The training course addresses COAST-MAP-IO workplan item 6.2 (ii): Advanced Training Course on bathymetric and topographic data management and map construction (including GIS basic knowledge),which was approved during the COAST-MAP-IO Kick-off Meeting in Bangkok, 24 - 26 October 2007. The workshop entitled "Coastal Mapping, Modeling, and Risk Assessment (CoMMRA)" is an important milestone in the framework of the general objectives of COASTMAP-IO by strengthening the capacity of participating countries to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and tsunami modeling software for accurate inundation and risk mapping in coastal areas.

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