MIAVITA 5th and last newsletter
From: Costantini Licia <Licia.Costantini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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MIA-VITA Newsletter
(Mitigate and Assess risk from Volcanic Impact on Terrain and human Activities)
N. 5 – November 2012
After four years MIAVITA project ends this month. This newsletter contain the last results and activities carried out in the last period.
New handbook for volcanic risk management is now available for a free download
Based on MIAVITA experience, a handbook for volcanic threat management has been produced, which is mainly addressed to civil protection stakeholders, scientists and all the Institutions/people that deal with the management of volcanic crisis. This handbook takes into account the socio-economic, cultural and agricultural aspects, as well as cost effective monitoring and management of volcanic crisis, and it is particularly oriented towards developing countries. The handbook for volcanic risk management can be downloaded from: http://miavita.brgm.fr/default.aspx
Feedback on the International Conference on Integrated Approaches for Volcanic Risk Management
The International Conference on Integrated Approaches for Volcanic Risk Management was held at Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany on 11-12 September 2012.
A total of 70 participants from 18 countries around the world attended the conference. The programme included 39 oral presentations and 15 posters covering a large part of volcanic risk management fields of research.
Read more at: http://miavita.brgm.fr/pressroom/Pages/FeedbackontheInternationalConference.aspx
Table-top exercise organized in Fogo
During June 2012, within the MIAVITA project, an user training and a table-top exercise have been organized in Fogo island (Cape Verde) by the Civil Protection of Cape Verde (SNPC) and the INMG (the Institute responsible for volcano monitoring) together with the Civil Protection of Italy. The mission was organized within five days, with the table-top exercise planned for the last day. During the days preceding the exercise, the team disseminated the project, giving also information about the approaching exercise and underlining procedure and behaviour in case of alert. These activities were done all around the island of Fogo, in the main schools and administrative offices. Read more at: http://miavita.brgm.fr/pressroom/Pages/table-topexerciseorganizedinFogo.aspx
A Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Volcanic Tremors
Deployment of short duration experimental setups with a significant number of sensor nodes dispersed over a wide geographical region is unusual. The reason for that is because it is too difficult to install/maintain the several nodes or because the deployed equipment is very expensive and risk of damage is high. A promising solution appeared with the emergence of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). This technology allowed the ad hoc deployment of low cost systems which can be easily deployed and automatically interconnected, creating networks which are used to transport a broad range of information.
Read more at: http://miavita.brgm.fr/pressroom/Pages/WirelessSensorNetwork.aspx
Applying a structured multicriteria risk mapping method in Mount Cameroon
Recent works have been developed to apply a risk mapping method on Mount Cameroon volcano, which can take into account social, economic and environmental variables into GIS models.
Read more at: http://miavita.brgm.fr/pressroom/Pages/Applyingastructuredmulticriteriariskmappingmethod.aspx
SAR data analysis of the Corner Reflectors Network in Fogo volcano
On September 2011, the installation of a small network of Corner Reflectors (CRs) in Fogo has been successfully completed. The scope of this network is to provide some reference points useful for the calibration and validation of Interferometric results achieved by means of Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR). The network is composed by three CRs, purposely designed and realised for MIA-VITA project. They are trihedral shape type, in perforated aluminium and can be used for C-band (e.g. ENVISAT or future SENTINEL mission) and X-band SAR sensors (like COSMO-SkyMed system).
ENVISAT SAR images were acquired on Fogo volcano after the CRs set up volcano and here we present the results concerning the SAR data analysis to evaluate the performance of the CRs network.
Read more at: http://miavita.brgm.fr/pressroom/Pages/SARdataanalysisoftheCornerReflectorsNetworkinFogovolcano.aspx
Proof-of-concept for a scenario builder software
A proof-of-concept software has been developed in order to perform automated impact assessments of a volcanic eruption on a series of exposed elements, ranging from built areas to crops or network infrastructures.
Read more at: http://miavita.brgm.fr/pressroom/Pages/Proofofconceptforascenariobuildersoftware.aspx
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MIA-VITA is a 50-months project financed by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, Area “Environment”. The project has been designed to address multidisciplinary aspects of volcanic threat assessment and management in the International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPCs), from prevention to crisis management.
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Previous newsletters can be downloaded from MIAVITA website http://miavita.brgm.fr/pressroom/default.aspx
We will appreciate your replay comment about the newsletter and any efforts to disseminate it.
Best regards
Vittorio Bosi, Licia Costantini and Chiara Cristiani
(Department Civil Protection of Italy – Volcanic Risk Service)
MIA-VITA project coordinator:
Pierre Thierry (p.thierry@xxxxxxx)
Editorial Board (WP8):
Vittorio Bosi (vittorio.bosi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Licia Costantini (licia.costantini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Chiara Cristiani (chiara.cristiani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
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