PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

 

CIVIL PROTECTION USING A COMBINATION OF SPACE & TERRESTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES

 

This professional development program (PDP) consists of two components;

Course 1 (5-day): “Reducing Risk and Improving Response during Major Disasters by use of a Combination of Space and Terrestrial Systems”

 

Course 2 (3-day): “Benefits of Space Technology & Space Applications for Disaster Mitigation & Disaster Management"

 

Reducing Risk & Improving Response during Major Disasters by use of a Combination of Space & Terrestrial Systems

Aims and Objectives

The aim of this five-day course is to support the building of disaster management capacity at all levels within ministries, agencies, organizations and communities in the client nation in order to improve their ability to manage the variety of disasters the country faces today and will face in the future. The course will present an overview of current disaster management ideas, and will present several case studies and lessons learned from recent major disasters around the world. The course will also present a variety of new terrestrial and space-based technologies that are rapidly becoming major factors in improving disaster planning, mitigation and response. The course will conclude with a Workshop to develop a draft national policy to improve coordination between all disaster management related agencies; and to integrate appropriate technologies, including space-based systems into this national policy.   


 

Timetable for PDP on “Reducing Risk and Improving Response during Major Disasters by use of a Combination of Space and Terrestrial Systems”

 

 

Day 1: Introduction

Day 2: Fundamentals of Disaster Management

9:00/9.40
1. Introduction

  • Welcome

  • Overview of course, logistics, questions and issues
7. Identification and assessment

  • Disaster assessment

  • Designation of disaster prone areas and vulnerability analysis (tectonic place boundaries, rift valleys, mountains, river valleys and flood plains)

9.40/10.40
2. Aims and objectives

  • Individual introductions

  • Discussion of class expectations

  • Hand-outs and class materials

8. Identification and assessment (continued...)

  • Environmental risk assessment and preparedness

  • Techniques and methods

10.40/11.00

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

11.00/11.45
3. Identification of problem

  • Discussion of the current situation, strengths, needs and players

  • Review of existing natural and other potential disasters

-    Natural

o        Flash-floods

o        Tsunami

o        Earthquakes

o        Dust storms

-    Manmade

o        Nuclear

o        Biological

o        Chemical

o        Weapons of mass destruction

9. Identification and assessment (continued...)

  • Planning of a disaster response: rescue, humanitarian assistance and reconstruction

11.45/12.30

10. Identification and assessment (continued...)

  • Institutional arrangements for disaster management

  • Continuity of operations (COOP) planning

  • Regional and international cooperation and integration

12.30/13.30

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

13.30/14.30

4. Existing Infrastructure

  • General discussion of organizations pertaining to civil protection, including communication infrastructure; to assist in defining a more productive system to ensure all sectors of government and others work in unison throughout the  disaster cycle
11. Case study 1

  • The World Trade Center and 9/11 lessons learned
12. Case study 2
·         The Indian ocean tsunami lessons learned

14.30/15.00

5. Disaster Management

  • Overview of disaster planning, mitigation, and response

  • Models of disaster management

  • The disaster cycle
13. Case study 3

  • The Tokyo subway attack lessons learned
14. Case study 4

  • May 2003 Earthquake in Algeria lessons learned

15.00/15.20

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

15.20/16.50

6. Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery

  • Natural disasters

  • Human caused disasters

  • Weapons of mass destruction

  • Larger Issues
15. Case study 5

  • Hurricane Katrina lessons learned
16. Case study 6

  • Aug 1999 Earthquake in Turkey lessons learned
17. Case study Review
·         Lessons NOT learned

16.50/17.00

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

17.00/18.00
Interactive Q&A Session

Interactive Q&A Session

 

 

Day 3: Fundamentals of Information Systems, Advanced Technologies and Decision Making Tools for Disaster Management

Day 4: Workshop

9:00/9.40
18. Methods of detection, acquisition and dissemination of information

  • Information systems & decision making tools
24. Workshop

 

A Workshop to develop a draft national policy to improve coordination between all disaster management related agencies; and to integrate appropriate technologies, including space-based systems into this national policy

 

9.40/10.40
19. Methods of detection, acquisition and dissemination of information (continued...)

  • Remote sensing, science, applications  & technology

10.40/11.00

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

11.00/11.45
20. Methods of detection, acquisition and dissemination of information (Continued…)

  • Global positioning system/ Argos/ telemetry systems and positioning
25. Workshop (Continued…)
 

11.45/12.30

12.30/13.30

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

13.30/14.30

21. Geographic Information Systems

·         Geographic information systems (GIS) applications in disaster planning, monitoring, prevention and recovery
26. Workshop (Continued…)

 

14.30/15.00

22. Geomatics

·         Geomatics; the functional integration of these systems, with case studies and examples

15.00/15.20

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

15.20/16.50

23. Decision Support Systems

·         The Caribbean disaster network example

·         What does it take to implement these capabilities?
27. Workshop (Continued…)

 

16.50/17.00

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

17.00/18.00
Interactive Q&A Session

Interactive Q&A Session

 

 

Day 5: Workshop

9:00/9.40
28. Workshop (Continued…)

 

Definition of national policy to improve acquisition of information that can detect and possibly mitigate disasters or better manage disasters once they have taken place

 

9.40/10.40

10.40/11.00

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

11.00/11.45
29. Workshop (Continued…)

 

 

 

11.45/12.30

12.30/13.30

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

13.30/14.30

30. Conclusions, action items, and future directions

 

14.30/15.00

15.00/15.20

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

15.20/16.50

Interactive Q&A Session

16.50/17.00

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

17.00/18.00
Interactive Q&A Session

 

 

 

Benefits of Space Technology & Space Applications for Disaster Mitigation & Disaster Management

Aims and Objectives

The aim of this three-day course is to present the current state-of-the-art in the domain of space applications that are relevant for disaster services. This includes space remote sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), satellite telemetry and monitoring systems such as ARGOS, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). There will be a small amount of information provided on current mobile satellite telecommunications systems as well. All of these technologies have matured rapidly in the past several years, and when combined together into an integrated Geomatics framework, can provide important new capabilities in disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery. This course will present an overview of the current status of these technologies, how they fit together, and will include detailed case studies of how they have been incorporated in disaster activities and lessons learned from these.  The end of the program will be a general discussion of how these technologies can be incorporated into disaster services in Egypt.

 

Timetable for PDP on the “Benefits of Space Technology & Space Applications for Disaster Mitigation & Disaster Management"

 

 

Day 1: Introduction and

Remote Sensing

Day 2: Remote Sensing Systems

9:00/9.40

1. Introduction

  • Welcome

  • Overview of course, logistics, questions and issues

7. Geomatics Case Studies

·         Examples of applications for disaster-related uses

9.40/10.40

2. Aims and objectives

  • Individual introductions

  • Discussion of class expectations

  • Hand-outs and class materials

8. Geomatics Case Study 1

  • The World Trade Center

9. Geomatics Case Study 2

  • Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

10.40/11.00

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

11.00/11.45

3. Fundamentals of Disaster Planning, Mitigation, and Response

  • Hazard, risk and vulnerability assessment

  • Response mechanisms and strategies

10. Geomatics Case Study 3

  • Space Shuttle Challenger recovery

11.45/12.30

11. Geomatics Case Study 4

  • Indian ocean tsunami

12. Geomatics Case Study 5

  • TRIPLEX04

12.30/13.30

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

13.30/14.30

4. Fundamentals of Disaster Planning, Mitigation, and Response (continued…)

  • Disaster planning

  • Preparedness plans

  • Coordination

  • Information management

  • Resource mobilization

13. Geomatics Case Study 6

  • India planning developments

14. Geomatics Case Study 7

  • EGERIS (European Generic Emergency Response Information System)

14.30/15.00

5. Fundamentals of Disaster Planning, Mitigation, and Response (continued…)

  • Disaster mitigation

  • Community preparedness

 

  • Continuity of operations (COOP) plans

15. Geomatics Case Study 8

  • Drought monitoring

16. Geomatics Case Study 9

  • The Texas hazard mitigation package (THMP):
    An internet-based GIS data distribution tool

17. Geomatics Case Study 10

  • Italian flood hazard mapping

15.00/15.20

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

15.20/16.50

6. Disaster Response

18. Major Lessons Learned

·         Future directions

16.50/17.00

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

17.00/18.00

Interactive Q&A Session

Interactive Q&A Session

 

 

Day 3: Client Requirements

9:00/9.40

19. Specific Requirements for Egyptian Needs and Capabilities

  • Earthquakes

  • Dust storms

  • WMD/T

9.40/10.40

10.40/11.00

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

11.00/11.45

20. Specific Requirements for Egyptian Needs and Capabilities (continued…)

  • Drought

  • Floods

  • The unexpected

11.45/12.30

12.30/13.30

LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)

13.30/14.30

21.     Where do we go from here?

·         How can Egypt move forward?

·         What does it take to implement these capabilities?

14.30/15.00

15.00/15.20

COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)

15.20/16.50

22. Future Directions

·         Where can we go from here?

16.50/17.00

COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)

17.00/18.00

Interactive Q&A Session and Discussion including representatives of all organizations

 

 

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