19 February 2008 IDC/SQT/STPage 1 Building Capacity to Sustain a Geophysical Monitoring Network Presented at: IRIS/NSF Out of Africa Workshop Boston, MA, February 2008 Jerry Carter, International Data Centre Services Quality Control and Training Section Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Provisional Technical Secretariat Vienna International Centre P.O. Box 1200 A-1400 Vienna AUSTRIA

19 February 2008 Page 2IDC/SQT/ST CTBT Verification

19 February 2008 Page 3IDC/SQT/ST Seismic Primary Array Seismic Primary 3-comp Station Seismic Auxiliary Array Seismic Auxiliary 3-comp Station Hydroacoustic (hydrophone) Station Hydroacoustic (T-phase) Station Infrasound Station Radionuclide Station Radionuclide Lab International Monitoring System 321 Stations (by treaty)

19 February 2008 Page 4IDC/SQT/ST Training and education local institutions and scientists gain knowledge project gains local expertise Sharing methodologies, information and data local institutions and scientists gain software, data and products, and sometimes hardware project gains data and regional information (including bulletins) Enhancing participation in activities local institutions and scientists gain experience project gains international support, independent review Key Capacity Building Elements

19 February 2008 Page 5IDC/SQT/ST Promote understanding of the Treaty and support the work of the Commission Enhance national capabilities of States Signatories in the implementation of the Treaty Training and Education Objectives

19 February 2008 Page 6IDC/SQT/ST Station Operators (602) NDC Managers (154) IDC Analysts (59) Africa- 17 E. Europe-10 LAC- 5 MESA- 3 NAWEG- 9 SEAPFE-15 Technical Staff (204) Africa- 98 E. Europe- 66 LAC- 89 MESA- 49 NAWEG-117 SEAPFE-183 Africa-45 E. Europe-34 LAC-18 MESA-11 NAWEG-18 SEAPFE-28 Africa-60 E. Europe-42 LAC-42 MESA-14 NAWEG-13 SEAPFE-33 Training provided Training to Date by Category

19 February 2008 Page 7IDC/SQT/ST Equipment training on station equipment (numerous) –Hands-on equipment training –Held at manufacturer’s facility or at a station Introductory Course for NDC Operators –Theory of NDC operation –Held in Vienna Regional Training Programs for Station Operators and NDC Technical Staff –Hands-on station and NDC operation –Held at a hosting institution Advanced course for NDC Operators IDC Analyst Training –Three-month analyst training to prepare analysts for possible employment by the PTS –Held in Vienna Training Opportunities

19 February 2008 Page 8IDC/SQT/ST Increase the number of qualified manpower (Station Operators, NDC Managers, NDC Technical staff) in the States Signatories Review the current training materials and tailor them to these needs and interests with special focus on regions and incorporating e-learning Assess the training needs and interests of the States Signatories using: Regional requirements Helpdesk questions Survey responses Feedback from participants in training events Training Challenge E-learning Available 24/7 in different languages Increases outreach Courses tailored to learner Learner progress tracked Increases effectiveness of face-to-face training

19 February 2008 Page 9IDC/SQT/ST Information sharing is a key activity of the CTBTO A Services unit was established at the IDC whose objectives are: To provide the technical support to States Signatories necessary for their effective participation through their National Data Centres to the build-up/establishment of the verification regime To respond to the specific needs and interests of the users through their access to IMS Data and IDC Products Sharing Methodologies, Information and Data

19 February 2008 Page 10IDC/SQT/ST Data and Product Access Subscription AutoDRM Secure Website External Database NDC Support Help-Desk NDC-in-a-Box Technical Assistance Performance Reports Services Services Provided to States Signatories

19 February 2008 Page 11IDC/SQT/ST Data and Product Access Subscription AutoDRM Secure Website External Database NDC Support Help-Desk NDC-in-a-Box Technical Assistance Performance Reports Services Data and Product Access

19 February 2008 Page 12IDC/SQT/ST Data and Product Distribution Subscriptions - Products Sent1,429, GB1,879, GB Continuous Data Forwarding133 Stations/21 Est.1960 GB1501 GB AutoDRM - Successful Requests154, GB149, GB IDC Secure Web Site - Visits15,500 23,051 External Database Service - Hours21, GB 198 Stations/26 Est. 14, GB Data and Product Access

19 February 2008 Page 13IDC/SQT/ST Data and Product Access Subscription AutoDRM Secure Website External Database NDC Support Help-Desk NDC-in-a-Box Technical Assistance Performance Reports Services NDC Support

19 February 2008 Page 14IDC/SQT/ST Performance reports provide information to the users on the performance of the network as a whole as well as on individual stations. Performance Reports

19 February 2008 Page 15IDC/SQT/ST Performance reports provide information to the users on the performance of the network as a whole as well as on individual stations. Performance Reports

19 February 2008 Page 16IDC/SQT/ST Data and Product Access Subscription AutoDRM Secure Website External Database NDC Support Help-Desk NDC-in-a-Box Technical Assistance Performance Reports Services NDC Support

19 February 2008 Page 17IDC/SQT/ST Option 3 Mini IDC Option 2 NDC-in-a-Box Option 1 Browser  Display data and products  Download data and products  No analysis  Option 1+  Limited detection and location  Could add national data  Option 2+  IDC-like data acquisition and forwarding  IDC-like processing and analysis  IDC-like data management system NDC Software Options

19 February 2008 Page 18IDC/SQT/ST Other Services Requests for assistance/information NDC-in-a-Box (GEOTOOL) software distribution in total 97 States Signatories 101 States Signatories Overview of NDC Support Service request history

19 February 2008 Page 19IDC/SQT/ST Capacity building is not limited to NDCs Following the tsunami of 26 December 2004, data contributions were discussed. PrepCom on 4 March 2005 decided to start data forwarding on a test basis PrepCom in November 2006 established policy for provision of data to tsunami warning organizations. Currently data is forwarded to four organizations. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Australian Tsunami Warning System Northwest Pacific Tsunami Advisory Center Malaysian Meteorological Department Contribution to Tsunami Warning

19 February 2008 Page 20IDC/SQT/ST Opportunities Workshops –Operations and Maintenance –Evaluation –NDC Development Visiting Scientists –Pilot programme for technical experts from developing countries –Visitors programme Technical Tests –System-wide performance tests –Small-scale focused tests Enhancing Participation in Activities

19 February 2008 Page 21IDC/SQT/ST Account Status of 177 State Signatories

19 February 2008 Page 22IDC/SQT/ST States with NDCs States with low participation NDCs (42) States with high participation NDCs (55) Status of NDCs RegionTotal #ActiveNot Active Africa18117 E. Europe1899 LAC18810 MESA1156 NAWEG19136 SEAPFE1394

19 February 2008 Page 23IDC/SQT/ST User Distribution (2007)

19 February 2008 Page 24IDC/SQT/ST To increase the numbers of users in the 97 secure signatory accounts To increase the number of active NDCs To increase the number of Secure Signatory Accounts among the remaining 80 States Signatories and any new states To increase the use of IDC External Database by NDCs To increase the number of trained station operators Challenges

19 February 2008 Page 25IDC/SQT/ST Create tailored technical support packages responding to the needs and interests of States Signatories Give high priority for technical support to states that do not have access to the services Encourage expert visits to the PTS by targeted NDC experts Where possible, visit the targeted NDCs to offer technical assistance such as training on location for reasonable time and expenditure Use NDC Development Workshops to increase participation of existing NDCs and help establish more NDCs Use Focal Point Locations to support developing NDCs through training and technical assistance Actions to Achieve Goals

19 February 2008 Page 26IDC/SQT/ST A potential joint action with the European Union would create focal points of capacity building. Focal Point Locations (FPLs) supporting NDC capacity building provides State Parties with knowledge and assistance for building and/or improving their NDC capabilities and IMS Station Operation practices. After prototyping the design in Vienna, two FLPs will be installed, one in Africa and one in the Latin America – Caribbean region. Benefits: Increases both the number and geographic spread of NDCs Contributes to the sustainability of the IMS facilities. Allows those states that establish NDCs to receive and analyse the raw data in real time which will be highly valuable for improving: CTBT verification (the core function) Earthquake monitoring and volcano surveillance Tsunami warning capabilities Emergency preparedness and response from certain natural disasters Focal Point Locations

19 February 2008 Page 27IDC/SQT/ST Capacity Building is an important aspect of the CTBTO’s work Capacity Building has benefits for both the host state and the CTBTO CTBTO Capacity Building is achieved through: Training and education Sharing methodologies, information and data Enhancing participation in activities Summary

19 February 2008 Page 28IDC/SQT/ST Thank you.