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NCC roles

in successful disaster response

I.R.IRAN

Ali Javidaneh

Technical Deputy of

National Cartographic Center (NCC)

The Second UN-GGIM-AP Plenary Meeting

Teheran Iran

28-30 October 2013

Outline

• Types of natural disasters occur in IRAN

• Examples of these disasters

• Measures taken by NCC for disaster management

• Types of data collected and prepared by NCC for disaster management

• Equipment or technical methods used by NCC for disaster management

• Factors contributing to effective disaster preparedness by NCC

• Users of NCC’s data and services

• Role of UN-GGIM-AP in disaster management

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Types of natural disasters occur in IRAN

• Earthquake

• Landslide

• Flood

• Drought

• Avalanche

• Wildfire

Examples of the disasters

• Earthquake

• Bam, (2003, Mw 6.5)

• Baladeh,(2004, Mw 6.2)

• Ahar-Varzaghan,( 2012, , M 6.4 and M 6.3 )

• Booshehr, (2013, Mw 6.3)

• Bashagard-Jask (2013,Mw 6.2 )

• Saravan (2013, Mw7.2)

• wildfire

• Golestan, 2010, 2013

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Measures taken by NCC for disaster management

data acquisition for disasters management

spatial support atlas for

earthquake management

SDI of disaster management

proper allocation for temporary

settlement after disaster

• Earthquake of North of Iran, 1990 (aerial photography 3day after of

earthquake)

• Bam city earthquake , 2003 (aerial photography the day after earthquake)

• InSar and Levelling Observations for the Bam Earthquake

• Karkheh river flooding , 2005 (aerial photography two days after the flood)

• South of Iran flood , 2006 (aerial photography two days after the flood)

• Azerbaijan (north of Iran) earthquake , 2012 (digital photography and

airborne LiDAR two days after earthquake)

• Images to Detect Oil Pollution in Persian Gulf

• Subsidence area in Tehran detected by precise levelling during 13 years

Data acquisition for disasters management

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Spatial support atlas for earthquake management

SDI of disaster management

SDI

Disaster management

Involving organizations and agencies

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Proper allocation for temporary settlement after

disaster

• The condition of proper location is proximity to roads and city, distant from

faults, lakes, rivers, floodways, buildings, having proper slop and being not

to expose wind from city.

Type of Data Collected and Prepared by NCC

for disaster management

• National Geodatabase includes:

• The vector layers of Topographic Basemaps at 1:25000 and 1:1000000

scales from whole country

• The vector layers of Geological maps at1:100000 scale covering whole

country

• ETM Image coverage of whole country (15m)

• DTM of whole country (10m)

• SPOT Images of whole country (2.5m)

• IRS Images of whole country (5m)

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• General topographic, thematic and image maps

• Supporting rescue Teams with Different kinds of thematic maps of

affected areas before and after disaster;

• Production of Atlases in different subjects, such as “PPOPULATION,

GEOLOGY, ROADS, … for pre-disaster preparation;

• Development of the Geographic Names Database to guide rescuers in

locating villages and small inhibited places in post Disasters phase.

Type of Data Collected and Prepared by NCC

for disaster management

General Topographic Map Satellite Image Map Thematic Map- Platform & Faults of Iran

Type of Data Collected and Prepared by NCC

for disaster management

Geographic Name Database Search Engine

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• digital aerial mapping equipments

• Determine the exact height of the Rafsanjan area with airborne LiDAR

imagery (annual measurement) and prevent soil loss

Equipment or technical methods used by NCC for

disaster management

• Iranian Permanent GPS Network (IPGN) for monitoring crustal deformation

• Recent earthquake in NW Iran , August 11, 2012

• Capability of IPGN for earthquake prediction using TEC ionosphere

• Iranian Permanent GPS Network (IPGN) for metrological application Water vapor plays a major role in atmospheric processes

GPS receiver + meteorological sensor = GPS Meteorology technique

Application of GPS Meteorology :

- Near Real-Time Weather Forecasting Integrated Precipitable Water Vapor (IPWV)

- Flash Flood Prediction

- Long-Term Weather Studies (Climatology)

- Fog Forecasting

GPS Water Vapor Tomography: 3-D distribution of tropospheric water vapor

Equipment or technical methods used by NCC for

disaster management

velocity field of GPS networks relative

to Eurasia plate

Seismic hazard

Slip rate of

faults

recurrence interval of

earthquake

Strain rate

Displacement of “AHAR” GPS site due

to recent NW Iran earthquake

TEC: Total Electron Content

Iranian Regional Ionosphere Model (IR-RIM) produced by IPGN data (DOY 173

, 2009) TEC values illustrated in 0.1 TECU. Integrated Water Vapor in NW Iran using IPGN observations (DOY 266,

2006)

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Equipment or technical methods used by NCC for

disaster management

• “HODA”: Nation-wide differential GNSS project. The main purpose of the

project is providing differential corrections in the whole country.

• Nationwide DGPS provide “Real-time Corrections” for GPS users for

online processing that they are able to positioning at the moment with

guaranteed accuracy.

• This capability is important for near real-time monitoring of crustal

deformation.

• InSar Dispalcement time series of Damavand volcano.3-5 mm/yr extension

and 3 mm/yr subsidence

Equipment or technical methods used by NCC for

disaster management

• Persian Gulf Level Monitoring Network (Main Stations)

• Erosion Project in Bushehr Province

• Tsunami Early Warning Stations (Oman Sea)

• Caspian Sea Level Monitoring Network (Sea Level Rise)

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Factors contributing to effective disaster

preparedness by NCC

Permanent data acquisition and

keep the National Geodatabase

update

Performing required spatial

analyses to spatially support

preparedness

Sharing analyses results through National clearinghouse

for disaster managers

Users of NCC’s data and services

Ministries and governmental organizations

Private and Public sectors

Academies, …

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Contact information

[Name]

Ali Javidaneh

Technical deputy of NCC

[Organization Name]

National Cartographic Center,

Vice-presidency for strategic planning and supervision,

Islamic republic of Iran

[email address]

javidaneh@ncc.org.ir