Program

Monday, July 3rd

Course Introduction. Needs for ICT Solutions

8:30 – 9:00

Registration (Nador 15, ground floor)

9:00 – 9:30

CEU Summer University Orientation (Nador 15, Auditorium B)

9:30 – 10:30

Welcome from Course Directors

Logistical Information

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee Break

Course Introduction / Setting the stage

10:50 – 11:35

Viktor Lagutov (CEU, Hungary) – Need for Improved Data-Driven Decision-Making in Water Management

11:35 – 12:20

Lorant Czaran (UNOOSA, Austria) – ICT Solutions for Sustainable Development Monitoring

12:20 – 13:40

Lunch

ICT Solutions: An Introduction

13:40 – 15:10

Lorant Czaran (UNOOSA, Austria) – An introduction to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs with a focus on the Space Applications Programme and UN-SPIDER

15:10 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30

Douglas Cripe (Group of Earth Observation, Switzerland) – Earth Observations for sustainable water management

18:00 – 19:30

SUN Welcome Reception (Nador 15)

Tuesday, July 4th

ICT Solutions: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

ESRI

9:00-10:30

Andras Nemeth (Esri Hungary) – GIS data processing for river management

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee Break

10:50 – 12:20

Andras Nemeth (Esri Hungary) – GIS data processing for river management (cont.)

12:20 – 13:40

Lunch

Hexagon Geospatial

13:40 – 15:10

Robert Nagy (Hexagon Geospatial) – Water Management with New Tools in Geospatial Technologies

15:10 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00

Robert Nagy (Hexagon Geospatial) – Water Management with New Tools in Geospatial Technologies (cont.)

Wednesday, July 5th

Application of Geospatial Technologies

9:00 – 10:30

András Szöllősi-Nagy (UNESCO) – The role of real time forecasting models in mitigating the impacts of flooding

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee Break

10:50 – 12:20

Dezso Mikus (Envirosense Hungary) – Application of aerial remote sensing technologies in sustainable water management

12:20 – 13:40

Lunch

13:40 – 15:10

Alan Belward (DG JRC, Italy) – Introduction to Remote Sensing

15:10 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00

Ed Parsons (Google, UK) – AI/Machine Learning & Geospatial

Thursday, July 6th

ICT Solutions: Remote Sensing

9:00 – 10:30

Alan Belward (DG JRC, Italy) – Introduction to Remote Sensing

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee Break

10:50 – 12:20

Alan Belward (DG JRC, Italy) – Introduction to Remote Sensing (cont.)

12:20 – 13:40

Lunch

13:40 – 15:10

Alan Belward (DG JRC, Italy) – Practical Session on Remote Sensing

15:10 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00

Elizaveta Khazieva (Roscartographia) – Geospatial Technologies in sustainable water management in agriculture

Friday, July 7th

Application of Remote Sensing

9:00 – 10:30

Alan Belward (DG JRC, Italy) – Remote Sensing Applications

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee Break

10:50 – 12:30

Alan Belward (DG JRC, Italy) – Remote Sensing Applications (cont.)

12:30 – 13:40

Lunch

13:40 – 15:10

Anupam Anand (GEF) – Geospatial Technologies in Global Environment Facility projects

15:10 – 16:10

The Way Forward. Course wrap-up session

Lorant Czaran (UNOOSA, Austria)

Viktor Lagutov (CEU, Hungary)

19:00 – 22:00

Danube Boat Trip