During the last 12 months, the Geo Maritime team has conducted thorough research with the hydrography, bathymetry and maritime surveillance communities. We enlisted the services of some of the leading players in the community to help us make sure that we are delivering the conference to meet the needs of the maritime surveillance community. Geo Maritime 2012 has been designed through feedback from our esteemed industry advisory board, which has made sure that only the current, most challenging and pressing issues in the data management community are tackled. Where other events can be biased, Geo Maritime is developed from IMPARTIAL advice from industry leaders.
The SpeakersJust some of our speakers include: Captain Steven Malcolm
UKHO - UK Hydrographic Office Captain Martin Jones
Head Joint, Geospatial Intelligence Branch Captain Robert Ward
Director, IHO - International Hydrographic Office Lieutenant Commander Chris Parry
MBE MA, Staff Officer
AWNIS (Capability Management and Commitment) Evert Flier
Director, Norwegian Hydrographic Service
Advisory Board:- Barrie Greenslade, Digital Hydrographic Standards, UK Hydrographic Office
- Roger Longhorn, Information Policy Advisor, EUCC - The Coastal & Marine Union
- Captain Steven Malcolm, UKHO
- Andre Cocuccio, Unit Head Hydrography, Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Steven Ramage, Executive Director Marketing and Communications, OGC
- Commodore Pat Tyrrell OBE MA LL.B Royal Navy (Retired), Director, Vale Atlantic Associates, Director, AFCEA
- Paul Smits, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
- William Cairns, Principal Navigation Engineer, Commandant (CG-5532) USCG, Chairman, e-NAV Committee, IALA
- Captain Vaughan Nail, Hydrographer of the Navy, Royal Navy
Confirmed Speakers Include- Rear Admiral Nick Lambert, UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive,
UK Hydrographic Office - Rear Admiral Jonathan W White, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command,
US Navy - Captain Steven Malcolm,
UK Hydrographic Office - Captain Martin Jones, Head Joint Geospatial Intelligence Branch,
UK MoD - Captain Robert Ward, Director,
IHO - International Hydrographic Office - Leiutenant Commander Chris Parry, MBE MA Staff Officer, AWNIS (Capability Management and Commitments),
Defence Maritime Geospatial Centre - Evert Flier, Director, Norwegian Hydrographic Service
- Ray Boguslawski, UK Location Programme Director, DEFRA
- Andre Cocuccio, Unite Head Hydrography,
Maritime and Coast Guard Agency - Neil Wiley, Deputy Director of Intelligence, JIOCEUR Analytic Center,
United States European Command - John Erik Hagen Regional Director, Norwegian Coastal Administration
- David Cotton, Programme Manager, MEDIN - Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
| Captain Shawn Osborne, Director of Geospatial Intelligence for the Canadian Forces:
Why Geo Maritime?Across Europe, people are collaborating in sharing Geospatial information. As a result, several significant standards have emerged from leading maritime organisations to help stakeholders meet the challenges and tap the opportunities of greater information sharing: - IHO have developed S100 as the core standard for all Marine data
- This is being extended to cover Next generation ENC, Bathy products, AML’s, 3D and Temporal , Inland ENC, Nautical Publications, MIO’s, Gridded data and Sea ice
- The INSPIRE directive – with its roots in environmental data – is establishing an infrastructure for spatial information and implementing the 34 spatial data themes, as part of this significant resources are being dedicated to meet the roadmap deadlines
- E-Navigation will enhance navigational safety by leveraging electronic tools while also reducing the burden on the navigator. The challenge lies in ensuring that the necessary tools are available, e.g. electronic navigational charts. Ultimately the goal is to provide accurate, secure, cost-effective systems for ships of all sizes
Beyond the standards and directives that are carrying the industry into the technological future there is a parallel surge in geospatial information for maritime capabilities. These applications range from counter-piracy and smuggling interdiction through fisheries protection, counter-terrorism, asset protection, pollutions response, oceanographic research and disaster response. The common issue between standards and applications is the increasing reliance on geospatial data, even in an atmosphere of intense cost pressures. What Are the focuses of Geo Maritime?The conference will address strategic, technical and operational challenges on geospatial information in the maritime surveillance domain and each session will summarise with at least 3 lessons learned and 3 near term goals that you can benchmark against. The agenda will include: Standards and Directives:- Identify the next focus for the S100 core standard with Barrie Greenslade, Digital Hydrographic Standards, UKHO
- Provide feedback on Annex III to the European Commissions’ INSPIRE team
Improved Decision Support, Standardisation and Interoperability in a Digital Era:- Hear how Andre Cocuccio, Unit Head Hydrography, MCA is facilitating information sharing through a gather once use many times approach to data
- Review how the Norwegian Hydrographic Service has built an infrastructure for the digital age and hear from Evert Flier, Director on the lessons learned from projects such as Digital Norway and MAREANO
- Learn from Captain Robert Ward, IHO on the developments with MSDI
- Review the UK MoD’s approach to building a bridge across all data sets with perspectives from Captain Martin Jones, Head Joint Geospatial Intelligence Branch.
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