The document outlines the importance of data integration and visualization for emergency management, emphasizing the use of heterogeneous data sources to create comprehensive and timely information. It discusses a specific use case involving the Copernicus Emergency Management Service during a wildfire, illustrating data processing and visualization techniques. Key takeaways highlight the necessity for standardization to improve data reliability and confidence in the displayed information.

1. Rapid Visualisation of Emergency Data

2. Presenter
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Marie-Luise Kautz
Data Analyst
Federal Office for Civil
Protection and Disaster
Aid

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Agenda
1. Use case - CEMS
2. Data processing – FME
3. Visualisation – GIS
4. Key take aways – Standardisation

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Introduction

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‘A map says to you. Read me
carefully, follow me closely,
doubt me not …… […]’
Beryl Markham

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Synchronizing information
Data integration is key to:
• Utilize heterogenous data sources
• Synchronize data
• Generate meaningful and timely information
• -> easy to read map

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Fast delivery of reliable information during an
emergency event
● Heterogenous and asynchronous data
● Mixed visualisation of similar data
● Time consuming layouts
● Which information is key
● Display comprehensive information

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Copernicus Emergency
Management Service

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Use case: EMS – Mapping
− Operational since April 2012
− Provides information for emergency response
− Product based on a portfolio
− Deliverables: Maps (ready-to-print) and vector package
(geographic dataset)

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Use case: Activation
EMSR 669
− Wildfire in northern
Germany
− 12 June 2023 at 20:00
− Affected area: 90 ha

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Use case: Activation EMSR 669

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Data processing: data sources
● CEMS → vector package
● DWD WFS
○ → Windspeed
○ → Precipitation
○ → Temperature
● Copernicus Open Access Hub → Satellite image

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Data processing: FME - Pipeline
Trigger
• CEMS
GeoRSS
Feed
Data Collection
• Vector data
• WFS
• Raster data
Processing
• Information
extraction
• Standardised
styling
Publishing
• Near
real-time web
application

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Visualisation: Publishing

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Conclusion

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key takeaways – standardization
● Integrating data is key to gain a comprehensive
spatiotemporal view
● Standardization is essential for data
○ Especially during time sensitive events
● Visualisation standards, guidelines create confidence in
maps and the depicted information

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Resources
● Include resources for attendees to get started with
● Copernicus Emergency Management Service
● Copernicus Open Access Hub

18. ThankYou!
davis@bbk.bund.de