Organized by the GEO Health Community of Practice and GEO Asia-Oceania leadership, the Special Edition: Focus on AOGEO will be held on Tuesday, April 14 from 8:00AM-9:30am EDT (GMT-4). This inaugural event will include brief project highlights showcasing ongoing research applications related to novel environmental health approaches, agricultural and food security monitoring, and infectious disease forecasting in the Asia-Oceania region. Then, an interactive group discussion will help facilitate knowledge sharing and networking across disciplines, sectors, and geographic regions.
AGENDA
Opening Words (8:00–8:10am EDT/GMT-4)
Welcoming Words from CoP Co-Chairs (John Haynes, NASA; Didier Davignon, ECCC) & AOGEO Leadership (Yong-Guan Zhu and Hongbo Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Category 1: Novel Environmental Health Approaches (8:10–8:30am EDT/GMT-4)
Life Dee: Earth Observation-Driven GeoAI Platform for Environmental Health Monitoring and Healthcare Access in Thailand (Jiratiwan Kruasilpy, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, Thailand)
AED Facility Spatial Pattern Analysis and Intelligent Configuration Optimization in the Asia-Pacific Region (Shaohua Wang, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Health Risks and Increased Mortality Risks from Compound Extreme Weather Events in China (Guanhao He, Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Jinan University, China)
Towards a Unified Understanding of How Biodiversity Interacts with Human Health: A One Health Approach (Honghong Li, Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden)
Q&A Discussion (8:30–8:40am EDT/GMT-4)
Category 2: Agricultural and Food Security Monitoring (8:40–8:50am EDT/GMT-4)
Global Vegetation Pest and Disease Dynamic Remote Sensing Monitoring and Forecasting (Wenjiang Huang, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Zhejiang Province Major Migratory Pest Monitoring and Early Warning Platform (Dazhong Liu, Xianghu Laboratory, China)
Category 3: Infectious Diseases Risk Forecasting (8:50–9:05am EDT/GMT-4)
Mapping Global Avian Influenza Risk Patterns Through Waterbird Activity Entropy (Yuzhe Li, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dengue Emergence in China under Climate and Socioeconomic Change: From Ecological Hazard to Surveillance-Observed Invasion Risk (Zhe Zhao, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Uncovering Hidden Vulnerability: The Amplification of Global Malaria Risk Under Climate Change (Dong Chen, University of Maryland, College Park, USA)
Q&A Discussion (9:05–9:25am EDT/GMT-4)
Summary & Closing Remarks (9:25–9:30am EDT/GMT-4)
Summary & Closing Remarks from CoP Co-Chairs (John Haynes, NASA; Didier Davignon, ECCC) & AOGEO Leadership (Yong-Guan Zhu and Hongbo Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences)