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  • Report Launch: The Value of Geo-Information For Disaster and Risk Management (VALID)
  • Report launch: The Value of Geo-Information for Disaster and Risk Management (VALID)

Report launch: The Value of Geo-Information for Disaster and Risk Management (VALID)

On 3 September 2013, UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER presented a new report which shows the economic, humanitarian and organizational benefits of applying geoinformation to disaster management. The report "The Value of Geo-Information for Disaster and Risk Management (VALID): Benefit Analysis and Stakeholder Assessment" was edited by Professor Orhan Altan of the Istanbul Technical University and Member of the Executive Board of the International Council for Science. The publication aims to raise awareness and to help set priorities in research and development.

The VALID report is a follow-up publication to the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS) and UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER published ‘Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management – Examples and Best Practices’, a compilation of case studies that provides information on what can be done with geoinformation in support of disaster and risk management – methods, systems, applications, experiences. It analyses cases and offers an expert stakeholder assessment.

Speakers at the presentation included Mazlan Othman, Director of UNOOSA, Prof. Orhan Altan of Istanbul Technical University as well as Robert Backhaus and Luc St-Pierre of UN-SPIDER. Photos of the launch are available on Flickr.

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Publication: The Value of Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management (VALI…
Tue, 3 Sep 2013 - 14:49
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