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Work Group Members

Dr. Athanassios Ganas Marc van de Ven Steve Winston Petra Kohler Andrzej Sambura Phil Montgomery

Dr. Athanassios Ganas Remote sensing and geology researcher at National Observatory of Athens
Dr Athanassios Ganas was born in Trikala, Greece in 1963. He holds a BSc degree in Geology from the National University of Athens (1986), an MSc in Structural Geology from Carleton University, Ottawa (1990) and a PhD in Geological Remote Sensing from the University of Reading, UK (1997). He is a Principal Investigator for the European Space Agency (ESA) - ERS and ENVISAT missions. He has published in major international journals (Natural Hazards, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Journal of Geophysical Research, International Journal of Remote Sensing). In 1998 he received the Ktenas Prize from the Academy of Athens. Since 2000 he has joined the Geodynamics Institute at the National Observatory of Athens. His primary research interests are in Digital Geomorphometry, SAR Interferometry, The Geology of Earthquakes, Thermal and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing. Part of his work at the Institute includes the preparation of digital maps and imagery for earthquake disaster management. Contact details: Dr Athanassios Ganas Researcher D - Remote Sensing, Geology Geodynamics Institute National Observatory of Athens 118 10 Lofos Nymfon, PO Box 20048 Athens Greece Tel: +30-10-3490186, 3490195 Fax: +30-10-3490180 http://www.gein.noa.gr/Ganas/resume.html Back to TOP of page
Marc van de Ven Head of Department of Real Estate Management and Geo-Information for regional government of Gelderland, Holland
Marc van de Ven has extensive experience in land surveying and developing geo-information systems for private companies (geo-engineering), municipalities, and water boards, among others in the province of Gelderland in Holland. He has also provided support and advice for governmental bodies in Slovenia, Czech Republic and Isle of Aruba on environmental, topographic and cadastral issues. Marc is experienced in management information and is also a Working Group member for several national developments initiated by Ravi (geo- base datasets, geo-information systems, process analysis). He is currently the Head of Department of Real Estate Management and Geo-information for the regional government, province of Gelderland, in Holland. His responsibilities include expertise on data quality and meta-data for issues related to geo-information and real estate industry within the organization of the regional government of Gelderland. He also provides support and advice on information distribution (Internet) and open information systems. Marc is a Working Group member for redesign, development (migration) and implementation of Spatial Information Infrastructure in Gelderland (data, IT, software and knowledge). He is also a member of advisory board on disaster management, serving as data quality specialist, and has been a project team member on environmental (industrial) risk assessment. Contact details: Ing M.P.J. van de Ven MSc IM Provincie Gelderland Dept. GEO Postbox 9090 NL-6800 GX Arnhem Netherlands Back to TOP of page
Steve Winston County Emergency Planning Manager, Cornwall County Council B
Steve Winston is the County Emergency Planning Manager for Cornwall. His interest is in developing Geographical information systems linked to spatial databases used for managing wide area emergencies. His experience of emergencies includes - The Penzance /Paddington night train fire at Taunton, the Riyadh airport Tristar mid-air fire, widespread flooding events, several large scale shipping incidents involving pollution (CITA, Rosebay, MV Willy, Kodima, Toledo) and a number of incidents requiring evacuation of the public. He is a member of the UK Government Cabinet Office Working Party looking at interactive hazard modelling. Back to TOP of page
Petra Kohler IT Project Manager German Natural Disaster Research Network
Contact details: Dipl.-Geogr. Petra Köhler IT Project Manager Data Center GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam Telegrafenberg A3 14473 Potsdam phone: +49-331-288-1694 fax: +49-331-288-1703 URL: http://dfnk.gfz-potsdam.de/ Back to TOP of page
Andrzej Sambura Managing Director Institute of Spatial and Cadastral Systems Limited (ISPIK), Poland
Contact details: Andrzej Sambura Managing Director ISPIK ul. W.Pola 16, 44-100 Gliwice tel./fax: +4832 231 84 40 mobile: +48602 451 405 e-mail: asambura@ispik.pl e-mail: andresambura@compuserve.com Back to TOP of page
Phil Montgomery Emergency Planning Officer Horsham District Council
Contact details: Phil Montgomery Emergency Planning Officer Horsham District Council Park House, North Street Horsham, West Sussex, UK RH12 1RL Phone: +44 (0) 1403 215 110 Back to TOP of page