1. CEOS Response to the GEO Disasters Task Guy Seguin CSA CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA Date

2. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 2 Objectives Raise the GEO context to guide the discussion for the CEOS priority on disaster. Report all CEOS actions on disaster Positioning DRM initiative in GEO workplan

3. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 DISASTERS: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters DI-01 Informing Risk Management and Disaster Reduction Task implementation coordinated by CEOS (CSA, guy.seguin@asc-csa.gc.ca) and supported by the Geohazards Community of Practice and Coastal Zone Community of Practice Related GEOSS Strategic Targets (from GEO-VI Document 12 Rev1) Disasters: Before 2015, GEO aims to enable the global coordination of observing and information systems to support all phases of the risk management cycle associated with hazards (mitigation and preparedness, early warning, response, and recovery). This will be achieved through: Development of multi-hazard and/or end-to-end approaches, as appropriate to meet the needs for disaster risk reduction, preparedness and response in relevant hazard environments. More timely dissemination of information from globally-coordinated systems for monitoring, predicting, risk assessment, early warning, mitigating, and responding to hazards at local, national, regional, and global levels. Support to the successful implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. Description Improve disaster risk management and reduction by providing timely information relevant to the full cycle of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, warning, response and recovery). Adopt a multi-hazard end-to-end approach to ensure that relevant Earth observations and information effectively reach decision-makers and the public. Focus on three main areas: (1) Provide support to operational systems and conduct gap analyses in order to identify missing data, system gaps, and capacity gaps (2) Enable and inform risk and vulnerability analyses; and (3) Develop regional end to- end systems with a focus on building institutional relationships. GEOSS Strategic Targets on disaster

4. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 GEO Disaster Task components C1 Disaster Management Systems, Lead: CEOS (CSA, guy.seguin@asc-csa.gc.ca)  Improve access to information produced through key disaster management mechanisms …  Promote quick and easy access to in-situ data and reference maps required in case of emergency...  Make information related to environmental risk and vulnerability easily accessible to decision-makers …  Enhance the use of satellite data for disaster management, based on lessons-learned and experience …  Review global and regional disaster risk management systems …  Perform a gap analysis considering data, metadata, systems, and capacity to cover all phases and types. C2 Geohazards Monitoring, Alert, and Risk Assessment, Leads: (EUCENTRE, fabio.dellacqua@unipv.it),fabio.dellacqua@unipv.it  Apply a fully integrated approach to geohazards monitoring …  Support the establishment of Supersites and Natural Laboratories …  Enhance global earthquake and volcano monitoring, alert, and damage assessment...  Support global earthquake risk assessment …  Develop large-area vulnerability modeling and mapping using novel algorithms and methodologies …  Support tsunami early warning and hazards assessment … C3 Regional End-to-End Systems, Leads: (NASA, stuart.w.frye@nasa.gov)stuart.w.frye@nasa.gov  Implement regional and cross-cutting end-to-end projects…  Expand pilots to others types of disasters  Develop a world wide scheme of regional end to end system and identify lead for each region …  Identify locations for tandem centers of excellence in developed and developing regions … * Main CEOS contribution

5. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 CEOS Involvement in GEO disaster task In 2012 CEOS offered to increase its involvement by accepting the coordination of the task and by leading 2 components. This is a strategic positioning for CEOS. CEOS is also involved in the SB Implementation Board to support and make recommendation to the ExCom on progress. (presently co-chair) Satellite data role is already recognized through the use of the International Charter but extended access is required. Disasters and Supersites are among GEO priorities in 2013 GEO is developing a Sprint to Summit consisting of a number of showcases and demonstrations (can we contribute ?)

6. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 CEOS Disaster Actions plan 2013 To respond to the GEO task C1 Disaster Management Systems. 1- Satellite data Needs and Gap Analysis PoC CSA, G. Seguin 2- Enhance the use of satellite dataPoC NASA WGISS K. Moe 3- DRM demonstrator implementationPoC ESA, I. Petiteville 4- DRM HyogoPoC ESA, I. Petiteville 5- Coastal zonePoC CSA, G. Seguin C2 Geohazards Monitoring, Alert, Assessment 1- Volcanic ash MonitoringPoC ESA, Claus Zehner 2-Supersite data coordinationPoC DLR, J. Hoffmann C3 Regional end to end Pilots 1- Caribbean Flood PilotPoC NASA. S. Frye 2 - African Flood PilotPoC NASA, S. Frye

7. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 7 CEOS Strategic Gap Analysis for Earth Remote Sensing in Support of Floods Disasters Status Initial draft of the flood gap analysis paper has been released on the Disasters SBA page (http://www.ceos.org/images/Floods_Analysis_030713.pdf)http://www.ceos.org/images/Floods_Analysis_030713.pdf Draft utilized a comprehensive systems framework outlined in the paper. Product requirements from the GEO DI-06-09 report provided a top-down traceable approach to a preliminary requirements gap analysis and mission timeline gap assessment. Plans Revised paper will be released following a review by the DRM Floods Pilot team COVE tool will be utilized to assess the temporal sampling performance of individual and combined satellites systems over flood regions These results would then be used to optimize satellite assets for flood studies

8. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Enhance the use of satellite data for disasters WGISS Project Purpose: Streamline and harmonize how space agencies support hazard management / response with satellite data 2012 Accomplishments: Identified case studies of experience and pilots to identify best practices and gaps in service, e.g.: o 2008 earthquake in China o 2010 tsunami in Japan o Annual floods in Namibia Documented a structured reference model architecture (2 nd draft version in review) o Processes involved o Stakeholders needs & constraints o User information needs o Use of computing systems and services Next Steps: Complete architecture description Review with stakeholders, and develop recommendations Namibia Flood Pilot – Process Flow

9. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 9 Supersite Coordination Team Main achievements/outcomes: CEOS proposal for Supersite selection Supersite Consortium agreed on Supersite definition Data were provided for the Hawaii supersite SCT agreed on improving coordinated access to data: Implementing single catalogue through CSW SCT agreed on role in acquisition coordination: Short term: leave responsibility with Supersite PI  input to DRM Long term: more active role; build on DRM Future activities and milestones Prepare and evaluate Supersites proposals Main Issues Incomplete engagement of targeted science community (currently mostly InSAR-applications) @CEOS: Not all potentially contributing Agencies engaged

10. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 10 African Flood Pilot Ground Cal/Val Exercise with Radarsat, EO-1, Ground Team, Helicopter team, OpenStreetMap, Crowd Sourcing on Kavango river in Namibia 1-30-13 EO-1 Water Edge Detection (red) Radarsat Water Edge Detection (yellow polygon) Team 1 walking bank to collect GPS point s (red X’s) Team 2 walking bank to collect GPS point s (green X’s) One of 500 GPS photos from helicopter

11. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Improving CEOS response to disaster (inspired from a discussion with Stephen Briggs) Time Disaster Region Response The Charter provide data for all -Disasters -All regions of the World -At a given time RADARSAT-2 provided on average 100 scenes per year over the pass three years To cover on average 40 disasters per year

12. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Improving CEOS response to disaster Time Disaster Region Response Can we extend the time coverage ? Flood pilot cover from Mitigation to early Recovery in two areas of the world for a specific type of disaster RADARSAT-2 provided on average of 18 scenes per storm for the Caribbean flood pilot for a an average of 100 scenes per seasons over the pass three years + 50 scenes for mitigation. Warning Recovery Flood Pilots Mitigation

13. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Improving CEOS response to disaster Time Disaster Region Mitigation Supersite may cover mitigation over some regions for sismic hazard, volcanic hazard and landslide if the information collected can be related to potential disaster. The number of scenes required is not well defined. 200 scenes required from RADARSAT-2 for the Hawaii supersite.

14. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Improving CEOS response to disaster Time Disaster Region Response Proposed DRM observation strategy may several regions for: Flood Seismic hazard Volcanic hazard Warning Recovery Flood Mitigation Seismic Volcanic

15. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Improving CEOS response to disaster Time Disaster Region Response We could also provide a basic coverage for one type of disaster globally like flood caused by major Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones. Storm Watch ! Major Windstorm coverage could be done with 300-400 RADARSAT-2 scenes ?, EO-1 data and others sensors. Warning Recovery Flood from Windstorm Mitigation

16. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 April 8, 2011 April 15, 2011April 18, 2011 April 22, 2011May 3, 2011April 20, 2011 Example of sequence of scenes covering the evolution of a flood on the red river in Manitoba, Canada. derived from RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 images System developed and operated by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada."

17. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Issues Need to commit resource and have access to a volume of data Need to establish synergy with the Disaster Charter for Flood observation strategy (during activation data are not available for demonstration) Still need to involve other CEOS members. (Should the chair or the SIT chair make specific request to some members ?) Plan for 2013 DI-01 Disaster SBA

18. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Way Forward Develop text to include the DRM observation strategy in the GEO Workplan with the appropriate timeline and level of involvement. Select the DRM observation strategy Tailor CEOS actions in 2014 to use the new observation strategy

19. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 Conclusion CEOS is progressing well to position satellite data for Disaster management All CEOS actions are now integrated under the Disaster SBA DRM has increased the level of involvement