Chair, Helen M. Wood (NOAA)Chair, Helen M. Wood (NOAA)

CE SDisaster ManagementDisaster ManagementSupport Group (DMSG)Support Group (DMSG)

Report to the 16Report to the 16thth Plenary Plenary20-21 November 200220-21 November 2002

• Established in 1997

• Terms of reference approved at 13th CEOS Plenary, with USA/NOAA as Chair

• Focused on requirements vis-à-vis capacity of existing and planned earth observing (EO) satellite data

• Provided forum to identify and interact with current and potential users

DMSG HistoryDMSG History

To support natural and technological disaster management on a worldwide basis, by fostering improved utilization of existing and planned Earth observation satellite data.

DMSG MissionDMSG Mission

Work with emergency management users across all regions

Define user requirements

Recommend improvements to current and future systems, addressing gaps in observations, products and services

Provide support tools to ease access to data and derived information products

Foster use of lessons learned

Pursue cooperation with commercial sector

DMSG ObjectivesDMSG Objectives

ProjectProjectParticipants*Participants*

ISDR OOSA FAO WMO WCRPUNEP/GRID GTOS World Bank FEWS

Maryland Univ.FEMANOAAOFCMNASAUSDANCARSNDRUSRADOI

SMCNRSCCAST

Council of EuropeEC/DG11, DG12SCOT CONSEILAnite SystemsFreiburg Univ.Reading Univ.EUMETSATNPA GroupISMARCDERAENEABNSCCNESNPAMRCEOCIESADLRJRCASIRALEOS

AGSOINIAS

ESCAPMACRES

Asia Air Survey Singapore

Univ.Asia Inst.of

Tech.

Utsunomiya Univ.JAMSTEC

Tokai Univ.DIA/NIAES

HD/MSARESTECNASDA

PWRINIEDMSAMITIMSAJMAMSFNLASTAGSIHITSAC

ISRONRSA

RPA PLANETARSSICFOMI

INPECONAE

Fisheries & OceansRADARSAT Int.Manitoba Univ.MTRSCCRSCSAPCI

CSIRZambia DOM

INEGI

*Partial listing*Partial listing

DMSG AchievementsDMSG Achievements

Successful series of 15 productive meetings with over 400 experts participating

Close cooperation with key international organizations and partnerships

Outreach to and cooperation with the commercial sector

Creation of a disaster information server to support easy access to hazard information

Development of guidelines for specific hazard scenarios

Reports: 3 interim and 1 final

Place Time Host

Brussels, Belgium May 97 ECTokyo, Japan July 97

NASDALondon, England September 97

BNSCBangalore, India October 97 ISROSilver Spring, USA March/April 98 NOAAFrascati, Italy September 98

ESAMontreal, Canada October 98 CSATsukuba, Japan October 98

NASDASilver Spring, USA January 99 NOAAParis, France June 99

CNES/ESAHawaii, USA September 99

NOAATokyo, Japan February 00

NASDAOttawa, Canada June 00 CCRSParis, France January 01 CNESBrussels, Belgium* June 01 EC

* (In cooperation with UN—ISDR and OOSA)

DMSG Meeting Schedule

Cooperation with the United Nations

• UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)• UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

(COPUOS)• UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (OOSA)

Co-sponsor of regional OOSA workshops-Africa and Far East designed to:

• Increase awareness of disaster managers and decision makers

• Determine types of information and communication needed

• Develop a plan of action leading to pilot projects• UNISPACE III action teams• UN ESCAP and UNEP• Other CEOS working groups

Support Development of IGOS Geohazards TeamSupport Development of IGOS Geohazards Team

Data requirements, data gaps, integration of Earth observation data with in-situ measurements, models and GIS for establishing an integrated geohazards global observing system

Landslide/Landslide/Land Land SubsidenceSubsidenceVolcanoVolcano EarthquakeEarthquake

International Charter: Space and Major Disasters

Active coordination to:

• Promote participation in and with the Charter

• Develop scenarios for the Charter

Member/Partner Agencies

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Cooperation with the Commercial Sector

• Identified barriers

• Proposed remedies forreducing barriers

Convened commercial panel to provide perspectives on the use of satellite data for disaster management support that:

http://disaster.ceos.org

Prototype Disaster Information Server

DMSG Hazard Scenarios and Team CoordinatorsDMSG Hazard Scenarios and Team Coordinators

Earthquake ESA, NPA/UKFire USDA, UNEP, CFS/CanadaFlood CCRS, NOAALandslide CCRS, NIEDOil spill NRSC/UKSea Ice NIC/USA, CIS/CanadaVolcanoes NOAA,USGS,

U. of Reading/UKDrought NRSA/India,

Max Planck Institute/Germany

Example Scenario: Volcanic EruptionExample Scenario: Volcanic EruptionTrigger:Trigger: Eruption reported Eruption reported

Background:Background: name/location; eruption history name/location; eruption history(frequency/type); responsible observatory (frequency/type); responsible observatory (if any) nearby urban centers, air routes,(if any) nearby urban centers, air routes,roads, airports; proximity to waterroads, airports; proximity to water

Current Situation:Current Situation: Vent location, eruption Vent location, eruption type, seismicity, surface changes type, seismicity, surface changes (deformation cracks) steam or sulfur, (deformation cracks) steam or sulfur, weather, projected affected zoneweather, projected affected zone

Satellite Data Requirement:Satellite Data Requirement: SPOT esp, IR, SPOT esp, IR,SAR, InSAR (data before and after eruption)SAR, InSAR (data before and after eruption)

Value-Added Processing Requirement:Value-Added Processing Requirement:Feature labeling (if user not from observatory),Feature labeling (if user not from observatory),DEM (if not current), temperature estimates from IRDEM (if not current), temperature estimates from IR

Unmet Volcanic Hazard RequirementsUnmet Volcanic Hazard Requirements Incorporate the 12.0, 3.9 and 8.5 mm IR wavelengths in Incorporate the 12.0, 3.9 and 8.5 mm IR wavelengths in

planning planning future instruments future instruments NOAA response: NOAA response: All of these bands are included in plans All of these bands are included in plans for GOES-R+ for GOES-R+ procurement (2008 and beyond); procurement (2008 and beyond); Ash and SOAsh and SO2 requirements submitted for 2 requirements submitted for NPOESS (circa 2012)NPOESS (circa 2012)

Include both IR and UV (0.3-0.4 mm) on Include both IR and UV (0.3-0.4 mm) on future geostationary satellites for a future geostationary satellites for a complementary monitoring systemcomplementary monitoring systemNOAA response: NOAA is supporting NOAA response: NOAA is supporting experimental Enhanced Special Eventsexperimental Enhanced Special EventsImager (ESEI) with UV capability as Imager (ESEI) with UV capability as an “Instrument of Opportunity” on future an “Instrument of Opportunity” on future GOES (with NASA)GOES (with NASA)

Minimum frequency of multi-spectral data should be 30 Minimum frequency of multi-spectral data should be 30 min for geostationary satellites; minimum spatial min for geostationary satellites; minimum spatial resolution should be 5 km for IR.resolution should be 5 km for IR. NOAA Response: These NOAA Response: These requirements are met with current GOES, and will be exceeded requirements are met with current GOES, and will be exceeded for GOES-R+for GOES-R+

Reports ProducedReports Produced

COMMITTEE ON EARTHOBSERVATION SATELL ITES

Disaster ManagementDisaster ManagementSupport ProjectSupport ProjectH I G H I G H L H L I I G G H T SH T S

1998

COMMITTEE ON EARTHOBSERVATION SATELL ITES

Disaster ManagementDisaster ManagementSupport ProjectSupport ProjectH I G H I G H L H L I I G G H T SH T S

1998

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Disaster ManagementDisaster ManagementSupport ProjectSupport Project

P R P R O G O G R R E S E S S S R E P O R R E P O R TT

Committee on EarthCommittee on EarthObservation SatellitesObservation Satellites

1999

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Disaster ManagementDisaster ManagementSupport ProjectSupport Project

P R P R O G O G R R E S E S S S R E P O R R E P O R TT

Committee on EarthCommittee on EarthObservation SatellitesObservation Satellites

1999

Findings and Recommendations Developed key findings and recommendations

to promote understanding of challenges and partnerships with users.

Published as Annex II to Final Report

Solicited and received initial responses from space agencies on plans for acting on DMSG recommendations.recommendations.

Summary Findings OverviewSummary Findings Overview Disaster management and response community willing to Disaster management and response community willing to

use space technology but reluctant to assimilate new use space technology but reluctant to assimilate new technology and information quicklytechnology and information quickly

Technology demonstrated conceptually but not Technology demonstrated conceptually but not operationallyoperationally

Timeliness, cost, accessibility, ease of use, reliability, Timeliness, cost, accessibility, ease of use, reliability, repeatability, and operational capability are critical repeatability, and operational capability are critical factorsfactors

Need to integrate data (multiple agencies, mirroring, Need to integrate data (multiple agencies, mirroring, space and non-space data)space and non-space data)

Need for a broad-based data policyNeed for a broad-based data policy

Summary Recommendations/Summary Recommendations/ResponsivenessResponsiveness Be proactive in responding to receptiveness of disaster Be proactive in responding to receptiveness of disaster

management community to using space technologiesmanagement community to using space technologies

Create appropriate tools and perform compelling Create appropriate tools and perform compelling demonstrationsdemonstrations

Assess needs and smooth transition from research to Assess needs and smooth transition from research to operationsoperations

Promote true value of remote sensing without Promote true value of remote sensing without understating or oversellingunderstating or overselling

Address key factors of timeliness, cost, accessibility, ease Address key factors of timeliness, cost, accessibility, ease of use, reliability, repeatability, and operational capability of use, reliability, repeatability, and operational capability on merits, while avoiding trade-offson merits, while avoiding trade-offs

Support rapid satellite tasking of EO missions Support rapid satellite tasking of EO missions

Support fast processing and delivery of dataSupport fast processing and delivery of data

Summary Recommendations/Summary Recommendations/Data IntegrationData Integration Advance common data policyAdvance common data policy

Share technical information among agencies and develop Share technical information among agencies and develop user-friendly sharing toolsuser-friendly sharing tools

Develop mirroringDevelop mirroring

Facilitate seamless integrationFacilitate seamless integrationof space and non-space dataof space and non-space data

Achieve broader geographic Achieve broader geographic and disciplinary representation and disciplinary representation on hazard teams.on hazard teams.

NOAA, EU, ESA Responses to DMSG NOAA, EU, ESA Responses to DMSG RecommendationsRecommendations

Other Agencies Referenced: Other Agencies Referenced: NASA, EUMETSAT, NASDA, NASA, EUMETSAT, NASDA, CNES, DLR, CSACNES, DLR, CSA

NEW SENSOR NEW SENSOR IMPROVEMENTSIMPROVEMENTS

• Spatial resolutionSpatial resolution

• Temporal resolutionTemporal resolution

• Radiometry—new channels, Radiometry—new channels, sensitivity, dynamic rangesensitivity, dynamic range   

IMPROVED SYSTEMSIMPROVED SYSTEMS

• Prototypes/demonstrations Prototypes/demonstrations

• Integration/data fusion with Integration/data fusion with GISGIS

• Automated products and Automated products and modelsmodels

• Rapid response mechanismsRapid response mechanisms

• Improved algorithmsImproved algorithms

• Expanded geographical Expanded geographical coveragecoverage

• PartnershipsPartnerships

  

Transition and CEOS Plenary ActionTransition and CEOS Plenary Action

• Accept the DMSG final report

• Commend the work of DMSG participants

• Endorse recommendations contained in the final report

The Way ForwardThe Way Forward

• Integrate current DMSG activities into:- International Charter: Space and Major Disasters- UN COPUOS and OOSA Workshops- IGOS Geohazards

• Continue opportunities to build technical capacity

• Support DMSG website transition to CEOS website

• Integrate specific hazards requirements into the CEOS/WMO requirements database

• Facilitate opportunities to engage interactively with agencies to adopt and integrate DMSG recommendations.

Chair, Helen M. Wood (NOAA)

CE SDisaster ManagementSupport Group (DMSG)

Report to the 16th Plenary