An activity under GEO DI-09-02b (Regional End-to-end Demonstrations) Presentation to WGISS 27 Karen Moe/NASA 13 May 2009 Charts updated from CDERA National Coordinators April 2009 briefing by: Andrew Eddy (Athena Global for CSA) Stuart Frye (SGT for NASA-GSFC) Caribbean Flood Pilot

2 Genesis of the Caribbean Flood Pilot GEO: task DI (Use of Satellites for Risk Management) worked with Caribbean user organizations to define needs; GEO AIP-2 demonstrations included flood pilot work based on Sensor Web; DI-09-02B drafted in work plan to include Caribbean Flood Pilot as lead task UN-SPIDER: Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response – Bonn Workshop in 2007 identified need for a demonstration showcase to highlight space contributions to disaster management CEOS: Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Disaster Team created specific work package to address Caribbean/Latin American disaster management issues and space contributions WGISS: Caribbean Flood Pilot DI-09-02b_1 leverages the Flood Sensor Web GEO Task AR-09-02c_2

L1G SOS WFS SPS SAS SOS WFS SPS SAS Sensor Planning Service (SPS) Sensor Alert Service (SAS) Sensor Observation Service (SOS) Web Feature Service (WFS) SensorML Capabilities Documents Satellite Data Node EO-1 Satellite In-situ Sensor Data Node UAV Sensor Data Node SensorML Satellite sensor data product Web Processing Service (WPS) Web Coverage Service (WCS) Web Coordinate Transformation Service (WCTS) SensorML Capabilities Documents Data Processing Node Internet Sensor Data Products OpenID 2.0 RSS Feeds floods, fires, volcanoes etc Campaign Manager Workflows Sensor Web High Level Architecture 3

Objectives To demonstrate the effectiveness of satellite imagery to strengthen regional, national and community level capacity for mitigation, management and coordinated response to natural hazards To identify specific satellite-based products that can be used for disaster mitigation and response on a regional level To identify capacity building activities that will increase the ability of the region to integrate satellite-based information into disaster management initiatives 4

The World Bank – Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis Scope 5

Timeline Phase 1 (2009) – Initial Pilot (based on existing resources): Finalize work plan (including data acquisition planning) and partnerships Acquire satellite imagery for mitigation and preparedness Update flood prediction model for higher resolution in Haiti/Dominican Republic, Cuba and Jamaica Disaster response during hurricane season Post-season evaluation and recommendations for Phase 2 Phase 2 (2010) – Local Capacity Building Identification of local partners for technology transfer and capacity building Selection of operational services for disaster response Presentations to donor community Mitigation activities in selected small island states 6

Summary report on requirements and current use of satellite data (PPT) – January 23, Lead Athena Global/CDERA – Completed Meeting with users – April 6-7, Lead CDERA – Completed Directory of available tools, data sets and methodologies – 1 st draft May 2009; 2 nd draft December Lead NASA/GSFC Completed work plan for 2009 – May 2009 Lead NASA/Athena Global Satellite data collection kick-off – June Lead NASA/GSFC Post hurricane season analysis and reporting – December Lead CFP Steering Committee Task Deliverables for

Nicole Alleyne (CDERA) (lead user organization representing 16 Caribbean nations; validation of requirements, coordination with national directors of emergency management) Philippe Bally (ESA) (satellite data; coordination with International Disaster Charter) Curt Barrett (NOAA) (coordination with WMO RA-4 and related hurricane activity) Emil Charrington (Cathalac/SERVIR) (lead value added component; information portal) Carlos Costa (World Bank) Lorant Czaran (UN-SPIDER) Andrew Eddy (Athena Global through CSA funding) (program management support, task secretariat) David Farrell (Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology) (integration of local in-situ and ground radar data sets; modelling activities) Stuart Frye (Chair: NASA/GSFC/SGT) (project lead; SensorWeb technology critical to lead application; modelling through Univ. of Maryland contribution; satellite data; technology transfer) Kenneth Korporal (Environment Canada, GEOSS in the Americas) (coordination with GEOSS in the Americas) Ahmed Mahmood (CSA) (satellite data and potential value added contribution) Bruce Potter (Island Resources) Giovanni Valentini (ASI) (satellite data contribution) Marian Werner (DLR) (potential value added contribution through ZKI and potential satellite data contribution) The Steering Committee also includes (ex officio): Veronica Grasso (GEO Sec) Dan Mandl (NASA as lead of the Flood Sensor Web Project) Guy Seguin (CSA as lead for GEO Task DI-09-02B) Steering Committee (contribution in red) 8

Disaster Cycle 9

Summary by Phase (1) PhaseActivityAreaComment MitigationPreparation of Directory of Resources Every country in Caribbean area On-going MitigationIn-depth development of remote sensing baseline Two or three target small islands TBD Under development MitigationPromote collection of Caribbean imagery to develop baseline through use of agency background missions Entire Caribbean (need to compile list of most urgent areas based on lack of recent data or most likely disaster occurrence) ESA has identified Caribbean in summer 2009 background mission; Need to examine use of other NASA missions beyond EO-1; Need to approach private sector foundations (UN- SPIDER to support); Need for more radar data (approach CSA, ASI, DLR); Link to UNEP Atlas of the Caribbean 10

Summary by Phase (2) PhaseActivityAreaComment WarningCaribbean Sensor Web: development of specific Caribbean area looks for global flood prediction model; development of higher resolution flood prediction model (based on DEM of 90M or 30M) Greater Caribbean, with higher resolution models to be developed for Haiti/Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba Under development ResponseIntegrate remote sensing rapid mapping with local hydrological and met work (led by CIMH) Areas affected during Hurricane season (flooding, landslides) Need for close coordination with International Charter – PoC Philippe Bally (ESA) RecoveryProvision of assessment maps based on satellite data for large scale disasters during Hurricane 2009 season Will depend on Hurricane season Under development, with probable participation of CSA, ESA, NASA and value added provider (possibly UNOSAT) 11

Global Flood Potential Model – based TRMM and other satellites -Adler Univ. of Md Daily MODIS Flood Map - Brackenridge, Dartmouth Flood Observatory Envisat Flood Map - Kussul, Skakun, National Space Agency of Ukraine Multi-sensor campaign manager -GSFC et al High resolution optical TBS MODIS Global Water Mask Univ. of Md –Sohlberg High resolution SAR such as TerraSAR TBS 12 Flood Sensor Web Product Service Chain

User Issues Brought Forward as Challenges to be Addressed Resolution: existing satellite-based tools and products mostly utilise imagery at low resolution that is not always useful to local responders, planners or analysts Cloud-cover: most satellite data used is optical imagery and does not provide useful information during periods of cloud cover, which are common during flooding Data vs. Products: most users would like end-products focussed on specific disaster relevant information, not data Capacity: many countries have limited capacity to work with data and develop products; issue of on-going service provision Mitigation: most efforts focus on response while limited resources are available for mitigation, which may save more lives and offer greater opportunities to protect property from damage 13

Status and Next Steps Work plan for 2009 is nearly complete. User community is involved and supportive. Outreach to broader meteorological community underway. Partnership discussions are on-going to ensure robust team to address each element of work plan Verbal commitments ‘in principle’ with key players still being formalised as agreements, with support from GEO secretariat Some contributions still to be confirmed: New users (Haiti, Dominican Republic), additional value added capability (Canada, DLR/ZKI, additional satellites (commercial high resolution optical, TerraSAR-X) Archive mining for mitigation has begun (ASI, NASA, CSA), and new data acquisition to be planned for June/July Agreement to use higher resolution SRTM data in place; upgraded models to be developed for Haiti/Dominican Republic, Cuba and Jamaica 14