I-REACT is an EU-funded project that aims to improve emergency management of natural hazards through new technologies. It will integrate data from multiple sources like social media, satellites, and weather forecasts to create risk maps and early warning systems. Key technologies include mobile apps, augmented reality glasses, drones, and a decision support system. The project seeks to involve citizens, first responders, and authorities to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters throughout their phases. Field tests will take place in several European countries.

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FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
SECURITY WORK PROGRAMME
(DRS-1-2015)

2. Integrating emergency management data coming
from multiple sources, including that provided by
citizens through social media and crowdsourcing.

3. EUROPE
(1980-2013)
4,443 events
111,211 people killed
33,031,632 people affected
480,398,000,000 € economic damage
FROM NATURAL HAZARDS TO
DISASTERS

4. Extreme weather and climate related events
Geophysical events
A GROWING PROBLEM WITH CLIMATE
CHANGE
NUMBEROFEVENTS

5. FLOODS FIRES
Climate change will increase the
likelihood of floods, due to extreme
rainfall and rapid snow melting
It will also promote wildfires because
of longer dry and hot seasons.
A GROWING PROBLEM WITH CLIMATE
CHANGE

6. I-REACTOR
EXPLOITING ALL RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
GNSS WEARABLE
AUGMENTED REALITY
PROFESSIONAL APP
SMARTPHONE APP
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
WEB INTERFACES
Satellite networks (Copernicus, Sentinel-1 and
Sentinel-2) will be used to obtain almost real-time
information and maps.
UAVs will provide real-time contextual
information of affected areas.
To improve geo-targeted information, advanced
positioning systems with a Galileo ready receiver
and EGNOS/EDAS will achieve better accuracy.
Smart glasses will be provided to professionals,
who will be able to visualize real-time information
and submit reports without using their hands.
The project will develop a cross-platform
application for mobile devices to report incidences
and provide awareness information.
First responders will be provided with an extended
version of the smartphone app where more
information and validation options will be available.
A bespoken front-end to fit all the needs of the
control room of first responders and authorities
will be developed.

7. I-REACTOR
DATA SOURCES AND MODELS
EU & LOCAL
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
GEOSPATIAL RISK MODELS
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM MODELS
SEASONAL WEATHER FORECAST
HISTORICAL DATA
SOCIAL MEDIA DATA STREAMS
CLIMATE CHANGE MODELS
The European Flood danger forecasts (EFAS),
European hazard fire maps (EFFIS) will be combined
with local early warning systems.
I-REACT will implement a system to
extract valuable information about
ongoing disasters from the messages
published on Twitter.
Hazard mapping services for floods, fires and heat
waves will be combined with exposure and
vulnerability to compute risk maps.
I-REACT will create a decision support system to
suggest to decision makers appropriate actions for
disaster risk reduction.
I-REACT will analyse available historical data about past
emergencies and also store all data generated within
the platform to improve future emergencies response.
I-REACT will provide information of how average
weather conditions are likely to evolve from 6 months
(higher resolution) up to 9 months (lower resolution).
To asses the long-term impact on floods and
wildfires due to climate change, I-REACT models
will provide an overview of the general trends and
help establishing sites of high risk.

8. TO TURN DATA INTO CRUCIAL INFORMATION
CROWDSOURCED
INFORMATION
IMPROVED MAPS HISTORICAL RECORDSEARLY WARNING
FORECAST
SATELLITE DATA
I-REACT will leverage upon the
European Earth Observation
programme Copernicus that will be
a vital resource for I-REACT
mapping. Also, Sentinel-1 will
provide data to our automatic data
chain for flood mapping.
The European Flood danger
forecasts (EFAS), European hazard
fire maps (EFFIS) together with
seasonal weather forecast will be
integrated with local early warning
systems to deliver the most
accurate early warning forecast
possible.
Information from Social Media and
reporting from first responders and
citizens will add real-time in-field
information.
The use of drones (UAVs) and
wearables with the integration of
crowdsourced data with accurate
positioning will improve existing
maps and produce new nowcast
and forecast for emergency
response.
I-REACT will analyse available
historical data about past
emergencies and also store all
data generated within the
platform to improve future
emergencies response.

9. TO INVOLVE & EMPOWER ALL STAKEHOLDERS
CITIZENS
• Crowdsourcing
• Gamification
• Awareness &
engagement
AUTHORITIES
• Decision Support
System
FIRST RESPONDERS
• Mission management
• Wearable device
• Augmented reality
• UAV
• Profesional App
INDUSTRY
• Multirisk exploitation
strategy

10. SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
SEASONAL
WEATHER FORECAST
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
PREPAREDNESSPREVENTION RESPONSE
INTEGRATION OF
EXISTING SYSTEMS
HISTORIAL DATA
CITIZENS
FIRST RESPONDERS
AUTHORITIES
DATA PRODUCTS BIG DATA INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES STAKEHOLDERS
DECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM
PROFESSIONAL APP
GNSS WEARABLE AUGMENTED REALITY
SMARTPHONE APP
WEB INTERFACES
I-REACTOR

11. I-REACTOR

12. • Citizen
• Hundreds of inputs
• Trusted source or not?
• Good geolocation
• Relevancy of information
• Who vets information?
• Inputs to control centre via filters
• Professional
• Small number of feeds
• Trusted source
• Link to Google glasses & wearables
• Accurate geolocation
• Direct feed to control centre
I-REACT APP

13. • Educational games
• Tips & Advice
• Peer reviews by other “qualified” users
• Novices to Gurus
• Validation of reported social media feeds
GAMIFICATION

14. PREVENTION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
A SYSTEM FOR ALL THE EMERGENCY
PHASES

15. PREVENTION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
Our system is able to present aggregated
and geolocalized statistics and leverage on
historical data to develop an Advanced
Analysis System to support long term
decisions for risk reduction.
A SYSTEM FOR ALL THE EMERGENCY
PHASES

16. WEB INTERFACES
CITIZENS
FIRST RESPONDERS
SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
INTEGRATION OF
EXISTING SYSTEMS
PROFESSIONAL APP
GNSS WEARABLE AUGMENTED REALITY
SMARTPHONE APP
DECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM AUTHORITIES
SEASONAL
WEATHER FORECAST
&
CLIMATE CHANGE
MODELS
HISTORIAL DATA
PREVENTION
PHASE
INPUTS

17. SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
INTEGRATION OF
EXISTING SYSTEMS
CITIZENS
PROFESSIONAL APP
GNSS WEARABLE AUGMENTED REALITY
SMARTPHONE APP
DECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM AUTHORITIES
FIRST RESPONDERS
SEASONAL
WEATHER FORECAST
&
CLIMATE CHANGE
MODELS
HISTORIAL DATA
WEB INTERFACES
PREVENTION
PHASE
OUTPUTS

18. PREVENTION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
Risk maps, extreme weather detection
systems and the capabilities of our Early
Warning System could be key to better
plan preparedness actions. It can also be
used to send early warnings to the citizens
via our mobile application.
A SYSTEM FOR ALL THE EMERGENCY
PHASES

19. WEB INTERFACES
HISTORIAL DATA
SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
GNSS WEARABLE AUGMENTED REALITY
DECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM AUTHORITIES
FIRST RESPONDERS
WEATHER FORECAST
&
EXTREME WEATHER
EVENT DETECTION
PREPAREDNESS
PHASE
EU & LOCAL EARLY
WARNING SYSTEMS
SMARTPHONE APP
CITIZENS
PROFESSIONAL APP
INPUTS

20. HISTORIAL DATA
SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
PROFESSIONAL APP
GNSS WEARABLE AUGMENTED REALITY
FIRST RESPONDERS
WEATHER FORECAST
&
EXTREME WEATHER
EVENT DETECTION
WEB INTERFACES
EU & LOCAL EARLY
WARNING SYSTEMS
SMARTPHONE APP
CITIZENS
AUTHORITIESDECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM
PREPAREDNESS
PHASE
OUTPUTS

21. PREVENTION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
Targeting first responders and citizens by
providing the right technologies (mobile
apps, augmented reality glasses,
wearables, UAVs) to supervise the
evolution of natural hazards and
effectively coordinate in-field actions
through dynamic maps and geo-localized
multimedia content.
A SYSTEM FOR ALL THE EMERGENCY
PHASES

22. WEB INTERFACES
HISTORIAL DATA
DECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM AUTHORITIES
FIRST RESPONDERS
WEATHER FORECAST
&
EXTREME WEATHER
EVENT DETECTION
RESPONSE
PHASE
SMARTPHONE APP
CITIZENS
PROFESSIONAL APP
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
EU & LOCAL EARLY
WARNING SYSTEMS
SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
AUGMENTED REALITYGNSS WEARABLE
INPUTS

23. GNSS WEARABLE
HISTORIAL DATA
FIRST RESPONDERS
WEATHER FORECAST
&
EXTREME WEATHER
EVENT DETECTION
WEB INTERFACES
SMARTPHONE APP
CITIZENS
AUTHORITIESDECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM
RESPONSE
PHASE
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
EU & LOCAL EARLY
WARNING SYSTEMS
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
AUGMENTED REALITY
PROFESSIONAL APP
OUTPUTS

24. IN FIELD
DEMONSTRATIONSUNITED KINGDOM
SPAIN
FINLAND
CROATIA
MALTA
ITALY

25. SOCIAL MEDIA
DATA STREAMS
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
SEASONAL
WEATHER FORECAST
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
PREPAREDNESSPREVENTION RESPONSE
INTEGRATION OF
EXISTING SYSTEMS
HISTORIAL DATA
CITIZENS
FIRST RESPONDERS
AUTHORITIES
DATA PRODUCTS BIG DATA INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES STAKEHOLDERS
DECISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM
PROFESSIONAL APP
GNSS WEARABLE AUGMENTED REALITY
SMARTPHONE APP
WEB INTERFACES
I-REACTOR

26. I-REACT IN A NUTSHELL
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DEPARTMENT
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