Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Enterprise Rooms
Start Date
27-4-1995 2:00 PM
End Date
27-4-1995 4:00 PM
Description
The United Nations has proclaimed the decade of the 1990's as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). The Global Emergency Observation Warning and Relief Network (GEOWARN) was conceived in response to this initiative as a system that could improve disaster management capabilities by providing a mechanism for the timely processing and dissemination of remote sensing and other disaster related information. Improved information management capabilities would complement the activities of international and national disaster management agencies, as well as local government and private response organizations. The GEOWARN system concept originated as a student design project during the 1993 International Space University (ISU) Summer Session. The student team developed a system design that would utilize data from existing remote sensing resources augmented by additional satellite and airborne sensor platforms and an extensive Geographical Information System, linked via a computer network. This network would contribute to the task of providing global disaster warning and relief support. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center performed a subsequent study to assess the concept feasibility, and refine the ISU concept. It was concluded that a system design which optimizes the use of existing resources can provide significant improvements in disaster warning and management capabilities worldwide. It was also concluded that NASA resources and the Mission to Planet Earth Program could make valuable contributions toward the implementation of the GEOWARN system. This paper presents the results of the feasibility study, including a general overview of the GEOWARN concept and the elements of the system.
Paper Session III-B - The Global Emergency Observation, Warning and Relief Network (GEOWARN); Utilization of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth in Disaster Management
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Enterprise Rooms
The United Nations has proclaimed the decade of the 1990's as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). The Global Emergency Observation Warning and Relief Network (GEOWARN) was conceived in response to this initiative as a system that could improve disaster management capabilities by providing a mechanism for the timely processing and dissemination of remote sensing and other disaster related information. Improved information management capabilities would complement the activities of international and national disaster management agencies, as well as local government and private response organizations. The GEOWARN system concept originated as a student design project during the 1993 International Space University (ISU) Summer Session. The student team developed a system design that would utilize data from existing remote sensing resources augmented by additional satellite and airborne sensor platforms and an extensive Geographical Information System, linked via a computer network. This network would contribute to the task of providing global disaster warning and relief support. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center performed a subsequent study to assess the concept feasibility, and refine the ISU concept. It was concluded that a system design which optimizes the use of existing resources can provide significant improvements in disaster warning and management capabilities worldwide. It was also concluded that NASA resources and the Mission to Planet Earth Program could make valuable contributions toward the implementation of the GEOWARN system. This paper presents the results of the feasibility study, including a general overview of the GEOWARN concept and the elements of the system.
Comments
Aerospace Technology as Applied to Everyday Life
Session Chairman: William Gasko, Director, Center for Technology Commercialization
Session Organizer: Chris Cook