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ABSTRACT: This works aims to establish the status of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) in Portugal, based on multiple sources. EMS supports all phases of the emergency management cycle: preparedness, prevention, disaster risk reduction, emergency response and recovery, providing civil protection authorities and Humanitarian Aid Agencies, with timely and accurate geo-spatial information derived from satellite remote sensing and completed by available in situ or open data sources. It is composed of an on-demand mapping component providing rapid maps for emergency response (EMSR) and risk and recovery maps for prevention and planning (EMSN), as well as an early warning and monitoring component. Of the 20 activations in Portugal until now, the predominant type of disaster is fire, followed by floods in EMSR and multiple hazard in EMSN, among others. The products have different formats and are available online. Geohazards, in the s.s. as disasters of geological origin, whether related to internal or external geodynamic processes, correspond to very few activations of EMSN, and exceptionally floods, as mixed natural hazard in EMSR activation. A stakeholder survey designed by IGME to check the level of engagement with service provider’s, still with a limited number of respondents, highlights that the majority of the stakeholders, both individual or organizations, demonstrate a medium to high knowledge about Copernicus EMS and had already requested Copernicus data. This was considered useful as well as the experience with the service. Although most of the stakeholders are not involved in the development or implementation of tools dedicated to geohazards, the overall engagement with these dedicated tools is remarkable. Other activities such as a dedicated Copernicus workshop for AGEO increased the knowledge of Copernicus EMS through experts from the European Commission and Portuguese focal point and Authorised User to activate the service. A few bottlenecks were identified through the Copernicus EMS activation chain such as time issues that can compromise the performance of the service and its effective support to the users for the disaster management. Another one is related to the availability of ancillary data that can compromise the result of the final product, relying solely on open access data or provided by the user. Best practices of the Copernicus EMS were are also identified at several levels, i.e. concerning pre-tasking of satellite images using early warning systems and linking the two main components of EMS (monitoring and on demand), data sources, scale, easiness of activation and data accessibility.
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Remote sensing Earth observation Geologic hazard Geologic mapping Spatial data Risk management Copernicus
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Quental, L. & Machado, S. (2020) AGEO Deliverable D4.1: Status report on the use of Copernicus EMS in the participating regions. Partner Report LNEG, February 2020. Platform for Atlantic Geohazard Risk Management. Interreg Atlantic area. ERDF funding Ageoatlantic - Platform for Atlantic Geohazard Risk Management, 26 pp.