On 25 October 2017, DPPC members visit the office of Defense Geospatial Division, Ministry of Defense Malaysia at the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia from 9.30 a.m. until 11.00 a.m. Delegations from DPPC are Prof. Masafumi Goto, the Director of DPPC; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Yuzir, Deputy Director of DPPC; Prof. Aminaton Marto and Dr. Sumiaty Ambran. Representatives from the geospatial divisions are Kol. Hj. Zakaria Abdul Rahman, the Deputy Director of Defense Geospatial Division; Lt. Kol. Sr Abidin Hj. Daud, Director of Geospatial Development Section; Lt. Kol. Norazlin Pamuji, Director of Geospatial Services Section; Mej. Faizal Fitri Mansor and Faizah Bakri, Senior Deputy Director.
During this visit, Prof. Goto introduce DPPC to the representatives and the function and expertise of DPPC in terms of disaster risk management. Prof. Goto also did some promotion of MDRM to the representatives. This visit was held to get in details information about the division function and purpose, which is to prepare a comprehensive and integrated defense geospatial services for defense and security purposes. This visit also aims to collaborate with the division in terms of research and exchanges of data/information for shared use. With this courtesy visit, we hope that the Defense Geospatial Division could provides relevant data such as topographical maps, cadastral maps, thematic maps and underground utility maps for disaster risk planning and management purpose.
