CartONG, GIS, mapping and information management services for humanitarian organisations/ Services de cartographie de SIG et de gestion de l'information pour les organisations humanitaires.

GeOnG Agenda

GeOnG, 1st forum on Geomatics for Humanitarian Services

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Agenda

First Day, GeOnG 2008, Thursday, 25th September

09:00-09:20	Reception of Participants
09:20-10:00	Opening and objectives of the forum, Presentation of theme and agenda Why Geomatics is of interest of NGOs (CartONG)	PP
Presentation of software and useful functions for humanitarian workers
10:00-10h20	Presenting a panel of open source software and their application by profession and topics in the humanitarian context (CamptoCamp )	PP
10:20-10h40	Interoperability and Infrastructure of Databases: Act together (ESRI)	PP
Sharing of Experiences: A community of users around UNSDI-T
10:45-11:15	L'acessibilité des bénéficiaires, une donnée qui concerne toutes les ONGs. Mutualisation de l'information en matière de routes et transports: Mise en place du UNSDI-T (UNJLC)	PP
11:15-11:30	Break
11:30-12:30	Sharing of cross cutting information between NGOs: How to share geographic data between NGOs at different scales ?	TR
11:30-12:30	Dissemination of information, which vectors, which means?	TR
12:30-13:00	Wrap-up of the working sessions	PP
13:00-14:00	Lunch
"Mapping party": Practical exercise around UNSDI-T collecting traffic information in Chambery
14:00-16:30	Introducing a standardised format for collecting information with a GPS/PDA (UNJLC,OSM ,Mapaction, CartONG)	WS
16:30-16:45	Break
16:45-17:15	Estimating damage after disasters: collecting information and disseminating it through the software Assessment Guide Lines (Architectes de l’Urgence)	PP
17:15-17:45	Use of satellite images by and for NGOs: their rights and plights (UNOSAT)
17h45-18:15	Summary of the day: Would it be possible to manage information of other sectors (shelter, WatSan...) by using the model of UNSDI-T?	PP
18:15- 19:00	Village partners: When all competencies are joined for a better GIS implementation.
19:00 +	Aperitif offered by the town of Chambéry

Second Day, GeOnG 2008, Friday, 26th September

08:30- 08:45	Road Map
Downloading and interpretation of collected data
08:45-09:45	Integration and visualisation of data collected the day before (OSM, UNJLC)	WS
09:45-10:45	Information sharing via KML, how to generate spatial data (MapAction)	WS
10:45-11:00	Break
Establishing a platform for exchanges: Perspectives
11:00-11:30	Structure of GIS within ICRC: a model accessible to all organisations? (ICRC)	PP
11:30-12:30	From the field to headquarters: data collection and management of attribute information. Quality of information needed for planning. (Solidarités)	TR
11:30-12:30	Information sharing and interoperability: myth or reality? (IMMAP)	TR
12:30-13:00	Wrap-up of the working sessions
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Evolution and challenges of Geographic Information within NGOs (Handicap International)	TR
15:00-15:30	Collecting socio-economic and environmental data and establishing GIS server for Local Government of the regions Rukwa, Tabora and Mbeya, Tanzania (Ecole d’Ingénieurs de Lullier)	PP
15:30-15:45	Break
15:45-16:15	Geoportal of UNHCR: Releasing its geodata and offering new services (UNHCR)	PP
16:15-16:45	How to finance geographic services for NGOs in the future? (Keyobs)	PP
16:45-17:15	Conclusions, recommendations, perspectives for the future

RT: The Round Tables will focus on pratices and geographical experiences of present associations. How in pratical terms can all of us share geographic information.

WS:Workshop, pratical exercices, subject to availability of equipment. There are several topics to choose from. Each working group will present a summary after each session.

PP: Presentation of participants.Sharing experiences of different organizations and discovering best practices.