Mapping Seismic Vulnerability and Risk of Cities (Massive), 2010, EC-DG ENV

 

Employer:

EUROPEAN COMMISSION / DG ENVIRONMENT / Civil Protection Unit

Assignor:

National Observatory of Athens / Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (NOA/IAARASRS)

Time Frame:

01/2010- 12/2011

Description

Design and development of a Crisis Support System towards an optimized Crisis Management, referring to earthquakes events within urban environments.

The products can be used for timely planning of interventions (building aid, openings / configurations roads, setting citizens’ assembly points, etc.) and mitigation of impacts.

Project pilot areas:

  • Attica region (Greece) 
  • L' Aquila (Italy)

Consortium:

  • National Observatory of Athens
    • Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (Consortium Leader)
    • Institute of Geodynamics
  • Geoapeikonisis SAPGE
  • National Technical University of Athens
  • Planetek Italia

Users: Civil Protection units of EU Member States

 


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Services

  • User Requirements Analysis
  • Collection and classification of geo-information
  • Pre-processing and digitization of geo-spatial data 
  • Design, development, maintenance and implementation of a GIS - RDBMS system
  • Design & Development of GIS applications:
    • Impact assessment & hazard estimation of Seismic Events
    • Buildings characterization
    • Road network escape load rating estimation
  • Knowledge Transfer Activities  (Users' Training)