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ESTEC - AO/1 - 7213/12/NL/NR IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE Y ves Bhler, Urs Wegmller, C hristine Pielmeier, R egula F rauenfelder, C C hristian J hristian J aedicke, Andreas aedicke, Andreas Wiesmann, R Wiesmann, R

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

Y ves Bühler, Urs Wegmüller, C hristine Pielmeier, R egula F rauenfelder, C hristian J aedicke, Andreas Wiesmann, R afael C aduff, Gabriele Bippus C hristian J aedicke, Andreas Wiesmann, R afael C aduff, Gabriele Bippus Geospatial World F

  • rum, Geneva

S pace T echnologies E mpoweringGeosmart Applicationsin S witzerland May 8th 2014

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • E

S A IAP C all for User Ideas

  • n the Alpine R

egion: J une 2011

  • Proposal submission: S

eptember 2012

  • Proposal submission: S

eptember 2012

  • Project start: S

eptember 2013

  • Project start: S

eptember 2013

  • User Workshop: November 2013
  • User Workshop: November 2013
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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • W SL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
  • W SL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF

– Prime, Switzerland, 40% of funding

  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute NGI
  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute NGI

– Subcontractor, Norway 30% of funding

  • GAMMA R

emote S ensing AG GAMMA

– Subcontractor, Switzerland, 15% of funding

  • E

NVE O IT GmbH E NVE O

– Subcontractor, Austria, 15% of funding

S trong background in Avalanche Warning, E arth Observation, GNS S and communication Applications in high alpine T errain

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

WS L Institute for S now and Avalanche research S LF

  • P

art of the S wiss F ederal Institute for F

  • rest, S

now and

  • P

art of the S wiss F ederal Institute for F

  • rest, S

now and Landscape R esearch WS L and the E TH Domaine

  • F
  • unded in 1936, long

term experience in s now and avalanche res earch avalanche res earch

  • P

ersonnel: 130 (WS L 530) in 4 research units

  • Interface for research and practical applications
  • Interface for research and practical applications
  • Operational Avalanche F
  • recas

t for S wis s Alps and J ura

Jürg Schweizer, Yves Bühler, Chris Pielmeier, Claudia Bieler …

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute NGI

  • Private foundation with office and laboratory in Oslo, branch
  • Private foundation with office and laboratory in Oslo, branch
  • ffice in T

rondheim and daughter company in Houston, T exas

  • Main working sectors: Offshore E

nergy -

  • Main working sectors: Offshore E

nergy - Building, C

  • nstruction and T

ransportation - Natural Hazards- E nvironmental T echnology.

  • More than 200 highly qualified employees
  • More than 200 highly qualified employees
  • Leading member of International C

entre for Geohazards

  • Avalanche warning

s ervice for s elected areas in S kandinavia

  • Avalanche warning

s ervice for s elected areas in S kandinavia

Regula Frauenfelder, Christian Jaedicke

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

Gamma R emote S ensingAG

  • Private S

wiss corporation founded in 1995

  • Private S

wiss corporation founded in 1995

  • Main objectives: conduct research studies

and to provide consulting and processing services in the field of microwave remote sensing remote sensing

  • GAMMA develops

and sells C OTS (commercial off the shelf) radar data processing software and hardware radar data processing software and hardware

  • E

xtensive experience in active and passive microwave remote sensing techniques, theoretical and empirical modeling, applications and hardware engineering applications and hardware engineering

Andreas Wiesmann, Urs Wegmüller

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

E NVE O IT GmbH

  • Private Austrian corporation founded in 2001
  • R

esearch & development for remote sensing applications in

  • R

esearch & development for remote sensing applications in hydrology, water management, meteorology and cryosphere

  • L
  • ng

term experience in remote s ens ing

  • f alpine s

nowcover

  • S

atellite based environmental monitoring

  • C
  • nsultation and E

valuation of earth observation activities

  • f

E S A, NAS A and E C E S A, NAS A and E C

Gabriele Bippus, Ursula Blumenthaler

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • Assess

the us er needsand requirements(User Workshop)

  • C
  • llecting the s

tate-of-the-Art concerning available satellite

  • C
  • llecting the s

tate-of-the-Art concerning available satellite technologies

  • Identify potential s
  • lutionsto close existing information gaps
  • S

pecify an integrated s

  • lutionand associated services

for the user community

  • E

valuate the financial and non-financial viability of such a

  • E

valuate the financial and non-financial viability of such a service

  • Prepare a potential follow-up demons

tration project

  • Prepare a potential follow-up demons

tration project

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

Project Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Date (2013/14)

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

Mar Apr May

Jun Jul Aug

Date (2013/14) Sept Oct Nov Dec

Jan Feb

Mar Apr May

Jun Jul Aug

Major milestones

KO

PM1 MTR PM2

FP

D7, D8, WP 0100 Project Management D7, D8, D9 WP 1100 User Requirements Definition UW D1 Definition WP 2100 State-of-the-Art D2 WP 3100 System and Service Definition D3 WP 3100 Definition D3 WP 4100 Proof-of-Concept D4 WP 5100 Viability Analysis D5 WP 5100 Viability Analysis D5 WP 6100 Roadmap D6

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • 11/ 12 Novem ber 2013 @ SLF in Davos
  • 11/ 12 Novem ber 2013 @ SLF in Davos
  • 17 key user from 7 European countries
  • Prelim inary m arket assessm ent
  • Prelim inary m arket assessm ent

Identified m ain gaps: Identified m ain gaps: 1. Inform ation on avalanche activity 2. Inform ation on the snow surface 3. Stability of the snow pack 3. Stability of the snow pack

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • E

xtensive review of available satellite technology and products products

  • E

arth observation, GNS S and S atC

  • m
  • Overview on specifications

and costs

  • Gap analysis
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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • Focus on avalanche activity and snow surface inform ation
  • Focus on avalanche activity and snow surface inform ation
  • All weather capability
  • High tem poral resolution (daily)
  • High tem poral resolution (daily)
  • High spatial resolution (< 5m )
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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

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Information on avalanche activity and snow surface E xisting national/regional hazard information systems information systems

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • Mapping and monitoring of avalanche outlines

using satellite S AR using satellite S AR

  • Avalanche detection and mapping using

T errestrial R adar

  • Detection of skier using T

errestrial R adar

  • Detection of skier using T

errestrial R adar

  • Detection of snow creep
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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

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New avalanche detection for second detection for second date (relative to first date) usingT erraS AR

  • X

backscatter data. X backscatter data. The image shows second backscatter in red and the first red and the first backscatter in blue and green. and green.

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • Mapping and monitoring of avalanche outlines

using satellite S AR using satellite S AR

  • Avalanche detection and mapping using

T errestrial R adar

  • Detection of skier using T

errestrial R adar

  • Detection of skier using T

errestrial R adar

  • Detection of snow creep

2014-03-14 2014-03-14 09:32 – 09:34 (dt=2min)

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • Mapping and monitoring of avalanche outlines

using satellite S AR using satellite S AR

  • Avalanche detection and mapping using

T errestrial R adar

  • Detection of skier using T

errestrial R adar

  • Detection of skier using T

errestrial R adar

  • Detection of snow creep

2014-03-14 2014-03-14 09:32 – 09:34 (dt=2min)

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

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Webcam – Inform ations:

Terrestrial Radar coherence Webcam – Inform ations: Terrestrial Radar coherence 2014-02-26 10:00 – 10:05 Skier location w ith Tim e 2014-02-26 10:00 – 10:05 (dt=5m in) Skier location w ith Tim e Ski track Estim ated ski track

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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

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189 188 187 783 782 781

2014-03-11

Wrapped LOS Displacement 0 cm 10 cm

Monitoring

  • ver time

2014-03-11 00:00 – 10:00 (dt=10h)

0 cm 10 cm

  • ver time
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ESTEC-AO/1-7213/12/NL/NR

IMPROVED ALPINE AVALANCHE FORECAST SERVICE

  • High demand for information on

– Avalanche activity – Avalanche activity – S now surface (height change, wetness, snow type)

  • R

adar applications are promising due to:

  • R

adar applications are promising due to: – Weather/daylight independent data acquisition – High s ens itivityfor changes in the snow surface

  • S

AR satellites: data availability & temporal resolution

  • S

AR satellites: data availability & temporal resolution ins ufficient today

  • Market potential is

s mall due to limited budgets for

  • Market potential is

s mall due to limited budgets for avalanche warning in E urope and worldwide