When: Oct 28, 2024 – 7pm AEDT / 4pm AWST
What: Opening remarks will be delivered by Dr Mika-Petteri Torhonen (Global Lead Land Administration Specialist at the World Bank’s Land and Geospatial Unit) and Dr Ernest Acheampong (Capacity Development Coordinator for the Group on Earth Observation-GEO). This will be followed by a panel featuring Mr. Victor Khoo (Director for Survey and Geomatics Division, Singapore Land Authority) and Dr. Eranda Gunathilaka (Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Geomatics, Sabaragamuwa University, Sri Lanka).
Topics we will cover include:
• Re-designing surveying methods & processes using new technology for climate adaptation & mitigation & to support national environmental policies (NDCs, NBSAP, LDN).
• Designing rapid agile fit-for-purpose land systems for different climate & geographic contexts.
• Digital twins to achieve land-related environmental goals
• Scaling up the surveying workforce to deliver at scale, including use of new technology, digitalisation, training & certification.
• Geospatial partnering between surveyors & climate scientists for monitoring, quality assessment, support to government, standardisation & delivery.
• Combining technical systems & information management to protect people’s land rights & the planet.
This webinar is jointly led by two task forces of the International Federation of Surveyors Task Forces (FIG Task Force on Geospatial Information Ecosystem and the FIG Climate Compass Task Force), and sponsored by the Geospatial Council of Australia.