space-based information and solutions for disaster management and emergency response

United Nations Platform for SpaceUnited Nations Platform for Space--based Information based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Responsefor Disaster Management and Emergency Response

United Nations International UN-SPIDER Workshop - Bonn, Germany– 29 - 31 October 2007

United Nations International UNUnited Nations International UN--SPIDER Workshop: SPIDER Workshop: SpaceSpace--based Information and Solutions for Disaster based Information and Solutions for Disaster

Management and Emergency Response"Management and Emergency Response"

““United Nations Platform for SpaceUnited Nations Platform for Space--based based Information for Disaster Management and Information for Disaster Management and

Emergency Response Emergency Response –– UNUN--SPIDERSPIDER””

United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsUnited Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs



First Image from Space First Image from Space …… 24 October 194624 October 1946



50 Years of Space Exploration 50 Years of Space Exploration -- Over 800 Satellites Up ThereOver 800 Satellites Up There

45 countries have launched satellites800 satellites up there; 63 launches in 2006Meteorological Satellites – Earth Observation

Satellites – Communication Satellites –Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Photo credit: NASA

How do we ensure that all countries can access and use space-based information to support the full disaster management cycle ?

• All began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik



Satellite communications help warn people who are at risk, especially in remote areas

They help connect a disaster zone to the outside world

Images from earth observing satellites help assess the damage caused by disasters like earthquakes, volcano eruptions, oil spills and floods.

Global navigation satellite systems enable us to obtain positional information on events that have to be mapped

SpaceSpace--based Solutions based Solutions ……



Complex EmergenciesComplex Emergencies



The Shaping of UNThe Shaping of UN--SPIDERSPIDER

UN SPIDERGA/RES/61/110

STDMSince 2000

Regional Workshops2000 - 2004

The Munich Vision2004

WCDR2005

UNISPACE III1999

Action Team 72001 - 2004

General Assembly2004

ad hoc Expert Group2005 - 2006

COPUOS2006



• The United Nations General Assembly agreed to establish the “United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)” as a programme within the United Nations to provide universal access to all types of space-based information and services relevant to disaster management by:

• being a gateway to space information for disaster management support;

• serving as a bridge to connect the disaster management and space communities; and

• being a facilitator of capacity-building and institutional strengthening.

General Assembly A/RES/61/110General Assembly A/RES/61/110



• Mission statement: “Ensure that all countries have access to and develop the capacity to use all types of space-based information to support the full disaster management cycle”.

General Assembly A/RES/61/110General Assembly A/RES/61/110

CBERS



A Gateway to Space-based Information for Disaster Management Support1. Compilation of Information2. Access to Information3. Awareness Raising4. Outreach Activities5. Regional and Country Profiles

A Bridge to Connect the Disaster Management and Space Communities6. Support to Communities of Practice (CoP)7. Knowledge Management and Transfer8. Platform for Fostering Alliances

A Facilitator of Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening9. Support to National Activities10. Support to Establishing National Planning and Policies11. Support to Capacity Building

UN SPIDER Activities (A/AC.105/894)UN SPIDER Activities (A/AC.105/894)




Geneva Liaison Office: contribute to disseminating and integrating the work of the programme within the disaster reduction and humanitarian response communities in Geneva.



UNUN--SPIDER CornerstonesSPIDER Cornerstones

UN-SPIDER Team

National Focal PointsNetwork of Regional Support Offices

Commitment or indication of commitment from:

Austria, China, Germany and Switzerland, Algeria, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, India, Indonesia, I. R. Iran, Italy, Morocco, Nigeria, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, and Turkey.

UNOOSA ViennaBeijing OfficeBonn OfficeGeneva Liaison Office



UNUN--SPIDER SPIDER –– CornerstonesCornerstonesNetwork of Regional Support Offices - Regional and national centres of expertise in the use of space technology in disaster management which agree to form a network for implementing the activities of the programme in their respective regions in a coordinated manner. These Regional Support Offices should be leading national or regional institutions with notable expertise in the use of space technology for disaster management.

UN-SPIDER Team

National Focal PointsNetwork of Regional Support

Offices



UNUN--SPIDER CornerstonesSPIDER Cornerstones

UN-SPIDER Team

National Focal PointsNetwork of Regional Support

Offices

National Focal Points – the national institutions representing the disaster management and/or space application communities that are nominated by their respective government to work with UN-SPIDER to strengthen national disaster management planning and policies and in the implementation of specific national activities that incorporate space-based technology solutions to support disaster management.



• International Charter Space and Major Disasters

• GEOSS (Group on Earth Observations –GEO)

• Sentinel Asia• Servir• RESPOND

Building Upon OpportunitiesBuilding Upon Opportunities



International Charter Space and Major DisastersInternational Charter Space and Major Disasters

• An International agreement among Space Agencies to support with space-based data and information relief efforts in the event of emergencies caused by major disasters.

Disaster response

Multi-satellite data acquisition planning

• Fast data turn-around – priority acquisition

Archive retrievals and spacecraft tasking

Data processing at pre-determined level

Space Agency contribution in image/data

Space Agency initiative for value-added-data fusion



European Space Agency (ESA)ERS, ENVISAT

Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES)SPOT

Canadian Space Agency (CSA)RADARSAT

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)IRS

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)POES, GOES

Argentina's Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) SAC -C

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)ALOS

United States Geological Survey (USGS) LANDSAT

Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC)UK, Nigeria, Algeria, Turkey

China National Space Agency (CNSA)FY, SJ, ZY satellite series



UN Activations of the Charter in 2007UN Activations of the Charter in 2007

Total number of activations until 21 September 2007: 41



Two Disasters Two Disasters –– Two OutcomesTwo Outcomes

Peru Earthquake Peru Earthquake -- 15 Aug 200715 Aug 2007

Uganda Floods Uganda Floods –– Sep/Oct 2007Sep/Oct 2007



• GEOSS: A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems

• GEO, the Group on Earth Observations - An Intergovernmental Organization with 71 Member Countries (15 from Africa), the European Commission and 46 Participating Organizations.

• Improve and coordinate observation systems; Provide easier and more open data access; Foster use (science, applications, capacity building).

• … to answer Society’s need for informed decision making• and next: The Cape Town Ministerial Summit 2007 - 28-30

November 2007

GEOSSGEOSS



1. Reduction and Prevention of Disasters2. Human Health and Epidemiology3. Energy Management4. Climate Change5. Water Management6. Weather Forecasting7. Ecosystems8. Agriculture9. Biodiversity

GEOSS Focuses on Nine Societal Benefit AreasGEOSS Focuses on Nine Societal Benefit Areas



A Single Problem Requires Many Data SetsA Single Problem Requires Many Data Sets

A Single Data Set Serves Many CommunitiesA Single Data Set Serves Many Communities

It is all connected It is all connected ……



A Gateway to Space-based Information for Disaster Management Support1. Compilation of Information2. Access to Information >> Knowledge Portal (WG 3)3. Awareness Raising4. Outreach Activities5. Regional and Country Profiles

A Bridge to Connect the Disaster Management and Space Communities6. Support to Communities of Practice (CoP)7. Knowledge Management and Transfer (WG )8. Platform for Fostering Alliances

User Requirements: DI-06-09 (WG 1)Horizontal Coordination (WG 2)

A Facilitator of Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening9. Support to National Activities10. Support to Establishing National Planning and Policies11. Support to Capacity Building (WG 4)




United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsUN-SPIDER

www.unoosa.orgTel: (+43 1) 26060-4951

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