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RASOR @CHy-15 – WMO, ASI-ISPRA-DPC side Event

Applications of the RASOR platform are presented at a side event of the WMO 15th Commission of Hydrology (http://meetings.wmo.int/CHy-15/SitePages/Session%20Information.aspx) on “National space programs in support of environmental and civil protection hydrological applications” organized by ISPRA, ASI and the Italian Civil Protection Department. RASOR will show the added value of EO data in assessing Hydro-meteorological disasters with the aid of a dedicated platform.

RASOR Supports CNIGS and activities in Haiti in the wake of Matthew

RASOR is supporting the humanitarian actions in Haiti that has been struck by the super-Hurricane Matthew. RASOR provides simulated flood damage assessment layers for the area of Les Gonaives, that suffered in the past of heavy flooding during hurricanes overpasses. RASOR does within its open and free philosophy to support DRR and Humanitarian Action worldwide.

RASOR EC WS in Brussels 9th June 2016

RASOR Project will presented in a information Workshop next Thursday (9th June 2016) to the European Commission DGs and Programmes. The event will be held at Centre Borschette building (CCAB) – Room AB/3.04, with the aim to showcase the project outputs and the possible interest from the various DGs in the platform applications to support their actions and activities.

RASOR @CUF

RASOR Project presented at the 10th Copernicus User Forum in Brussels. The RASOR platform was presented within the Italian contribution to the Forum showing the potential for application of RASOR in the Copernicus Context with specific focus in the Value added services to the National Collaborative Ground Segment – Extended. the presentation was well received by the user forum and interest has been raised. The platform has been proposed as a tool to transform EO and non-EO products (with special focus on Copernicus http://www.copernicus.eu/main/services) into services for the end user, providing an “expert” synthesis of complex information, to get to the quantitative analysis of impacts whenever it is needed (e.g. emergencies, climate change, land management).

RASOR Session @EGU2016

RASOR Contributions will be presented in a PICO (http://egu2016.eu/pico.html) session at EGU 2016 in Vien (22nd of April).
NH6.2 Multi-Hazard and Multi-Risk studies supported by EO Data. Natural Hazards and Cultural Heritage: from satellite monitoring to hazard assessment, mitigation measures and management policies.

Conveners: Roberto Rudari , Daniele Spizzichino
Co-Conveners: Fifame Koudogbo , Alanna Leigh Simpson , Claudio Margottini
PICO / Fri, 22 Apr, 10:30–12:00 / PICO spot 2
Risk is materialising more and more following more complex and interconnected pathways due to different reasons: Climate Change, increased population density, increased social interconnection and fragility. In that way, fatalities and economic losses due to natural disasters have increased during the last years, not only due to the former reasons but also to the consequent concatenation of possible series of cascade events. As a specific situation of exposed elements, Cultural Heritage (CH) represents the identity of a given territory in a specific time. Natural Hazards and geomorphological process played a fundamental role for their build and conservation. In order to understand safety, stability and conservation conditions, one of the main pillars is provided by the monitoring, analysis, assessment and management. The assessment and mitigation of the impact of natural hazards and their connectivity is a very important scope of analysis. It is necessary to develop new studies to quantify the risks and the relationship between different hazards affecting a given area in order to understand their connections and to provide a better evaluation of the susceptibility and the vulnerability. Understanding risk in a holistic sense and with the help of new technologies is becoming a global priority in order to increase social resilience. The most advanced hazard and risk assessment model, low impact monitoring techniques and the

Validation Mission @Italy

On the 2nd of March DPC (our Main Italian Supporting Partner) hosted the RASOR italian Validation Mission. the RASOR platform was presented and tested in front of people coming from the different offices and department of DPC and a numerous delegation of INGV that was not yet exposed to the RASOR Platform. the discussion on the use of RASOR for multi-hazard scenarios evaluation was lively and produced interesting outcomes and suggestions that will be taken into account for the final release of the Platform.

Validation Mission @Greece

The RASOR team concluded successfully the Validation mission to Greece. the RASOR platform was presented to the GSCP (our main supporting partner in Greece) and a number of stakeholders including one coming from Bulgaria. The meeting developed a lively discussion the Santorini study Case and the potential for expansion one the Platform in other sites in Greece and in the Balkans.

RASOR Validation Mission in Indonesia

The RASOR team just concluded a very successful validation mission in Jakarta, Indonesia. The mission included a Validation session at BNPB on February 2nd hosted at BNPB headquarter, in collaboration with the Indonesia National Platform for Disaster Reduction/PLANAS, and a related one-day event at ITB in Bandung on February 4th, in collaboration with the Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories (GSNL) initiative.
On the 3rd of February BPBD Jakarta hosted a second validation session.
All validation session concluded successfully.

RASOR @ CCDM Conference ranked 4th at the “Knowledge marketplace”

Caribbean Comprehensive Disaster Management Conference, Nassau – 30 November to 5 December. All key players from the caribbean region are present. RASOR took advantage of the event by participating in the “Knowledge marketplace”, a two hour session where 15 ICT tools were presented in parallel to Conference attendees who were asked to “spend” money on tools of their choice. RASOR ranked 4th out of 15, with 1500$ spent compared to 2000$ for the winning tool. RASOR was the highest ranking geospatial analysis tool, and several key contacts were made for potential future users. RASOR also held side meetings with Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Executive Director to discuss how RASOR work in Haiti could be applied to other countries in the region, and with the Pacific Disaster Center, to discuss partnering opportunities that would take advantage of the complementary nature of RASOR and the PDC’s DisastersAWARE. RASOR focusses on risk assessment using EO and other technologies to document hazards, exposure and vulnerabilities. DisastersAWARE is a visualization tool to compile socio-economic and environmental vulnerabilities and examine coping capacity within a given country or area. The discussion has led to the definition of a joint process for examining complementary exploitation of the tools, and could lead to an MOU between the RASOR Consortium and the PDC. The PDC is one of the world’s leading Disaster Centers.

RASOR @UR Africa

Addis – The Understanding Risk and Finance Africa Conference was held in Addis Ababa from 17 to 21 November. About 250 risk practitioners, mostly from Africa, attended the event. About 75 RASOR fliers were distributed, and side conversations were held with key stakeholders from the World Bank, as well as new contacts made with potential downline suers, including in Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda. Africa remains a strong potential market for early roll-out of the tool.