International Charter on“Space and Major Disasters”

A point of contact for Civil Protection Authorities to access co-ordinated space means in case of major disaster world-wide

Charter operation

Imagery productionUser products

Charter member agencies

CSACSACanadaCanada

CNESCNESFranceFrance

ESAESAEuropeEurope

ISROISROIndiaIndia

NOAANOAAUSAUSA

CONAEArgentina

Project Manager (PM)

Emergency on-Call Officer (ECO)

ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA RADARSAT

On Duty Operator(ODO)

Charter operations

Authorized User (AU)

Project Manager (PM)

Emergency on-Call Officer (ECO)

ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA RADARSAT

On Duty Operator(ODO)

Role of the Authorized Users (AU)

• They are the only Bodies authorised to request services

• They usually represent the national Civil Protection Authorities (CPA) of the partner agencies

• If not member of the Charter a bilateral agreement with these CPAs is needed

Authorized User (AU)

Project Manager (PM)

Emergency on-Call Officer (ECO)

ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA RADARSAT

On Duty Operator(ODO)

Authorized User (AU)

Role of the On-Duty Operator (ODO)

• Available 24h/day

• Receives calls from Authorized Users requesting space data and services

• Contact the ECO within 1 hour

• ODO function is carried out by ESA at ESRIN, Frascati (Italy)

Project Manager (PM)

Emergency on-Call Officer (ECO)

ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA RADARSAT

On Duty Operator(ODO)

Authorized User (AU)

Role of the Emergency on - Call Officer (ECO)

• Available 24h/day

• Analyses requests with the Authorized Users and decides on most timely and appropriate actions according to type of disaster

• Builds up a dossier including an archive / acquisition plan

• ECO function rotates among partner agencies on a weekly basis

Role of the Project Manager (PM)

• Takes over during normal working hours

• Conducts a pre-defined scenario procedure according to type of disaster

• Ensures the data sent corresponds to what the user expects

• Writes up a final operation report

• PM is designated by the Executive Secretariat according to location, type of disaster and expertise

Project Manager (PM)

Emergency on-Call Officer (ECO)

ESA ERS-2

CNES SPOT

CSA RADARSAT

On Duty Operator(ODO)

PROBA?

Charter Operation

On-Duty Operator(ODO)

24h/24h

Emergency On-Call Officer(ECO)

Project Manager(PM)

Satellite Planners(PA)

Phone, email, fax

CharterSecretariat

Time scaleTime scale0

20min

3hrs

daysValue-addingCompanies

Authorised Users and Beneficiaries

• Authorised Users are usualyCivil Protections Agencies from the signatory countries

• Other countries may get access through existing cooperation agreements

• specialized UN agencies (UNHCR, OCHA, UNOPS…) granted with Co-operating Body status

© Joachim Bertrand/DDSC and UNHCR

Charter activation cases (regions)

Volcanic Eruption

Nyiragongo, Congo

Southern France

Caucassus, Russia

Manitoba, Canada

AustriaZnojmo, Czesk Republic

Elbe, Germany

British Columbia, Canada

Etna, Italy

Lena River, Russia

Earthquake

Oil Spill

Galapagos, Ecuador

El Salvador 1

Yucatan, Mexico Gujarat, India

Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

Northern FranceSaône, France

Denmark

SloveniaLago Maggiore, Italy

Nias Island, Indonesia

Gulf of Aden, Yemen

North Ossetia, Russia

Lebanon

Galicia, Spain

Morocco

El Salvador 2

LandslideFloodOcean Storm

Charter activation cases (disaster types)

Solid Earth

Weather / Atmospheric

Technological

Earthquake 3 1 4Landslide 1 2 3 9Volcanic eruption 1 1 2

Ocean storm 1 1Ice/snow hazardFlood 4 8 12Forest fire 13DroughtFog/hazeEpidemic

Oil spill 3 2 5HazardousMaterial 5Epidemic

2000 2001 2002 Sub-totals Total

Total / year 1 11 15

27

El 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

Bam earthquake, 26/12/03

Bam earthquake, 26/12/03

France Meuse, Jan 2002

PROBA

Validation

Not detectedGood

False alarm

Validation

PROBA and the Charter

•Charter member agencies commit to a coordinated system of space data acquisition and data delivery in case of a major disaster. Data from the SPOT constellation, ERS-2, ENVISAT, Radarsat, IRS satellites are made available.

•Even non-Charter satellite data (commercial, like IKONOS) can be purchased by a Project Manager if needed

•CHRIS/PROBA used an additional (non-operational) data source provided by ESA, on a BEST-EFFORT basis (not an ESA commitment)

Charter Operation

Charter activation

ESRIN Mission Planning and Users Services

PROBA Planning facility (ESA/Redu)

Request details (location, date, type of event)

Value-addingCompanies

Acquisition / acq. details if successful (best-effort basis)

ECO PM

Value-addingCompanies

PROBA and the Charter

In order to be useful for Disaster Management utilisation (such as in the Charter): FAST DELIVERY to the End User of the “PRODUCT” after an activation•All-time (week-end, holidays) channel for planning of both instruments (HRC, CHRIS) at PM and ECO’srequest

•Rapid (few hours) FTP transfer of data from station just after an acquisition

•Near-RT available processed data or processing capability availability

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of d elay ?

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PROBA and the Charter

In order to be useful for Disaster Management utilisation (such as in the Charter):FAST DELIVERY to the E.U. of the “PRODUCT” after an activation

•Space maps: geo-referenced image, with a cartographic (IGN) layer, on a user-known reference system. Required a few HOURS after the activation. Based on (recent) archive data

•Damage maps: result of an expert interpretation of detected changes between “before&after” data. A few days (3-4) delay after activation still acceptable (cont.)

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PROBA and the Charter

Damage maps -> Change Detection between

“before (archive) &after (PROBA)” data

(for damage mapping) requires:•Availability of a (CHRIS, HRC) - comparable archive (SPOT5, IRS?) : in terms of space resolution, spectral bands, ….

• Capability to georeference data and perform superpositionbetween acquisitions and archive (processing capability, knowledge of instrument model and acquisition parameters)

• Capability to perform inter-sensor calibration desirable

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