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Drones and their role in civil protection

Tue, 21/05/2024 - 10:00

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) commonly referred to as drones, are a relatively new part in the work of civil protection. The proliferation of drones and widespread commercial availability has led to a wide adoption across Finnish rescue departments. The low price point of commercially available drones meant that rescue departments can purchase and trial drones at a low cost. Drones provide rescue departments with a number of benefits out of the box, with the possibility to upgrade them and provide further value.

TEMA: Pioneering Disaster Management through Interoperable Digital Twins: Bridging Technological Capabilities with Global Needs

Thu, 16/05/2024 - 10:00

This article explores the role of digital twins and interoperability in natural disaster management.

TEMA use of CEF Context Broker and its effects in achieving data interoperability

Tue, 14/05/2024 - 18:00

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart solutions, the need for seamless interoperability among disparate platforms and technological frameworks has become a cornerstone of modern infrastructure. The CEF Context Broker (CB), an open-source initiative under the auspices of the FIWARE Foundation, emerges as a pivotal component in this ecosystem. It orchestrates the management of data and context to enhance connectivity across diverse systems. In the TEMA project Orion implementation is used to provide interoperability support for tools in managing Natural Disaster scenarios.

Learning: Civil Protection and the Adoption of New Technologies

Wed, 08/05/2024 - 10:00

This article explores the impact of the integration of new technologies in civil protection agencies.

a) Multitemporal SAR Sentinel-1 image input; (b) NBR derived from Sentinel-2 Multispectral Image; (c) NBR computed with the proposed approach

Wildfire Mapping Using SAR-Derived NBR through Generative Adversarial Network

Wed, 10/04/2024 - 10:00

This article explores the efficacy of a novel approach to wildfire severity mapping by integrating SAR imagery and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). By employing a method that processes SAR data from the Sentinel-1 satellite to simulate optical-like images.

clusters computed by our model for the 2021 Ahr Valley flood in Germany.

Improving Disaster Management with Multimodal Information from Social Media

Thu, 21/03/2024 - 10:00

When a natural disaster occurs, the situation on-site can be quite chaotic and overwhelming, making it hard to understand for emergency responders. To react effectively, a detailed understanding of the situation on the ground is required, as it determines where resources and manpower are deployed. After events such as floods or earthquakes, traditional methods of information gathering and transportation are often hindered, e.g. by physical barriers or overwhelmed call centres.

Time elapsed of free simulated fire growth (left) and adjusted simulated fire growth (right) considering the adjustment factors.

Adjusting the Rate of Spread of Fire Simulations in Real-time

Thu, 14/03/2024 - 10:00

This article explores the use of fire simulation and modelling for predicting fire spread based on literature review.

Leveraging Information Fusion for Enhanced Natural Disaster Management

Wed, 13/03/2024 - 10:00

Seeking to provide insights on human life protection and ways to lessen the effects of catastrophic events, this article explores the importance of the information fusion approach and its application in a variety of natural disaster management (NDM) contexts.

Targeted and Ex-ante Assessments: Protecting the Right to Privacy and the Protection of Personal Data and Enhancing the Overall Data Processing Mechanism within and Outside the TEMA Project

Mon, 04/03/2024 - 15:00

In a recent publication[1], AUTH (TEMA coordinator) proposed a fully-fledged privacy-assessment that could be applied to future uses of Autonomous Systems (AS) for Natural Disaster Management (NDM) purposes. After exploring whether and how certain implementations may interfere with the right to privacy and the protection of personal data, the authors detected key challenges stemming from non-compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Big Data and XR for Emergency Response Management

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 12:00

In today's world, where natural disasters seem to be occurring with increasing frequency and intensity, the importance of effective emergency and disaster management cannot be overstated. It's a collective effort that requires international collaboration between countries, organisations, and individuals to tackle these challenges head-on.

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