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Satellite images for hazard management and mitigation

The impact of natural disasters such as flooding, forest fires, storms and earthquakes can be lessened through effective hazard management and mitigation. It is necessary to develop and enhance prediction models, monitor facilities and draft regulations and contingency plans applying to natural or manmade disasters. We provide quick, easy access to the latest satellite imagery for objective, reliable information,and deliver reference maps for prevention purposes, and damage maps for recovery operation.

You need

during a disaster

to quickly locate affected areas and map damage
to gather information about the disaster and consolidate it to ensure an efficient response
to organize and optimize humanitarian aid missions

before and after the event

to update disaster preparedness plans with newly identified hazard zones and emergency response plans
to improve disaster prediction and simulation models through lessons learned

We offer

ready-to-use products and services

disaster planning databases
- up-to-date digital basemaps generated from high-resolution optical orthoimages, radar images and DEMs
- updated land-use/land-cover maps and hazard maps

disaster and post-disaster databases
- urgent, priority tasking of SPOT, Envisat and Radarsat satellites
- rush delivery of images (< 24 h)
- urgent detection of disaster-hit areas after acquisition of disaster images
- detailed damage mapping after acquisition of post-disaster images
Advanced and thematics post-disaster products with Safer (GMES project), providing accurate mapping of damaged areas
RISKFRAME, a highly configurable, scalable and complete risk management system that can be adapted to any type of natural or industrial risk for civil security, crisis management rooms, townships, department administrations and others national services.

operational solutions

expertise in specifying satellite image processing procedures and methods
installation and commissioning of operational disaster management tools
training in decision-support techniques for disaster management
complete production processes including training, technical support, hardware, software and technology transfer

Key benefits

multisource archive and up-to-the-minute imagery due to the unique priority tasking of SPOT, Envisat and Radarsat satellites with near-real-time delivery
multiresolution offers scales suited to damage mapping at 1:500 000 over wide areas to 1:10 000 at specific sites
frequently updated maps for hazard zone databases
network of partners experienced in image processing and interpretation.

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