2023 UN Open GIS Joint Workshop
Theme
Open GIS for Peace and Humanity
Organizer
UN Open GIS Initiative & Korea National Defense Digital Twin Research Team
Date & Venue
- Date : November 29, 2023, 13:10 PM ~ 6:00 PM (KST)
- Venue : Baseurak Hall, Seoul Citizens Hall
Objective
- Promoting cases where Open GIS and FOSS4G are crucially utilized for defense,
- global peacekeeping, and humanitarian activities, while gathering opinions.
- Discussing the future roles and prospects of Open GIS and FOSS4G in this field.
Program
| Wednesday, 29 November 2023 | |
| 13:10 – 15:05 | Session 1 – Opening and Open GIS Strategy for UN and Governments (Chair: Ki-Joune Li) |
| 13:10 – 13:25 | Opening Remark by Co-chairs: Ki-Joune Li and Maria A. Brovelli |
| Welcoming Address by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Miyeon Seo | |
| Welcoming Address by Ministry of Defense, Korea | |
| 13:25 – 13:45 | Overview on UN Open GIS Initiative by Kyoung-Soo Eom |
| 13:45 – 14:05 | UN Maps by Diego Gonzalez Ferreiro |
| 14:05 – 14:25 | Open Source Software Operation in GSI Japan by Soichiro Takesaki |
| 14:25 – 14:45 | Geospatial Analysis for Defense Digital Twins by Sanghee Shin |
| 14:45 – 15:05 | Hybrid GIS Platform by Timur Obukhov |
| 15:05 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Session 2 – UN Open GIS (Chair: Kyoung-Soo Eom) |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Open Geo-AI for UN by Maria A. Brovelli |
| 16:20 – 16:40 | OpenDroneMap and 3D for UN by Stephan Mather |
| 16:40 – 17:00 | UN Smart Maps by Hidenori Fujimura |
| 17:00 – 17:20 | What Next for UN Open GIS Initiative? by Ki-Joune Li |
| 17:20 – 18:00 | Discussion (Chair: Ki-Joune Li) |
| 17:20 – 18:00 | With all speakers and audience |
| 18:30 – 21:30 | Invited Dinner (to be announced) |
Participants
Officials of UN, Government officials of Ministry of National Defense, Open GIS users and policy managers, developers, researchers, students, and more.
Key Participants and Presenters
- Eom, Kyung-Soo Chief of UN Geospatial Information Section
- Diego Gonzalez Ferreiro UN Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies, UN Open GIS Capacity Building & UN Maps
- Timur Obukhov UN Geospatial Information Service Officer, UN Open GIS Hybrid GIS Platform Working Group & Image Intelligence
- Maria Brovelli Professor at Polytechnic University of Milan, Co-Chair of UN Open GIS Initiative
- LI, Ki-Joune Professor at Pusan National University, Co-Chair of UN Open GIS Initiative
- Hidenori Fujimura Director of a division of the National Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, UN Open GIS Smart Maps Working Group
- Stephen Mather President and Executive Director of OpenDroneMap, UN Open GIS OpenDroneMap Working Group
- Shin, Sanghee CEO of Gaia3D, Lead Researcher for Defense Digital Twin Technology Development for Terrain Analysis
- Lee, Minpa CEO of Mango System, Research Team for Defense Digital Twin Technology Development for Terrain Analysis
- Department Heads or Chiefs from the Ministry of National Defense