Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)

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1 Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Satellite Earth Observation for the Emergency Services Dr Nick Veck Presentation to the G-STEP Launch Univ. of Leicester 19 th June 2009

2 Contents of Presentation Introduction Reminder - what is GMES? What s it got to do with the Regions? GMES Emergency Core Services What is provided? Applications in the UK Applications in the Rest of the World Summary 2

3 What is GMES? What GMES is GMES? (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) is a European initiative for the implementation of information services dealing with environment and security. GMES uses images from Earth observation satellites as well as ground-based information. These data will be coordinated, analysed and prepared to provide services for end-users. 3

4 What services will be provided? The services provided by GMES can be classified into three major categories: Mapping, including topography or road maps but also land-use and harvest, forestry monitoring, mineral and water resources. This service generally requires exhaustive coverage of the Earth surface, archiving and periodic updating of data. Support for emergency management in case of natural hazards and particularly for civil protection. This service concentrates on the provision of the latest possible data before intervening. Forecasting is applied for marine zones, air quality or crop yields. This service systematically provides data on extended areas, permitting prediction and modelling. The widespread and regular availability of technical data within GMES should allow a more efficient use of the infrastructures and human resources. It will help the creation of new models for security and risk management, as well as better management of land and resources. 4

5 What Emergency support services will be provided? Support to Emergencies and Humanitarian Aid services target three main application domains: Civil Protection: National Civil Protection Services of Europe, DG ENV (European CP Unit), and more globally all risk management actors in Europe at different territorial scales Humanitarian Aid: United Nations, DG RELEX, DG ECHO, NGOs Security crises: European Council, Member States It addresses all types of disasters: natural disasters (floods, fires, landslides, storms, earthquakes, etc.); technological accidents; humanitarian crises (for instance after a severe drought period); and civilian-military crises. 5

6 The GMES Emergency Core Service - SAFER Update on project start-up and service portfolio: 6

7 The Intervention Cycle & Sustainable Development EOSatellite- based geographic information is relevant for the entire humanitarian intervention cycle: Mitigation Response Recovery Preparedness It is relevant for both slow-onset and rapidonset emergencies. 7 PNICC Open Days

8 SAFER - Basic information (1/2) Full Title: Services and Applications For Emergency Response (SAFER) Type of project: EC FP7 Integrated Project (shared cost) Total budget and grant: 40m total budget (EC grant = 27m) Time period: Number of partners: 60 (incl. Infoterra and Map Action in the UK) Overall objective: To Implement and extend the GMES Emergency Response Core Service (ERCS) Priorities: To improve crisis response though preparatory reference mapping and improving rapid mapping capacity (full scale service from 2008); To extend ERCS into pre-and post-disaster phases validate new Risk and Thematic products (pilot service from 2008 & qualification of some services into v2 of the core service by 2011). 8

9 SAFER - Basic information (2/2) Types of situation: Meteorological Hazards Geophysical Hazards Man-Made Disasters Humanitarian Disasters Geographical scope of services: Europe RoW (priority for Africa, SE Asia, Central Asia) Users: Decision makers (European DGs, national & regional authorities), implementing partners, field operators Civil Protection (MIC, national and regional levels) Humanitarian Aid (UN agencies, national teams, Red Cross, NGOs ) 9

10 SAFER Portfolio: Two main types of products for full-scale delivery Reference maps: - Delivery within 6hr - Offline production - Mainly outside Europe Assessment maps - Delivery within 24hr - Online production - Europe and RoW) Full scale services in ERCS v0 from 2009 For headquarters, decision-makers and in-field operatives 10

11 Product volumes - Reference and Assessment Mapping Reference Mapping Total of 834 mapping units over 3 years Approx. 90% Outside Europe > 3000 maps Approx 6.9 Million km 2 EEA to coordinate/procure European Reference maps for ERCS purposes? Rapid Mapping Number of event activations per year to gradually increase: Total of 540 mapping units over 3 years 50% Europe, 50% RoW Around 2000 map sheets 11 PNICC Open Days

12 How does it work? July Satellite image of Tewkesbury 12

13 Flood Map derived from TerraSAR-X Flood Map derived from TerraSAR-X 13

14 Flood Map derived from TerraSAR-X, overlain on Air photography 14

15 Tewkesbury Flood Overview Flood extents mapped on 25 th July and superimposed on national mapping OS Licence No:

16 Tewkesbury Abbey and Rugby Club validation against in situ air photography Abbey Rugby Club 16

17 Tewkesbury Mythe Water Treatment Works 17

18 Approximate flood water depth map 18 PNICC Open Days

19 Roads affected by Flooding Example highlighting roads impacted by flood waters OS Licence No: PNICC Open Days

20 Key Sites and Flood Extents Example highlighting buildings impacted by flood waters OS Licence No: PNICC Open Days

21 Addresses of Buildings Flooded Extraction of addresses of impacted buildings OS Licence No: PNICC Open Days

22 Rural Land Registry Field Parcels Flooded Example highlighting fields impacted by flood waters OS Licence No: RLR Rural Payments Agency 22 PNICC Open Days

23 Data in Google Earth 23 PNICC Open Days

24 Mozambique Flooding The River Zambesi (Feb - Mar 2007): 24

25 1:200k Reference Mapping, used for route planning in Darfur

26 Mapping of Al Fashir: Guba Clinic (1:2k) and Abu Shoc IDP camp (1:5k)

27 In Summary GMES will provide rapid response and preparatory mapping for major emergencies and crises in Europe and the Rest of the World. In the UK, flooding is likely to be the primary application of the satellite maps. Flood maps, land cover and other geographic information will be available to support operations anywhere in the country. Satellite imagery, land cover and flood layers can be part of a national spatial data infrastructure. 27

28 Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Emergency Mapping Services Thank You! Dr Nick Veck Chair, UK GMES Emergency Response Network Group Infoterra Ltd, Farnborough, UK 28