session 5

Title

Space Assets and Disaster Management

type

oral

Description

This session will explore the role space assets can play in situations requiring disaster management and emergency response. Papers will discuss how space assets and applications can be brought to bear to assist with situation monitoring and assessment, shortening response times and mitigating impact on affected populations.

Date

2015-10-16

Time

09:45

Room

Oranim 2 (ICC, lower level)

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Peter Swan, Space Elevator Development Corporation, United States;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Geoffrey Languedoc, Canadian Aeronautics & Space Institute (CASI), Canada;

• Rapporteur: Ms. Natasha Jackson, Faculty of Engineering, Carleton University, Canada;