Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management in Sweden

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Hemvärnsgatan 9, 171 54 Solna (Swedish National Space Agency)

Venue: Hemvärnsgatan 9, 171 54 Solna (Swedish National Space Agency) 

All times are in local time (CET)

09:30 – 10:00 Registrations and welcome coffee

10:00– 10:50 High-Level Policy Introduction

Moderated by Jan Johansson, prof. Chalmers Institute of Technology

10:00 – 10:10 Ella Carlsson, Director General of the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)  

10:10 – 10:20 Åke Holmgren, Director of Cybersecurity and Secure Communications, MSB 

10:20 – 10:30 Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) 

10:30 – 10:40 Dominique Tilmans, President, Eurisy 

10:40 – 10:50 Kristoffer Hultgren, Head of the Space Security Section at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency , MSB 

10:50 - 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 – 12:20 European Space Components for Disaster Risk Management

Moderated by Jan Johansson, prof. Chalmers Institute of Technology

11:20 – 11:30 Copernicus: Marie Ménard, Senior Communication Officer, EUSPA

11:30 – 11:40 Galileo: Jérémie Benoist, Galileo Service Facilities Evolution Manager, EUSPA

11:40 – 11:50 Satellite communications (incl. GOVSATCOM & IRIS2): Christina Giannopapa, Head of the Office of the Executive Director, EUSPA

11:50 – 12:00 EU Funding opportunities: Tomas Jonsson, CASSINI Team Leader, for CASSINI Space Entrepreneurship Initiative at European Commission

12:00 – 12:20 Q&A

12:20- 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30– 14:30 Space assets supporting the Disaster Risk Management Cycle

What can space data contribute to prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery?

Moderated by Jan Johansson, prof. Chalmers Institute of Technology

13:30 – 13:50 An automatic system for near real-time satellite detection of active wildfires in Sweden: Stefan Andersson, Meteorologist, MSB and Adam Dybbroe, SMHI (Swedish Metrological and Hydrological Institute)

13:50 – 14:00 Satellite assisted communication with cellphones in remote emergency situations: Björn Skoglund, Operations Specialist in 112 and Crisis prepardness, SOS Alarm (Swedish national emergency call center)

14:00 – 14:10 Space-Based monitoring of land subsidence: Insights from InSAR Applications in Sweden: Faramarz Nilfouroushan, Lecturer and Senior Geologist, Lantmäteriet (Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority, and University of Gävle)

14:10 – 14:30 Q&A

14:30 - 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 - 15:55 Current challenges and opportunities related to the uptake of satellite data

Users best practices and lessons learned stemming from the use of satellite applications in their daily operations

Moderated by Jan Johansson, prof. Chalmers Institute of Technology

15:00 – 15:10 Next generation of maritime navigation system: Magnus Wallhagen Sjöfartsverket, Swedish Maritime Administration

15:10 – 15:20 Presentation of the Swedish alarm chain Aeronautical & Maritime Search and Rescue: Sebastian Wigmo Sjöfartsverket, Swedish Maritime Administration

15:20 – 15:40 Current jamming and spoofing of maritime and aviation in the Baltic sea region and the satellite aided resilience against it: Peter Bergljung, Transponder-Tech AB and Ann Gyldén, Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency)

15:40 – 15:55 Q&A

15:55 - 16:10 Wrap up and Conclusive remarks

Graham Turnock, Secretary General, Eurisy

Christina Giannopapa, Head of the Office of the Executive Director, EUSPA