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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 21/10/2013

Brussels, Belgium

21/10/2013 Brussels, Belgium

USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 1. GIO-EMS activation

Defined by the National Inspectorate for Civil Protection, also requested monitoring of the area in every 24 hours

a. Defining the AOI • large area • areas should be specified more

Issues: • too much to process • different sorts and huge amount of data was received

during the crisis • based on the forecast the highest water level was

expected along the Danube river, therefore difficult to shorten the area of interest since the national level of response had to prepare for protecting each and every settlements in danger

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b. Decision on activation: state of emergency was declared on 4th June 2013

• Activation on the next day: 5th June 2013 • Again: 11st June 2013

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‚The state of emergency was declared due to severe flooding along the Hungarian Danube region. Since the current forecast indicates extreme flooding, the request includes the monitoring of the area by having a detailed map every 24 hours about the extension of the flooded area. For now the monitoring activity is requested until Monday (10th June) but might be extended depending on the situation. The satellite based maps will be used for supporting the operations during response and help for the decision makers by having visual information about the flooded areas. (If analysis will be done by providing polygons about the flooded areas please use only outlines when visualizing the results.)’

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Activation on the next day: 5th June 2013 Again: 11st June 2013

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 1. GIO-EMS activation

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 2. GIO-EMS workflow

a. Automatic versus interactive process: interactive is better, e-mails were sent, phonetalks also helped the process.

b. SP Support: good The data and analysis process are at their site, so any recommendations are welcomed Special reqirements: cross-check the products with the peak times

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 3. GIO-EMS Product quality

a. Products quality: • omission&comission errors: there were some errors when

inland water or other smaller water bodies were mapped as flooded areas, but it could be still be used for post disaster mapping

• geometric accuracy :10 meters of accuracy is enough for disaster management (probably not for water management)

• relevance of the choice to select a specific scale in the SRF: negative, since at the time of activation one cannot say that the defined scale is the best choice – SP may recommend a proper sclale

b. Delivery Time versus Quality

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 4. Usability and delivery of GIO-EMS products

a. Preferred delivery format: • vectors of flood extends: KML, SHP

or/and ready-to-print maps: PDF yes, TIFF or JPG; • web services first: wms, wfs, wcs b. content of the ready-to-print maps: • include labels based on importance level; • using the satellite image as background is desired c. no need to send the row satellite data, but the image can be helpful for further analysis and presentation of results (use of web services)

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 4. Usability and delivery of GIO-EMS products

d. downloading GIO-EMS products: mostly from FTP, but better to have it in EMS portal (availability) e. GIO-EMS products dissemination: availability of FTP is not always possible (ex. on field), sharing via the portal is a better solution comparing to FTP (no IT support required); no legal challenges web services • easy to share, to use, • additional layers can be added, • no need to hand over satellite data, • no need to send huge amount of data in a rather,

complex FTP folder system • redundancy can be ruled out

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 5. Usefulness of GIO-EMS products

a. Intended usage: • for direct operation and information source in the

field during the crises, • for quick situation overview, and planning of

sources, supporting decision level Although the main usage was the damage assessment after the flood

b. Organisations using the products: NDGDM, HUNOR c. Additional information provided by EMS: flooded areas (location of post-disaster activity) d. Impact of the product on the user workflow:

(i) estimated time and cost saving, (ii) estimation of emergency support effectiveness

due to the availability of GIO-EMS products (iii) errors

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE 5. Data sources for flood extent

• No other direct sources • Local reports from water management • Regular reports from county level

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE On field

Decision on operation based on the situation, heavy duty required until stabilizing the dams and the high peaks are over. The images in most cases arrived late to be used on field. Example from Baja: by the time the products arrived the team was already there and the highest peak was already over

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE Redundancy

No reference products were used when delineation was received almost the same time on the same area Some of the products have data in common - redindancy

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USE OF EMS RUSH MODE Fertilization, sterilization, mosquitos

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