Objective The purpose of RADATT is to provide an overall methodology for supporting emergency response management in natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, on the basis of a rapid estimate of the damage done. Integration of existing databases and natural hazard models with satellite-imaging data will provide a fast sound estimate of damage, with results immediately available on the Internet and elsewhere. The emphasis will be on analysing user needs and defining the functional specification for an appropriate software system architecture.An overall methodology for rapid estimation of damage from natural disasters, and support for decisions on response and recovery when they occur, involves integrating several components within a single user interface. They comprise remote sensing and earth-science database information, GIS technology, analytical modelling and image processing techniques.Integration of near real-time satellite imaging data with existing databases and natural hazard models will provide rapid and reliable estimates of damage. The results can be made immediately available via a network such as the Internet.After an earthquake, a great amount of money is always spent for the mitigation-rehabilitation process. Consequently, any improvement to the planning of mitigation-rehabilitation has a direct impact in terms of economic-technical benefits for EU.The proposed effort will concentrate on analysing user requirements and defining the functional specification for a software system architecture to achieve the above goals. Major Validation SitesGNDT, Italian Group of Earthquake Disaster Prevention, Rome, ITMunicipality of Lisbon, PTRegion of Crete, GRUsersThe users are operative units of the Italian Group of Earthquake Disaster Prevention, the Portuguese National Civil Protection and Municipality of Lisbon, and the Region of Crete. Approach The technologies to be examined include Geographic Information Systems, multi-source information access methods, data integration and image processing techniques. An expert in loss estimation will take an important role in the project. Expected Benefits- rapid identification of the damage sources- optimal response to emergency- reduced reaction time - from days to a matter of hours after a disaster- more efficient organisation of assistance and rehabilitation- increased reliability of damage and loss estimates- information from diverse data sources in common formats standardised across the EU- system directly available for use in seismic hazard applications in Greece, Portugal and Italy- subsequently exportable to other European countries- also adaptable to other types of natural disaster: potential to be investigated for the utilisation in various regions of North Africa, Middle East and India.Contribution to EU PoliciesThis is an opportunity to create a European system involving European experts, catering for the different geophysical characteristics in Europe, and accommodating large amounts of historical data whose availability is a feature of the European scene. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensingnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters Programme(s) FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998 Topic(s) C.9 - Telematics Applications for the Environment Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA EU contribution No data Address Corso Strada Nuova 65 27100 PAVIA Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Computer Control Systems Engineering Research & Design S.A. Greece EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Informação Sistemas e Desenvolvimento, Lda. Portugal EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Greece EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Sistemi Informatici Analisi Rischio Territoriale e Ambientale Srl Italy EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data University Lisboa Portugal EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Università degli Studi di Genova Italy EU contribution No data Address 161 Genova See on map Total cost No data
