Application of Geoinformation in Forecasting the Origin of Crises

Total Hours in Course120

Number of hours for lectures24

Number of hours for seminars and practical classes24

Independent study hours72

Date of course confirmation19.01.2022

Responsible UnitInstitute of Land Management and Geodesy

Course developer

Zemes pārvaldības un ģeodēzijas institūts

Gunārs Silabriedis

Dr. sc. ing.

Replaced course

BūvZM006 [GBUVM006] Application of Geoinformation in Forecasting the Origin of Crises

Course abstract

The aim of the study course is to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the place and role of spatial planning of geoinformation support in the development of forecasts / scenarios for the origin and development of various crises, as well as in the preparation of timely support and provision of their overcoming and management processes. Students are introduced to the organization of geoinformation support, the range of spatial products to be developed and the activities of geoinformation specialists in the processes and procedures for forecasting the origins of crises and their potential development, timely preparing crisis management organizations and structures for effective performance. In practical works students acquires skills in the development of various types of geoinformation products and support in accordance with the scale and types of specific predictable crises, their development and forecasting the consequences using spatial information. Developing practical skills in the support of spatial forecasting of possible crisis identification and development, as well as in the calculations of the implementation of the plan of measures for limiting, localizing and overcoming the development of potential crises.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

1. Knows spatial planning of geoinformation support for crisis origin forecasting according to their types, consequences forecasts according to origin and impact, as well as spatial planning support organization in crisis development forecasting and management planning, focusing on the issues of theory and practice - tests
2. Is able to orientate oneself 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 in the development of possible crisis planning and development forecasts - practical works
3. Is able to rationally evaluate the potential threats and development of the crisis to define the necessary geoinformation support, its tasks, products and development deadlines. To determine the need, possibilities and scope of spatial support measures and products in accordance with the crisis development forecasts, to define the quality criteria of support products, raw materials to be used, technological and technical solutions to be used, execution time limits, multiplication formats, volumes, users conditions for the performance of the tasks. - practical works

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Crisis management work cycles, their content, place and role of spatial planning in them; (1h)
2. Scales of crisis management and overcoming, scales and volumes of geoinformation required for their overcoming forecasts and support; (1h)
3. Geoinformation support for timely forecasts of crisis origins and coping planning processes, its role in crisis management; (1h)
4. Planning of crisis origins and processes, their geoinformation support; (1h)
5. Types and structure of geoinformation support products for crisis management planning; (1h)
6. Principles of military crisis planning and management, the importance of spatial planning; (1h)
7. Geographic information products for military crisis management forecasting and planning; (1h)
Test -1; (1h)
8. Understanding of crisis management, preparedness and spatial support for geo-information; (1h)
9. Calculation and preparation of geoinformation spatial planning support capabilities for crisis management; (1h)
10. Military crisis management, preparedness and spatial support for geoinformation; (1h)
11. Basics of planning the technical provision of crisis management geoinformation support; (1h)
12. Geoinformation Support Support Units (GIS) and teams - their types, structures and tasks; (1h)
13. Planning of geoinformation support materials and data collections for crisis management; (1h)
14. Geoinformation data (spatial information), availability organization, preparation; (1h)
15. Application of available / existing GIS systems of institutions and organizations to support crisis management; (1h)
16. Search, suitability and adaptation of freely available and registered network geographic information data and sets for crisis management planning; (1h)
17. Organization of acquisition and use of spatial data from databases with restricted or authorized access, solutions for their application and use in support of crisis forecasting; (1h)
18. 3D data, their modeling, place and role in crisis planning and management processes; (1h)
19. Remote sensing processes, procedures and technologies in crisis origin and development forecasting processes; (1h)
20. Planning for the updating and updating of spatial information in accordance with the results of crisis planning and development forecasts; (1h)
21. Military area and situational intelligence information acquisition process adaptation planning and preparation for use for crisis forecasting and planning purposes; (1h)
22. Organization of planning and forecasting geoinformation support works, using restricted access, secret spatial information and documents; (1h)
Test 2; (1h)

Practical works:
Students receive individual assignment tasks according to the listed tasks
1. Preparation of the basis for the crisis management (work planning) map (database) in accordance with the situation of the received task - event; (1h)
2. Identification of the place of origin of the crisis and the territories of its development impact forecasts, depiction of their possible borders, zones and situations of development phases; (1h)
3. Geoinformation support for crisis management staff - development of calculation maps (and data sets) for crisis development spatial forecast versions; (2h)
4. Development and presentation of data layers available for crisis management resources and their location (location); (1h)
5. Calculations of crisis threat impact forecasts - using the available information on the population and their location in the space, economic objects and their locations in the risk areas, as well as their security threats; (2h)
6. Development of variants of spatial plans for evacuation of population and material resources endangered by the crisis (maps and data); (1h);
7. Development of spatial plans (maps) for the relocation of crisis management resources and locations, including the effects of time factors; (1h)
8. Development of a decalcification map (database) for the use of road / transport arteries; (1h)
9. Calculations of the amount of preparation and reproduction of Spatial Products (maps and their data sets) required for the implementation of management, for their issuance to crisis management personnel and structures; (1h)
10. Examples of 3D modeling in the interests of crisis monitoring and management - spatial calculations and their preparation for demonstration; (2h)
11. Prompt acquisition and integration of remote sensing spatial information into the developed spatial products of the crisis management plan; (2h)
12. Development of the basis for a military crisis management planning map; (1h)
13. Military intelligence information and remote sensing threat forecast map; (2h)
14. Map for the development of military threat prevention, response, localization and liquidation plans; (1h)
15. Development of work cards and plan templates for heads of military services; (1h)
16. Military operation geoinformation support provision plan (on the map); (1h)
17. Development of geo-information provision products for specific tactical measures (according to specifically defined tasks) (1h)
18. Defense of practical works. (2h)

Requirements for awarding credit points

Test with a mark.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

The independent work is developed in relation and sequence to the tasks and schedule of the practical works.
Tasks:
- identify the areas and extent of possible damage from the origin of 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

1. Practical works must be completed, handed over and defended;
2. Positively evaluated test results.
Test with a mark, written and oral in a 10-point system.
The mark will be adjusted taking into account the evaluations of the tests and the evaluation of the defense of the practical works.

Compulsory reading

Likumi LV
Nacionālās drošības likums: LR Likums [tiešsaiste]. Pieņemts 14.12.2000. Stājas spēkā 12.01.2001. [Skatīts 31.01.2022.]. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/14011-nacionalas-drosibas-likums
MK noteikumi
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

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