Background Information
In 2018 the Federal Geographic Data Committee
co-sponsored the Concept Development Study(CDS) through OGC to advance the use of Geospatial Information for Disaster Risk Reduction. As a follow-up to this activity, the FGDC under the OGC Innovation program sponsored Disaster pilots in 2019 to close gaps and address challenges that resulted from the 2018 CDS.
2019 Pilot Project Resources
- Pilot Project Demonstrations - Visit this Youtube playlist for video demonstrations produced by the participating organizations as a resource to promote understanding in the community.
- Pilot Project User Guides - These user guides were produced by the participating organizations as a resource to support capacity development.
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2018 Community Engagement Workshops
- April 2018 Disasters CDS Workshop at NASA - The purpose of this workshop was to guide future OGC Innovation Program Activities by:
- Engaging different stakeholders in disasters
- Helping participants better understand activities occuring at OGC and other key organizations
- Engaging executive level participants to understand the most important challenges
- 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.
Workshop Agenda and Presenters
2018 Reports and other Resources
- FGDC Annual Report - The 2018 FGDC Annual report (pdf) provides a summary report of all activities conducted as part of the initiative and provides agency examples of Geospatial Applications, tools and services that support disaster risk resilience.
