1 INSPIRE Conference, Edinburgh1 Theme Natural Risk Zones Facilitator: Matt Harrison, UK Editor: Florian Thomas, France JRC Contact Point: Robert Tomas

2 SurnameName LandslidesFloods Forest Fires Volcanic activity EarthquakesDroughtsStormsIT BojilovVenco x CerbaOtakar xxx x Canet CastellaRaquel xxx ExadaktylosGeorge xxx BarredoJosé x HarrisonMatthew xxxx PfeifferManuela x ThomasFlorian x x TomasRobert x x Team

3 Presentation of the theme D2.3 Definition: «Vulnerable areas characterised according to natural hazards (all atmospheric, hydrologic, seismic, volcanic and wildfire phenomena that, because of their location, severity, and frequency, have the potential to seriously affect society), e.g. floods, landslides and subsidence, avalanches, forest fires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions.»

4 Input documents 32 reference documents –The Floods Directive –Work carried out by « Plan4All » Annex I : Hydrography TWG has defined an « InundatedLand » feature class

5 Scope Analysis of input documents Production of use cases –« Flood » (Cross Thematic) –« Landslide » –« Forest fire» –« Earthquake » Codelist of 6 high level natural hazard categories –82 hazards (so far) Meeting with Floods Directive working group

6 Presentation of the theme Risk is defined as: Risk = hazard x exposure x vulnerability. Natural risk: –Not technological risk

7 Presentation of the theme Overall philosophy: « A risk zone is the spatial intersection of a hazard area with Exposed elements some of which may have increased or lowered vulnerability to this hazard » Exposed elements Risk zone Hazard area Vulnerability A

8 Model v2.0 3 packages : –1 core package –1 coverage package –1 package dedicated to flood risk Objective : –Design a generic core model to all natural risks –Apply it to all types of data (vector and coverage) –As an example, apply this core model to flood risk

9 Model v2.0: Core package

10 Model v2.0: Core package

11 Model v2.0: Coverage package

12 Exposed Element modelling Hazard modelling Model v2.0 Links Natural risk zones Land use Hydrology GeologyElevation Stat. Units / Pop. distribution Buildings Administrative boundaries Utilities / public services Environmental monitoring facilities Parallel Consequences on land use planning Land useArea management

13 Model v2.0: Core package

14 Model v2.0 : Flood Package « Why floods and no other hazard? » –Flood Directive 2007/60/CE Overall idea: –Take the core model, eventually specialize it, to make it meet Flood Directive’s requirements –Use the navigability of the links to avoid redundances, and the constraints to ensure the coherence of the model

15 Model v2.0 : Flood Package Risk zone Exposed element Hazard area Inundated Land (Annex I Hydrography )

16 Model v2.0 : Flood Package New classes compared to the generic package : « Potential flooded area » : specialized from « hazard area » Flood hazard map Flood risk map Preliminary flood risk assessment « inundated land » : specialized from « hazard area » Some concepts : The « potential adverse consequences » are « exposed elements » The « flood hazard maps » must contain 3 flood scenarios  they contain 3 features from the « Potential flooded area » feat. class

17 Open Questions Generic Core model- useful/ useable? More specific hazardTypes codelist? exposedElements codelist? Floods Schema –Doesn’t address detailed requirements? –Can you identify how you could extend it further? –Does it demonstrate harmony between FD and INSPIRE? More application schemas as examples? Example implementation e.g. in major GIS software? Geometry of risk zones / coverages  Currently model vector data model and coverage separately Portrayal rules/ guidelines DQ & MD Chapters still require work