LAM DAO NGUYEN PHAM THI MAI THY GIS and Remote Sensing Research Center (GIRS) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES GIRS-HCMIRG VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HOCHIMINH CITY INSTITUTE OF RESOURCES GEOGRAPHY Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

INTRODUCTION 1. Institute of Mathematics (IM) 2. Institute of Information Technology (IOIT) 3. Institute of Mechanics (IMECH) 4. Institute of Materials Science (IMS) 5. Institute of Physics (IP) 6. Hochiminh City Institute of Physics (HCMIP) 7. Institute of Chemistry (IC) 8. Institute of Natural Products Chemistry (INPC) 9. Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) 10. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) 11. Institute of Geography (IG) Institute of Geological Science (IGS) 14. Institute of Geophysics (IGP) 15. Institute of Tropical Technology (ITT) 16. Institute of Applied Mechanics and Informatics 17. Institute of Chemistry Technology (ICT) 18. Institute of Tropical Biology (ITB) 19. Institute of Oceanography (IO) 20. Institute of Environmental Technology (IET) 21. Space Technology Institute (STI) 22. Institute for Marine Geology and Geophysics (IMGG) 23. Institute of Marine Environment and Resources (IMER) 24. Institute of Applied Materials Science 25. Institute of Applied Physics and Scientific Instruments (IAPSI) 26. Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development in Hue City 27. Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC) 28. etc. Hochiminh City Institute of Resources Geography (HCMIRG) Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)

GIS and Remote Sensing Research Center (GIRS) Administration Office Department of Water Resources Department of Geophysics Department of Geology and Geomorphology Nam Can Observatory for Environment Center of Analysis, Experiment and Mineral Technology Department of Economic and Social Geography Department of Land Resources Department of Integrated Geography INTRODUCTION Hochiminh City Institute of Resources Geography (HCMIRG) GIS and Remote Sensing Research Center (GIRS) Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

MAN POWER INTRODUCTION Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Researchers were graduated in fields of RS, GIS, Informatics, Geography, Geology, Natural Resources Management, etc. within Vietnam universities and foreign universities. Cooperation with experts and scientists working at: – Universities – Research institutions – International cooperation: projects with UNDP, UNEP, ESCAP, ESA, DLR, CESBIO/CNES, WWF

Implementing fundamental and applied researches; Applying IT in RS and GIS; Training and educating on RS and GIS; Technical assistance and consultancy of RS, GIS and GNSS for applications and development. Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam FUNCTION AND ACTIVITIES OF GIRS

RESEARCHES Fields of application: Natural resources and environment monitoring Agriculture and forestry Urban management and planning Natural disaster, climate change, etc. Study sites: South of Vietnam International collaboration projects: WISDOM, RICEMAN, Planet Action Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Research projects: WISDOM (Vietnam and Germany): Water related information system for the MD, Vietnam RICEMAN: Rice & Mangrove monitoring in Southern Vietnam (DLR, Germany) Planet Action: Impacts of climate change and human activities on the environment in the MD, Vietnam Utilization of SAR data for rice crop monitoring Change detection of Mekong river bank and coastline. Estimation the mangrove forest biomass INTRODUCTION Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Natural resources and environment Database: base map, environmental layers Query and search tools Environmental sensitivity index maps Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Coastal zone management in West Sea

Natural resources and environment WISDOM project Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Water resource

 Categories system of LC/LU  LC/LU changes Natural resources and environment Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Water resource WISDOM project

 Monitoring flood and quality of water Natural resources and environment Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Water resource WISDOM project (cont.)

Natural resources and environment Historical information of land parcels Tool to query, edit the land parcels Information of land parcels GIS tool for historical information management of land parcels Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Natural resources and environment Spatial Analysis Information of mining location Query information Database of Mineral resources, tool for management, mining and report GIS tools for mineral resources management Binh Thuan Province Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Natural resources and environment Calculating weights of parameters Calculating sum of weights for each location Result map GIS tool for resources management: mapping potential location for oil refinery Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Information from monitoring stations Water quality graph GIS tool for water quality management Natural resources and environment Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Sai Gon – Dong Nai rivers

Turbidity Monitoring Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Drain cross section Hydraulic cross section Natural resources and environment Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam GIS applications on irrigation networks management Go Cong – Tien Giang Nam Mang Thich – Tra Vinh Quan Lo-Phung Hiep

Agriculture and Forestry The use of SAR data for rice crop monitoring in Soc Trang Province (ESA Research, ) and An Giang Province (2007) Rice crop monitoring Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Winter - Spring Summer - Autumn Autumn - Winter Rice cropping system in 2007, An Giang

Estimated production of rice crop in Soc Trang (ESA project) Agriculture and Forestry Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Rice crop monitoring

Agricuture and Forestry Forest monitoring Mangrove forest monitoring (Planet Action project) Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Natural disaster Flood Drought Erosion

Natural disaster Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam At Sa Dec – Dong Thap Province Riverbank change

Ca Mau Province: The most southern part of Vietnam Natural disaster The area was accreted about 3km The area was eroded about 1km Riverbank change Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

At Tien river from the part of Cao Lanh to My Thuan red: erosionyellow: accretion Riverbank change Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Developed tools forriverbank monitoringusing temporalremote sensing data Natural Disaster Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

GIS tools for riverbank management Erosion monitoring Natural disaster Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Natural disaster Flood monitoring At Mekong Delta (using radar and optical data) Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Urban expansion: trend and rate Urban management Asia Geospatial Forum September 2012, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Fill-up monitoring at Ho chi Minh City Urban management

GIS Tool to monitor filled-up area showing the streams and rivers filled up and houses encroached in Ho Chi Minh City

Ongoing and futher research works Integrated system of remote sensing, GIS and mathematical model for assessing climate change in Southern Vietnam Integrated system of remote sensing, GIS and mathematical model for assessing climate change in Southern Vietnam (plan: ) Applied research on active microwave remote sensing and statistical model for estimating the mangrove forest biomass (12/2011 – 12/2013, NAFOSTED – National level). River banks and coast lines erosion monitoring River banks and coast lines erosion monitoring

RICEMAN GIS & Remote Sensing Research Center – GIRS/HCMIRG/VAST Ongoing and futher research works

WISDOM: Phase 2 ( )

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