Liaison/Coordination opportunity for OASIS EMTC and OGC

FYI to TC Members

I spotted an invitation from OGC to peer organizations to participate

in a workshop on disaster preparedness and response, which should

include emergency warnings/messaging.

Since OASIS has an Organizational liaison relationship with OGC,

this workshop and ongoing study might present a new opportunity

to highlight the role of CAP and attract new players to the OASIS

TC's work in further standards development for CAP.

Details below per your possible interest.

- Robin Cover

============ Details:

OGC invites you to the Disasters CDS Workshop at NASA Ames

http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/2771

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites you to the

Disasters Concept Development Study Workshop on

May 17-18, 2018 at NASA Ames, Moffett Field CA. The workshop

is sponsored by USGS, FGDC and other US Government agencies.

The workshop is hosted by NASA Ames. 

The workshop marks the early stages of OGC's Disaster 

Concept Development Study, and will shape future activities

to be led by OGC regarding disaster preparedness & response,

and to inform development of potential Disaster Spatial

Data Infrastructures (SDI).

In the last 10 years, Earth has experienced more than

370 annual natural disasters, causing an average of

70,000 deaths per year. So far in 2018, the United States

alone has experienced three disaster events with losses

exceeding $1 billion each. 

Can we save more lives and reduce damages by providing 

better discovery and access to data that will improve

mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery of disasters?

The ability to effectively share, use, and re-use geospatial

information and applications across and between governments

and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in support of

disaster response and resilience is dependent upon having a

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) already in-place when

disaster strikes.

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is bringing together

key stakeholders in the natural hazards disaster communities

to advance the emerging Disaster SDI by conducting a study

and developing a set of pilots in the coming years. The OGC's

Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study (CDS)

will assess the current state of data and product exchange

technologies as used in disaster planning, response, and

recovery. The information gained in the CDS will aid in 

developing a series of future pilots that will in turn

advance the state of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) 

that support disaster risk reduction across the globe.

Specifically, the purpose of this workshop is to guide 

future OGC Innovation Program Activities by:

1) Engaging different stakeholders in disasters

2) Helping participants better understand activities occuring

   at OGC and other key organizations

3) Engaging executive level participants to understand the

   most important challenges

4) Engaging operational and technical stakeholders to gather

   and share information on the current state for using

   geospatial data and services during natural disasters,

   including: Understanding what data, applications, tools

   and services stakeholders need; Understanding what data,

   applications, tools and services are available; Understanding

   the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of

   resources; Understanding interoperability challenges

   and integration opportunities; and Identifying gaps

   in data, applications, tools and services

Related:

OGC requests information to guide Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study

http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/2745

Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study

http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/initiatives/disasterscds

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Robin Cover
OASIS, Director of Information Services