COLOMBIAN SPACE COMMISSION: AN STRATEGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF COLOMBIA

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1 UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Fifty-fourth fourth session COLOMBIAN SPACE COMMISSION: AN STRATEGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF COLOMBIA Iván n Darío o Gómez G Guzmán General Director Geographic Institute Agustín n Codazzi (IGAC) Executive Secretary Colombian Space Commission (CCE) June 2011

2 COLOMBIAN SPACE COMMISSION (CCE) Decree 2442 / 2006 Article 2. Believe the Colombian Commission of Space, as institution of intersectoral consultation, coordination, guidance and planning, to guide the implementation of national policy about development and application of space technologies, and coordinate the development of plans, programs and projects in this area 43 Members present Vicepresidencia de la República

3 SPACE CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS Political and legal affairs COLOMBIAN SPACE COMISION Workgroups Telecommunications Knowledge and Research Management Colombian Spatial Data Infrastructure Satellite Navigation Earth Observation Astronomy, Astronautics, Spacial Medicine

4 CONPES: Guidelines of the National Earth Observation Program based in the implementation of Colombian Satellite of Earth Observation. NATIONAL EARTH OBSERVATION PROGRAM Policy guidelines ColombianSatellite ofearth Observation. Satellite and airborne system devices. Technological Developments. Applications Research, formation and cooperation. National Earth Observation Program. Objectives and strategies Projects. National Environmental System. National Risk Management System. INSTITUTO GEOGRÁFICO AGUSTÍN N CODAZZI

5 Projections of Colombian satellite program of land observation to t Aero spatial section: data Satellites (optic, radar) Aircraft sensors LIDAR Geogmagnetism Gravimetry Ionosphere Camera Radar LIDAR Land section: Reception and administration of images Management station Receptor Support stations (Meteorology) Planning center of missions National bank of imagines Policies to access and use Use and Knowledge management Policy guidelines Research, development and innovation Study Cooperation

6 36 APPLICATIONS 8 AREAS Colombian satellite for Earth Observation ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL EPIDEMIOLOGY LIVESTOCK WATER RESOURCE PUBLIC HEALTH SILVICULTURE OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS HEALTH EMERGENCYS FISHING ATMOSPHERE, METEOROLOGY, WEATHER SOIL ILICIT CROPS HYDROCARBURE DEFENSE MINING LANDSLIDE HIDRIC ENERGY HUMANITARY HEALTH FLOODS BIOFUELS EARTHQUAKE ALTERNATIVES ENERGYS VOLCANOES DROUGHT WEATHER PHENOMENA GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY BASE CARTHOGRAPHY TRANSPORTATION LANDCOVER AND LANDUSE INFRASTRUCTURE STATISTIC PRODUCTION CADASTRE FIRES CLIMATE CHANGE LAND PLANNING

7 TECHNOLOGIES GEOSPATIAL FOR FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IN COLOMBIA

8 STUDY AREA Study Area The study area covers 19 departments: Bolívar, Sucre, Atlántico and Cordoba partially Magdalena, Santander, Cesar, Antioquia, Boyaca, Caldas, Tolima, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, Risaralda, Norte de Santander, Chocó, Meta and Quindío. The base information scale is 1:

9 FLOOD ZONE DETERMINATION BASELINE NATIONAL, YEAR 2001 National area (100%) ha. Water bodies (1.6%) ha. Periodically flooded areas (9.2%) ha. Source: Land Cover, Corine Land Cover methodology, scale 1: , IDEAM, IGAC, Cormagdalena, SINCHI, NATIONAL PARKS.

10 METODOLOGÍA

11 SOURCE OF INFORMATION SATELLITE AND AIRBORNE IMAGES Radarsat 2 (12 m.) FAC-ADS80 ADS80 (50 cm.) UK-DMC (22 m.) Landsat (30 m.) ALOS (30 m.) Source of images: Activation of International charter space and major disasters Colombia; G- Mosaic project, Surrey Satellite Technology, and the Colombian Air Force

12 INTERPRETATION AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING FOR IDENTIFICATION OF FLOODED AREA Visual Interpretation. Digital Processing Flooded Area

13 DAMAGE EVALUATION Infrarrojo Infrarrojo Visible Visible Municipio de Plato - Magdalena ADS 80 (FAC) images after emergency

14 DAMAGE EVALUATION Infrarrojo Infrarrojo Visible Visible Municipio de Plato - Magdalena ADS 80 (FAC) images after emergency

15 DAMAGE EVALUATION Infrarrojo Infrarrojo Visible Visible Municipio de Plato - Magdalena Damage Determination

16 CARTOGRAPHY OF THE AFFECTED AREAS SCALE 1:

17 INTEGRATION THROUGH GIS REPORTS Affected areas per period Municipalities - baseline Change detection

18 RESULTS: FLOODED AREAS Interpreted areas (17,4%) hectares Zona Areas afectada of periodic por inundación flooding (31,5%) (10,6%) hectares ha. Water bodies (28,5%) hectares Flooded areas (40.1%) hectares Interpreted areas Zona interpretada 23/02/2011 Zona Flooded afectada areas por inundación Línea base (2001) Areas of periodic flooding Inundables periódicamente Cuerpos Water bodies de agua

19 STATISTIC IN AFFECT ZONES BY FLOODING STATES INTERPRETED ZONE FLOODING ZONE Name DANE Code Extent (ha.) NUMBER OF AFFECT MUNICIPALITI ES Extent (ha) % WATER BODY FASE (2001) FREQUENTLY FLOODING ZONES Extent (ha) % WATER BODY BASE LINE (2001) FREQUENTLY FLOODING ZONES FLOODING (ha.) % (ha.) % (ha.) % (ha.) % (ha.) % BOLÍVAR , , , , , , ,0 SUCRE , , , , , , ,9 ATLÁNTICO , , , , , , ,5 MAGDALENA , , , , , , ,4 SANTANDER , , , , , , ,7 CESAR , , , , , , ,6 CÓRDOBA , , , , , , ,6 ANTIOQUIA , , , , , , ,1 BOYACÁ , , , , ,8 98 0, ,2 CALDAS , , , , , , ,4 TOLIMA , ,2 0 0, , ,7 0 0, ,3 CUNDINAMARCA , , , , , , ,1 VALLE DEL CAUCA , , , ,3 0 0,0 0 0, ,0 CAUCA , , , ,1 0 0,0 0 0, ,0 RISARALDA , ,9 89 0,1 20 0,0 0 0,0 0 0, ,0 TOTAL OF STATES (15) , , , , , , ,1

20 STATISTIC IN AFFECT ZONES BY FLOODING LAND COVER extent (ha) Native grassland ,5% Heterogeneous agricultural lands ,1% Grasslands and Shrublands areas ,0% Areas with scatter vegetation ,2% Annual cultivated lands ,8% Mining zones ,7% Forest ,7% Urban zones ,9% Permanent agricultural lands ,6% Without information ,5% Industrial and shopping zones and communication neckwork 571 0,1% Introduce grassland 71 0,01% TOTAL COVER % % PASTOS AGRICULTURAL LANDS

21 URBAN AREA IN FLOODING ZONES State % Interpretado Urban area in flooding zones (ha) Flooding urban area in potential flooding zones (ha) ANTIOQUIA 63, ATLANTICO 95, BOLIVAR 98, BOYACA 22,2 63 CALDAS 56,8 25 CESAR 55, CORDOBA 100, CUNDINAMARCA 57, MAGDALENA 71, SANTANDER 56, SUCRE 100, TOLIMA 7,7 7 VALLE 73,9 102 Total General Fuente: Marco Geoestadístico DANE Áreas en Hectáreas

22 TOTAL AFFECTED LAND PROPERTY No DEPARTAMENT No. MUN AFEC TOTAL NO. OF PREMISES AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES NO. OF LAND PROPERTIES TOTALLY AFFECTED % NO. OF LAND PROPERTIES PARTLY AFFECTED % 1 ATLANTICO BOLIVAR BOYACA CALDAS CAUCA CESAR CORDOBA CUNDINAMARCA MAGDALENA % % 10% % 3% 753 5% 0% 528 2% 0% 103 0% 6% 904 1% 4% % 0% % 28% % 10 RISARALDA % 11 SANTANDER SUCRE TOLIMA VALLE % % 17% % 1% 470 1% 0% 489 0% TOTAL % % Fuente: IGAC. Corte: 2 de Febrero de 2011 Corresponde al área de inundación adicional a los cuerpos de agua y zonas inundables. Estadísticas a partir de información catastral digital disponible de IGAC excepto Antioquia, Medellín, Cali y Bogotá.

23 FLOOD VARIATION IN SIX DEPARTAMENTS AFFECTED ZONES IMAGES NOV-DEC 2010 (ha) IMAGES FEB (ha) VARIATION (ha) WATER BODIES NATURAL FLOODING ZONE INUNDATION TOTAL FLOOD VARIATION -29,2%

24 MONITORING OF DIQUE CANAL Water bodies Flooded periodic areas Flooded areas at 26 th January 2011 Flooded areas at 23 th January 2011

25 MONITORING OF BOLÍVAR DEPARTAMENT Water bodies Flooded periodic areas Flooded areas at 26 th January 2011 Flooded areas at 23 th January 2011

26 MONITORING OF MOSQUERA - CUNDINAMARCA Water bodies Flooded periodic areas Flooded areas at 26 th January 2011 Flooded areas at 23 th January 2011

27 MONITORING OF AFFECTED AREAS

28 MANAGEMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Colombian Spatial Data Infrastructure ICDE (CONPES 3585) DNP DANE IGAC IDEAM INGEOMINAS Min. Social Protection Min. Transporting Min. Education Micro-site ICDE-Risk Management DGR Min. CITs Maps and affectation statistics Objetive: To meet the needs regarding geographic information of the Direction for risk management

29 EMERGENCY MICRO-SITE Documents access regarding flooding emergency management Maps matrix and Geoservices Maps galleries Metadata Geographical viewers GIS integration Links to websites of some responsible national entities Helping tools Spatial data downloading services through FTP Contact News section

30 GEOGRAPHICAL VIEWER FLOODING EMERGENCY

31 Thank you

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