Task DI-06-07Progress report

Gonéri Le CozannetIGOS-Geohazards

http://www.igosgeohazards.org

Task DI-06-07 overviewTask DI-06-07 overviewTask objective: To conduct an inventory of existing geologic and all hazards zonation map and identifying gaps and needs for digitalization.

Deliverables: Inventory and plan for action for digitalization

Strategy: Global geohazard map inventory is a huge taskMust be conducted in a distributed mannerFirst step is gathering information on

– where hazard maps exist – who created them

IGOS Geohazards bureau approach:– Metadata acquisition – development and distribution of free Metadata

Editor– Metadata publishing – provision of OGC Metadata catalogue

Achieved sub-tasksAchieved sub-tasksDevelopment of a distributed metadata (ISO 19115) acquisition software• Collecting requirements from the Geohazards Community of

Practice: completed (1st quarter 2006)• Development of the metadata editor software (with support of

BRGM): almost completed (need for some minor refinements)• Testing: completed (July 2006)

Can be accessed through

http://193.56.4.167/igosTool/

Organisations can use this tool to generate metadata on their hazard maps. They can then:

• Keep their records internally. • Publish them via their own OGC standard catalogue• Send them to the GEO Geohazard Map Catalogue (maintained by IGOS Geohazards bureau)

Work in progressWork in progress• Coordination with WMO to adapt this tool to meteorological

hazards (initiated April 2006)• Entering metadata on existing maps into the Editor: work started

at French Geological Survey and Joint Research Center• Publicize Metadata Editor: informing relevant organisations

about this initiative and convincing them to use itMetadata Editor

OGC Metadata Catalogue

Catalogue can be Interrogated by other OGC clientapplications

Metadata Acquisition

Metadata Publishing

Geospatial portal to present extent of hazard assessments

Catalogue can index metadata stored in other OGC metadata catalogues

Barriers to successful achievement of deliverablesBarriers to successful achievement of deliverablesTo be successful, DI-06-07 requires that as much as possible organisations use this Metadata Editor and share their metadata.

Issue: how to get these organisations involved?Strategy:• Voluntary basis: showing benefits of this process through GEO

network (Italy, Portugal Germany), IGOS Geohazards participating organisations, regional conferences, etc…

• Find funding: a proposal to the European commission to fund this activity in Europe is being prepared. Synergies with other projects (e.g. EC-Orchestra)

• Building on existing projects: ask funding agencies to include the sharing of Metadata on hazard maps in OGC format in their requirements (e.g.: ESA Globvolcano project)

Future workplanFuture workplan• 2nd Semester 2006: publicize Metadata Editor• 2006/07…: Participating organisations to enter Metadata on

Geohazards• Mean term objective (2008/09): direct access to data

Future project: Inventory of observing sensors suitable for Geohazards This includes inventory of:• seismometer networks• GPS networks• satelite instruments suitable for Geohazards studies• other in-situ and airborne instruments• already existing websites delivering these data freely

• 2nd Semester 2006: starting inventory of observing means