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Application of Satellite Earth Observations for 
Regional Flood Management – the CEOS Flood 
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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Pilot 
Andrew Eddy (Athena Global, Secretary CEOS 
WGDisasters), 
Stuart Frye (NASA, CEOS Flood Pilot Co-lead), 
John Bolten (NASA, CEOS Flood Pilot SEAsia Lead)
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Overview 
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What is CEOS? 
CEOS DRM Pilots 
The challenge of flood mitigation 
The CEOS DRM Flood Pilot 
Coordinated EO data supply 
DRM product and service chain 
Examples from the pilot 
Satellite EO and HFA2
• Committee on Earth Observation Satellites 
• 52 members including all the world’s leading space, satellite and 
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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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remote sensing agencies 
• The ‘space arm’ of GEO 
• 5 permanent Working Groups, 7 Virtual Constellations 
• Main satellite data supplier for several global initiatives with 
international partners (e.g. key player in UNFCCC (Climate Change) 
as data provider and coordinator of all major space agencies, 
supporting Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), GEOGLAM 
(Global Agriculture Monitoring – initiated by G20 ), and Geohazard 
Supersites and Natural Laboratories 
• WGDisasters: more than 70 members from both space agencies and 
other stakeholders such as academia, civil protection, national 
resources management authorities,..) 
• www.ceos.org 
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What is CEOS?
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The Challenge of Global Flood 
Mitigation 
Flood risk map from Deltares
CEOS DRM Pilots Overview 
Pilot Team Co-Leads Deliverables 
Floods NASA, S. Frye 
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NOAA, B. Kuligowski 
• Global Flood Dashboard (single access for multiple existing 
systems) 
• Three regional pilots showcasing end user benefit of frequent 
high spatial resolution observations (Caribbean, Southern 
Africa, Mekong/Java) 
Seismic 
Risks 
ESA, P. Bally 
DLR, J. Hoffmann 
• Demonstrator for EO-based global strain map (main focus on 
Turkey, Himalayas and Andes) 
• Exploitation platform for large data set analysis (strain map, 
supersites) 
• Rapid scientific products for 4 to 6 earthquakes per year 
(>M5.8) 
Volcanoes USGS, M. Poland 
ASI, S. Zoffoli 
• Demonstrate feasibility of systematic global monitoring in 
regional arc (Latin America) 
• Develop new EO-based monitoring products at supersites 
• Real-time in-depth monitoring of one ‘100-year’ category 
major eruption 
Recovery 
Observatory 
CNES, S. Hosford • Establish continued observations for a 3-5 yr period after a 
major event and provide a single portal for access to data, 
and exchange of products 
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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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Context/Overview of Flood Pilot 
• Objective: 
– improve delivery of satellite data and products for societal benefit in 
local/regional setting, but on a global scale; 
– demonstrate regional monitoring success that is scalable to global level 
• Method: 
– develop Earth Observation (EO) monitoring and modeling technology for data 
acquisition, processing, and product distribution for disaster applications 
– use Sensor Web approach and applied science research 
• Experience: 
– CEOS Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Pilots address ground validation, 
crowd sourcing, and hand-held clients to validate disaster products and 
services 
– Capacity building and easy access via the internet using common, open 
desktop tools 
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Task Sensor 
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Analyze Risks NASA Disaster Sensor Web Concept 
Acquire 
Data 
(Image) 
Detect Floods 
Analyze Image 
Validate Model 
Acquire Data 
(River Gauge) 
Initiate Request 
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Develop flood monitoring products for flood mitigation, warning, response and recovery in the 
Caribbean/Central America, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. Use these regional pilots to validate/calibrate 
lower resolution global flood products and to develop capacity in region. 
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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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Target areas for Flood Pilot 
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Coordinated EO Supply 
• Significant challenge to tailor satellite observations to respond 
to the DRM community’s needs (lack of awareness of what’s 
possible on demand side, lack of awareness of community 
needs on supply side, need for increased dialogue) 
• Significant challenge to coordinate requirements across hazard 
types and on global basis – no single interface, in some cases no 
global roll-up from user community 
• CEOS represents large number of satellite data providers, but 
not all, especially not all high-resolution optical satellites 
• Need for coordination to avoid overlap, duplication and gaps 
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Disaster Risk Management 
Product Chain 
• DRM users need information products and services, not data 
• Stakeholders and users not always familiar with satellite EO 
offering and remote sensing data providers not fully aware of 
the end users’ needs and DRM priorities. 
• Satellite community must demonstrate viability of entire chain 
with the cooperation of other stakeholders, and support weak 
nodes through development efforts 
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Flood Pilot Data Exploitation 
Geographic Area Product Value Added Partner 
Haiti Flood extent maps, flood risk maps, 
landslide maps, flash flood guidance / 
threat maps, integrated risk assessment 
platform 
SERTIT, CIMA, INGV, Altamira, CIMH, 
RASOR FP7, NOAA/HRC 
Other Caribbean islands, Central 
America 
Flood damage maps, change detection 
products, co-registered map overlays 
CATHALAC, CIMH, NASA/GSFC 
Namibia Flood extent maps, flood warning 
products, co-registered map overlays 
Namibia Hydrology Dept, Namibian 
Water Authority, NASA 
Zambezi basin Flood extent maps, flood forecast models, 
flood hazard maps, flood depth forecasts 
Lippmann Institute (PAPARAZZI, 
HAZARD, WATCHFUL), DELTARES, 
NASA/JPL 
Mekong Flood extent maps, flood risk maps, flash 
flood guidance / threat maps 
Mekong River Commission, NASA, 
NOAA/HRC, USGS, University of South 
Carolina, Texas A&M 
Java (Bandung, Jakarta, Cilacap) Flood risk maps, subsidence maps tied to 
flood risk, tsunami risk maps (Cilacap 
only), flood extent maps 
SERTIT, Deltares, CIMA, Altamira, 
INGV, RASOR FP7 
Products used by: national end users, civil protection agencies, World Bank, Red 
Cross, River Commissions (Kavango, Zambezi, Mekong) 
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5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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Satellites CEOS will use for 
Flood Monitoring 
Global Moderate Resolution 
• Terra 
• Aqua 
• S-NPP 
• TRMM 
• GPM 
• SMOS 
• GCOM-W1 
• SMAP 
• GOES 
• DMSP 
• NOAA-19 
• METOP 
• METEOSAT 
Pointable High Resolution 
• EO-1 
• Terra ASTER 
• Radarsat-2 
• Cosmo-Skymed 
• TerraSAR-X 
• Pleaides-1 
• ALOS-2 
• Sentinel-1 
• Spot-5 
• Worldview-2 
• Landsat-8 
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Ground Cal/Val Exercise with Radarsat, EO-1, Ground Team, Helicopter team, OpAefrnicSant rFeloeotdM Pialopt , 
Crowd Sourcing on Kavango river in Namibia 1-30-13 
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EO-1 Water Edge 
Detection (red) 
Radarsat Water Edge Detection (yellow polygon) 
Team 1 walking bank to collect GPS point s (red X’s) 
Team 2 walking bank 
to collect GPS point s 
(green X’s) 
One of 500 GPS photos from helicopter
http://matsu-seasia.opensciencedatacloud.org/ 
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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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South East Asian Flood Dashboard 
• Operationally providing Hydro Estimator precipitation maps and 
Near-Real Time MODIS-based flood inundation maps over 1 sub-basin 
• Additional products expected in Fall 2014
Demonstration of the MODIS-based NDVI 
flood map over Phnom Penh 
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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Oct 29, 2006
NASA Near-Real Time Flood Monitoring Product 
john.bolten@nasa.gov 
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 
ISERV Camera onboard the 
International Space Station 
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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Date 
Overall 
Accuracy 
Kappa 
ISERV 
1-Nov 2013 
(n = 100) 88.00% 0.76 
Landsat 1-Nov 2013 
(n = 150) 88.67% 0.77 
ISERV (ISS) 
Shallow flooding
NASA Near-Real Time Flood Monitoring Product 
john.bolten@nasa.gov 
Date Overall Accuracy Kappa 
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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland 
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3-Sep 
2006 
(n = 150) 
82.70% 0.65 
29-Oct 
2006 
(n = 150) 
92.70% 0.85 
09-Nov 
2006 
(n = 150) 
88.00% 0.76 
Landsat 5 and 7 
30-meter resolution 
Per pixel 
validation
Added value for the Post 2015 
Framework for Disaster Risk 
Reduction 
• How did your work support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for 
Action: 
– Space agencies have traditionally focussed on response, with some degree of success. 
– Satellite-based EO is mature for support to risk reduction, but a global approach still needs 
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to be developed. 
• From your perspective what are the main gaps, needs and further steps to be 
addressed in the Post 2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in 
– Research: space agencies should increase their ties to flood risk reduction communities to 
better focus research into how satellite EO can be used for risk reduction applications 
(next generation) 
– Education & Training: flood monitoring using satellites can be a vehicle for increased local 
capacity development and training 
– Implementation & Practice: satellite EO is a high-profile and visible means to highlight 
exposure to excessive risk and promote risk reduction for targeted areas (e.g. urban risk in 
mega cities in Southeast Asia) and a tool to support resilience development, especially 
through improved reconstruction; 
– Policy: satellite EO can serve as an objective, global means to monitor risk and progress of 
structural risk reduction efforts;

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EDDY-IDRC DAVOS-FloodPilot v3

  • 1. Application of Satellite Earth Observations for Regional Flood Management – the CEOS Flood 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Pilot Andrew Eddy (Athena Global, Secretary CEOS WGDisasters), Stuart Frye (NASA, CEOS Flood Pilot Co-lead), John Bolten (NASA, CEOS Flood Pilot SEAsia Lead)
  • 2. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Overview ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org 2 What is CEOS? CEOS DRM Pilots The challenge of flood mitigation The CEOS DRM Flood Pilot Coordinated EO data supply DRM product and service chain Examples from the pilot Satellite EO and HFA2
  • 3. • Committee on Earth Observation Satellites • 52 members including all the world’s leading space, satellite and 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org remote sensing agencies • The ‘space arm’ of GEO • 5 permanent Working Groups, 7 Virtual Constellations • Main satellite data supplier for several global initiatives with international partners (e.g. key player in UNFCCC (Climate Change) as data provider and coordinator of all major space agencies, supporting Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), GEOGLAM (Global Agriculture Monitoring – initiated by G20 ), and Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories • WGDisasters: more than 70 members from both space agencies and other stakeholders such as academia, civil protection, national resources management authorities,..) • www.ceos.org 3 What is CEOS?
  • 4. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org The Challenge of Global Flood Mitigation Flood risk map from Deltares
  • 5. CEOS DRM Pilots Overview Pilot Team Co-Leads Deliverables Floods NASA, S. Frye 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org 5 NOAA, B. Kuligowski • Global Flood Dashboard (single access for multiple existing systems) • Three regional pilots showcasing end user benefit of frequent high spatial resolution observations (Caribbean, Southern Africa, Mekong/Java) Seismic Risks ESA, P. Bally DLR, J. Hoffmann • Demonstrator for EO-based global strain map (main focus on Turkey, Himalayas and Andes) • Exploitation platform for large data set analysis (strain map, supersites) • Rapid scientific products for 4 to 6 earthquakes per year (>M5.8) Volcanoes USGS, M. Poland ASI, S. Zoffoli • Demonstrate feasibility of systematic global monitoring in regional arc (Latin America) • Develop new EO-based monitoring products at supersites • Real-time in-depth monitoring of one ‘100-year’ category major eruption Recovery Observatory CNES, S. Hosford • Establish continued observations for a 3-5 yr period after a major event and provide a single portal for access to data, and exchange of products 5
  • 6. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Context/Overview of Flood Pilot • Objective: – improve delivery of satellite data and products for societal benefit in local/regional setting, but on a global scale; – demonstrate regional monitoring success that is scalable to global level • Method: – develop Earth Observation (EO) monitoring and modeling technology for data acquisition, processing, and product distribution for disaster applications – use Sensor Web approach and applied science research • Experience: – CEOS Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Pilots address ground validation, crowd sourcing, and hand-held clients to validate disaster products and services – Capacity building and easy access via the internet using common, open desktop tools 2
  • 7. Task Sensor 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Analyze Risks NASA Disaster Sensor Web Concept Acquire Data (Image) Detect Floods Analyze Image Validate Model Acquire Data (River Gauge) Initiate Request 21
  • 8. Develop flood monitoring products for flood mitigation, warning, response and recovery in the Caribbean/Central America, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. Use these regional pilots to validate/calibrate lower resolution global flood products and to develop capacity in region. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Target areas for Flood Pilot 5
  • 9. Coordinated EO Supply • Significant challenge to tailor satellite observations to respond to the DRM community’s needs (lack of awareness of what’s possible on demand side, lack of awareness of community needs on supply side, need for increased dialogue) • Significant challenge to coordinate requirements across hazard types and on global basis – no single interface, in some cases no global roll-up from user community • CEOS represents large number of satellite data providers, but not all, especially not all high-resolution optical satellites • Need for coordination to avoid overlap, duplication and gaps 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org 9
  • 10. Disaster Risk Management Product Chain • DRM users need information products and services, not data • Stakeholders and users not always familiar with satellite EO offering and remote sensing data providers not fully aware of the end users’ needs and DRM priorities. • Satellite community must demonstrate viability of entire chain with the cooperation of other stakeholders, and support weak nodes through development efforts 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org 10
  • 11. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Flood Pilot Data Exploitation Geographic Area Product Value Added Partner Haiti Flood extent maps, flood risk maps, landslide maps, flash flood guidance / threat maps, integrated risk assessment platform SERTIT, CIMA, INGV, Altamira, CIMH, RASOR FP7, NOAA/HRC Other Caribbean islands, Central America Flood damage maps, change detection products, co-registered map overlays CATHALAC, CIMH, NASA/GSFC Namibia Flood extent maps, flood warning products, co-registered map overlays Namibia Hydrology Dept, Namibian Water Authority, NASA Zambezi basin Flood extent maps, flood forecast models, flood hazard maps, flood depth forecasts Lippmann Institute (PAPARAZZI, HAZARD, WATCHFUL), DELTARES, NASA/JPL Mekong Flood extent maps, flood risk maps, flash flood guidance / threat maps Mekong River Commission, NASA, NOAA/HRC, USGS, University of South Carolina, Texas A&M Java (Bandung, Jakarta, Cilacap) Flood risk maps, subsidence maps tied to flood risk, tsunami risk maps (Cilacap only), flood extent maps SERTIT, Deltares, CIMA, Altamira, INGV, RASOR FP7 Products used by: national end users, civil protection agencies, World Bank, Red Cross, River Commissions (Kavango, Zambezi, Mekong) 13
  • 12. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Satellites CEOS will use for Flood Monitoring Global Moderate Resolution • Terra • Aqua • S-NPP • TRMM • GPM • SMOS • GCOM-W1 • SMAP • GOES • DMSP • NOAA-19 • METOP • METEOSAT Pointable High Resolution • EO-1 • Terra ASTER • Radarsat-2 • Cosmo-Skymed • TerraSAR-X • Pleaides-1 • ALOS-2 • Sentinel-1 • Spot-5 • Worldview-2 • Landsat-8 22
  • 13. Ground Cal/Val Exercise with Radarsat, EO-1, Ground Team, Helicopter team, OpAefrnicSant rFeloeotdM Pialopt , Crowd Sourcing on Kavango river in Namibia 1-30-13 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org 13 EO-1 Water Edge Detection (red) Radarsat Water Edge Detection (yellow polygon) Team 1 walking bank to collect GPS point s (red X’s) Team 2 walking bank to collect GPS point s (green X’s) One of 500 GPS photos from helicopter
  • 14. http://matsu-seasia.opensciencedatacloud.org/ 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org South East Asian Flood Dashboard • Operationally providing Hydro Estimator precipitation maps and Near-Real Time MODIS-based flood inundation maps over 1 sub-basin • Additional products expected in Fall 2014
  • 15. Demonstration of the MODIS-based NDVI flood map over Phnom Penh 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Oct 29, 2006
  • 16. NASA Near-Real Time Flood Monitoring Product john.bolten@nasa.gov 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ISERV Camera onboard the International Space Station ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org Date Overall Accuracy Kappa ISERV 1-Nov 2013 (n = 100) 88.00% 0.76 Landsat 1-Nov 2013 (n = 150) 88.67% 0.77 ISERV (ISS) Shallow flooding
  • 17. NASA Near-Real Time Flood Monitoring Product john.bolten@nasa.gov Date Overall Accuracy Kappa 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org 3-Sep 2006 (n = 150) 82.70% 0.65 29-Oct 2006 (n = 150) 92.70% 0.85 09-Nov 2006 (n = 150) 88.00% 0.76 Landsat 5 and 7 30-meter resolution Per pixel validation
  • 18. Added value for the Post 2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction • How did your work support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action: – Space agencies have traditionally focussed on response, with some degree of success. – Satellite-based EO is mature for support to risk reduction, but a global approach still needs 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 ‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland www.grforum.org to be developed. • From your perspective what are the main gaps, needs and further steps to be addressed in the Post 2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in – Research: space agencies should increase their ties to flood risk reduction communities to better focus research into how satellite EO can be used for risk reduction applications (next generation) – Education & Training: flood monitoring using satellites can be a vehicle for increased local capacity development and training – Implementation & Practice: satellite EO is a high-profile and visible means to highlight exposure to excessive risk and promote risk reduction for targeted areas (e.g. urban risk in mega cities in Southeast Asia) and a tool to support resilience development, especially through improved reconstruction; – Policy: satellite EO can serve as an objective, global means to monitor risk and progress of structural risk reduction efforts;

Editor's Notes

  1. Geographic priorities for flood risk (hatched areas), with a subset in coastal lowland areas (solid blue areas) and deltas (green points). The total length of coastline in the world is 1.6 million km,
  2. Development and approval of pilots – oral presentation
  3. Note: recommendation from Report on Integration of Satellite data into Operational Flood Warning and Response establishes a “second track’ for the Sensor-Web, with satellite triggers provided by CIMH based on NWP (WRF) and ground radar, and integrating river gauges.
  4. Space agencies have traditionally focussed on response, with some degree of success. This is a challenge, but is in fact in many ways easier than tackling some of the other phases, such as global flood mitigation support.
  5. Space agencies have traditionally focussed on response, with some degree of success. This is a challenge, but is in fact in many ways easier than tackling some of the other phases, such as global flood mitigation support.
  6. All users want products to be accessible using tools they usually have installed on their desktop or hand held devices Digital products are preferred over paper (important to disaster users we have in our regional pilots) PNG, PDF, and JPEG are nice for pictures in reports and presentations, BUT… Users want map based products such as KML raster overlays and vectorized polygons These can be combined with other data on a common map background for mashups/analysis/reporting There are hidden services that the users will expect without necessarily knowing they need to ask for it. Situational awareness requires a stream of new data in addition to static overlays and archive data New acquisitions need to be visible to all users so they can know what to request for tomorrow and the next day, available from the variety of feasibilities that are provided Automated mapping servers and map service organizations need to have new data availability published and the capability to subscribe for notification of URL/URI of those data sets Product processing should be automated for every available user option – either for every data set or on-demand for specific detection and classification algorithms More hidden services that the users will expect without necessarily knowing they need to ask for it. Tiling and compression should be available for raster and vector-based products that can be ingested and visualized by desktop and hand-held devices without any programming knowledge Product publication and distribution can be via RSS or Atom-type feeds, but should evolve to become “product feeds” Product providers need to ensure that Native resolution is maintained Products are terrain corrected and co-registered to map control points Products are delivered only within the user area of interest (i.e., down scaling global-regional-local) Delivered products can be easily validated/corrected by non-experts
  7. Automated, from downloading data from the servers to calculating to outputting into a geoserver software for publishing on a website hosted by the open science data cloud. This process is scheduled to run every day, checking for new data and then updating it on the dashboard as it becomes available. So I mentioned a website, and this what it looks like. Flood product of October 29th 2006 overlaid over a google base-map of the region. It gives local information for the emergency relief managers and first responders in the region. .. And you can see the colder colors showing the regions lesser impacted of flood.
  8. Explain ISERV and introduce its higher resolution’ness and NOVELTY. Coincidentally, this camera captured event in early NOV 2013, which also happened to have a cloud free Landsat 7 image. So what can we learn… This higher res ISERV imagery gives us very similar product accuracy for flood detection when compared to what Landsat would give us. But theres more, as ISERV gives his a good look at the inundation borders… show shallow banks of flooding can be picked up by the NDVI Change product as shallower waters have a less drastic NDVI decrease. Explain that ISERV helps the Landsat validation, as ISERV is higher resolution and it was installed just last year. This not only highlights the product’s accuracy but also the potential for ISERV’s application in disaster relief monitoring. Something interesting is that product picks up the edges of inundation where flood waters may be particularly shallow or in MODIS pixels with mixed landcover.