United Nations/Philippines Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Start Date:
April 22, 2024
End Date:
April 26, 2024
City:
Manila
Country:
Philippines
Region:
Asia & Oceania
Description:
The availability of GNSS is creating an unprecedented opportunity, bringing benefits in emergency management, marine and land monitoring, and more. To address a wide array of GNSS applications for socioeconomic benefits and to focus on initiating pilot projects and strengthening the networking of GNSS-related institutions in the region, a Workshop on the Applications of GNSS will be held in Manila from 22 to 26 April 2024.
Targeted Audience:
The workshop is being planned for a total of 100 participants including scientists, engineers, university educators, and policy-and-decision makers and senior subject-matter experts from the following groups:
international, regional, national and local research and development institutions, United Nations agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations or industry, academia, think tanks and educational institutions.
Expected Outcomes:
The main objectives of the workshop will be to reinforce the exchange of information between countries and scale up the capacities in the region pursuing the application of GNSS technology solutions; share information on national, regional, and global projects and initiatives, which could benefit regions; and enhance cross-fertilization among those projects and initiatives.
The specific objectives of the workshop will be to introduce GNSS-based technology and its applications; promote the greater exchange of actual experiences with specific applications; focus on appropriate GNSS applications projects at the national and/or regional levels; and define recommendations and findings to be forwarded as a contribution to the Office for Outer Space Affairs and the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), particularly, in forging partnerships to strengthen and deliver capacity-building on satellite navigation science and technology.
The expected outcomes of the workshop will be recommendations and findings on discussed topics to be adopted by the workshop participants; preliminary agreement of cooperation between countries in the region and action plan addressing identified issues/concerns.
Host:
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, The International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, The Philippine Space Agency
Organizer:
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, The International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, The Philippine Space Agency
