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UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Overview of the use of space

based information

to support disaster risk management and

emergency response

SPIDER

Shirish

Ravan

shirish.ravan@unoosa.org

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

• The United Nations General Assembly established 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.
(A/RES/61/110)

• “Ensure that all countries and international and regional

organisations have access to and develop the capacity to use
all types of space-based Information to support the full
disaster management cycle”

SPIDER

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

UN-SPIDER Beijing Office

UN-SPIDER Bonn Office

UN-SPIDER in Vienna

SPIDER TEAM

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Network of Regional Support Offices

RSO Algeria

RSO Nigeria

RSO I.R. Iran

RSO South Africa

RSO Ukraine

RSO Romania

RSO Pakistan

RSO ADRC

SPIDER Regional Support Offices

RSO Philippines

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

National Focal Points

•

NFP- Gateway to the country

•

Role:

to work with UN-SPIDER staff to strengthen national disaster
management planning and policies and

implement specific national activities that incorporate space-based
technology solutions in support of disaster management.

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Nominations: Austria, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina,

Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Iraq,
Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco,
Myanmar,

New Zealand

, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal,

Singapore, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey,
UAE, and Ukraine.

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUPPORT

HORIZONTAL COOPERATION

OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Technical Advisory Support and Technical

Advisory Missions

Why Technical Advisory Mission?

Is the NDMO using space based information for risk
reduction, response and recovery?

Is there a central spatial data provider within the
country? If yes, is the NDMO accessing these
resources? Status of SDI in the country…

Areas to be strengthened to enable them to use of
space based information and geo-spatial data

Disaster Management Policy - need for updating?

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Technical Advisory Support and Technical

Advisory Missions

Why Technical Advisory Mission?

Generate awareness

Sensitise NDMOs to use Space Based Information for all
stages of Disaster Management

Define Capacity Building needs

Link NDMO and its partners to the opportunities (national,
regional, international)

Improve access to space based information

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Current UN

SPIDER Technical

Advisory Mission

Fiji (ongoing)

Samoa (next week)

Jamaica (ongoing)

Report for internal
use to key
stakeholders

Building long-term
relationship

Communities of
practice

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) in Togo in

July 2009

• Identified recommendations to update disaster

management plans

• Boosted efforts to establish NSDI

• Strengthened links of Togo with regional and

international initiatives for capacity building

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) in

Burkina Faso in November 2008

• Access to satellite image during September 2009

floods

• Fostered networking of experts at regional and

international level to provide advice for monitoring of
flood situation and formulate projects within Flash
Appeal

• Active capacity building efforts

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Namibia: Pilot project on integrated flood

management and water related vector borne

disease

modelling

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UN-SPIDER co-leading efforts
with NASA’s GSFC and NOAA’s
CREST (Sensor Web Initiatives)

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Derivation of flood forecasting
models based on weekly EO-1,
Formosat and QB collection

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Useful for next flooding season

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Technical experts meeting
hosted in Bonn in October 2009

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

SpaceAid

Framework

• Facilitates access to space based

information through multiple
mechanisms

• Network of space agencies and

satellite data providers

• Recently, SpaceAid consolidated the

support Philippines cyclone

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

• Close coordination with commercial

sources (GeoEye, Digital Globe)

• Facilitates technical services through

RSO network

• SpaceAid support extends beyond

immediate response phase.

• Official gateway for UN agencies to

activate the International Charter Space
and Major Disasters

SpaceAid

Framework

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

How to get involved in UN

SPIDER

• Nominate NFP

• Develop the country

profile

• Technical advisory

support

• Participate in UN-

SPIDER workshops

• Contribute to UN-

SPIDER Knowledge
Portal

(www.un-spider.org)

UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

SPIDER in the Pacific

• Regional workshop with

SOPAC in September 2008

• Special session for Small

Island Developing States in
UN-SPIDER workshop in
Vienna 2-4 June 2009

• Ongoing Technical Advisory

Support to Fiji, Samoa and
Tonga

UNITED NATIONS
Office for Outer Space Affairs

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)

Thank you

Check out:

http://www.unspider.org

Knowledge portal:

www.un-spider.org

UN-SPIDER Promotional Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnEZU5BIXM

Contact:

shirish.ravan@unoosa.org