Crisis Management

Total Hours in Course162

Number of hours for lectures24

Number of hours for seminars and practical classes24

Independent study hours114

Date of course confirmation19.01.2022

Responsible UnitInstitute of Land Management and Geodesy

Course developers

prof.

Armands Celms

Dr. sc. ing.

reserch

Aivars Ratkevičs

Mg. sc. ing.

Course abstract

The aim of the study course is to provide a theoretical and practical insight into the factors of origin of various crises, the principles of crisis classification, their development, consequences, results and the basics of spatial management of their management. Students are introduced to general experience in counteracting the development of various types of crises, minimizing and overcoming their negative consequences, the basics, structures, development and practice of crisis management organization, as well as geoinformation specialists supporting crisis management organizations and structures, development and practice. The practical work acquires initial practical skills in forecasting the development and consequences of crises of various scales (including the use of spatial information) as well as in determining possible localization measures limiting the development of crises, basics of their implementation calculations, as well as , supporting crisis development mitigation, localization and management measures in the calculation and basis of their implementation.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

1. Manages geospatial support for spatial planning of crises according to their types, forecasts of their consequences according to origin, as well as spatial planning support organizations for forecasting, managing, localizing and preventing the development of crises, focusing on the issues of its theory and practice - tests
2. Is able to orientate in the basics of crisis management spatial planning organization and implementation, is able to correctly identify the need for geoinformation support and opportunities to support specific types of crisis management organization, including the development of possible crisis planning and development forecasts - practical work

3. Is able to rationally assess the threats and development of the crisis, to define the necessary geoinformation support, its tasks, products and deadlines for their development. To forecast the need, possibilities and scope of future spatial support measures and products in accordance with the development of the crisis. Able to define the quality criteria of support products, the raw materials to be used, the technological and technical solutions to be used, the time limits for reproduction and the formats, volumes, users and specific needs of the products to be delivered according to the crisis management tasks. - practical work

Course Content(Calendar)

1. History of crises and their development, public and national security interests, understanding of crises and disasters, their origin, types, development scenarios and results (1h)
2. What is meant by 'crisis management', its nature, content, objectives, tasks and modalities, national threats and military crises; (1h)
3. Principles of crisis management, organization and understanding of the spatial situation; (1h)
4. Understanding of crisis management and management resources; (1h)
5. Crisis management work cycles, the place and role of spatial planning in them; (1h)
6. Crisis management structures and principles of division of competencies, international experience; (1h)
7. The relationship between the local situation and the effects of climatic conditions on the development and results of different types of crises; (1h)
8. Understanding of the scales of crisis management and overcoming, their relation to the scales and volumes of geoinformation required for use; (1h)
9. Geoinformation support for forecasting and planning processes, their role in overcoming the optimal regime crisis; (1h)
10. Crisis Management Systems, Military and Civil Defense Systems and their tasks; (1h)
11. Latvian crisis management organization structure, division of competencies, Legislation and regulations for crisis management; (1h)
12. Phases of crisis management work cycles, their nature, tasks, sequence and content of activities; (1h)
13. Crisis management, preparedness preparation and spatial support for geoinformation; (1h)
14. Crisis management work cycle planning and management documents, their relation to geoinformation; (1h)
15. Crisis management geoinformation support structure; (1h)
16. Types and structure of crisis management geoinformation products; (1h)
17. Preparation of geoinformation spatial planning support capabilities for crisis management; (1h)
18. The place and specifics of geoinformation support in crisis management processes; (1h)
19. Principles and bases for the establishment of technical support for crisis management geoinformation support; (1h)
20. The place and specifics of geoinformation support in military crisis management processes; (1h)
21. Geoinformation Support Support Units (GIS) and teams - their basic types and structure, technical equipment and technologies - for work in crisis management; (1h)
22. Crisis management stocks of geoinformation materials and data; (1h)
23. Data of geoinformation (spatial information) and other databases, their formats and significance of availability; (1h)
24. The place and role of 3D modeling in crisis management processes, operating principles and teams; (1h)

Practical works:
1. Preparation of a crisis management (work planning) map (database) according to the situation of a specific task - event; (2h)
2. Determining the impact of the crisis and the territories necessary for overcoming it, depicting their borders, zones and situation; (1h)
3. Support for crisis management staff - development of a calculation map for spatial forecasts (versions) of crisis development; (2h)
4. Creation of a data layer on the availability of crisis management resources and their location; (2h)
5. Calculations of the forecasts of the impact of crisis threats - using the available information on the population, their location in the space, economic objects, their locations in the risk areas, as well as threats to the safety of their activities (2h)
6. Development of variants of evacuation plans for the population and material resources at risk on the map; (1h)
7. Development of a spatial plan (map) for the relocation of crisis management resources, including the impact of time factors, development of a road use deconstruction map; (2h)
8. Maintaining the topicality of crisis situation monitoring data (maps) and development of cartographic annexes to situation reports (2h)
9. Preparation of spatial products (maps and their data sets) and calculations of the amount of their reproduction for issuance to crisis management personnel and structures; (2h)
10. 3D modeling in the interests of crisis monitoring and management - spatial calculations and their preparation for demonstration; (2h)
11. Operational integration of new information (incl. Obtained with drones, satellites, etc.) into the developed spatial products for crisis management; (2h)
12. Development of geo-information provision products for specific tactical measures (according to specifically defined tasks) (2h)
13. Defense of practical works. (2h)

Requirements for awarding credit points

Written and oral exam, evaluation in 10 points system

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

The independent work is developed in connection with and in coordination with the schedule of laboratory work.
Tasks:
- identify the areas and extent of the damage caused by the disaster (crisis), display it in a spatial document;
- To make crisis development forecasts using the impact of the spatial situation of the area and to display it in a spatial document;
- To determine the calculations of the inhabitants and materials to be evacuated from the endangered territories, to prepare their evacuation plan on the map (determining the collection points, evacuation routes, the amounts of necessary transport and support);
- to plan support for crisis management geoinformation and to develop samples of crisis management spatial products, to organize geoinformation acquisition activities with remote sensing methods, as well as to search for and appropriately prepare spatial information available on the Internet and databases

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Written and oral exam, evaluation in 10 points system
To take the exam
1. Practical work must be completed, handed over and defended;
2. For positively evaluated tests

Compulsory reading

1. Nacionālās drošības likums: LR Likums [tiešsaiste]. Pieņemts 14.12.2000. Stājas spēkā 12.01.200. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/14011-nacionalas-drosibas-likums

2.Krīzes vadības padomes nolikums: MK noteikumi Nr. 42 [tiešsaiste]. Pieņemts 18.01.2011. Stājas spēkā 21.01.2011. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/224553-krizes-vadibas-padomes-nolikums

Periodicals and other sources

Eiropas Padomes 2008. gada 8. decembra direktīvas 2008/114/EK lai apzinātu un noteiktu Eiropas Kritiskās infrastruktūras un novērtētu vajadzību uzlabot to aizsardzību. Pieejams: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/114/oj/?locale=LV

Notes

Academic higher education master's study programme “Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing” full-time studies

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