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A joint project of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. US-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration

DisasterAWARE Platform: Global Hazards Atlas

4-6 May 2015 Chris Chiesa, Pacific Disaster Center

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PDC Background

• Working to bridge the

gap between science/academia & disaster management practitioners through applied information research and evidence- based analysis.

• Currently managed by

the University of Hawaii

Science/ Academia Disaster Management

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PDC’s Integrated Approach

• Applied Science &

Technology

• Capability Building
• Evidence-Based

Information Products – Policy & Decision Makers – Disaster Managers – Planners – Humanitarian

• Assist. Missions

Communication Systems & Networks Observation Systems & Data Collection GIS & Visualization Advanced Applications, Models, Risk & Vulnerability Assessments

Improve Decision-support Capabilities Integrating Information, Science, & Technology

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DisasterAWARE Platform

• DisasterAWARE (All-hazard Warning, Analysis and

Risk Evaluation)

• An integrated platform providing situational

awareness, decision support, and information exchange capabilities to disaster management decision makers.

• DisasterAWARE provides an interoperable platform

that incorporates international best practice methodologies and technologies for data acquisition, hazard modeling, risk and vulnerability assessment, mapping, visualization, and communications.

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DisasterAWARE Platform

Atlas

• Integrated Multi-hazard

Monitoring

• Disaster Early Warning
• Automated / Integrated

Modeling

• Hazard Maps &

Historical Hazard Data

• Remote Access

(Disaster Alert)

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Applications

• Mobile applications for iOS and Android

devices

• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Search: Disaster Alert (iTunes/Google Play)

Disaster Alert

• Publicly accessible application
• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Basedata and Observations
• http://atlas.pdc.org/atlas/

Atlas

• Subscription based custom applications
• Agency or region specific platform
• Customized content and response operations
• Examples: VinAWARE, InAWARE, DMRS, etc…

Custom

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Disaster Alert Atlas Custom

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Applications

• Mobile applications for iOS and Android
• perating systems
• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Search: Disaster Alert (iTunes/Google Play)

Disaster Alert

• Publicly accessible application
• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Basedata and Observations
• http://atlas.pdc.org/atlas/

ATLAS

• Fee based custom applications
• Agency or region specific platform
• Customized content and response operations
• Examples: VinAWARE, InAWARE, DMRS, etc…

Custo m

Disaster Alert is a mobile multi-hazard monitoring application created for iOS and Android. Disaster Alert provides users with near real-time access to data on active hazards globally.

Disaster Alert

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Applications

• Mobile applications for iOS and Android
• perating systems
• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Search: Disaster Alert (iTunes/Google Play)

Disaster Alert

• Publicly accessible application
• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Basedata and Observations
• http://atlas.pdc.org/atlas/

ATLAS

• Fee based custom applications
• Agency or region specific platform
• Customized content and response operations
• Examples: VinAWARE, InAWARE, DMRS, etc…

Custom

Available to all users, Global Hazards Altas is an early warning and decision support application that combines near real-time information on current hazards with relevant data and models for effective decision making during emergencies.

Atlas

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Example: Tropical Cyclones

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Example: Earthquakes

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Example: Tsunamis