGrath, Survey Team Leader, INFOMAR · Reviewing key milestones and successes of the INFORMAR project · Overcoming data management and dissemination challenges · Evaluating the current and future priorities for INFOMAR · Identifying the next generation of technologies needed to achieve priorities· Strategic, technical and operational lessons learned Fergal McGrath Survey Team Leader, INFOMAR Responsibilities: Survey and Team management in Advanced Mapping Services. As part of the INFOMAR management team, I contribute in the day to day running of this programme and its ancillaries. My role involves coordination of equipment, personnel, and technical support for survey operations on Marine Institute and 3rd party vessels. I currently project manage INFOMAR contributions to INTERREG fund [read more]

12.20 Lunch Networking

13.20 Engaging with Government and Regulators to Plan a Sustainable Future for the UK's Marine Environment Dermot Grimson, Head External Relations, Policy and Planning, The Crown Estate Building relationships with industry and government to achieve common objectives Reviewing the crown estates Marine Resource Systems (MaRS) Enhancing Spatial planning and GIS tools and techniques for increase decision support Examining recent marine asset planning initiatives Strategic, technical and operational lessons learned Dermot Grimson Head External Relations, Policy and Planning, The Crown Estate Dermot Grimson joined The Crown Estate as head of external relations, policy and planning in the marine estate, in 2008. An urban planner by training, Dermot worked for 12 years in Royal Dutch Shell in their exploration and production business and in corporate roles.Dermot supports colleagues in managing relationships with the UK Government and the devolved administrations and is a member of the E [read more]

13.50 Discussing the Requirements of Geospatial Capabilities to Achieve Effective Operations in Ports John Pinder, Port Hydrograpaher, Port of London Authority The Port of London is the second largest Port in the UK in terms of cargo handled, at about 50 million tonnes of cargo each year including around 18 million tonnes of oil and oil products. This involves over 27,000 vessel movements annually over three main shipping channels covering 400 Sq. miles, on top of which there is the busiest inland waterway in the UK through central London. An important part of safely managing this activity are the charts produced by the Port of London Authority Hydrographic Service using the latest digital mapping and GIS technology. John Pinder Port Hydrograpaher, Port of London Authority John joined the Merchant Navy on leaving school and served as a deck officer with P&O for 11 years, eventually achieving his Master Mariner certificate. In 1987 he did a BSc in Nautical Studies at Plymouth. After a spell commanding a training ship based in SE England he joined the PLA as a field surveyor in 1989, becoming Port Hydrographer in 2000.During this time he has been invol [read more]

14.20 Networking Break

14.50 Managing Data Governance in a Multi National Environment: Effective Collaborative Approaches No session description available.

15.20 Panel Discussion: Future Requirements for Effective Maritime Geospatial Information Sharing and Interoperability Across Civilian, Commercial and Defence Organisations Neil Wiley, Deputy Director of Intelligence, JIOCEUR Analytic Center, United States European Command David Parker, Civil Hydrography Manager , UKHO · Identifying current gaps in information sharing · Reviewing the compatibility and requirements for technology · Top 5 priorities for each stakeholder in the coming year Neil Wiley Deputy Director of Intelligence, JIOCEUR Analytic Center, United States European Command Mr. Wiley is a member of the United States federal civil service. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he attended the University of Maryland, where he earned degrees in Biological Sciences and Ancient History and Classical Languages.He served in the United States Navy from 1983 through 2003, initially as a Surface Line Officer and, latterly, as an Intelligence Officer. During his naval career, [read more] David Parker Civil Hydrography Manager , UKHO David Parker is the Civil Hydrography Manager at the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. He is responsible for managing the UKHO’s involvement in the UK’s Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), in particular planning survey areas and defining technical requirements. Whenever possible, he endeavours to provide direct oversight of the CHP survey contractors in the field (and therefore avoid the office). [read more]

16.00 Closing Remarks and End of GeoMaritime 2012 Conference No session description available.