2nd - 3rd July 2015 Ispra, Italy
Workshop Overview
JRC is organizing the 1st JRC European Crisis Management Laboratory (ECML) workshop on Tsunami Decision Support System tools in order to convene and discuss the state of the art of this type of specialized and specialistic software. Regional Tsunami Warning Centers are being created in the framework of UNESCO in order to respond to the need to alert National organization for the potential risk of Tsunami.Some of those centers have been created long time ago(e.g.Pacific Tsunami Warning Center) while other have been established only recently(i.e.CENALT, in France) and the interface for these centers are authorities in other Countries, Tsunami National Focal points.Often those centers serve also as National Tsunami Warning Center and in this case their interface are generally the National Civil Defense authorities.
In both cases the management of those centers require highly reliable connectivity, relevant IT infrastructure and software tools that allow the operator to decide which type of Alerting message should be issued based on established and agreed Decision Matrix or based on the Analyst interpretation of the event.
The objective of this workshop is to invite experts of Tsunami Warning Centers as well as system providers or end users (Civil Protection), to show the status of the technology in this field, the specific requirements and the benefits in the use of one or another technological solution. What are the main features of the various systems and is there a software suite covering the whole workflow of procedures essential in crisis room operations (e.g., prioritisation, decision support, scheduling, resource planning, communications, etc.).
This is the 6th JRC European Crisis Management Laboratory (ECML) Workshop, and this time is dedicated to Tsunami Decision Support Systems as of demand of practitioners and crisis managers.A demonstration of available ICT solutions for crisis room operations will show the state of the art of such software suites.
The number of participants is limited to 35. Participation is free of charge.Lunches, coffee breaks, and social dinner are courtesy of the JRC. Registration is mandatory for preparing entry permits to the JRC site.
Target Audience & Goals
The workshop will bring together stakeholders in the design, development, and use of ICT tools for tsunami Decision Support in crisis room operation:
- Manufacturers & technology providers of ICT solutions fostering tsunami decision support systems.
- Practitioners of information analysis and crisis management, operating national or regional tsunami warning centers.
- Academia experts of fields relevant to tsunami analytical tools in the area of:
- InfoVis & VA – Information Visualisation & Visual Analytics
- GIS – Geographical Information Systems
- Modelling & computation
- Crisis Management
- JRC staff operating the ECML, providing information analysis and early warning systems to the United Nations, the European Commission, EU member states, and the humanitarian and disaster relief community.
Technology providers will have ample room for the presentation of their solutions and products.Demonstration exercises will provide hands-on experience on systems’ use.Participating and showcased ICT systems and products will be described in the workshop report.A collaborative evaluation by all participants will provide the basis for lessons learned, state of the art, directions and needs for further development.
Practitioners will have the opportunity to see promising designs of relevant tools and available systems for their work. The more important is their end-user perspective in the assessment discussions and the chance to give directions for future development needs of required ICT systems.
Academia experts are invited to present outcomes of their research in the form of near mature or ready to use ICT solutions for situational awareness and incident management.Respective system descriptions shall be included in the workshop report.Their input in the assessment discussion and in outlining future R&D needs is very much looked forward to.
Tsunami Decision Support Systems. TDSS-2015. Outcomes of the 6th JRC ECML Crisis Management Technology Workshop
For more information visit the page of the Workshop