Program

Monday, 2 July

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

9:00 – 9:30

CEU Summer University Orientation

9:40 – 10:30

Introductions

Welcome from Course Directors

Viktor Lagutov (CEU, Hungary) and Lorant Czaran (UNOOSA)

10:50 – 11:35

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

11:35 – 12:20

Lorant Czaran (UNOOSA) – ICT Solutions for Sustainable Development Monitoring with focus on space-based

13:40 – 15:10

Brenda Rashleigh (US EPA) – US EPA experience in using Geospatial Technologies in Water Modeling for Management

15:30 – 17:00

Douglas Cripe (GEO) – Earth Observations for sustainable water management

18:00 – 20:00

SUN Welcome Reception

Tuesday, 3 July

9:00 – 10:30

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

10:50 – 12:20

Robert Backhaus (UN-SPIDER, retd.) – Geospatial Information Products for Drought Disaster and Risk Management: Supply, Demand, Benefits and Future Needs

13:40 – 15:10

Lorant Czaran (UNOOSA) – Disaster Management support solutions: the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) and the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) of the European Commission

15:30 – 17:00

Elizaveta Khazieva (Roscartographia) – Earth Engine cloud platform for water management

Wednesday, 4 July

9:00 – 10:30

Dominique Berod (WMO) – Water management: good data for good decisions

10:50 – 12:20

Vasko Popovski (UNDP) – Big Data for Sustainable Water Management

13:40 – 15:10

Vasko Popovski (UNDP) – ICT Innovation for smart water management

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Participants’ presentations

15:30 – 17:00

Stuart Frye (NASA) - Flood Monitoring and Forecasting Systems Using Open Satellite Data

Thursday, 5 July

9:00 – 10:30

Stuart Frye (NASA) - Integration of Global and Local Flood Products on End User Desktops

10:50 – 12:20

Stuart Frye (NASA) - Overview of Available Flood Systems Training and Webinars

13:40 – 15:10

Zoltan Vekerdy (ITC) – Water management workflows in qGIS

15:30 – 17:00

Zoltan Vekerdy (ITC) – Water management workflows in qGIS

Friday, 6 July

9:00 – 10:30

Brice Mora (RUS: CS SI) - The Research and User Support (RUS): A New Expert Service for Sentinel Data Users

Participants’ Presentations

10:50 – 12:30

Lorant Czaran (UNOOSA) – Disaster Response support mechanisms (focus on floods): International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters

13:40 – 15:10

Robert Nagy (Hexagon Geospatial) – Improving Water and Waste Water Operations with Location Intelligence tools

15:10 – 17:00                                             

Course Wrap-Up / Closing Ceremony