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Francesco SartiEuropean Space Agency(updated 2007)

Francesco SartiEuropean Space Agency(updated 2007)

International CharterSpace and Major DisastersInternational CharterSpace and Major Disasters

The Charter

An Introduction

The Charter

An Introduction

PurposePurpose

• An International agreement among Space Agencies to support with space-based data 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

PurposePurpose

• Serves:

National civil protection, emergency & rescue organizations.

Extended to UN specialized agencies through UNOOSA:

– UNOSAT

– UNOCHA

– UNDP

• Has been activated over all continents for a variety of disasters.

Principles of the CharterPrinciples of the Charter

• The Charter is open to space agenciesspace system operators

• The members participate on a voluntary basiswith no exchange of funds

• The members commit to make satellite resources availablecontribute to the Charter implementation tasks

Charter HistoryCharter History

• Following the UNISPACE III conference held in Vienna, Austria in June 1999.

ESA and CNES initiated the International Charter in July 1999.

• CSA (Canadian Space Agency) signed the Charter on October 20, 2000.

• Charter implementation by identifying and creating a number of functional units and preparing the necessary policies and plans.

• Charter declared operational as of November 1, 2000 after formal rehearsals and qualification tests.

• First activation of the Charter: Slovenian landslide November 11, 2000.

RADARSAT-1

ERS-2 and ENVISAT

SPOT 2, 4 & 5

IRS

Charter HistoryCharter History• The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) became members in September 2001.

• In July 2003, the Comision Nacional de ActividadesEspaciales (CONAE) joined the Charter.

• Detailed operational procedures established and kept under document configuration control.

• In 2005, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) joined the Charter in February, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in April as part of the US membership, the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) Consortium in November.

• In 2007, the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) joined on 24-May

• One hundred and ten (121) disasters covered to date in various parts of the world.

NOAA-12, 14, 15, 16 & 17, POES and GOES

Landsat

SAC-C

ALOS

AlSAT-1BILSAT-1NigeriaSat-1UK-DMC

Membership & Resources

MERIS, POES, GOES, SAC-C, MODIS TERRA/AQUA

Optical MR

ALOS AVNIR/PRISM, BILSAT, ALSAT, NigeriaSat, UKDMC, Beijing-1, CBERS-2

Ikonos, QuickBird, GeoEye

Optical HR/VHR

SPOT2, SPOT4, SPOT5, IRS-1C, IRS-P6, IRS-P5, CHRIS/PROBA, LANDSAT5, LANDSAT7, HYPERION, ASTER,

ERS-2, RADARSAT-1, ENVISAT, ALOS PALSARRadar

CSACSACanadaCanada

NOAANOAAUSGSUSGSUSAUSA

CONAECONAEArgentina

CNESCNESFranceFrance

ESAESADMCDMCEuropeEurope

ISROISROIndiaIndia

JAXAJAXAJapan

Charter Member AgenciesCharter Member Agencies

Charter Functional UnitsCharter Functional Units

• Authorized Users (AUs)

• On-Duty Operator (ODO)

• Emergency on-Call Officer (ECO)

• Project Manager (PM)

• Data processing and distribution facilities

• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Authorized User (AU)

On-Duty Operator(ODO)

Emergency on-Call Officer

(ECO)CSA

ESA

CNES

RADARSAT-1

ERS-2 and ENVISAT

SPOT-1, 2, 4 & 5

NOAA

ISRO

NOAA-12, 14, 15, 16 & 17, POES and GOES

IRSProject Manager

(PM)

End User (EU) Value-Added Reseller (VAR)

Disaster

CONAE SAC-C

JAXA ALOS

Charter Operational LoopCharter Operational Loop

USGS

DMC

Landsat

DMC Constellation

Information FlowInformation Flow

On-Duty Operator(ODO)

Request Form

Emergency On-Call Officer(ECO)

Project Manager(PM)

Satellite Planners(PA)

Phone, email, fax

Time scaleTime scale0

3hrs

daysMap product generation

Civil Protection Authority 24h/24h

Project Manager (PM)

Emergency on-Call Officer (ECO)

ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA etc…RADARSAT

On Duty Operator(ODO)

Charter operationsCharter operations




ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA etc…RADARSAT


Authorized Users (AU) are the only Bodies authorised to request services. They usually represent the national Civil Protection Authorities (CPA) of the partner agencies. On-Duty Operator (ODO). Available 24h/day (ESA at ESRIN, Frascati Italy), receives calls from Authorized Users requesting space data and services; contacting the ECO within 1 hour. Emergency on - Call Officer (ECO): Available 24h/day. Analyses requests with the Authorized Usersand decides on most timely and appropriate actions according to the type of disaster, using updated procedures. ECO function rotates among partner agencies on a weekly basis.





ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA etc…RADARSAT


Project Manager (PM), designated by the Executive Secretariat according to location, type of disaster and expertise takes over during normal working hours. Conducts a pre-defined scenario procedure according to type of disaster.Ensuresthe data sent corresponds to what the user expects.



Communication StrategyCommunication Strategyhttp://www.disasterscharter.org/

Charter Activation Cases (disaster types)Charter Activation Cases (disaster types)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TotalEarthquake 3 1 3 5 3 2 17Landslide 1 2 2 1 6Volcanic eruption 1 1 2 2 1 1 8

Storm/hurricane 1 2 3 3 1 1 11Ice/snow hazardFlood/ocean wave 4 8 4 9 16 16 3 60Forest fire 5 1 2 8DroughtFog/hazeEpidemic

Oil spill 3 2 4 1 10Hazardous material epidemic

1 1

Total / year 1 11 15 18 21 25 25 5

121

Sub-totals

Weather / Atmospheric

Solid Earth

Technological 11

79

31

Volcanic Eruption

Nyiragongo, Congo

FranceCaucassus, RussiaManitoba,

Canada

Austria 1&2

Czeck Republic 1&2Germany 1,2&3British Columbia, Canada

Etna, IT

Lena River, Russia

Earthquake

Oil Spill

Galapagos, Ecuador

El Salvador 1&2

Yucatan, MexicoGujarat, India

Northern FranceSaône, & Rhône France

Denmark

SloveniaLago Maggiore, IT

Nias Island, Indonesia

Gulf of Aden, Yemen

Lebanon 1&2

Galicia, Spain

Morocco

Central America

LandslideFlood/ocean waveStorm/hurricane

Stromboli, IT

Santa Fe, Argentina 1

Bingol, Turkey

Assam, India

Algeria 1&2

Soufrière, Montserrat

North Ossetia, Russia

Forest Fire

Portugal

Nepal

USA

Dominican Republic

Philippines 1&3

Bolivia

Nabire,Indonesia

Al Hoceïma, Morocco

Caprivi,Namibia

Hindu Kush, Afghanistan 1&2

Other

North Korea

Canary Islands, Spain

Hispaniola, Haiti

Tehran, Iran3

Patagonia, Argentina 2

Sudan 1&2

Georgetown, Guyana

Grenada Island

Bolivia 2

Gonaives, Haiti

Philippines 2&5

Guaranda Municipe, Colombia

Sweden

Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Cuddalore, India

Sri Lanka 1&2Galeras Volcano, Colombia

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Charter Activation Cases (regions)Charter Activation Cases (regions)

Iran 1,2&4

Ethiopia 1

Kenya 1&2

Romania 1,2&3Bulgaria

British Columbia, Canada

ChinaIndia

Louisiana, USA

Florida, USA

Switzerland

Kashmir, PakistanKashmir, India

Comoros

English Channel 1&2

Hungary

Java, Indonesia 3&4

Suriname

Venezuela

Philippines 4Ethiopia 2&3

Pakistan 1&2

Argentina 3

Luxembourg

Somalia

Indonesia 5

Argentina 4

Bolivia-Paraguay-Argentina Mozambique

Data Units Used for Various DisastersData Units Used for Various Disasters

Earthquake 14317 activations

20 8 19 2320 8 19 23

VolcanicVolcanic EruptionEruption 72728 activations

New

Archive Archive

POES LANDSAT ENVISAT ERS SPOT RADARSAT IRS SAC-C DMCPOES LANDSAT ENVISAT ERS SPOT RADARSAT IRS SACPOES LANDSAT ENVISAT ERS SPOT RADARSAT IRS SAC--C DMCC DMC

21 8 61 29 20 2 2

813

44 29

32

14

15

11

9

2 11 4

16

53 15

4

10

13


5 14 15 14

Landslide 486 activations

202 154 346 200 194 9 2202 154 346 200 194 9 20 62 10 62 1

Flood 1188Flood 118860 activations

New

Archive Archive


14

11

3

7

8

6

8

79

123

92

62

125

221

88

112

137

57

27 119 5210

1


28 4 33 22 5 4

Storm 9611 activations

16 5 61 9 6 516 5 61 9 6 500

Forest Forest FireFire 1471478 activations

New

Archive Archive


165

16

45

18

33

1

49

14

14

31 8

25

13

9

23

4


20 20 24 24 2 2

Oil Spill 9210 activations

3 1

Hazardous Material 51 activation

New

Archive Archive


5

1520

5

19

3

21

11 11 14

1

France Meuse, Jan 2002France Meuse, Jan 2002

France Meuse river flooding 31/12/01France Meuse river flooding

31/12/01

34

Ossetia glacier, 27/09/02Ossetia glacier, 27/09/02

Alternating Polarization Mode, IS2, HH&HV, 19 August, 11:30 New ASAR mode =

improved capability for mapping flooded areas

Elbe floods. August 2002

Elbe floods. August 2002Elbe floods. August 2002

Gard floods, 9/09/02Gard floods, 9/09/02

Icebound ship rescue: Almirante Irizar icebreaker and

German vessel Magdalena Oldendorff

Preliminary use of Envisat ASAR: Icebound ship rescue in Antarctica

Preliminary use of Envisat ASAR: Icebound ship rescue in Antarctica

Prestige, 17/11/02Prestige, 17/11/02

Galapagos, oil spill, 26/01/01Galapagos, oil spill, 26/01/01

• On Jan 16, a major oil spill occurred near the Galapagos Islands

• Authorised User: EC Civil Protection Unit

• Project Manager: CSA

• These are two images of RADARSAT which were used to monitor the spill. The spill can be seen radiating (21/01) from the western tip of San Cristobal Island and moving northwest . The top image (30/01) shows the spill moving away northward

El Salvador 2nd earthquake, 14/02/01El Salvador 2nd earthquake, 14/02/01

Ortho-rectification SPOT done at IGN Espace

The Rio Jiboa valley blocked by huge landslides originating on both sides of the valley. The soil is made

volcanic ash (powdery and unstable)

Rio Jiboa Valley

San Vicente Volcano

Algiers Earthquake, AlgeriaRouiba Damages

Reference Image:June 26, 2002

Crisis Image:May 27, 2003

SPOT THR:

Building Change

Algiers Earthquake, AlgeriaBoumerdes Damages

Building ChangeStructural Anomaly

Algiers Earthquake, AlgeriaChange Maps

Algiers RegionBoumerdes Region

Change detection maps produced using SPOT 4/5 images.

Changes appear in yellow

Nyirangongo eruption 21/01/02Nyirangongo eruption 21/01/02

ValidationValidation

Not detectedGood

False alarm

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