CEOS Response to the GEO Disasters Task Guy Seguin CSA CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA Date.

CEOS Response to theGEO Disasters Task

Guy SeguinCSACEOS SIT-28 MeetingHampton , Virginia, USADate

SIT-28 MeetingHampton, Virginia, USA11-15 March 2013

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Objectives

Raise the GEO context to guide the discussion for the CEOS priority on disaster.

Report all CEOS actions on disaster

Positioning DRM initiative in GEO workplan


DISASTERS: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters DI-01 Informing Risk Management and Disaster ReductionTask implementation coordinated by CEOS (CSA, [email protected]) and supported by the Geohazards Community of Practice and Coastal Zone Community of Practice

Related GEOSS Strategic Targets (from GEO-VI Document 12 Rev1)Disasters: Before 2015, GEO aims to enable the global coordination of observing and information systems to support all phases of the risk management cycle associated with hazards (mitigation and preparedness, early warning, response, and recovery).This will be achieved through: Development of multi-hazard and/or end-to-end approaches, as appropriate to meet theneeds for disaster risk reduction, preparedness and response in relevant hazard environments.More timely dissemination of information from globally-coordinated systems for monitoring, predicting,risk assessment, early warning, mitigating, and responding to hazards at local, national, regional, andglobal levels. Support to the successful implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.DescriptionImprove disaster risk management and reduction by providing timely information relevant to the fullcycle of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, warning, response and recovery). Adopt amulti-hazard end-to-end approach to ensure that relevant Earth observations and informationeffectively reach decision-makers and the public. Focus on three main areas: (1) Provide support tooperational systems and conduct gap analyses in order to identify missing data, system gaps, and capacity gaps (2) Enable and inform risk and vulnerability analyses; and (3) Develop regional end to-end systems with a focus on building institutional relationships.

GEOSS Strategic Targets on disaster


GEO Disaster Task components

C1 Disaster Management Systems, Lead: CEOS (CSA, [email protected]) Improve access to information produced through key disaster management mechanisms … Promote quick and easy access to in-situ data and reference maps required in case of emergency. .. Make information related to environmental risk and vulnerability easily accessible to decision-makers … Enhance the use of satellite data for disaster management, based on lessons-learned and experience … Review global and regional disaster risk management systems … Perform a gap analysis considering data, metadata, systems, and capacity to cover all phases and types.

C2 Geohazards Monitoring, Alert, and Risk Assessment, Leads: (EUCENTRE, [email protected]),Apply a fully integrated approach to geohazards monitoring … Support the establishment of Supersites and Natural Laboratories … Enhance global earthquake and volcano monitoring, alert, and damage assessment ...Support global earthquake risk assessment … Develop large-area vulnerability modeling and mapping using novel algorithms and methodologies …Support tsunami early warning and hazards assessment …

•C3 Regional End-to-End Systems, Leads: (NASA, [email protected])Implement regional and cross-cutting end-to-end projects… Expand pilots to others types of disastersDevelop a world wide scheme of regional end to end system and identify lead for each region …Identify locations for tandem centers of excellence in developed and developing regions …

* Main CEOS contribution


CEOS Involvement in GEO disaster task

• In 2012 CEOS offered to increase its involvement by accepting the

coordination of the task and by leading 2 components. This is a strategic

positioning for CEOS.

• CEOS is also involved in the SB Implementation Board to support and

make recommendation to the ExCom on progress. (presently co-chair)

•Satellite data role is already recognized through the use of the International

Charter but extended access is required.

•Disasters and Supersites are among GEO priorities in 2013

•GEO is developing a Sprint to Summit consisting of a number of

showcases and demonstrations (can we contribute ?)


CEOS Disaster Actions plan 2013To respond to the GEO task

C1 Disaster Management Systems.

1- Satellite data Needs and Gap Analysis PoC CSA, G. Seguin

2- Enhance the use of satellite data PoC NASA WGISS K. Moe

3- DRM demonstrator implementation PoC ESA, I. Petiteville

4- DRM Hyogo PoC ESA, I. Petiteville

5- Coastal zone PoC CSA, G. Seguin

C2 Geohazards Monitoring, Alert, Assessment

1- Volcanic ash Monitoring PoC ESA, Claus Zehner

2-Supersite data coordination PoC DLR, J. Hoffmann

C3 Regional end to end Pilots

1- Caribbean Flood Pilot PoC NASA. S. Frye

2 - African Flood Pilot PoC NASA, S. Frye


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CEOS Strategic Gap Analysis for Earth Remote Sensing in Support of Floods Disasters

Status• Initial draft of the flood gap analysis paper has been released on the Disasters SBA page (http://www.ceos.org/images/Floods_Analysis_030713.pdf)

• Draft utilized a comprehensive systems framework outlined in the paper. Product requirements from the GEO DI-06-09 report provided a top-down traceable approach to a preliminary requirements gap analysis and mission timeline gap assessment.

Plans• Revised paper will be released following a review by the DRM Floods Pilot team

• COVE tool will be utilized to assess the temporal sampling performance of individual and combined satellites systems over flood regions

•These results would then be used to optimize satellite assets for flood studies

•These results would then be used to optimize satellite assets for flood studies


Enhance the use of satellite data for disasters

• WGISS Project Purpose: Streamline and harmonize how space agencies support hazard management / response with satellite data

• 2012 Accomplishments: • Identified case studies of experience

and pilots to identify best practices and gaps in service, e.g.: o 2008 earthquake in Chinao 2010 tsunami in Japano Annual floods in Namibia

• Documented a structured reference model architecture (2nd draft version in review)o Processes involvedo Stakeholders needs & constraintso User information needso Use of computing systems and

services

• Next Steps:• Complete architecture description • Review with stakeholders, and develop recommendations

Namibia Flood Pilot – Process Flow


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Supersite Coordination Team

• Main achievements/outcomes:• CEOS proposal for Supersite selection• Supersite Consortium agreed on Supersite definition• Data were provided for the Hawaii supersite• SCT agreed on improving coordinated access to data:

• Implementing single catalogue through CSW• SCT agreed on role in acquisition coordination:

• Short term: leave responsibility with Supersite PI input to DRM• Long term: more active role; build on DRM

• Future activities and milestones• Prepare and evaluate Supersites proposals

• Main Issues• Incomplete engagement of targeted science community (currently

mostly InSAR-applications)• @CEOS: Not all potentially contributing Agencies engaged


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African Flood Pilot

Ground Cal/Val Exercise with Radarsat, EO-1, Ground Team, Helicopter team, OpenStreetMap, Crowd Sourcing on Kavango river in Namibia 1-30-13

EO-1 Water Edge Detection (red)

Radarsat Water Edge Detection (yellow polygon)

Team 1 walking bank to collect GPS point s (red X’s)

Team 2 walking bank to collect GPS point s (green X’s)

One of 500 GPS photos from helicopter


Improving CEOS response to disaster(inspired from a discussion with Stephen Briggs)

Time

Disaster

Region

Response

The Charter provide data for all-Disasters-All regions of the World-At a given time

RADARSAT-2 provided on average 100 scenes per year over the pass three yearsTo cover on average 40 disasters per year


Improving CEOS response to disaster

Time

Disaster

Region

Response

Can we extend the time coverage ?

Flood pilot cover from Mitigationto early Recovery in two areas ofthe world for a specific type of disaster

RADARSAT-2 provided on average of 18 scenes per storm for the Caribbean flood pilotfor a an average of 100 scenes per seasons over the pass three years + 50 scenesfor mitigation.

Warning

Recovery

Flood Pilots

Mitigation



Time

Disaster

Region

Mitigation

Supersite may cover mitigation over someregions for sismic hazard, volcanic hazardand landslide if the information collected canbe related to potential disaster.

The number of scenes required is notwell defined.

200 scenes required from RADARSAT-2 for the Hawaii supersite.



Time

Disaster

Region

Response

Proposed DRM observation strategy mayseveral regions for:

•Flood•Seismic hazard•Volcanic hazard

Warning

Recovery

Flood

Mitigation

Seismic

Volcanic



Time

Disaster

Region

Response

We could also provide a basic coverage for one type of disaster globally like floodcaused by major Hurricanes, Typhoonsand Cyclones.

Storm Watch !

Major Windstorm coverage could be done with 300-400 RADARSAT-2 scenes ?, EO-1data and others sensors.

Warning

Recovery

Flood from Windstorm

Mitigation


April 8, 2011 April 15, 2011 April 18, 2011

April 22, 2011 May 3, 2011April 20, 2011

Example of sequence of scenes covering the evolution of a flood on the red river in Manitoba, Canada.

derived from RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 images

System developed and operated by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada."


Issues

• Need to commit resource and have access to a volume of

data

• Need to establish synergy with the Disaster Charter for Flood

observation strategy (during activation data are not available

for demonstration)

• Still need to involve other CEOS members. (Should the chair

or the SIT chair make specific request to some members ?)

Plan for 2013 DI-01 Disaster SBA


Way Forward

• Develop text to include the DRM observation strategy in the

GEO Workplan with the appropriate timeline and level of

involvement.

• Select the DRM observation strategy

• Tailor CEOS actions in 2014 to use the new observation

strategy


Conclusion

• CEOS is progressing well to position satellite data for Disaster

management

• All CEOS actions are now integrated under the Disaster SBA

• DRM has increased the level of involvement

CEOS Response to the GEO Disasters Task Guy Seguin CSA CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA Date.

Documents

disaster risk reduction

informing risk management

risk management cycle

risk assessment

information systems

environmental risk

ceos response

ceos csa