Integrated Risk Management Components in the GEO Architecture Implementation Pilot Phase 2 (AIP-2)

ICT for Earth Observation Anwar Vahed

Topics

     Goals Components and services  Floods  Fire Integration of DA-07-04 resources Sensor Web technologies Testing and validation www.meraka.org.za

September 2008 / 2

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 www.meraka.org.za

September 2008 / 3

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 www.meraka.org.za

September 2008 / 4

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 www.meraka.org.za

September 2008 / 5

Wildfire scenario

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Desertification

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6 September 2008 / 6

Floods

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FLOODS

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Effective

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

Accurate

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

September 2008 / 7

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 demo 5. Feed results back to GEOSS and rationalise for universal use in SBAs www.meraka.org.za

September 2008 / 8

Use activities in DA-07-04 in AIP DA-07-04 Workshop 2009 Fire AIP2 Cooperation with NASA, Ukraine & others Open AFIS IRMA Floods FEWS Tests and validation Sensor Web for Disaster Management & GEOSS www.meraka.org.za

September 2008 / 9