1. WG Disasters Report 2018 SIT TW Simona Zoffoli & WG Disasters Members
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
WG Disasters Report
2018 SIT TW
Simona Zoffoli & WG Disasters Members
EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
13 – 14 September 2018

2. WG disasters workplan 2018-2020 status Open action from SIT-33
Overview
WG disasters workplan status
Open action from SIT-33
Status of the initiatives endorsed at the last SIT- 33
No WG Disasters items for next Plenary

3. WG Disasters n.10, INGV, Naples 5-7 september 2018
More than 30 participants (8 space agencies representatives)
Joint session with WGISS and others CEOS initiatives, GEO session
Open session on EO value for Volcano monitoring (with Cities on Volcanoes Conference)
Review on going initiatives and discussion on new ones

4. CEOS Work Plan 2018-2020 Disasters Objectives
Observations for Disasters Objectives/Deliverables:
Objective/Deliverable
Projected Completion Date
Background Information
Status
DIS-10: Implementation of data coordination for the GEO-GNSL initiative
Q4 2020
Potential proposals for new GSNL activities (i.e. new permanent & event Supersites) aiming at expanding the objectives of the current pilots will be assessed by the Data Coordination Team and the various pilot teams in due time. The assessment will be done by WG Disasters following the procedures endorsed by CEOS.
The status of implementation of the plan, of the pilots and supersites being supported, and the coordination relating to the GSNL initiative will be reported at CEOS SIT and Plenary meetings.
CEOS contribution to GEO GSNL initiative proceeds smoothly.
Several agencies continue to support these sites
Recommended continuation of Icelandic, Marmara, Etna and Campi Flegrei/Vesuvio Supersites.
Good progresses on the Virunga Supersite

5. The Supersite network in 2018
Courtesy of Stefano Salvi (INGV)
Chair of the Supersites Advisory Committee

6. Virunga Supersite in DR Congo/Rwanda
Nyirangongo
Nyamulagira

7. Rainwater represents an important water resource

8. Water pollution

9. CEOS Work Plan 2018-2020 Disasters Objectives
Observations for Disasters Objectives/Deliverables:
Objective/Deliverable
Projected Completio n Date
Background Information
Status
DIS-12: Report on survey of donors for post operation of a Recovery Observatory
Q4 2018
WGDisasters will develop a survey of initial results of the Recovery Observatory from the perspective of institutional donors, and include outlooks on possible inclusion of additional hazards and the sustainability of Recovery Observatory activities for onwards.
The findings of this survey will be presented in a lessons learned report in 2018 to enable timely consideration by CEOS Agencies.
Progress in Haiti with growing stakeholder engagement and positive feedback.
New partners: NOAA (vector- borne disease contribution) and EC (Copernicus EMS).
Discussion on a global, “generic” RO on going with GFDRR/UNOSAT/UNDP
Report postponed to Q2 2019
DIS-15: Support for GEO- DARMA identification of major hazards and DRR issues for each selected region
Q2 2018
GEO-DARMA will seek independent identification of disaster risk management priorities at regional level by authoritative regional institutions in line with the priorities from the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
This task will require the active support of major stakeholders in the field of disaster risk management at global, regional and national levels in order to implement a series of pilot projects.
Regional assessment completed for Asia and Africa, while still on going for LAC.
Planned closure for Q

10. CEOS Work Plan 2018-2020 Disasters Objectives
Observations for Disasters Objectives/Deliverables:
Objective/Deliverable
Projected Completion Date
Background Information
Status
DIS-16: Report on Landslide Pilot and follow-on actions.
Q4 2019
A report will be prepared to summarize the learnings from the landslide pilot, and to recommend pathways forward.
Activities proceed smoothly and in agreement with the schedule.
DIS-17: Demonstrators Implementation Plan
Q2 2018
Follow on actions from seismic hazards, volcanoes and flood pilots
Completed.
Follow-on activities have been prepared for seismic, volcano and flood pilots.
Seismic hazard and volcanoes demonstrators have been endorsed at SIT-33.

11. Addressing action SIT-33-03
WGDisasters and VNSC
WGDisasters, VNSC, SEO, and CSIRO to discuss how to align the activities with the CEOS Data Cube efforts (led by the CEOS SEO) in preparation for a potential expansion of the first GEO-DARMA flood pilot to include the Lower Mekong.
SIT TW 2018
After SIT-33 WG disasters chair promoted the starting of exchange of information between GEODARMA secretary and CSIRO (A. Held)
CSIRO shared summary of Vietnam Data Cube activities
CSIRO (A. Held, M. Paget) attended WG Disasters meeting n.10 by telcon and presented CEOS Open Data Cube and Vietnam Data Cube
Plan to set up a telecon between CSIRO and ADPC lead Peeranan Towashiraporn leading the GEODARMA Mekong Flood project in Myanmar
Awareness on Vietnam data cube initiative will be useful in elaborating the extension of the GEODARMA project to other Mekong areas.

12. Data provision for the new initiatives
3 new initiatives endorsed at SIT-33:
Volcano Demonstrator
Seismic Hazard Demonstrator
GEODARMA Mekong Flood Project on Myanmar
Data request plans for the 3 initiatives presented and discussed at WG Disaster meeting n.9, presented at SIT-33 and consolidated at WG Disasters n.10
GEODARMA project: agreed data provision from ASI and CNES.
Volcano demonstrator: agreed data provision from ASI, CNES and DLR. Access to ALOS-2 JAXA data through ALOS PIs.
Seismic hazard demonstrator: agreed data provision from ASI and CNES. DLR support is under discussion. Access to ALOS-2 JAXA data through ALOS PIs.

13. Data provision for the new initiatives
ASI
CNES
DLR
CSK (# products)
Pleiades (area)
Terra SAR-X (# products)
GEODARMA Mekong Flood Project on Myamar 30
3.000 sq.Km (monoscopic)
Not requested
Seismic Hazard Demonstrator
650
sq.km
(monoscopic)
TBD
(under discussion)
Volcano demonstrator
1.000
390
Table considers only satellites with no open data policy
Pléiades data used linked to same conditions as applied for Pilotes (Specific Cooperation Agreement with CNES and License to use)
Seismic hazard and Volcano demonstrators will access ALOS-2 JAXA data through ALOS PIs
Need for RADARSAT-2 data, awaiting feedbacks from CSA