NPS-DHS Project/Product Overview Playbook #: RSC-01 NPS-DHS Project/Products Overview Playbook Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Earthquake Response Project Playbook #: RSC-01 Revised – 10/15/2013 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited i NPS-DHS Project/Product Overview Playbook #: RSC-01 Playbook Table of Contents Executive Summary……………….……………………………………… iii Overview……………….…………………………………………………… 1 Purpose/Objectives……………….……………………………………… 1 Research and Product Review……….………………………………… 1 Research Organization and Team ……….……………………………. 6 USB Project Disk Drive…………………………………………………... 10 Internal Webpage…………………………………………………………. 11 Playbook Directory……….………………………………………………. 13 References……….………………………………………………………… 14 ii NPS-DHS Project/Product Overview Playbook #: RSC-01 Executive Summary This is the first of a series of “Playbooks” designed to assist first responders and emergency managers with the use of remote sensing data for improved earthquake response. This Playbook describes a pilot project funded by the Department of Homeland Security and conducted by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Remote Sensing Center (RSC) to explore remote sensing imagery and other geographic information in support of earthquake response. It outlines the methodology used to identify products, links them to essential elements of information (EEI’s), and describes a tiered-product concept tied to connectivity and power. This Playbook provides the “big-picture” for the project, which required integration of several other existing NPS projects’ capabilities. It introduces the NPS Remote Sensing Center, other NPS teammates and contributions, and other non-NPS project members participating in the effort. A coordinated approach is described combining external project results with the direct efforts of NPS/RSC and partners supported by the Pilot Project. This led to an end-to-end demonstration of the technology during a field exercise conducted during August 2012 at the NPS “Research and Experimentation for First Responders“ (RELIEF) activity at Camp Roberts, California. This forms the model for the overall integrated earthquake response project, including all of the required hardware, software, data, and communications to demonstrate the role that remote sensing and other geographic data could play in an austere field environment following an earthquake. The integrated model provides the framework for utilization of remote sensing data to assist with emergency response. The Playbook Directory near the end of this document shows the NPS Earthquake Response Playbook sequence to help put this Playbook into perspective and give an overview of products resulting from this research and some aspects of practical implementation. The content of each Playbook is briefly described; however, users are referred to the specific named and numbered Playbooks for full product descriptions. These provide additional detailed product information, instructions on how to separately utilize the individual products, and how to combine them into an integrated system for improved earthquake response. iii NPS-DHS Project/Product Overview Playbook #: RSC-01 Overview Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate, the Remote Sensing Center (RSC) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has conducted research into the use of remote sensing data for improved earthquake response and developed a series of instructional Playbooks designed to assist first responders and emergency managers with the use of remote sensing technology in their emergency response operations. This project/product overview Playbook (Playbook #: RSC-01) is the first in a series of instructional guides emerging from the research completed for the Earthquake Response Project at NPS conducted during 2011 - 2012. The objective of the NPS Earthquake Response Project was to improve post-disaster response and recovery through the delivery and integration of remotely-sensed data into existing Emergency Management Concept of Operations (CONOPS). These remote sensing datasets and derived products are designed to be a valuable source of geographic information in support of emergency planning; change detection; and post-disaster event assessment, response, and management. The technology concept and products developed were tested and demonstrated during an NPS RELIEF exercise at Camp Roberts California on August 15 – 16, 2012. The Playbooks described here summarize the products developed during the project, the operational experience at the Camp Roberts event, and provide guidelines on how first responders and emergency managers can use the NPS Playbooks and products to help improve earthquake response. Purpose/Objectives The objective and purpose of this Playbook is to provide an introduction to the NPS- DHS Earthquake Response project and to describe the Playbook Series and its use. This Playbook can be used to establish perspective for the rest of the Playbooks and how they fit together to provide a comprehensive approach to improved earthquake response using remote sensing and other geospatial data. Research and Product Review A workshop exploring the use of remote sensing technologies for improved earthquake warning, monitoring, and response was conducted at NPS on 25 – 27 January 2011 under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and the Naval Postgraduate School Remote Sensing Center (NPS/RSC). The workshop brought first responders, emergency management personnel, and experts on earthquakes and the use of remote sensing technology together to discuss the current state-of-the-art with respect to earthquake forecasting, prediction, warning, and post-disaster response, and the role that remote sensing technology could play in improving capabilities (NPS, 2011). Based on the discussions and outcome of the workshop, DHS S&T supported the NPS Remote Sensing Center (RSC) to conduct a pilot project for Monterey County, California, to explore the use of remote sensing technology for improved 1 NPS-DHS Project/Product Overview Playbook #: RSC-01 earthquake response. RSC subsequently conducted meetings and discussions with the emergency response community to determine how remote sensing technology might contribute to their response efforts. The specific focus of these was to develop products in direct support of earthquake response in Monterey County, California. Key questions to be answered included: What information is needed? When is information needed? What remote sensing platforms/sensors capabilities are important? What platforms-sensors-data are available? How can baseline data and post-event information validate infrastructure problems and failures and how can these help determine what resources are needed to avoid unnecessary deployments and evacuations? First responders were also questioned as to whether they required “answers”, or data/imagery. The response was both, but they want to match the technology to the discipline-driven requirements. Key research elements for the study were defined based on these discussions (Figure 1). Figure 1: Summary of Key Research Elements for the NPS Pilot Project Research. 2 NPS-DHS Project/Product Overview Playbook #: RSC-01 These requirements were meshed with NPS remote sensing capabilities and detailed information regarding emergency responders’ critical needs (essential elements of information or “EEIs”). (Figure 2). Figure 2: Summary of Selected Essential Elements of Information (EEIs) Based on the above, existing and available remote sensing datasets were reviewed to determine their value and potential use for improved earthquake response. A variety of datasets were selected for product development, ultimately leading to several categories of products. These include: Baseline imagery and geographic data: Selected imagery of Monterey County and the City of Monterey are provided, including multispectral satellite data, several types of aerial photography, digital elevation data, baseline geographic information (GIS), and LiDAR data. Critical Infrastructure data: Information and data for locations that have been defined as Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) sites by the City of Monterey are provided. These include CIKR site data collected by both the City of Monterey and the Remote Sensing Center (RSC) of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and pre- 3 NPS-DHS Project/Product Overview Playbook #: RSC-01 disaster street-level and aerial photography of the CIKR sites acquired to provide a baseline for post-disaster image comparisons. Sample Change Detection Products: High resolution airborne imagery were acquired by San Diego State University from a light aircraft for the purpose of establishing baseline conditions for portions of Monterey County, California. Sites were flown several times over the course of two days to provide multitemporal datasets for demonstration of rapid change detection. Daily Power Outages and Fire Detections: A web-based reporting system hosted on a NOAA site provides daily notification of power outages and fire detections based on analysis of data from the “Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite” (VIIRS). Social Networking Products: Several social networking products including ushahidi, Twitter, Tweetdeck, Monitter, and Trendsmap were examined and implemented for use in disaster response. Mobile Application(s) for Disaster Response: A mobile application for form collection in support of damage assessment was adapted by the NPS/DHS