Grid Interest Group Conclusion Prof. Nataliia Kussul, Space Research Institute NASU-NSAU, Ukraine WGISS-28, September 29, 2009 Pretoria, South Africa

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 2 Lessons Learned Positives –Grid – powerful infrastructure for data integration and complex workflow management –Satisfies GEO requirements to the service based architecture –All over the world there are Grid-infrastructures for Disaster Management &Civil Protection –They could be used for End-to-End Systems Development Challenge –Catalogs &Technologies themselves are not very useful for end users –Users require not source (row) data, but products (risk management assessment or loss assessment)

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 3 Lessons Learned: Problems –Main problem: There is a gap between data acquisition and data processing International Charter guarantees only satellite images, not products

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 4 Delays in information on flood event Delays in data delivery Flood Events Information Breakdown

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 5 Solution: –Organizational: CEOS level agreement is necessary for data availability (democracy)& disaster response: »For CEOS countries »For specific disasters (special datasets) –Technical: Data provision & processing (unlike Charter) Should be done in automated mode (workflow is necessary)

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 6 Example: workflow for Malaria project Flood warnings EO products Socio-economic inf Infrastructure Models

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 7 Data Models –GFS, hydro-predictors, … Statistical data –on infectious diseases Remote sensing –land and water related products Socio-economic information –distribution of population, administrative boundaries… Infrastructure –wells, channels, …

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 8 Actuality – contribution to Health SBA Africa –rising flood waters intensifies health risks for millions of people, and exacerbates health threats for conditions including malaria, diarrhoea and other potentially fatal communicable diseases [UN, WHO] Ukraine –major threats to health by water related diseases –contamination of drinking water in wells –leads to infectious diseases like hepatitis, leptospirosis etc with long incubation period [Ministry of Health of Ukraine]

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 9 Actuality – Health SBA (cont.) GEOSS Health SBA –“… Earth observation data can contribute to improving our understanding of how the environment affects human health and well- being ” –“… remote-sensing observations of weather, land and ocean parameters can now be used to predict outbreaks or trends in infectious diseases such as meningitis, malaria and cholera…”

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 10 European response: FP7 Calls ‘Environment’: Activity 6.4 Earth observation and assessment tools for sustainable development –Area Integration of European activities within GEO ENV Supporting the integration of European and international R&D programmes in GEO –Deadline – 05 January 2010 ‘Health’: HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis –HEALTH : Controlling malaria by hitting the vector: New or improved Vector Control Tools. –Deadline – 14 January 2010

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 11 GEO WP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY –ST-09-01: Catalyzing Research and Development (R&D) Funding for GEOSS Led by EC (DG-RTD, and IIASA –ST-09-02: Promoting Awareness and Benefits of GEO in the Science and Technology Community This Task is led by EC (DG-RTD, COSPAR and IIASA HEALTH –HE-09-03: End to End Projects for Health – b) Towards a Globally Coordinated Malaria Warning System –Led by France (CNES), USA (NOAA) and CEOS

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 12 GIG Proposal WGISS should participate at the consortiums. WGISS possible contribution to the projects: –“Satellite arm” at applied projects; –Networking (we have real working group); –Satellite data availability; –Distribution of GEO principles to disaster warning & response systems & communities (liaison). WGISS benefits: –Framework for WGISS technologies integration & implementation; –Framework for Application Subgroup IG collaboration; –Framework for WGISS deliverables development; –Sustainable services (not prototypes) creation; –Common funding source.

WGISS- 28 Pretoria 13 Thank You!