Earthquakes from space: earth observation for quantifying earthquake risks

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Earthquakes from space: earth observation for quantifying earthquake risks

By RSPSoc Disaster Management SIG and AGI Insurance and Risk SIG

Date and time

Monday, September 25, 2017 · 8:30 - 11am GMT+1

Location

Old Library, Lloyd's of London

1 Lime Street London EC3M 7HA United Kingdom

Description

Earthquakes from space: earth observation for quantifying earthquake risks

Summary: Following the release of a number of new earthquake catastrophe models in key insurance regions, this seminar will investigate how earth observation, satellite and geospatial technologies help to better quantify earthquake risk

Learning outcomes: Independent view on quantifying earthquake risk through earth observation and geospatial technology

Intended audience: catastrophe modellers, exposure management, model evaluation, risk managers, anyone affected by the new model upgrades

Speakers include:

  • Professor Tim Wright – University of Leeds - Monitoring Earth’s dynamic crust from space
  • Gareth Crisford – Earth-i - Optical Satellite Imagery for Earthquake Damage Assessment
  • Rashmin Gunasekera – World Bank - Use of EO satellite information within the Global RApid-post-disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) Approach
  • Professor Stuart Marsh - University of Nottingham - GEO’s support for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Rachel Holley – CGG NPA - Mapping fault-related displacements using Satellite InSAR: An example across the Los Angeles Basin, USA.
  • Tim Ancheta – RMS - Transforming liquefaction modelling with geostatistics
  • Forbes McKenzie – McKenzie Intelligence Services

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Earthquakes from space: earth observation for quantifying earthquake risks

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The mission of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) is to maximise the use of Geographic Information for the benefit of the citizen, good governance, and commerce. The AGI Insurance and Risk Special Interest Group provides a forum to discuss and explore the use of geographic information and geospatial technologies within the insurance and risk sectors. For more information see: http://www.agi.org.uk/agi-groups/special-interest-groups/insurance 

The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830. We are a world leader in advancing geography and supporting its practitioners in the UK and across the world. The 

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RMSMS Amlin and Impact Forecasting

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