npp/nora maritime safety partenariat march 3rd - 4th, 2010 copenhagen hans h. hansen environment...

NPP/NORA Maritime Safety Partenariat

March 3rd - 4th, 2010COPENHAGEN

Hans H. HansenEnvironment Agency of Iceland

NASARMNorth Atlantic Sensitivity and Response Map

NASARMNorth Atlantic Sensitivity and Response Map

A joint program by Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and NorwayFunded by the Nordic Council of Ministers

Overview

What is NASARMWhy ?For Whom ?When ?Where?

and then a few words on preparation and some technicalstuff ...

A comprehensive web-based sensitivity map, risk assessment, contingency plan and response information system of the North Atlantic Ocean

NASARM – ?

A steering committee with participants from Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands and Norway has been established and is acting as a board for the project.

Members of the committee are:Kristján Geirsson - Iceland - chairman,Rune Bergström - Norway,Suni Petersen - Faroe IslandsEigil Knudsen - Greenland.

Employee is Hans H. Hansen - Iceland.

•Nature – sensitive and important areas, nature reserves, wildlife, biology, weather etc.

•Risk factors – possible pollutants, marine traffic, offshore activities, shipwrecks, drainage etc.

•Response – who can respond and how, locate rescue and response teams and equipment.

Our vision is to collect data and prepare a web based information system about the North Atlantic that covers :

It is important to know that this data base and web map is not intended to replace local risk maps and we recommend the use of local websites or databases if people want to have detailed information on some local areas. - There will be links to these sites -

The goal of this project is to collect data that gives a good overview of the whole area and that the data being reconciled.

What NASARM is not:

It is not our intention to produce new data or research for this project, instead we plan to use publicly available data from research institutions, government agencies, universities, individuals and others that accept to contribute to the project.

The added value is in the correlation between different entities and countries, thus creating unique opportunity to evaluate the risk of increased shipping, oil exploration, and other possible activities in the marine area, and to better prepare for response if a pollution incident occurs.

Recent international development has increased vessel traffic in the fragile and pristine North Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Norway.

It is therefore extremely important that the countries involved unite in surveillance of the increased traffic, collect information on the most sensitive areas and prepare for the emergency response in the case of a larger spill of oil or other hazardous substances.

Why - ?

This system is aimed to support decision when planning pollution preparedness and/or response.

For governments, policy makers, maritime authorities, pollution response units and others, to evaluate the risk of increased shipping, oil exploration, and other possible activities in the marine area, and to better prepare for response if (when) a pollution incident occurs.

Also open for the public.

For whom - ?

Iceberg and scattered ice nearby

Mbl. 20.10.2009:

Oil tanker between Greenland and Iceland

06-10-2009 kl. 22:00

When ?

The web-map will be ready in the end of 2010.

The work is almost according to plan.

Web server will be up this month.

Project Plan for North Atlantic Sensitivity and Response Map (NASARM)

Project leader: Kristján Geirsson Employee: Hans H. Hansen

Time: February 2009 HHH starts to work on preparation

March Preparation, examining websites and data of the North Atlantic April Preparation, examining websites and acquisition of data of the North Atlantic May Examining websites and establishing contact with Icelandic collaborators Test Gis-server up and workingJune Examining websites and establishing contact with nordic collaborators July Compilation of data and web solution development - collaboration with partners

August Compilation of data and web solution development - collaboration with partnersSeptember Compilation of data and web solution development - collaboration with partners

October Compilation of data and web solution development - collaboration with partners 1st meeting of steering committeeNovember Compilation of data and web solution development - collaboration with partnersDecember Compilation of data and web solution development - collaboration with partners

January 2010 Prototype of web solution readyFebruary Tests, corrections and improvements on website and data

March Tests, corrections and improvements on website and data Gis-server readyApril Tests, corrections and improvements on website and data May Tests, corrections and improvements on website and data 2nd meeting of steering committeeJune Tests, corrections and improvements on website and data July NASARM web ready

August Compilation of report and introduction to collaborators and others

September Compilation of report and introduction to collaborators and othersPossible 3rd meeting of steering committee

Official launch of website and report to the Nordic Council of Ministers

Project Plan

Where ?

In Cyberspace – on the Internet - where else ??

Few words on preparation and some technical issues on the project

First few simple rules• Keep it simple• Keep it accurate and up-to-date

– Some layers are static while others may change frequently

• Keep it fast– Similar technology as in GoogleEarth

• Attractive, if possible ?

Preparation• Other projects or websites• Available Base Maps• Available Overlay Data• Local Data• Web Solutions

Other projects or websites

• Vákort - af suður- og vesturströnd Íslands– Risk Map of South and West coast of Iceland

• MARIS - system for the HELCOM area• EPPR – Circumpolar Map of Resources from Oil Spills in the

Arctic• NUNAGIS - Greenland on maps• KYSTVERKET – Kystinfo - kartløsning

• ...... and many, many, many more

Risk Map of South and West coast of Iceland

MARIS Maritime Accident Response Information System

EPPR Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response

EPPR Sample – map #35

NunaGIS - Greenland on maps

KYSTVERKET – KystInfo kartløsning

Preparation• Other projects or websites• Available Base Maps• Available Overlay Data• Local Data• Web Solutions

Base Maps – Earth_1km

Base Maps – WSI-Earth99

Base Maps – Elevation shading

Base Maps – Elevation color

Base Maps – depth contours GEBCO’97

Base Maps – Time Zone Boundaries

Base Maps – Mixed – Time zones + shade + depth

Base Maps – Mixed Topographic Map

LANDSAT – 46 frames

LANDSAT – zoom Sandøy 1:100.000

LANDSAT – zoom Vestmannaeyjar 1:100.000

Preparation• Other projects or websites• Available Base Maps• Available Overlay Data• Local Data• Web Solutions

Overlay Data

Overlay Data

Overlay Data

Overlay Data

Overlay Data

Overlay Data + links to other data

Overlay Data + links to other data

Preparation• Other projects or websites• Available Base Maps• Available Overlay Data• Local Data• Web Solutions

Local Data – Norway

Local Data – Iceland

Local Data - Greenland

Local Data - Greenland + links to other data

Preparation• Other projects or websites• Available Base Maps• Available Overlay Data• Other Local Data• Web Solutions

ESRI – ArcGis Server

Flex Viewer

Area

Area

Scale

• 1:20 000 000 ???• ........

• 1:1000 000• 1:500 000• 1:250 000• 1:100 000• .... Bigger ???

1:250 000 - Greenland

1:250 000 – Faroe Islands

1:100 000 - Greenland

1:100 000 – Faroe Islands

Map projections• Lambert• Mercator• UTM• others ... ??

• ...... more than one ???

Lambert’s Conformal Conic

Mercator

UTM zone 28

North Pole Stereographic

Language

• On hompage – English and other languages

• In map - English

Other options in distributing information

Google Earth filesSelected scenes as .pdf filesOther ? ...

Google Earth

Collection of .pdf files like EPPR

Next steps:• New and/or updated data

– Keep NASARM alive

• Extension of area• Use same or similar methodology on other

areas – example more detailed Risk Map of Icelandic Waters

• Etc. etc.

Thanks

Hans H. Hansen e-mail: hans@ust.is