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Dr Hemanaden RUNGHEN

Director

Ocean Mapping/Marine Information Unit

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Work Location

Belmont House 2nd Floor, Intendance Street, Port Louis
11328
Mauritius
Mauritius

Nationality
Mauritius
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Highest Degree
PhD
Job Type
Research
Data Management
Natural Resource Management
Decision Making & Policy
Subject Area
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Pollution
Activities

1.   Ocean Mapping

  • Carry out oceanographic and geophysical surveys 
  • Using remote sensing to derive products
  • Using numerical models for hydrodynamic modelling
  • Using GIS to process, compile, analyse and map coastal and marine resources
2.    Data Management
  • Data administration of the Mauritius Ocean Observatory E-platform
  • Using GeoNode and related applications
  • Data harvesting and processing
  • Metadata compilation
3.    Maritime Zones Administration
  • Maritime Zones Delimitation
  • Legislation framework
  • Marine Spatial Planning
4.    Mauritius-Seychelles - Joint Management Area
  • Data management and mapping
  • Marine Spatial Planning
5.   Underwater Cultural Heritage
  • Survey and mapping
  • Database
  • Legislative framework


Sea regions of study
Indian Ocean
Skills
GIS, Numerical modelling, maritime bounday delimitation, data management, remote sensing
Working language(s)
English
Citation(s)
Created: 2019-01-09 | Last Updated: 2024-05-05


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