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1 Linked Open Data usage in geohazard system supporting crisis management INSPIRE Aalborg, June 2014 Tomasz Nałęcz Grzegorz Ryżyński Adam Iwaniak

2 the Earth under our feet

3 Critical mineral resources Groundwater protection Safe infrastructure Geological mapping Geohazadrs Geoinformation

4 Right information can save damage in infrastructure and avoid casualties It is always unexpected and extremely difficult to predict Mitigation of possible threats for society Help to assess the disaster risk associated with extreme geohazards

5 Before disaster strikes everything will be ready to secure people

6 Geohazard Information Center

7 Crisis Management in Poland COUNTRY VOIVODESHIP DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Minister of the Interior Government Emergency Response Board Government Center for Security Voivodeship crisis VOIVODE Voivodeship Emergency Response Board Voivodeship Emergency Response Center District crisis HEAD OF DISTRICT District Emergency Response Board District Emergency Response Center Municipal crisis VOYT / MAYOR Municipal Emergency Response Board Municipal Emergency Response Center MUNICIPAL OCCURRENCE MUNICIPALITY VOIVODESHIP OCCURRENCE NATIONAL OCCURRENCE DISTRICT OCCURRENCE

8 Simple & clear Information

9 General Concept GIC Coordination Knowledge Communication

10 General Concept GIC Coordination Knowledge Communication

11 Coordination Knowledge Communication GEOHAZARD INFORMATION CENTER Dispatch Desk Expert System (GIC) Video Conference Module GIC data PGI thematic resources GIC (BI) Data Repository Landslides (SOPO) Flash floods and Hydrogeohazards (CBDH) Seismic risks (Geodynamic monitoring of Poland) GIC Report quick reaction (max. 1 day) General crosssectional information on geohazards in the given place others (f.e. geologicalengineering data BDGI) GIC Expertise performance period from several days to several weeks Detailed information, advanced analysis carried out by GIC experts, also using information gathered by intervention group

12 Government Centre of Security Government Protection Bureau Crisis Management Centres National Atomic Energy Agency State Fire Service of Poland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information desimination web map portal non standard reports & expertise public info expertise GCS Central Report Application standard report dispatch desk maps prognoses analyses reports

13 Non standard reports & expertise

14 Dispatch Desk & Teleconference System Information Technology and Communication Team Government Crisis Management Support Team

15 System Architecture geohazard analyses system despatcher system teleconference system external systems in PGI external systems out of PGI

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17 Linked Open Data RDF Data model based on graph Uses URI for identifying resources Allows for merging and distribution of information from multiple sources across the Web Ontologies Formal representation of knowledge within a domain Express meaning through mechanism of inference OWL, RDFS instead of UML as a standards for storing vocabularies and ontologies Linking Open Data cloud diagram, by Richard Cyganiak and Anja Jentzsch. cloud.net/

18 Application Interface Analytics Linked Open Data SPARQL endpoint algorithms Triplestore (merging) alignment LOD cloud Ontologies converters, wrappers PGI thematic resources Local administration Ministry of Environment Crisis Management Systems

19 Summarise Support decision makers in crisis situations Standard reports for central application Deliver client oriented expertise right in time Theme oriented algorithms to build reports LOD as a tool for delivering wide range of information from internal resources LOD extend scope for expert needs

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