Integrated Risk Management Components in the GEO Architecture Implementation Pilot Phase 2 (AIP-2) ICT for Earth Observation Anwar Vahed.

Integrated Risk Management Components

in theGEO Architecture Implementation

PilotPhase 2 (AIP-2)

ICT for Earth ObservationAnwar Vahed

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Topics

Goals Components and services

Floods Fire

Integration of DA-07-04 resources Sensor Web technologies Testing and validation

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Objective To provide effective

access to information… for early warning/alert,

response and monitoring in the case of…

the occurrence of floods and wild fire…

… using existing GEOSS, or future services and components tools

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Goals Demonstrate capacity of standardized interoperable

information and communication technology solutions to effectively mitigate disaster risks and to manage disaster scenarios

Foster partnerships with entities having like goals and/or resources, e.g., NASA/GSFC Sensor Web, Ukraine

Develop a supra-national disaster management pilot using GEOSS resources and create solutions that are as universal as possible

Contribute (primarily) to Disasters SBA through provision of components, services and data sets. Other SBAs (Health, Agriculture) will also benefit.

Show real life applicability of results through trial and validation activities

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Components and Services Focus:

Floods: Early warning (FEWS) and response Fire: Alert and response

Analyze the Initial Operating Capability of GEOSS towards usability in developing countries: Explore extent to which GEOSS and other

resources can be integrated with local resources and how results can be fed back into GEOSS as higher value components and services

Cooperate with partners (EU, NASA, Ukraine,…?) for resources

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Internet

Wildfirescenario

Desertification

6

CSE

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Internet

Floods

FLOODS

UTICT

Effective flood warning needs frequent (near-daily) radar observation through cloud cover. Require both optical and radar wavelengths

Accurate mapping of flooded lands needs Cal\Val! Can use radar scatterometer data from QuikSCAT. Also, MODIS and RADARSAT

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Steps

1. Identify/confirm major needs to implement targeted scenarios

2. Develop service oriented architecture: IRMA

3. Identify existing GEOSS services and integrate DA-07-04 resources

4. Test trials, validation and demo5. Feed results back to GEOSS and

rationalise for universal use in SBAs

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IRMA

Use activities in DA-07-04 in AIP

DA-07-04

Workshop 2009

AIP2

Sensor Web for Disaster Management & GEOSS

Tests and validation

Cooperationwith NASA, Ukraine & others

Fire

Floods

OpenAFIS

FEWS