SummerWinter Schools GEOSS

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Summer/Winter Schools _at_ GEOSS

• Peter Zeil
• Centre for Geoinformatics Z_GIS, Salzburg
  University
• GEO Capacity Building Committee Meeting Hannover
  February 13-14 2008

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Introduction

• GMOSS
• UN-SPIDER
• Concept
• Examples (2005,2006,2007)
• The offer (2008,2009)

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GMOSS Global Monitoring for Security and
Stability

• Hans-Joachim Lotz-Iwen (DLR)
• GMOSS Dissemination Workshop European Commission
  October 2nd , 2007

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Objectives of GMOSS

• The main objective of Networks of Excellence is
  the integration of research
• The objectives of the NoE GMOSS in the framework
  of GMES are
• To gather European experts from different
  backgrounds in the field of remote sensing and
  security (Research, Politics, Military, Industry)
• To define and to perform a joint work programme
  focused on RS data analysis, benchmarking of
  methods, and socio-political background analysis
• To constitute a durable platform for the exchange
  of information
• To initiate support for customers/end users, in
  particular for operational services in the
  context of GMES
• To trigger new fields of research

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GMOSS basic figures
Instrument Network of Excellence Name GMOSS
Global Monitoring for Security and Stability
Funding Space Priority Duration 48 months Start
2004-Mar-01End 2008-Apr-29 Budget 6 Mio
Coordinator DLR Partners 22 (24) contractors
from 11 countries Associates 13 partners from 6
countries Staff gt 150 researchers involved
76 registered researchers 26 registered
PhD students
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Working structure of GMOSS
Consortium Coordinator
Generic tools
Security concepts
Feature recognition
Training measures
Scenario analysis
Test cases
Data integr. visual.
Public outreach
Respond. to crisis
Workshops
Issues priorities
Change detection
Standards benchmarking
Sharing infrastructure
Staffing exchange
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General Assembly A/RES/61/110

• The United Nations General Assembly agreed to
  establish the United Nations Platform for
  Space-based Information for Disaster Management
  and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) as a
  programme within the United Nations to provide
  universal access to all types of space-based
  information and services relevant to disaster
  management by
• being a gateway to space information for disaster
  management support
• serving as a bridge to connect the disaster
  management and space communities and
• being a facilitator of capacity-building and
  institutional strengthening.

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General Assembly A/RES/61/110

• Mission statement Ensure that all countries
  have access to and develop the capacity to use
  all types of space-based information to support
  the full disaster management cycle.

CBERS
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UN SPIDER Activities (A/AC.105/894)

• A Gateway to Space-based Information for Disaster
  Management Support
• Compilation of Information
• Access to Information
• Awareness Raising
• Outreach Activities
• Regional and Country Profiles
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• A Bridge to Connect the Disaster Management and
  Space Communities
• 6. Support to Communities of Practice (CoP)
• 7. Knowledge Management and Transfer
• 8. Platform for Fostering Alliances
• A Facilitator of Capacity Building and
  Institutional Strengthening
• 9. Support to National Activities
• 10. Support to Establishing National Planning and
  Policies
• 11. Support to Capacity Building

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UNOOSA
UN-SPIDER Expert Meeting Building Upon the
Network of Regional Support Offices February 7-
9 2008 Schloss Leopoldskron Salzburg / Austria
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The Summer School Concept
one week Summer School
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Number of Participants 23 Female 10 Countries
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Number of Participants 22 Female
8 Countries 11
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Number of Participants 22 Female
8 Countries 11
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Rapid Information for Emergency Response
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Host
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Support organisation

• Z_GIS
• web-services
• dissemination
• registration

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contribution to scientific program

• UNU-EHS
• ITC DM School

• GMES
• projects
• CB activities
• CB funds

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funding participants
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Rapid Information for Emergency Response
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• Contribution to
• CB-07-02 (in Brazil 2008 and Morocco 2009)
• CB....

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The final beneficiaries