Cassie Stelow — presenter photograph supplied with abstract 172

PGRSC 2026 | Speaker Spotlight: Cassie Stelow Turns Geospatial Data into Disaster Intelligence

How can geospatial information help disaster managers understand who and what may be affected? Cassie Stelow of Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) will explore the connections between risk information, early warning and practical decisions in the Pacific.

Cassie, Director of Information Technology at Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), leads the technical development and operation of DisasterAWARE. Her presentation connects baseline risk information, early warning and impact analysis, with current work in Samoa providing a Pacific context. PDC is an applied science and technology centre managed by the University of Hawaiʻi.

DisasterAWARE dashboard showing a historical Typhoon Mawar exposure assessment for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
DisasterAWARE exposure dashboard for Typhoon Mawar, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, May 2023. Historical platform example supplied by Cassie Stelow, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC).

Join Cassie to explore how trusted data, local expertise and sustained partnerships can help connect hazard monitoring with preparedness, response and recovery. Her contribution offers an opportunity to discuss the information and relationships needed to turn analysis into action.

2026 Pacific Islands GIS & Remote Sensing User Conference
30 November–4 December 2026 · Suva, Fiji
Theme: “Strengthening and Expanding Geospatial Networks in the Pacific Islands”.

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